HTC Corporation Announces the HTC Touch

[cortez]

Originally Posted by onlydarksets

No 850, either.

other than these 2 (missing) items, the device and functionality looks very promising... i guess it will be awhile before it hits the US...

[cortez]

Originally Posted by onlydarksets

No 850, either.

other than these 2 (missing) items, the device and functionality looks very promising... i guess it will be awhile before it hits the US...

[HalM]

Originally Posted by cortez

other than these 2 (missing) items, the device and functionality looks very promising... i guess it will be awhile before it hits the US...

If this is an iPhone competitor that means (IMHO) that it is multimedia oriented. Cellular multimedia without HSDPA or EVDO is a waste of time. No? :?

[dommasters]

Originally Posted by JLittle1

While I commend HTC for getting their 'me too' version of the iPhone out before Apple iPhone. My expectations are far lower than what I expect of Apple's iPhone. Primarily because of the underlying operating system.

One of the more compelling features of the Apple iPhone is having an integrated iPod and it's seemless integration with iTunes among other Apple applications. Unless HTC has figured out a way to simplify Microsoft's clunky Media Player interface I would have very little interest in the device as a consumer.

Given the inherent media deficiencies of Windows Mobile devices why not take it a different route and add GPS and/or FM radio. Or why not make the device more compelling to business users. All indications to me are the Apple iPhone will be more of a consumer device.

Having a touch screen interface for the start page does not a smartphone make.

Jim

Perfectly put. If this is the best they can do then they shouldn't have bothered. Originality and innovation will pay off. Trying to copy other devices just puts you in the me-too imitators bargain bin. If we want an iPhone then guess what we'll probably buy?

[moonshot]

I have been waiting for something from Orange that I can upgrade to (from my c600) that is compact and light.

I was about to abandon ship and go for the soon to be released SEP1i.

But this may well keep me with WM.

[Pete Paxton]

Now that's a hi-res shot! I cropped it and it's now my desktop wallpaper. Between this and the HTC Shift, I hope my wife doesn't leave me :lol:

[Rocco Augusto]

Originally Posted by Pete Paxton

Now that's a hi-res shot! I cropped it and it's now my desktop wallpaper. Between this and the HTC Shift, I hope my wife doesn't leave me :lol:

Its ok, Jerry and I have a support group for our gadget obsession. You can join if you want

This looks neat, but the included 1GB card is no match for the iPhones basic 4GB of storage. Hopefully this is just a test device and we see more hardware aggressive devices from HTC in the future

[Mike Temporale]

Originally Posted by dommasters

Perfectly put. If this is the best they can do then they shouldn't have bothered. Originality and innovation will pay off. Trying to copy other devices just puts you in the me-too imitators bargain bin. If we want an iPhone then guess what we'll probably buy?

Do you really think that HTC has dropped everything for the last three and a half months just to get a copy-cat device out the door before Apple? I don't think so. Looking at the web site, device, and interface, they've been working on this for at least a year. New hardware doesn't get built over night.

[Pete Paxton]

As soon as Apple announced the iphone, HTC mentioned they had something coming soon. They've obviously been working on this for a while.

[encece]

Was it really built overnight...maybe close to it. A version of the elf was released to media without the touch functionality and programming. Possibly, the only thing different from that version is the screen and some extra coding. The technology for the screens may have very well existed and implementing an elf sized screen may have been easy to do in a few months.

The programming isnt all THAT great is it? I've seen that all in flash in some form or another and you've all rotated 3D views of phones before and whipped them around rotation. Not far off and not all that hard to do for those who know how to do it. I'm not talking about me...but those who KNOW!

What I'm trying to say is...it is very well possible that the whipped these babies out quickly!

[alese]

Originally Posted by Mike Temporale

Do you really think that HTC has dropped everything for the last three and a half months just to get a copy-cat device out the door before Apple? I don't think so. Looking at the web site, device, and interface, they've been working on this for at least a year. New hardware doesn't get built over night.

If they needed a year to repackage Wizard and slap a new launcher in the ROM, then they are in more trouble then it looks...
I'm pretty sure there wouldn't be a TouchFLO in this device if Apple wouldn't be coming out with an iPhone.