06-05-2005, 04:30 AM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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mobilePASSION: "First Impressions of the HTC Universal"
"This unique and very exciting form factor is a real attention grabber to anyone that sees it being demonstrated. I had the opportunity to play with a pre-production version of the HTC Universal that was in the booth at Microsoft's Mobile Embedded Developers Conference and at the Gartner Symposium ITxpo. People would stop immediately after their eye caught the 180 degree swiveling VGA screen in action revealing a QWERTY thumb keyboard. The hinge design allows the screen to be protected by folding flat over the keyboard."
Dale, who many of you may know from mobilePASSION (or previously known as Pocket PC Passion), has come out of posting darkness to give us his first impressions of the exciting HTC Universal. In case you've missed all the hype, this device is packed with an Intel XScale 520MHz processor, 128MB RAM, 96MB ROM, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, IR, an SD/MMC slot, WCDMA/GPRS/GSM - Tri-Band, a 65K VGA screen, and Windows Mobile 5.0. Overall, Dale's article is well worth a read and there are a number of pictures to look at as well. Enjoy!
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06-05-2005, 05:31 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2007
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This is my ideal device. If they were to bring this to the US it would be a no brainer for me.
A plus would be if it was sold by Verizon, but I don't think that will ever happen. 
-Eric
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06-05-2005, 06:19 AM
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Contributing Editor
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i very much like this device. i am also very interested in the new jam with the keyboard. guess i'll just have to wait and see how it unfolds for the us market. why in the world is this one not quad band?!!
oh well, my sx66 isn't that old. i need to get a little more use out of it anyway. lol
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06-05-2005, 06:29 AM
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Sage
Join Date: Aug 2006
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I saw this phone in black on Engadget, and is looks really, really nice!
Great specs, and gorgeous in black. I thought it might be a bit too big, but I'm wondering about that now. I think this very well will be my next phone.
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06-05-2005, 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Phoenix
I saw this phone in black on Engadget, and is looks really, really nice! Great specs, and gorgeous in black.
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I agree, black is nice. We also reported it here. However, T-Mobile seem set on choosing silver for their MDA IV, but we'll have to wait and see.
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06-05-2005, 06:55 AM
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Sage
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Originally Posted by Darius Wey
I agree, black is nice. We also reported it here. However, T-Mobile seem set on choosing silver for their MDA IV, but we'll have to wait and see. |
Man, that is nice! (Drooling...).
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06-05-2005, 07:01 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Apr 2004
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Oh, this is killing me. I need a new cell phone and PDA. I've been limping along waiting for the i730 to solve both problems. Now that the i730 is just within my grasp, I'm lusting after THIS beauty. Does anyone have any idea how long before a US release? Are we talking 3Q2005? 4Q? 2006?
The VGA screen, WM5, landscape keyboard, and usable phone while protected in a closed clamshell are all features I'd wait for. But I'll need to get a freebie phone and $200 PDA to hold me over if its going to be a while before the release. Anyone selling their PDA cheap? 
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06-05-2005, 08:46 AM
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Mystic
Join Date: Aug 2006
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My god its gigantic!! My enduring impression from seeing it in Dale's had is that of a mini-laptop. On the other hand I think thats what I always wanted from a pocketpc.
I's still getting it, but I may have to reinforce my pockets 
Surur
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06-05-2005, 08:48 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 164
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That's a great device, definitely makes me think.
But, do I have to open the clamshell to dial numbers? If so, I sure hope it has [good] voice dial.
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06-05-2005, 09:08 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Dec 2003
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"I sense something.... Something I have not felt since..."
Oh yea, since the pre-production photos of the Toshiba e800 leaked onto the web in mid-2003. I lusted for that thing for months, googled for photos and further product info on almost a daily basis and had to jump through all kind of hoops to finally get one shipped over here. And it has been worth every bit of effort; I love that machine.
Now this. I can feel the quivering in my wallet. The anticipation in my thumbs of typing and tasking in VGA.
"I want this. As much as you wanted the Enterprise, I want this."
/movie quote geek
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