Come on, Charge Faster!

[Jason Dunn]

The courier dropped off a little something for me today that's currently charging:<img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/htc-star-trek-on-my-desk.jpg" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/>:D I have a couple of weeks to spend with this beauty, and I'm really looking forward to it. First impressions are extremely positive - it's thinner and shorter than the SP5m that I'm used to, though when open it's rather large. Still, this is a defining moment for the Windows Mobile platform - HTC is really pushing the design envelope as far as Windows Mobile is concerned, even if it's quite similar to another well-known phone. ;-)

[kiwi]

8O wow! what is that!!!

[Jason Dunn]

8O wow! what is that!!!

That's an HTC Star Trek (or Str Trk) of course! ;-)

[Rocco Augusto]

that is the most beautiful thing i have ever seen. i totally want an htc branded phone. :drool:

EDIT: does htc sell phones outright with htc branding on them? because after seeing this i totally just want to buy htc branded phones now. i want them, i must have them :drool:

[Jerry Raia]

If only it didn't have the player buttons on the front, if only...

[Jason Dunn]

If only it didn't have the player buttons on the front, if only...

Why don't you like them again Jerry?

[Jerry Raia]

Because I don't think phones should be music players or tv sets. I like that WMP and cameras are there, I just dont like the phone built around them. A Smartphone first I say! It's a lonely one man crusade I know. I accept the burden.

[xultar]

Because I don't think phones should be music players or tv sets. I like that WMP and cameras are there, I just dont like the phone built around them. A Smartphone first I say! It's a lonely one man crusade I know. I accept the burden.

The buttons would be totally useless with A2DP anyway.

I would hope the phone had A2DP or it would be a total waste.

I could see if you could use the buttons maybe to flip through the contacts and dial with the phone closed. But with Bluetooth headsets and such that would be a waste too.

[Jerry Raia]

I could see if you could use the buttons maybe to flip through the contacts and dial with the phone closed.

Now that would be a useful set of buttons.

[Rocco Augusto]

I could see if you could use the buttons maybe to flip through the contacts and dial with the phone closed.

Now that would be a useful set of buttons.

im sure a simple registry hack could do that for you ;)

[Kris Kumar]

Where is the hump? :?

[Kris Kumar]

that is the most beautiful thing i have ever seen. i totally want an htc branded phone. :drool:

EDIT: does htc sell phones outright with htc branding on them? because after seeing this i totally just want to buy htc branded phones now. i want them, i must have them :drool:

I noticed the HTC branding and was surprised.

[Mike Temporale]

The courier dropped off a little something for me today that's currently charging:

:shocked!: :drool: That's one nice courier you've got their!

[Mike Temporale]

I noticed the HTC branding and was surprised.

Nah, it's most likely an HTC sample unit that they would pass around to potential carriers to test out and play with. I don't expect you'll see an HTC branded device in the stores anytime soon. It's my understanding that Qtek is owned by HTC. And there is also a connection between Dopod and HTC. So they've got their own brandnames. It wouldn't make sense for them to release a HTC brand too.

[Jerry Raia]

I could see if you could use the buttons maybe to flip through the contacts and dial with the phone closed.

Now that would be a useful set of buttons.

im sure a simple registry hack could do that for you ;)

No No! This is a purist pursuit! They will still look like player buttons! I want them off!

[Jon Westfall]

No Wifi, No Mini-SD, No Mini-USB, No Deal

I've come too far in pairing down my essential carry-around gear to have the proprietary headache again... although if it had even 2 out of the 3 above, I'd jump on it like the geek I am... Curse you HTC!

[encece]

that is the most beautiful thing i have ever seen. i totally want an htc branded phone. :drool:

EDIT: does htc sell phones outright with htc branding on them? because after seeing this i totally just want to buy htc branded phones now. i want them, i must have them :drool:

Why, oh why would you want HTC branding on a phone unless your name was Harold Thomas Cantrell?

Why would you want ANY specific branding on a phone for that matter?

Though I like, not love, the thinness of the phone, and it's RAZRness....I will also pass on this phone mostly because of the MicroSD, proprietary ports and lack of WiFi.

But this was a close one. A freebie is a different story...but I'll save my money for the next device. (GSM Motorola Q?...Maybe....Naaaahhh!)

[Jerry Raia]

Hey I'm waiting for the Q if it ever goes GSM.

[Rocco Augusto]

Why, oh why would you want HTC branding on a phone unless your name was Harold Thomas Cantrell?
honestly, i dont know. im sure it stems from my pure love for what HTC has done for th ewindows mobile world but at the same time i think its because the branding was red and it looked hot on that device :)

Hey I'm waiting for the Q if it ever goes GSM.
yaaaaaaaaawwwn

[Jerry Raia]

Hey I'm waiting for the Q if it ever goes GSM.
yaaaaaaaaawwwn

I'm telling you if Moto doesn't screw this up (ok I'm reaching) and the Q makes it to GSM it will be a hit. This HTC creation while nice, is not what everyone, who isn't a geek, is waiting for. There, I'm on record. :mrgreen:

[edgar]

Jason

I seem to remember you saying you couldn't get these demo phones working in Canada because of the carrier restrictions.

Feel free to ship that on down to San Francisco :)

-Edgar

[Mike Temporale]

Jason

I seem to remember you saying you couldn't get these demo phones working in Canada because of the carrier restrictions.

Feel free to ship that on down to San Francisco :)

-Edgar

CDMA vs GSM. It's the CDMA carriers that are the problem. ;)

[edgar]

MIKE!

SHHH! Jason is so busy he'd have forgotten.

[Darius Wey]

No No! This is a purist pursuit! They will still look like player buttons! I want them off!

You could always use a piece of tape and pretend they were never there. ;)

[Darius Wey]

Phone looks cool, Jason.

I'm expecting to see some more HTC Star Trek pr0n from you soon? :)

[ditch_azeroth]

its a nice phone... but i have always shunned against flip phones. im a 'brick' kind of a guy so let me savor my sp5m for a few more months..

but im getting a 2GB miniSD soon so... i think this tornado will be with me until it gives up on me or vice versa ^_^

[balaaan]

I can't wait to lay my hands on this baby :drool:
Lucky bastards :x
:wink:

Two issues I have with this phone:

1- MicroSD - I already own a 2GB MiniSD for my SP5m :cry:
2- The new 'hole' :evil:

a- Not a MiniUSB :x (got many accessories that use MiniUSB already)
b- No separate audio jack 'hole' (or whatever it's called)?!! (I use a tape adapter in my car &amp; with the new hole I'm not sure how will I be able to connect the phone to my car stereo?)
c- Can't charge the phone while the 'hole' is busy with a headset!

[AdamaDBrown]

Droool. How the hell did you get ahold of one of those things?

[seaflipper]

I could see if you could use the buttons maybe to flip through the contacts and dial with the phone closed.

Now that would be a useful set of buttons.

im sure a simple registry hack could do that for you ;)

I beta tested a flip phone about 9 months ago that had that feature - very cool actually...I liked that part about the phone...

[stingray]

slimmer fancier newer phone,more buttons to press.... with a tighter erm....."hole" 8O i thought it'd be a no brainer :lol:

[maxnix]

A Smartphone first I say! It's a lonely one man crusade I know.
Make that a two man crusade, or jihad, if that be your bent.

If my phone's capabilities don't enhance my business effectiveness, I don't need it.

Dont' want crummy compressd MP3 tracks, laughable cameras, nor to view videos on tiny screens.

[Jerry Raia]

I don't minds if they are the salt. I don't want them as the meal. No big fat music buttons!

[Rocco Augusto]

I don't minds if they are the salt. I don't want them as the meal. No big fat music buttons!

you dont like huge chunks of salt for dinner? they sure are tasty, deers love salt licks :)