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  • Опубліковано 23 лис 2024

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  • @2fps607
    @2fps607 Рік тому +1572

    The fact it runs Aero is amazing

    • @iCjipxr1
      @iCjipxr1 Рік тому +96

      -Yeah, i mean when i was 9 yo our computer couldn't run it🤣

    • @Prest-cf9bs
      @Prest-cf9bs Рік тому +8

      What aero

    • @armandas1834
      @armandas1834 Рік тому +55

      @@Prest-cf9bs when a window/program is opened the border around it is see through

    • @2fps607
      @2fps607 Рік тому +74

      @@Prest-cf9bs Its a visual effect that was present in Windows Vista and 7, it allowed things like the taskbar and Window boarders have a fancy effect. however in the Vista days many PC's could not run it.

    • @SC-ey7xv
      @SC-ey7xv Рік тому +18

      No Windows 7 Starter but Home Premium on a phone like that. It's indeed crazy

  • @breezie1337
    @breezie1337 Рік тому +996

    I'm surprised it has aero enabled which means it has an accelerated graphics driver. Would be interesting to see some 3d games running on this phone.

    • @JanusCycle
      @JanusCycle  Рік тому +154

      I played Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force on this in one other video.

    • @JordanAnderson-pp5hu
      @JordanAnderson-pp5hu Рік тому +34

      @@JanusCycle What GPU did the phone have in it?

    • @myrmeko
      @myrmeko Рік тому +48

      @@JordanAnderson-pp5hu Intel GMA600

    • @禁-n8x
      @禁-n8x Рік тому +7

      @@myrmeko Luckily not GMA 500 😅

    • @austinsmith6714
      @austinsmith6714 Рік тому +7

      ​@@JordanAnderson-pp5huit's a few gens old. GTX 980 I think.

  • @すどにむ
    @すどにむ Рік тому +462

    This was the last gasp from Fujitsu's phone division going down and being reorganized. Still being on the same corporate body, and it seemed the phone people could just arrange a collaboration with laptop people and got this out the door as a sendoff. The significance of that is, there were many rough edges to this phone because of that, such as:
    - Yes it physically has an Atom. No this isn't virtualization, two separate things on a single PCB.
    - No you can't split it in half. Both "sides" are quite co-mingled.
    - The phone side acts as a display-keyboard-webcam and USB modem. Takes display in, puts touch/keyboard out.
    - The phone is based on Symbian, but only in kernel and low-level stuff. Standard Fujitsu UI(MOAP-S). Not open to user modification at all. Kind of runs J2ME app? Maybe?
    - The display is, for incomprehensible reason, portrait locked by BIOS and software rotated by driver. Some unverifiable reports exist that you could modify and reflash the BIOS to fix it, but in case it didn't go well, it's as easy as desoldering and resoldering the modem chip on an iPhone.
    - The battery indicator hits zero at 30% real SoC or so, there's ton of reserve only usable by the phone side. But it's way undersized anyway; lasts all 30 minutes with Windows.
    - The iPod-Dock-like socket below keyboard is non-Apple version of that exact connector, only different in pin mapping and keying on the side. Coulple useful signals is on it such as USB D+/D-, HDMI, but not power out(there is +3V3 but for detection only, can't drive a peripheral)
    - This is a 3G phone; no LTE whatsoever. SIM unlock should be available for free though.

    • @nokodoko2490
      @nokodoko2490 Рік тому +7

      Thank you for this interesting information

    • @kaitlyn__L
      @kaitlyn__L Рік тому +4

      ありがとう、すどにむ!
      (TBH, partly I wrote that just to be sure I'd read your display name correctly!)

    • @ZZ-pq6ht
      @ZZ-pq6ht Рік тому +5

      30 minutes? That's probably because of the preinstalled Norton.

    • @すどにむ
      @すどにむ Рік тому +5

      @@ZZ-pq6ht I don't know, but looks like the onboard removable battery was rated for only 1400mAh @ 3.7V or 5.18Wh. Even assuming the battery can discharge at full ~2A at the bottom end, which isn't too likely, that's 5 Watts for 1 hour. Half that in real world don't sound way off.

  • @edwardfletcher7790
    @edwardfletcher7790 2 роки тому +313

    Fujitsu's tiny laptops in the early 2000's were the height of Japan Alt.Universe.
    The P2120 was my favourite.
    A tiny 1.5kg sub-notebook, 11" LCD and a DVD/CD-RW drive !
    Bonkers Tech for 2003 !

    • @JamesOversteer
      @JamesOversteer Рік тому +2

      I agree. Their UMPCs were unique too, way before tablets got popular.

    • @bluebull399
      @bluebull399 Рік тому +2

      Toshiba had these crazy mini laptops in the early 2000's.
      They were called librettos. Tiny little things and really cool as they were proper computers running windows.

    • @BilisNegra
      @BilisNegra 10 місяців тому

      Has anybody done a video on those? Sounds like a really interesting topic.

    • @edwardfletcher7790
      @edwardfletcher7790 10 місяців тому +1

      @@BilisNegra I haven't seen one.
      Fujitsu PC's & laptops were quite popular in Japan, but are Unicorns in the West.

    • @traviswalker8933
      @traviswalker8933 Місяць тому

      ​@@BilisNegra this channel has covered Toshiba Libretto laptops.

  • @RetrogradeScene
    @RetrogradeScene 3 роки тому +112

    Nailing those arty shots again! Having a wife who can read Japanese usually helps when I'm trying to switch something to english! Great video.

    • @JanusCycle
      @JanusCycle  3 роки тому +22

      Thank you, It's good to know my weird arty shots are appreciated. Sounds like you have something of an advantage with Japanese items such as perhaps Japan only video games. Great stuff.

  • @corktail7900
    @corktail7900 Рік тому +316

    i really want to see something like this made today. a device that can dualboot android and windows with the physical keyboard

    • @supersaiyancommenter
      @supersaiyancommenter Рік тому +28

      Yeah. What would be really cool is if they managed to cram a power efficient x86 processor into a phone. Until thats possible, we will probably have to deal with hybrid x86 and ARM processors. Still really cool.

    • @JR-xc1yf
      @JR-xc1yf Рік тому +26

      ​@@supersaiyancommenter windows supports ARM since windows 10

    • @supersaiyancommenter
      @supersaiyancommenter Рік тому +7

      @@JR-xc1yf Yeah, but it's limited.

    • @qwertykeyboard5901
      @qwertykeyboard5901 Рік тому +1

      No thank you!

    • @imnotkaydir
      @imnotkaydir Рік тому +20

      ​@@qwertykeyboard5901 didn't ask

  • @aDumbHorse
    @aDumbHorse Рік тому +91

    Oh this phone, last time i saw it in person was maybe 6 years ago or so, some dude was showing how he could run japanese visual novels on it. Granted it didn't run that great since the phone was quite underpowered (you can tell by the message in 03:30 saying that the setup process could take up to a whole hour), but since visual novels are just character portraits and text 99% of the time, performance was irrelevant. I miss when phones tried this kind of weird stuff. Nowadays "PC mode" in phones is just android with a PC desktop skin and forcing you to connect to an external monitor.

    • @My_Old_YT_Account
      @My_Old_YT_Account Рік тому +16

      That android with a skin trend started with Samsung DeX which actually lost features over time sadly, it used to run Linux programs as well as Android in that mode

    • @royerxd3212
      @royerxd3212 8 місяців тому

      Is not just a skin, Pc mode works for multitasking, games and web browsing like a normal Computer obviously you cant run Windows apps but you can fix it by emulation and alternatives like OfficeSuite, also keep in mind that you can do things that the phone itself cant like playing videos with some uncompatible codecs on the TV, play and emulate games with the controller on fullscreen, cast presentations or images and more

  • @TMracer73
    @TMracer73 Рік тому +19

    Each video from you is absolute blast. This is serious content !

  • @stevenjamesosma3246
    @stevenjamesosma3246 Рік тому +16

    This phone looks like a modernized version of the flip phones still in use in Japan. When I was using a flip phone in the company I work for in Japan, it had a same UI design but was running on android

  • @UsernameDoesntCare
    @UsernameDoesntCare Рік тому +33

    bro this is like a prehistoric steam deck
    no wonder that japanese guy was screaming like "YOU CAN USE A PRINTER WITH THIS THING"

  • @SOTP.
    @SOTP. 2 роки тому +32

    I actually love the idea behind this.

  • @laz7354
    @laz7354 Рік тому +7

    Absolutely fantastic initial and real review of an amazing phone.

  • @MASA-ARRI
    @MASA-ARRI 2 роки тому +68

    I've had this phone a few years back ( bought off eBay ) brand new.. I always wanted one, the experience was bad although windows was way too slow.. can't be windows and phone at the same time. Wouldn't run pretty much any native windows app because of the ram and processor... Loved the build quality and novelty of the device... Just not practical in any way shape form or fashion..

    • @JanusCycle
      @JanusCycle  2 роки тому +9

      It certainly is a weird mashup of ideas. Which is the bulk of it's appeal. That's probably the main reason I wanted one too.

    • @MASA-ARRI
      @MASA-ARRI 2 роки тому +3

      @@JanusCycle I've always wanted one of those mid 2000's umpc's... Their hard to come by nowadays. Some creep up on eBay here and there definitely miss that era when life was fun and companies thought outside of the box with wacky devices... Besides the Galaxy fold and folding tablet's ITS BORING... SAME OLD DESIGN...

    • @Hunter_Bidens_Crackpipe_
      @Hunter_Bidens_Crackpipe_ Рік тому +2

      ​@@MASA-ARRI GPD are keeping the umpc alive.

  • @WafflesASAP
    @WafflesASAP 3 роки тому +758

    The almost 5 minutes of Windows booting probably could've been cut down to _maybe_ 1 minute of video. It's pretty boring for viewers to wait _with you_ for a phone to boot. That said, this was a really fun video other than that, so thank you for posting!

    • @JanusCycle
      @JanusCycle  3 роки тому +182

      Thanks for sharing. I'm going to keep getting better.

    • @WafflesASAP
      @WafflesASAP 3 роки тому +63

      @@JanusCycle No doubt - you've got technical chops, and your narration style is already solid, so you're capable of putting out content that's pretty entertaining and interesting _today._ I'm really looking forward to enjoying future content and watching you grow into the best creator you can be over time!

    • @JanusCycle
      @JanusCycle  3 роки тому +45

      @@WafflesASAP I appreciate hearing that. Knowing I'm providing worthwhile experiences, and where I can improve is massively helpful. Thank you.

    • @JanusCycle
      @JanusCycle  2 роки тому +26

      @Комендант Sixto Thank you so much for your comment. I'm working to find that balance between interesting and fun moments and the long slow appreciation of the technology itself. The more I can convey how I feel doing this, the more I enjoy the final result. I'm hoping my audience does as well :)

    • @applepinez
      @applepinez Рік тому +66

      I actually quite enjoyed the boot process.

  • @edwardfletcher7790
    @edwardfletcher7790 2 роки тому +10

    Geographically limited HW, from the Japan Alt.Universe.
    That ad was AWESOME 👍

  • @conswizzy710
    @conswizzy710 Рік тому +8

    Ignore what Mitch Mitchell said, honestly I liked that you included the long boot time, made it feel more natural and if he doesn't like it then it only takes 1 second to find where the video continues and skip to it. Great Content.

    • @JanusCycle
      @JanusCycle  Рік тому +5

      Thanks, I'm working to find the balance that feels right in each video. There is something to be said for having a more chill section without rushing the flow :)

    • @televisar3534
      @televisar3534 Рік тому +1

      I'm agree. I want to see the Real Experience for appreciating the OS details 👀 Specially Performance and Interface. Thank so much and thumb up👍

  • @starkiller7278
    @starkiller7278 Рік тому +7

    Wow, some really cool niche hardware from the mid 2000s to early 2010s

  • @SDRIFTERAbdlmounaim
    @SDRIFTERAbdlmounaim Рік тому +45

    ~ 2:20 when you were changing the language, i loved the unnecessary attention to detail they put by making it say 'Select Language' while in Japanese and wrote it in japanese while in English mode 😂

    • @raphaelkgh218
      @raphaelkgh218 Рік тому +2

      Wow! That's a nice detail! I wonder if there's something like this on android, i dunno..

  • @jackkraken3888
    @jackkraken3888 Рік тому +7

    Very cool, you should be able to create a batch file to do most if not all the commands required to install the language pack at the end.

  • @JessicaFEREM
    @JessicaFEREM Рік тому +27

    I would've loved to have this phone back in school, just to show to my school-mates that I indeed have a full windows computer in my pocket.
    back when I WAS in school, I had a windows tablet by HP that was 7 inches and I carried it EVERYWHERE and I loved that I could take a full computer with me, even though it didn't have a good keyboard or mouse situation, running windows 8. windows 10 ran a lot better on it though. my only real complaint was that it wasn't like an arm device where you could put it into sleep and still listen to music, and the only way of getting data in or out was either using a MicroSD card or a USB micro OTG adapter, and you had to keep any OTGing under the battery life because it only had one micro USB and a headphone jack.
    also yea my pockets were huge, I absolutely pocketed the thing.

    • @JanusCycle
      @JanusCycle  Рік тому +3

      Nice, you had full Windows in your pocket, that is always cool.

    • @rayanking4773
      @rayanking4773 Рік тому +1

      well tbf this phone lasts like 30 mins on Windows. Lol

    • @uhm175
      @uhm175 Рік тому

      Show off!

    • @SOTP.
      @SOTP. Рік тому

      ​@@rayanking4773up to 2 hours*

    • @JessicaFEREM
      @JessicaFEREM Рік тому +1

      @@rayanking4773 you could always carry a USB power bank, they were cheap and plentiful at that point

  • @Raptor50aus
    @Raptor50aus 3 роки тому +33

    Nice phone and would be interesting to see how it compares to the Vaio UX. I finally got hold of a Samsung 30GB SDD for my Vaio UX and it works great. Runs Windows 7 well.

    • @JanusCycle
      @JanusCycle  3 роки тому

      Well done, the UX runs great with a proper SSD.
      I’ve been thinking about the UX and the later 64 bit model since you brought the topic to my attention. I hope to be making another UX video soon

    • @Raptor50aus
      @Raptor50aus 3 роки тому +1

      @@JanusCycle look forward to that video
      I have another UX coming it’s the black edition model which has the SSD but was removed and has 1GB ram

  • @tennicktenstyl
    @tennicktenstyl Рік тому +38

    The fact that it runs way better than emulating windows on modern higher tier android phones is really nice

    • @CripsyFries
      @CripsyFries 11 місяців тому +16

      Its because... its not emulated. its litterally running on the physical hardware.

    • @andrewmartin9995
      @andrewmartin9995 11 місяців тому

      It’s not an emulator! It’s bare metal fool

    • @Determinator21
      @Determinator21 11 місяців тому

      ​@@CripsyFriesamazing

    • @MJ-uk6lu
      @MJ-uk6lu 11 місяців тому

      @@CripsyFries Yeah, but that old hardware is much worse

    • @CripsyFries
      @CripsyFries 11 місяців тому

      @@MJ-uk6lu True... but its still faster than emulating!

  • @JeanRosa-qc3mb
    @JeanRosa-qc3mb Рік тому +14

    imagine how well it would run on modern phones. i would buy it in a heartbeat.

    • @hovnocuc4551
      @hovnocuc4551 11 місяців тому +1

      x86 doesn't play well (or rather too long) with mobile phone batteries.

    • @とふこ
      @とふこ 10 місяців тому

      ​​​@@hovnocuc4551there are a Windows emulator on Android (winlator) it can run old games (like fallout 2/Morrowind) or indie games and visual novels (what make sense with phone controls) decently. Or some pc programs.
      Indie/older pc games with a phone gamepad is quite a great thing but if a source port available like open morroind/half life 2/portal that is a better choice for phones controlwise.

    • @MainAccReborned
      @MainAccReborned 8 днів тому

      Power option change​@@hovnocuc4551

  • @itstheV01D
    @itstheV01D Рік тому +5

    companies should do this stuff again with modern OSes like windows 10 and 11 that has a touch screen interface.

  • @lolcat
    @lolcat Рік тому +3

    I wish windows phone was still around it was so nice looking even today

  • @alaindoblaje
    @alaindoblaje Рік тому +23

    this phone was also released in mexico because of the really good business relationship between the countries

    • @AffanSyedx
      @AffanSyedx Рік тому

      you funny

    • @hsmreu
      @hsmreu Рік тому +1

      Soy mexicano y nunca había escuchado de Fujitsu.

    • @mewity
      @mewity Рік тому

      hahahaha so funny 😐

    • @andrewmartin9995
      @andrewmartin9995 11 місяців тому

      @@AffanSyedxJapan does in fact have direct commercial flights between Mexico City and Tokyo that’s primarily used for business. You don’t look like you’re from a country that has direct flights with Japan. 😂😂

  • @2Dcmbr7
    @2Dcmbr7 10 місяців тому +2

    I liked my Windows phone in the US 12-13 years ago. It’s a shame they don’t still make them.

  • @kulche
    @kulche Рік тому +7

    Okay, but can it run Purble Place

  • @Chalky.
    @Chalky. Рік тому +7

    X86 was always a horrible idea for phones, but still glad a few manufacturers gave it a go as a consumer proof of concept if nothing else.

    • @markuskiehl4844
      @markuskiehl4844 Рік тому

      Motorola Razr I was actually good for the time. Had an Atom Prozessor and Battery suprisingly didn't suck.

  • @Kippykip
    @Kippykip Рік тому +6

    What a unique little device

  • @HyperMario64
    @HyperMario64 Рік тому +8

    Something as unusable as this is definitely from a different era. Don't get me wrong, this is some mind-blowing engineering right here. But there is no way anyone would attempt anything similar nowadays. The closest we got are these relatively large Windows tablets things, but under a certain screen size and without a proper keyboard/mouse it just doesn't make sense to be running a desktop OS.

    • @tony_47
      @tony_47 11 місяців тому

      Email, word processing, paint maybe photoshop and DOOM

  • @CovenantAgentLazarus
    @CovenantAgentLazarus 10 місяців тому +1

    This is a great video. You need to keep making things like this

  • @aeonhelendale8777
    @aeonhelendale8777 Рік тому +2

    Not going to lie. I have a PSP that runs windows xp pro and windows vista ultimate and this thing, being newer, made it look like a rocket ship.

    • @lumpython5351
      @lumpython5351 11 місяців тому +1

      Those are fake OS, just mimicking the UI and that's it.

  • @patrickthetechnerd4894
    @patrickthetechnerd4894 Рік тому +5

    I'm guessing when the first boot happened and the setup thing happened, I think that was most likely a driver installation.

    • @SOTP.
      @SOTP. Рік тому +1

      Yeah pretty sure he just cut out the windeploy part where it installs the drivers

  • @EASguy_KOHX-gh7eq
    @EASguy_KOHX-gh7eq 10 місяців тому

    3:19
    When using Windows 7 mode for the
    first time, setup is required.
    ●Continue charging by connecting the AC adapter etc. until setup
    is complete.
    ●During setup, all functions that require communication, such as receiving
    calls and emails, will not be available.
    ●You cannot switch to mobile mode during setup.
    ●Setup takes approximately 60 minutes.
    To start setup, press [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[P].
    *To return to mobile mode without setup, press the [Windows Switch Key].

  • @mr._ejiire
    @mr._ejiire Рік тому +3

    When I first heard about Windows Phone 7, I thought it was gonna be something like this.
    Boy, was I oh, so unbelievably wrong.

  • @pendulumandraven9338
    @pendulumandraven9338 Рік тому +3

    Old techs are something else.

  • @АлексейВасятин
    @АлексейВасятин 10 місяців тому +2

    I wonder if anyone has ever tried to launch Skyrim on this phone

    • @JanusCycle
      @JanusCycle  10 місяців тому

      See the final episode of the second trilogy called 'Installing Linux vs Windows 10 Hardware Challenge' to see Skyrim running on this phone :)

  • @mookitty2396
    @mookitty2396 11 місяців тому +2

    It has an atom cpu with HT, 1gb of DD400 ram, and a 32gb SSD and was priced at $860. Similar netbooks were around $200-$400 or less
    On a different note, the HTCHD2 was release in 2009 and saw it’s end life around 2016 with android 6.0. For being shipped with windows phone 6.5 to android 6.0, it honestly was a very impressive device

    • @polandman07
      @polandman07 10 місяців тому

      I have a HD2. These are a unique device that can be found for cheap on eBay.

    • @addas4
      @addas4 10 місяців тому

      Is this device using x86? and if so does that mean it uses x86 version of Android?

    • @mookitty2396
      @mookitty2396 10 місяців тому +1

      @@addas4 the HTC or this phone? Either are x86

    • @addas4
      @addas4 10 місяців тому +1

      @@mookitty2396 I thought this was running a prerelease version of Android, I skimmed reading your comment and thought you are talking about the same one device, but after rereading it, I understood, there is another device you mentioned.
      Also, I was confused how it was running Windows with that level of emulation as I thought it was an ARM CPU, but now that makes sense if it uses x86.

  • @mattdavis9601
    @mattdavis9601 Рік тому +5

    The best baseball games on older Sony hardware aren't one of the MLB licensed games from 2K or even from Sony's lauded first party "The Show" series. In my opinion it's actually Konami's NPB licensed "Pro Yakyuu Spirits". NPB is the Japanese League and Konami never bothered much with localizing the game for sale outside of Japan. Baseball is baseball; but to explore anything beyond an exhibition game you need to know how to read Japanese. I don't. So, when you held up your phone trying to translate menus to English on the fly, I felt that.
    I really liked this video. This Fujitsu, from a functionality standpoint, should've been the model for Windows Phones. I loved Windows Phones and the Metro UI, but, it was limited by software availability. Can you imagine a world where a Lumia had the Tiles for when you needed to do phone stuff and at the push of a button could switch to full-fat Windows 8/10. That would've went a long way to solving the whole "I don't have as many apps with Lumia as I have with iPhone" conundrum.

    • @raphaelkgh218
      @raphaelkgh218 Рік тому +1

      Yeah! Heck even just Windows 7 would have been great, althought some people say arm can't run windows 8 and i dunno about that...Maybe it would have been fine if running Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 RT, it wouldn't be able to run programs but it would have been great, imagine the Lumia 1520 with Windows Phone 8, and you can switch to Windows 8 RT on the go! It wold have been even better with the Windows 8.1 RT update! Althought i don't know if running Windows 8 RT on a phone is like even possible, i want to see it thought!

  • @LuigiStarBros
    @LuigiStarBros 10 місяців тому +2

    So why didnt they release this in america cause this is awesome!

  • @angreeee
    @angreeee 3 роки тому +7

    i have this beast. 15-20 mins in windows mode on battery ;-). Few more years and emulation will be faster than this 1ghz atom.

  • @iltuorumenolocale
    @iltuorumenolocale 9 місяців тому +1

    “The only phone in which you can create Roblox games” yes true

  • @MegaManNeo
    @MegaManNeo Рік тому +2

    A modern phone with an ARM SoC for the Android part and an Embedded Ryzen for the PC part would sell like hotcakes.
    Well, probably not since this is still very geeky but I know I'd buy one.

  • @nbmiata9507
    @nbmiata9507 10 місяців тому +1

    I know it says windows 7 but that is definitely a modified version of Vista. About to go watch your Star Trek video on it.

  • @JadeiteStar
    @JadeiteStar Рік тому +5

    Man if they made a modern version
    Like switch to windows 11
    And the phone would be bigger
    Man it would be the best

    • @JanusCycle
      @JanusCycle  Рік тому +2

      The Lumia 950XL with Windows 11 comes very close. Not fast but can make calls.

    • @muhamadrizkyananda
      @muhamadrizkyananda Рік тому

      @@JanusCycle if only Windows ARM can support Lumia 950/950XL camera I would definitely main driver it and can cope with battery

  • @lisforlucas2453
    @lisforlucas2453 3 роки тому +9

    Would love to see a tear down as I have one of these little beauties….. but Before a tear down, Id love to know if it’s possible to install an English version of the OS or even windows 10??? BTW did u ever get the Toshiba micro drive spinning up? Xx

    • @JanusCycle
      @JanusCycle  3 роки тому +8

      Next week I'll be testing the software ability and hardware limitations (there are many). I'm keen to do a teardown soon as well.
      Yes, you can install English Windows including Windows 10. But the instructions are all in Japanese. That will have to wait for a later time. Installing Windows on an eMMC based SSD can be tricky.
      I've had no luck with the tiny hard drive, but there is still potential.

    • @lisforlucas2453
      @lisforlucas2453 3 роки тому +2

      @@JanusCycle Thank you for the reply- I look forward to your videos -Please let me know if you would like any more of the Toshiba drives regardless as to whether you are likely to get round to doing anything with them; from memory the ones I have are from a different device (an MP: player I think) and have at least a different connector to yours. I’ll be happy to send you a couple. Regards, Lucas

  • @MednaTheFox
    @MednaTheFox Рік тому +4

    The Windows Phone we all deserve

  • @z_0sx
    @z_0sx 2 роки тому +4

    man, ima use this at whatever cost

  • @donglelife2299
    @donglelife2299 Рік тому +1

    this sir is doing everyone a favor, waiting :)

  • @totallytidmouth
    @totallytidmouth Рік тому

    This is my favorite niche of devices. Phones/handhelds with built-in Windows OSes.

  • @loganmacgyver2625
    @loganmacgyver2625 3 роки тому +7

    I wish i could have a useful arch and android dual boot on my phone ngl (and perhaps a slide out keyboard too but there are alternatives)

  • @erwinamanciosilva7693
    @erwinamanciosilva7693 Рік тому +1

    Wonder if it has some kind peculiar drivers for peculiar devices on this phone that we could extract on windows 7 mode.

  • @jonjohnson2844
    @jonjohnson2844 10 місяців тому +1

    I love the era when stuff like this came out - ambitious, innovative but ultimately impractical. I run pretty much everything Apple now plus a gaming PC and the "fun" aspect of the hardware itself has just disappeared now.

  • @graealex
    @graealex 3 роки тому +8

    I have a "Clockman Talking Alarm Clock" from Japan, and I speak zero Japanese, so every time when daylight saving time requires adjustment, or when I change batteries, I have to use the Google Translate voice feature to navigate the voice-only menus. And yeah, I can't understand the time the clock is telling me.

    • @JanusCycle
      @JanusCycle  3 роки тому +2

      That sounds intriguing. Do you use the alarm clock to wake you up? That would be a great experience to have first thing.

    • @graealex
      @graealex 3 роки тому +6

      @@JanusCycle I'm not sure if it actually has a configurable alarm? Rather every hour it tells you the current time, and at certain times it will either get tired and sleep, by closing its eyes, or wake up in the morning. Or just babble along because its bored.
      They're marketed by "blood types", i.e. personalities. Like when you repeatedly hit the button for it to tell the current time, it will get more and more frustrated.

    • @JanusCycle
      @JanusCycle  3 роки тому +2

      Wow, that does sound cool. Thanks for sharing.

    • @kaitlyn__L
      @kaitlyn__L Рік тому

      @@graealex it just suddenly clicked for me that the blood types thing in Japan (which I've known about since forever) is basically a re-labelling of four-humours type personality pseudoscience! I'd often seen it compared to astrology, but I think this is actually a closer analogy.

  • @matzi2645
    @matzi2645 9 місяців тому +2

    Wow, It's amazing!!!!!!!

  • @relc_ai
    @relc_ai 2 роки тому +4

    I will Still love to use this 2022

    • @JanusCycle
      @JanusCycle  2 роки тому +1

      It's a great phone. I'm really learning and enjoying using it.

  • @Alterantwi
    @Alterantwi 17 днів тому +1

    That little thing is powerful🤩

  • @MarioCola
    @MarioCola 11 місяців тому +1

    In Italy we had a Samsung variant with Windows mobile, same hardware

  • @JamesCarneval
    @JamesCarneval Рік тому +1

    Nowadays you can just have your pc at home on wake on Lan and remote desktop to it, no overheating, no slowdown. It's just a novelty

  • @sfmn2396
    @sfmn2396 3 роки тому +1

    leaving comment to support the video to reach at least 1 mil views

  • @inqmusician2
    @inqmusician2 10 місяців тому

    Considering the fact that it can run Windows and Linux, you can code the drivers for the GSM and make it a fully-fledged Linux phone, even better than a Nokia N9 which was released a month later.

  • @jodyjohnson265
    @jodyjohnson265 Рік тому +1

    So this phone is a mini win 7 pc I wonder how much this phone goes for on ebay?

  • @LDTV22OfficialChannel
    @LDTV22OfficialChannel Рік тому +1

    I can't believe the Japanese could make something like this. It qualifies as both a Smartphone and a UMPC. They went for the actual Windows 7 instead of Windows Phone 7!

  • @Its_Issac.
    @Its_Issac. 10 місяців тому +1

    Slide-Out keyboard phones are the best!

  • @Nicszerg
    @Nicszerg Рік тому +3

    If this was LGR, he would have tried to run Duke Nukem 3D on it.

  • @SMGJohn
    @SMGJohn Рік тому +2

    Thats very impressive actually, shame that Microsoft never pounced on Windows 10 for their smartphones, Lumia 950 can easily run Windows 10 for ARM

  • @GiuseppeGaetanoSabatelli
    @GiuseppeGaetanoSabatelli Рік тому +1

    There are no ARM builds of Windows 7, so does this have an x86 Intel Atom in it???

  • @filetype
    @filetype 8 місяців тому +1

    love your voice, it gives college professor vibe c:

    • @JanusCycle
      @JanusCycle  8 місяців тому

      very cool, thanks for the compliment.

    • @sevabbedai
      @sevabbedai 8 місяців тому

      gordon dosen't need to hear all of this

  • @sardorbek6399
    @sardorbek6399 Рік тому +1

    This must have looked like a breakthrough idea on paper.

  • @penatio
    @penatio 10 місяців тому +1

    I find it funny that the first thing they showcased in the ad was a dating-sim game.

  • @JimiReader
    @JimiReader 8 місяців тому +1

    Wow, I didn't know that this phone runs Windows 7 or other operating systems, I thought there was only a PC/laptop for other operating systems. That's pretty surprising. :O

  • @deadlock642
    @deadlock642 Рік тому

    You can actually feel his frustration from the way he breathes and those scratches.

  • @RetroVilla-HD
    @RetroVilla-HD 9 місяців тому +1

    Imagine a phone like this running windows with a high end snapdragon or mediatek cpu with a larger display

  • @MyPapi666
    @MyPapi666 2 роки тому +1

    Works just fine, thank you.

  • @devinsullivan6160
    @devinsullivan6160 10 місяців тому +1

    ""We're in", 😆 Like a heist movie, but the thing we're breaking into is Win7

  • @shaunclarke94
    @shaunclarke94 3 роки тому +2

    Damn that's fricking awesome.

  • @imdrogon
    @imdrogon 11 місяців тому +1

    Oh god I can predict this video will blow up even more and someone's gonna hook it up to a 4090 and play games on max settings

  • @funckyjunky
    @funckyjunky 3 роки тому +4

    can you try an old game ? like roller coaster or quake or doom, bioshock, gta3 ?

  • @AnotherFreakingDude
    @AnotherFreakingDude Рік тому +1

    Oh Fujitsu, such madlads

  • @Hamporkchop
    @Hamporkchop 3 роки тому +3

    That think is amazing and I love it.

  • @christopherjackson2157
    @christopherjackson2157 11 місяців тому +1

    This experience reminds me a lot of Windows 10

  • @sadev101
    @sadev101 11 місяців тому +1

    how awesome is it to have windows 7 on a phone

  • @Zinkquer
    @Zinkquer 10 місяців тому +1

    i need one but they're probably so expensive and rare rn

  • @randomweirdyoutubechannel8955
    @randomweirdyoutubechannel8955 Рік тому +8

    Would love to see xp on this phone

    • @jackkraken3888
      @jackkraken3888 Рік тому +1

      This is the way.

    • @Disbanded9998
      @Disbanded9998 Рік тому

      Windows xp is so overrated

    • @jackkraken3888
      @jackkraken3888 Рік тому

      @@Disbanded9998 Actually I disagree. I think it was good for it's time. Remember it had pretty low specs needing only 64MB of RAM to work, at least the first iteration. They also took security more seriously with the addition of an admin as well limited /standard accounts. Also it had pretty decent compatibility as well with older software. And finally it was a pretty stable OS that doesn't crash nearly as often as it's predecessors.

    • @uhm175
      @uhm175 Рік тому

      @@Disbanded9998 Yes & No, Windows Xp was the ultimate windows, and nothing else further comes close to it

  • @sayaaep
    @sayaaep Рік тому +3

    Damn. the phone has Intel atom 1 core 2 threads 32mm.

  • @MrReddFlames
    @MrReddFlames Рік тому +1

    0:15 that says "date not set. please set it"

  • @lenseeing829
    @lenseeing829 Рік тому +1

    Ooh ooh what if we have a new android phone that you can use with a switch over button to launch windows or another os?
    Like I need to use an app on windows to edit something or do windows stuffs and after that returns to phone mode to do calls and messages too
    A modernized version of this one. And I'm super interested and will buy if theres one.

  • @legendsflashback
    @legendsflashback Рік тому +2

    Great video , keep windows 7 does USB input work for keyboard etc?

    • @JanusCycle
      @JanusCycle  Рік тому +1

      yes, and with the dock, keyboard mouse and HDMI monitor all work together.

    • @legendsflashback
      @legendsflashback Рік тому

      @@JanusCycle incredible from 2011, many Japan phones had 144hz refresh in 2016 does this have 90 or 60hz? Still a great phone though so full real windows wow I can install audacity CD burner stuff 😆

  • @spike5552
    @spike5552 Рік тому +4

    It's a very nice phone, too bad they dont make them anymore, it would be awesome to have some new windows phones, not just boring ios and android (i have iphone and xiaomi)

    • @Dj2006
      @Dj2006 Рік тому

      @Cauã Barbosa silvano no it isnt and i wish microsoft kept making windows phones but if they did i bet it would look like the crappy new androids or iphones with no boarders on the screen and home buttons

  • @rustymixer2886
    @rustymixer2886 Рік тому +2

    Screw windows 10 keep win7 does otg usb work on phone you could burn cds 💿

    • @JanusCycle
      @JanusCycle  Рік тому +1

      Good idea, USB OTG works fine on this.

    • @rustymixer2886
      @rustymixer2886 Рік тому +1

      @JanusCycle indeed or otg USB stick did you install any real windows programs yet in it like audacity

  • @tristan6509
    @tristan6509 Рік тому +9

    This thing should've ran XP, 7 is pretty much unusable with a single core processor
    My sister owned an Intel atom netbook back then and I installed XP in it. XP was released when single core processors were the norm while by the time 7 was released dual core was commonplace.

  • @HardbassTV.
    @HardbassTV. 9 місяців тому +1

    You can play novetus gta romania and other pc games on it!

  • @reecejordanofficial
    @reecejordanofficial Рік тому

    Imagine this being done with modern hardware and design

  • @pigfarmer585
    @pigfarmer585 8 місяців тому +1

    I have a windows 7 Profesional, and the screen is very big by the way.

  • @remixedcat
    @remixedcat 10 місяців тому +1

    so neat!! I want one

  • @DankyMankey
    @DankyMankey Рік тому +2

    How does the phone run an x86 operating system even though it has an ARM cpu? Is it using some sort of emulation?

    • @JanusCycle
      @JanusCycle  Рік тому +5

      This phone has an Intel Atom Z600 x86 CPU and an ARM CPU.

    • @mble
      @mble Рік тому +4

      @@JanusCycle So it is switching between CPUs in real time? WTF

    • @mayank8387
      @mayank8387 Рік тому

      ​@@mble ikr the japs sure used to be crazy back then

    • @TRLTheRandomLab
      @TRLTheRandomLab Рік тому

      @@mble It's essentially two computers on one board from what I can see. Similar to how mid 90s Macintosh computers had an option where you could add an x86 compatibility card to run DOS programs, and that card would basically be a separate computer that hooked into the Mac.

  • @thespicehoarder
    @thespicehoarder Рік тому +2

    You didn't even try to run doom!?

    • @JanusCycle
      @JanusCycle  Рік тому

      Yes, but in another video running bare metal MS DOS.

  • @AlexandruLipan
    @AlexandruLipan Рік тому +1

    2011 Japan: "Here a phone running win 7, by using two independent SoCs of which one is an intel atom, also you have Osaifu Keitai functions, so you can pay via rfd with your phone"

  • @SajtosNokedli
    @SajtosNokedli 11 місяців тому +2

    Woah a PDA which is running Windows! But why would you run W7