Android – MXHome Launcher – Review
Wake up and taste the coffee with this awesome beverage inspired 3D theme launcher for your Android device.
Developer: NeoMTel Co, Ltd
Price: Free/download here
Version: 2.1000.1
Updated: February 13, 2012
Size: 5.2 MB
Rated: Low Maturity
Category: Productivity
Optimized: Android 2.1 or later
Supports: HGVA (320X480), WVGA (480×800), QHD (540×960)
Our Ratings
Graphics/Sound: 5/5
User Interface: 4/5
Gameplay: 4/5
Re-use/re-play value: 5/5
Overall Rating: 4.5/5
Introduction
There are some wonderful themes available for your Android device, I know, I’ve looked at a lot of them for my editorial contributions to Android Magazine here in the UK. Surprisingly though, there are not that many 3D inspired themes. I’ve been using the 3D Regina theme on my Android device for a while now, but that’s just been replaced with MxHome Launcher and I am delighted with it.
Nitty Gritty
The beautiful time piece is not just eye candy, it’s fully functional allowing you to adjust your droid’s Settings, click onto Internet, look up Contacts or head over to Mail – it also tells the time! As well as that there’s also a battery life indicator, Wi-Fi switch, Bluetooth, opacity and sound and all can be adjusted directly on the cover screen, just by clicking on the desired icon. As you move your handset around the clock face appears to lift off the screen with the wonderful working 3D effect. Simultaneously all the cogs and hands move around changing the time as they go.
There are also some wonderful sound effects, including the coffee bean poping-out effect that you can create with a shake of your device. There’s also a 3D water bubble background sound effect too.
You can also set up your icons with the same theme and include the wonderful wallpaper that comes complete with MXHome Launcher too. There’s good spacing between icons and it’s very clear and a joy to use.
Conclusion
You can also set up your icons with the same theme and include the wonderful wallpaper that comes complete with MXHome Launcher too. There’s good spacing between icons and it’s very clear and a joy to use.
We tested this launcher on a HTC Sensation XE beatsaudio smartphone and it showed no noticeable lag and certainly did not hog any resources. Perhaps a future update to include a landscape mode and a little more customization allowing you to adjust the sizes of the icons would be good to see but these are very minor niggles.
We wholeheartedly recommend this theme, it’s a pleasure to use and with all those coffee beans we think you’ll get quite a buzz out of it too, give it a try.
Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)
