12-27-2006, 04:15 AM
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HTC Athena (X7500) Specs Confirmed and General Target Date
"Athena will have the following features: a Marvel 624MHz processor; Microsoft Windows Mobile Pocket PC operating system; a 5-inch VGA screen; a separate QWERTY keyboard which can combine with the screen to become a mini notebook PC; a built-in 3-megapixel phone camera with an 8GB hard disk drive; support for Wi-Fi, 3G, HSDPA (high-speed downlink packet access), Bluetooth and GPS (global positioning system), the sources pointed out."
The article also quotes industry sources as saying the soonest HTC would be offering the Athena is the first half of 2007. Since we're days away from that, it could be any day, but more probably on the far side of that estimate. It also appears HTC is aggressively pursuing the Ultra-mobile PC segment. As the specs began to solidify, the question remains: how much is it going to cost? At what price point would this be a reasonable tool for you, either for your company or personal purchase?
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12-27-2006, 05:40 AM
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Not sure if it is the reviewer or HTC that is treading some thin ice here.
"High Tech Computer (HTC), will offer its first ultra-mobile PC (UMPC), code named Athena........Microsoft Windows Mobile Pocket PC operating system.....As Windows XP Tablet PC Edition and 7-inch screens are mainstream specifications for UMPC models, Athena is different in these two respects, the sources noted."
Different? No, not a UMPC! I'd grant some leeway in screen size, but a UMPC must have a full sized OS. This is just an oversized PPC. As such I think it may have problems. Given the pricing of the closest thing that HTC produced before, the Universal, at around $1000 USD, I expect this to cost more. With actual UMPCs starting to fall below $1000, I think this will find a fairly limited market.
Granted it has some neat things in it's connectivity, and built in GPS, but that isn't that hard to add to an actual UMPC running a full Windows OS, and everything that runs. Not sure at what price this would interest me, but at the same price or more than a UMPC...pass.
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12-27-2006, 05:55 AM
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i would gladly pay up to 1000 USD for this beast but not a penny more, i already have almost the same size device with full blown XP "OQO".. i would get the Athena as it would be a more responsive mobile PC i would say. i will still keep my OQO, but also i wont use this as my phone, never, that would be retarded but i would happily use it as a multimedia GPS & surfing solution & i can say that it would do that better than an actual UMPC. 8)
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12-27-2006, 05:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Sven
...a UMPC must have a full sized OS.
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Looking at the Microsoft website for the UMPC, it clearly says " combines the power of Windows XP with mobile-ready technologies that make it easy to access and use your software on the go," so I wonder if this indeed a little misspeak by the news reporter or an attempt to "broaden" the category by HTC?
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12-27-2006, 06:02 AM
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Originally Posted by saru83
i would gladly pay up to 1000 USD for this beast but not a penny more, i already have almost the same size device with full blown XP "OQO".. i would get the Athena as it would be a more responsive mobile PC i would say. i will still keep my OQO
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Generally speaking, what do you like and not like about the OQO as a functional XP device? Also, what leads you to think the Athena might be "more responsive", Windows Mobile?
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12-27-2006, 06:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Paul Martin
Generally speaking, what do you like and not like about the OQO as a functional XP device? Also, what leads you to think the Athena might be "more responsive", Windows Mobile?
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i love the fact that i can install standard softwares that i already have on my laptop/desktop on a device that i can put it in my pocket & have it all the time & thats why i got the "OQO", but unfortunately it cant handle most softwares due to the crappy processor & very low vdo memory, besides the battery lasts 150min max.
So i got a UX50 which worked way better than the OQO, its fast very responsive & feels better in the hand, but then i cannot put it in my pocket i have to hook it up to my belt or carry it around in my bag or something as its bulkier than an OQO. so there was always something about the UMPC's so far.
i have been using WM for almost 2 years now, its fast has tons of softwares & the OS is definitely much lighter than XP, so with 624MHz processor & 128MB ram i guess it should more than what i need to run my softwares.
& like i said i will still like to keep my OQO as sometimes i would need some softwares on the go that i do not have on my PPC, & then when i will use it 
to be honest with u, i would like to have a full blown PC not more than 400gms, 5" screen, 1.5MHz processor, 1GB Ram, GPS & 6+ hours battery life, when a device like this comes out, i will happily ditch any extra PPC or PMP i have..
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12-27-2006, 06:23 AM
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Thanks for the update. I've not used the OQO but I've certainly run windows on an underpowered machine and I can sympathize there! 150min battery life? Yikes! Funny, but when I saw UX50, I first thought about the little Sony that runs the Palm OS. Love it when they reuse model numbers! So, from the pictures it's hard to tell; the UX50 is larger than the OQO? How does the battery life compare?
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12-27-2006, 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Paul Martin
Thanks for the update. I've not used the OQO but I've certainly run windows on an underpowered machine and I can sympathize there! 150min battery life? Yikes! Funny, but when I saw UX50, I first thought about the little Sony that runs the Palm OS. Love it when they reuse model numbers! So, from the pictures it's hard to tell; the UX50 is larger than the OQO? How does the battery life compare?
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The battery on the UX lasts a lil longer than the OQO but with much higher performance, which means the UX is much more battery efficient..
Yes, the UX is bigger & bulkier, the OQO is all sleek & ideal cuboid, where the UX has all extra stuff coming out of everywhere, but performance wise the UX beats the OQO easily.
Here is a link for some comparison pix, UX & OQO side by side, u will know what i mean when u check them out. 
http://meansquare.info/UXReview/vsOQO2.html
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12-27-2006, 06:44 AM
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Thanks for the link. I see what you mean. Personally, I think I like the looks of the Sony just a little bit better. But, it's probably the Star Trek geek in me. :lol:
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12-27-2006, 06:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Paul Martin
Thanks for the link. I see what you mean. Personally, I think I like the looks of the Sony just a little bit better. But, it's probably the Star Trek geek in me. :lol:
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Agreed, same here :twisted:
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