jealousy strikes

I have to admit it, I’m jealous of the mobile client for Vox.

As a blogger, I’ve exposed myself to a number of applications — mobile and desktop — that allow for remote posting and editing. But none of the mobile clients were as good as the one that Vox released for their service.

In my case, I got to try out the S60 3rd Edition version on my E70 and it’s beautiful. For starters, every post (so far) is iconified into a thumbnail, making it easy to find the media type of the item. Then, each item is badged based on if it has been modified or not. It’s extremely easy to scan, edit and batch-post content.

Back to media type — it makes Vox an excellent photo moblog since you can create photo posts with it as well. And like ShoZu, it hooks into the camera application of the phone, giving you a one-click post-to-blog option immediately after taking a picture. Or choose “publish automatically” and have photos uploaded without interruptions, perfect for live-blogging an event.

Why am I jealous, then? Because it only works for Vox. Most third-party blogs support the MetaWeblog API which allows for remote posting — ironically, this API was heavily supported by MovableType, the blogging software that SixApart, the company that created Vox, first produced.

As a Drupal blogger, I guess I’ll have to keep waiting for a mobile client that works as well, and looks as good as Vox’s.