Hey all, I’d like to apologize for my absence yesterday, However I dug up a real goodie for today.
Grid is a mobile OS based on Android, developed by fusionGarage . It runs Android apps, came from Android code, but it’s not android…
There are obvious differences from the popular mobile OS, even just looking at the lock screen. Compare, on Android’s tablet UI you are presented with a small circle and a clock, to unlock you simply move the circle in any direction a small amount and the device unlocks.
Not that I prefer complex, but simplify too much and you sacrifice security. With fusionGarage’s Grid, you are presented with something simple, yet secure. Something you do near every day.
Simple, intuitive, secure.
You unlock your Android Powered Device and see this;
Easy on the eyes, and well designed. Lots of space. By moving your finger in a left or right direction on the screen, you can reveal many, many screens! In fact sometimes too many. I know even on an Android cell phone I sometimes found myself struggling to find more to fill my home screens. Five in total!
With Grid, that’s not an issue. They’ve removed widgets and just found ways to satisfy you with the experience they provide!
A cluster is a grouping of applications of a corresponding theme (e.g. Social networking, music, movies)
You move around the home screen in two dimensions not one, from cluster to cluster, and you feel open but not obligated to use all of your grid space. Your home screen is like its own world. It’ll likely fill itself over time, and you even have an interactive map in the top corner to quickly travel to different clusters! Simple as a tap!
Now if you happen to own both the Grid10 AND Grid4 (mobile smart phone running same OS) you can actually sync the state of certain applications (such as a playing movie) on your Grid10, and continue from exactly where you left off on your Grid4! Games, movies and more can be synced and taken anywhere!
Even the apps you know and use on your Android Powered Tablet will run on your Grid1o as well!
I’m not one to rave on and on about one product as you guys know, but I think fusionGarage has its first official fanboy.
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The only thing I see that could be problematic about it… how much allowance does it give for any variance in a signature? Cause I’m pretty sure I haven’t seen my name remotely the same twice
It’s usage of character and shape recognition, and it seems to work pretty well. Precision isn’t mandatory, However if you stray too far, it’ll say no… so best bet is to practice your signature if you want it.
There are also other options in regard to lock screens as well, because this is essentially an android OS, any extra lock screens you can get, will also work on this! thus allowing you to bypass the signature.