02-12-2007, 12:00 PM
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Toshiba Returning With A Bang!
"Toshiba is going to in a while give campanada in this present 3GSM with the presentation of a new Pocket PC Phone Edition in which nobody bet nor c�ntimo of euro to see a new device of the Japanese company/signature in the market. Although officially the important event 3GSM begins this next Monday, from All Pocket PC we can show like world-wide primicia the first images of the most interesting G900 with exceptional characteristics."
When Toshiba left the Pocket PC market in 2004, we lost one of the more innovative manufacturers on the scene. The E800 was the first VGA device, and Toshiba generally built well-regarded (if ill-supported) Pocket PCs. With WM6, Toshiba has returned to the fray with a device calculated to garner some interest, not to mention they've managed to keep it a secret for so long. Spanish site todoPocketPC.com was on hand to get the scoop from Barcelona, where 3GSM kicks off today (Google translation here). The G900 (on the left; pic courtesy of smartphonethoughts.com ) sports some ho-hum specifications (triband GSM, 64MB RAM and 64MB ROM, mini-SD) and a familiar form factor (side-slider), but adds on a WVGA screen (800x480!), USB host, a biometric scanner, UMTS (with video call) and some nice capabilities like PC Lock and Remote capabilities. More details as we get them!
Update by Darius: More pictures after the break.
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02-12-2007, 12:12 PM
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5000+ Posts? I Should OWN This Site!
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64M ROM? Strange. And, no HSDPA? 
I also wish it had at least an FM radio if not a TV receiver. And, of course, seamless call recording capabilties.
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02-12-2007, 12:29 PM
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RAM & ROM should have been 128MB each.. 64MB is just weird :!:
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02-12-2007, 12:43 PM
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While there may be others on here who may agree with you, I have to respectfully disagree about the "ill-supported" claim. I've had 3 different Toshiba Pocket PCs since 2002, and their technical support has been great over the years (with the exception of lately, since they got out of the Pocket PC business). I must have sent my e740 in over a half-dozen times, my e750 in a time or two, and my e800's another half-dozen times, and the service they provided has almost always met my expectations. The items always arrived within a day or two if being replaced, or had a quick turn-around (< 1 week) when getting repaired.
Granted, I don't believe they always checked their repair to make sure it fixed the unit, since I had to send mine back one time because they failed to fix it, but an 11 out of 12 record is pretty good.
It's a breath of fresh air to see Toshiba get back in the arena. I just hope they continue the legacy of being innovators. Based on the screen size, it looks like they may very well.
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02-12-2007, 02:04 PM
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800*480 is great, but lack of software supports it now
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02-12-2007, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by signothefish
While there may be others on here who may agree with you, I have to respectfully disagree about the "ill-supported" claim.
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By all means - it's great that you had a different experience from what my impression was of Toshiba support. It certainly gives me more confidence that they can pull it off as a major player.
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800*480 is great, but lack of software supports it now
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The beauty of this resolution is that there's no real need to rewrite software to support it, unlike the transition from QVGA to VGA. 800x480 is just VGA with an extra 160 pixels in height (or width depending on your orientation). Any app that is high-res aware should be ok, with the exception of games.
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02-12-2007, 02:55 PM
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Re: Toshiba Returning With A Bang!
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Originally Posted by Nurhisham Hussein
sports some ho-hum specifications (triband GSM........
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There seems to be some confusion on this. If you read Toshiba's blurb on the specs, under data is says" triband 3G" Some folks are saying that it means exactly that, triband 3G, since it makes no mention of voice or GSM in particular....who know's for sure?
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02-12-2007, 03:26 PM
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Re: Toshiba Returning With A Bang!
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Originally Posted by Paragon
There seems to be some confusion on this. If you read Toshiba's blurb on the specs, under data is says" triband 3G" Some folks are saying that it means exactly that, triband 3G, since it makes no mention of voice or GSM in particular....who know's for sure?
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Yeah, I spotted that too - but triband 3G would almost imply HSDPA as well, and there's no mention of that. In any case, I'd rather err on the conservative side until we get more confirmation on the specs.
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02-12-2007, 03:37 PM
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Re: Toshiba Returning With A Bang!
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Originally Posted by Nurhisham Hussein
Yeah, I spotted that too - but triband 3G would almost imply HSDPA as well, and there's no mention of that.
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Good point.
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Originally Posted by Nurhisham Hussein
In any case, I'd rather err on the conservative side until we get more confirmation on the specs.
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Yeah, I don't blame you.
Regardless, it sure is a good to see Toshiba back. Perhaps they will light the fire again. They were the ones who were always pushing the envelope in the past. Windows Mobile need someone to do that again. Hardware has become very ordinary, and repetitive.
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02-12-2007, 03:48 PM
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You won't find a more rabid Toshiba PPC fanboy than myself. I am still more than wedded to my e800 as it comes up on 4000+ hours of in-use time. That machine was darn near the perfect stand-alone PDA (only the 830 came close to besting it but its wonky Bluetooth and lack of video acceleration still leaves the original 2003 on top).
And this new phone, with the 3.3 inch screen (or so) and improved resolution smacks of Toshiba taking the road less travelled. But the 64 Meg of "workspace" memory??
In a Vista / WM6 world that is so outdated... and a non-starter. People have been complaining about 64 Meg WM5 devices for over a year. What is your typical free RAM after a soft reset? 18 maybe 19 Meg free? And that's with most of your plug-ins deactivated right?
Toshiba, I want you to succeed with this. Please rethink the RAM specs. Don't send this thing out the door on crutches.
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