Remember my Samsung MiCoach? The phone that a friend of a friend bought for me in Germany? I forgot you tell you that it gave me a pleasant surprise when I used it in Amsterdam and Antwerp last May.
You see, MiCoach has this feature called ‘Dynamic Display’ for its wallpaper. If I choose this option over the usual static wallpaper, I get this:-
Not so interesting, you might think. Well, in a way it is because when I push it open, a couple of birds will start flying across the screen. The lighting of the sky also changes according to the time of day. And when an SMS (text message) comes in at night, fireworks light up the darkened sky.
And that wallpaper is what I get whenever I’m in Malaysia or Indonesia.
But when I went to Amsterdam, suddenly I noticed a different wallpaper:
A windmill! How truly apt and fitting! It was static but a pleasant one nonetheless.
Then as we crossed the Dutch-Belgian border, suddenly the wallpaper turned to this:
It’s probably a famous Belgian landmark. But I just haven’t had the chance to Google it yet.
The surprise didn’t end there, however. For when I went to Capetown, ta-dah! That’s Table Mountain you see right there!
I assume this feature will only work in Europe and Africa, considering that this phone was from Europe. But if this feature works for the world’s major countries, that would be an excellent USP (unique selling proposition) for Samsung!
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Update (20-Aug-2011):
In the UK, the dynamic wallpaper changes to the image of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament! Click here to see the image.
wow, i love the features! give me anything animated and flashing…
i think it suits you much better than anyone else because you’re a globetrotter, hence, the many chances to uncover its surprise for every country. ^-^
Wow! Amazing. Probably you can pass that phone to me when you will have a new one? Hahaha…Wishful thinking.
wow, that phone is truly amazing.
a wallpaper that keeps up with your travels…perfect!
that is sooo cool! so it changes automatically depending on the location? winner! ;-)
I’ve been using an old Samsung phone for the longest time until I switched to the iPhone. What I really like about my old phone is its capability to password-protect my messages, photos and songs. And that time, that feat was really a big wow. That feat that you’ve just shared is very cool. =
My boyfriend has this phone! In greece it’s the parthenon, in france the Arc de Triomphe, in Venice it was the leaning tower of pisa, in England it’s Big Ben! I wanna know all the ones you can get! Anyone know??
Manisha: That’s just awesome! Suddenly I want to go on tour in Europe just to see what other surprises my Samsung MiCoach will have in store for me ;)