Holiday Gift Guide »

Acer Shell UI video demonstration

By: , IntoMobile
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 at 6:31 AM

acer-shell-uiAs part of Acer’s inaugural push into the smartphone space, the computer-maker turned mobile phone vendor used the Mobile World Congress world-stage to showcase their new Windows Mobile UI overlay, the widget-based Acer Shell UI.

The whole idea behind a Windows Mobile UI overlay is to give the customer a more intuitive and finger-friendly UI with which to interact with the Windows Mobile platform. Done right, a good WinMo UI obviates the need to access Windows Mobile’s decidedly less intuitive, menu-obsessed operating system. In that regard, the Acer Shell UI shines.

Keep in mind that HTC has been doing their TouchFLO 3D UI for a long time, and it’s almost an accepted fact that HTC’s WinMo overlay is the best in the business. Does the Acer Shell UI measure up? Almost.

The premise behind the Acer Shell UI is a virtual office space. You’re sat at your virtual desk, around which you arrange all sorts of typical desktop knick-knacks – things like picture frames, a Rolodex, a clock, etc. Each desktop item represents a widget application, allowing you to move about your virtual office and interacting with information sources like you would in your physical office. Unfortunately, the Acer Shell UI seems to lack the kind of system-wide integration that HTC has achieved with their TouchFLO 3D UI.

Take a look at the video demonstration for a closer look at the Acer Shell UI.

SPONSORED MESSAGE
Get free domestic and international calls and texts to anyone with the Vonage Mobile app available as an iPhone calling app or Android calling app.

About The Author

Will Park

Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...

  • skoobz

    i’m perked. seems very interesting. if you click on the windows will it go to programs or the internet? it would also be cool if the weather was incorporated in the windows real time. for example, looking at that picture, you’ll know that the weather will be clear today. if it was rainy, you’ll see rain and clouds or if windy, you’ll see the tree swaying. i wonder if it’ll eat up the system resources though. and maybe toss in a sexy secretary in a tight micro skirt as the office mobile. one can hope.