HTC Shift Gets Tagged With a November Ship Date

[Darius Wey]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.europe.htc.com/en/products/htcshift.html' target='_blank'>http://www.europe.htc.com/en/produc...s/htcshift.html</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Where once you traded productivity for portability, now there is no need for compromise. Powerful enough to run Microsoft Windows Vista® on a large touch screen, the HTC Shift delivers functional clout in a sleek, lightweight design. With the optimum blend of portability and functionality, HTC SnapVUE™ provides instant and easy access to critical information, such as your emails, calendar, SMS and contacts – even if the device is not switched on. There’s now no need to power up just to check your emails. High-speed, always-on connectivity provides the ultimate in productivity and highest fidelity experience, no matter where you are. The expansive 7-inch touch sensitive screen slides and tilts to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard, providing you with an uncompromised PC environment while working on the move."</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20071001-shift1.jpg"><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20071001-shift1th.jpg" /></a><br /><i>Click the image above for a high resolution version.</i><br /><br />Since the public unveiling of the <a href="http://www.europe.htc.com/en/products/htcshift.html">HTC Shift</a> many months ago, geeks and gadget lovers around the world have breathed a collective cry of "oohs" and "aahs" without even knowing the specs... because you know, that's what geeks and gadget lovers love to do. But hey, why am I talking in the third person? I'm in that crowd, and so are you. You wanted the specs? Here they are: Intel Stealey 800MHz CPU, Qualcomm MSM 7200 400MHz CPU, 1GB RAM, quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and tri-band UMTS/HSDPA connectivity, Bluetooth 2.0, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, a 40GB or 60GB HDD, VGA CMOS camera for video telephony, a microphone, stereo speakers, USB 2.0, VGA-out, an SDIO slot, a fingerprint sensor, a 7" 800 x 480 slide-and-tilt touch screen, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a MicroPad and accompanying mouse buttons, and Windows Vista Business.<br /><br />The Shift also includes HTC SnapVUE technology which provides instant access to your PIM data without ever powering up the device. With that in mind, its 2700mAh Li-ion polymer battery offers a meager 2 hours of operating time in Vista, 53 hours SnapVUE standby time with push e-mail enabled, and 11 days without. Want one? You only have a month to wait! <!><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20071001-shift2.jpg"><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20071001-shift2th.jpg" /></a><br /><i>Click the image above for a high resolution version.</i><br /><a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20071001-shift3.jpg"><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20071001-shift3th.jpg" /></a><br /><i>Click the image above for a high resolution version.</i><br /><a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20071001-shift4.jpg"><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20071001-shift4th.jpg" /></a><br /><i>Click the image above for a high resolution version.</i>

[whydidnt]

I was looking forward to this when the rumor was that WM6 was included. Seemed like the perfect compromise between a small PC and large PPC. However, now that the non-PC part is severely crippled, I'll pass.

Maybe the Shift II will include both OS's so we can use the WM part for on-the-go, instant-on, battery saving usage, and boot into Vista when we want the full PC experience and are close to a charger. I'm sure there are all sorts of integration issues that make that solution difficult to obtain, but it seems as though the toughest part is already done-- syncing of email, contacts and calendar.

[Coe62]

Does anyone know how much of the WM06 / snapvue (.. call it what you will) part is actually useable ??
Particularly, if you have a 3rd party app that does your push email / PIM work (in our case Commontimes nMotes for Lotus Notes), how will that be installed and work ??
I'm confused :?

[DaleReeck]

===Powerful enough to run Microsoft Windows Vista® on a large touch screen===

Hmmm. I don't about that. I had a Sony 380N that was 1.3ghz speed and 1gb memory and it ran Vista barely sufficient.

But 800mhz and 1gb? That sounds painful.

[virain]

===Powerful enough to run Microsoft Windows Vista® on a large touch screen===

Hmmm. I don't about that. I had a Sony 380N that was 1.3ghz speed and 1gb memory and it ran Vista barely sufficient.

But 800mhz and 1gb? That sounds painful.

Yes, it seems to be underpowered.

[daS]

===Powerful enough to run Microsoft Windows Vista® on a large touch screen===

Hmmm. I don't about that. I had a Sony 380N that was 1.3ghz speed and 1gb memory and it ran Vista barely sufficient.

But 800mhz and 1gb? That sounds painful.
Most likely you are correct, but unfortunately, it's not so easy to compare CPU performance these days. The clock speed alone doesn't mean anything because performance is based more on the CPU architecture. So the clock speed only is useful when comparing CPUs within the exact same family.

Still, if I consider getting one of these (less likely now that I have a family to spend my money on :wink:), I think I would run Windows XP Tablet on it instead to squeeze out the maximum performance.

[Nurhisham Hussein]

Still, if I consider getting one of these (less likely now that I have a family to spend my money on :wink:), I think I would run Windows XP Tablet on it instead to squeeze out the maximum performance.

I believe HTC are considering that option.

[Underwater Mike]

Okay, NOT considering the built-in communication options, is this currently the best choice for a UMPC shopper? I don't think so. It strikes me that if you wanted the UPC form factor and performance, you'd be better off getting something else and pairing that with a 3G handset.

Thoughts?

[virain]

Okay, NOT considering the built-in communication options, is this currently the best choice for a UMPC shopper? I don't think so. It strikes me that if you wanted the UPC form factor and performance, you'd be better off getting something else and pairing that with a 3G handset.

Thoughts?

Agreed, I am looking at OQO O2. Let's see what feedback on Shift is going to be when it goes on sale. That would help with final decision.

[jpf]

I'd be more impressed if the pics of the screen weren't pasted onto the images with obviously much worse compression artifacts.
What's the screen REALLY like?