Our 38 expert judges for the Pocket PC Awards had plenty to say about the 438 products they judged. In fact, with so many interesting and practical comments, we will have to publish their thoughts over several issues. In this issue we will look at judges' views about the software in the Communications and Games categories.
The purpose of publishing experts' comments is to give insights about a variety of products, not to show how the judges voted. (Finalists and Winners can be found at
www.PocketPCmag.com/jan03/winners.asp.) For the sake of brevity, we included only one judge's comment per product, and we've edited the comment down to its essence.
Marlof Bregonje
www.pocketpcthoughts.com
A Pocket PC connected to a cellular phone using Running Voice GSM software is the next best thing to having a Pocket PC 2002 Phone Edition.
(Pocket Presence: www.pocketpresence.com)
MPhone has more features than Running Voice GSM, which some may prefer. However, Running Voice has better data and voice integration.
(Mobile Embedded Expert: www.mobem.com)
mPhone
Full-featured, easy-to-use KSE Truefax turns your Pocket PC into a fax machine, letting you create cover pages, send multiple documents, select the recipients from Contacts, manage faxes, and receive faxes.
(KSE Software: www.ksesoftware.com)
Rob Borek (MVP)
IntelliSync allows you to synchronize your Pocket PC with lots of different commercial desktop software.
(Puma Tech: www.pumatech.com)
Peacemaker Pro does a better job than Pocket PC 2002 of beaming files directly to a Palm device.
(Conduits: www.conduits.com)
PeaceMaker Pro
Jen Edwards
www.pocketgoddess.com
VRally is the best racing game I've seen for the Pocket PC platform.
(Tom Tom Software: www.palmtop.nl)
VRally
Vegas Nights Video Poker has superb graphics and great game play.
(Pocket-Games: www.pocket-games.com)
Diamond Mine is one of the most incredibly addicting games I have ever played.
(Astraware: www.astraware.co.uk)
Hyperspace Delivery Boy is off the beaten path, but that's what makes this a winner.
(MonkeyStone Games: www.monkeystone.com)
I never would have believed that dungeon-crawling on a Pocket PC could look as good as it does in Ultima Underworld.
(ZIOSoft: www.ziosoft.com)
Allen Gall
Games Editor
Pocket PC magazine
Snails is miles ahead of the pack in virtually every aspect. Quality lurks everywhere in this title, and the experience of playing the game is enjoyable and bodes well for the future of the platform.
(Snails Game: http://snailsgame.com)
Angel Egg is a quirky Japanese pinball game, well-conceived and playable, thanks to smooth animation, good physics, and detailed graphics.
(CECraft:
www.cecraft.com)
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