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Old 01-13-2009, 02:00 AM
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Default HTC 2009 Devices? You Decide

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=52811

I'm not sure how many of the images at this site are real. Could be all or none, but I suspect it is somewhere in between. HTC seems to be readying a whole slew of devices for a varity of networks to keep marketshare from the iPhone and other devices.

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Old 01-13-2009, 03:05 AM
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The 'leak' mentioned, if it is to be believed, uses 2 abbreviations for their upcoming T-Mobile devices, TMO & TMUS, which would seem to indicate the TMO are handsets showing up outside the US. There is only one with the TMUS label, not pictured in your post here, it's the one called the Tungsten, captioned with 'TMO, TMUS'.
 
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Old 01-13-2009, 06:30 AM
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The ppcgeeks server is still cratering, so check out the set of photos over on Flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14753338@N04/
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Old 01-13-2009, 07:02 AM
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I count 25 new devices in that set. I thought there were going to be *fewer* Windows Mobile devices in the future.
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Old 01-13-2009, 07:32 AM
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I count 25 new devices in that set. I thought there were going to be *fewer* Windows Mobile devices in the future.
I highly doubt all of these devices will come out on the market, though I would be incredibly surprised if they did. I think what were are seeing here is a list of devices on the table to be produced, a lot of them with the same internal hardware just different body configurations, and HTC will pick and choose between the designs until they get what they want. I think this due to the fact that all of the devices look like 3D renderings/comps and not finished products at all.

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Old 01-13-2009, 08:08 AM
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Given that the first one "Iolite" is already basically confirmed I guess this is pretty much legit.
Also these are only concepts and like in the past (HTC Omnia for instance) not all of them will come to market.
I expect the refreshed versions of Diamond (Topaz), Touch Pro and Touch HD (Whitestone?) with WM 6.5 and the Android device without keyboard (Hero) are pretty safe bets.

What I'm interested in is the new Advantage (Toth - Athena2) if it will be released and if it will have a really powerful HW (real multimedia capabilities)
 
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Old 01-13-2009, 07:25 PM
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I think this due to the fact that all of the devices look like 3D renderings/comps and not finished products at all.
Pretty much all product shots of technology these days are 3D renderings. Go to HTC's website and take a look. It's just soooo much easier to get that 'perfect' product shot in a virtual studio than a real one.

Besides, they have to have an artist go in and 'simulate' the screen anyway (and create that fake reflection on the fake glossy white table it's sitting on), so why bother paying a professional photographer when you're already employing a graphic artist?

In addition, all of these devices are designed in the computer long before they go into production phase, so why not take it the step further and create an actual product shot? It wouldn't take that much more effort on the graphic artist's part.

So I guess my only point is, don't assume anything just because these are 3D renderings.
 
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Old 01-13-2009, 11:00 PM
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I was wrong once. There was that time I thought I had made a mistake...but I was in error
 
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Old 01-17-2009, 04:55 AM
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I dont understand why htc doesnt bring laptop like version of touch hd pro ? i thik this form wil be really much much more succesfull than this device on the photo. as you remember mda pro version of htc was very nice end high class device. but the screen resolution and the specifications were old models. so. first i want to see laptop like touch hd pro but much important is when will htc produce xp version on this phone because the device is engough big for xp in the future it will be better if the resolution gets high pixeled. we wait on xp on touch hd like devices !!
 
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