03-26-2007, 05:15 PM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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HTC "Shifts" from Pocket PCs and Smartphones to UMPCs
Bold move, HTC. You've created a UMPC that, well... makes me want a UMPC.
Yes, it's not everyday that you see us post on UMPCs, but considering HTC is a name familiar to just about all of you, this was too good an opportunity to pass up. The HTC Shift runs Windows Vista Business and features a VIA CPU, a 30GB HDD, a 7" slide-tilt widescreen display (touch-enabled, of course), quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and tri-band UMTS/HSDPA connectivity, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, a biometric reader, and a front-facing camera. Engadget thinks it'll be out around Q3 at an estimated price of under $2000 USD, but we'll keep our eyes and ears open for an official word from HTC and provide confirmation as soon as possible. In the meantime, you may want to head over to the HTC web site to see the Shift's tilting and sliding mechanism in action.
Any of you jonesing for one right about now? 
UPDATE #1: Here's a massive 3071 x 2047 pixel high resolution image weighing in at 2 MB. Revel in the high-res glory! ;-)
UPDATE #2: And even more images.
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03-26-2007, 07:08 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Oct 2006
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So, now instead of sarring one smart phone and paying one bill I will have to carry 2 devices, and pay 2 monthly bills? :devilboy:
PS Sorry OQO, I like this one better! 0X
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03-26-2007, 07:12 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Wow!
This has made me drool over UMPCs now. IMHO, the UMPC market is going to bloom in a great way in couple of years
Just few more peaks(or leaks) in the details about this wonderful device and I m in to buy it 
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03-26-2007, 08:24 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Amazing device, first UMPC to pack all kind of latest connectivity available.. but i guess it would be a lil big or at least bigger then the OQO 01/02 & the UX.. still, its awesome..
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03-26-2007, 08:24 PM
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Oracle
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Originally Posted by pocketpcadmirer
Wow!
This has made me drool over UMPCs now. IMHO, the UMPC market is going to bloom in a great way in couple of years
Just few more peaks(or leaks) in the details about this wonderful device and I m in to buy it |
You got it right.
About two bills, I have just one phone bill, with Voice and Data, you can ask a copy of your sim card and have that copy in your UMPC to use just the data connection. :wink:
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03-26-2007, 08:46 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Sep 2002
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Full Circle....
Anyone else see the similarity with the old HP 620lx.... it's 1995 all over again.
Accept, this one runs a desktop operating system.... But the form factor is exactly the same as the ol clamshells
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03-26-2007, 08:55 PM
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Oracle
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Originally Posted by sudermatt
Full Circle....
Anyone else see the similarity with the old HP 620lx.... it's 1995 all over again.
Accept, this one runs a desktop operating system.... But the form factor is exactly the same as the ol clamshells
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I agree. Many people were very disappointed when HP announced no plans to support or build any more HPCs. But HPC2000 was not powerful enough to do all that we wanted to do on those devices. This is why I love UMPC platform. It�s giving me what my old Jornada 720 could not.
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03-26-2007, 09:05 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Originally Posted by ctitanic
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Originally Posted by pocketpcadmirer
Wow!
This has made me drool over UMPCs now. IMHO, the UMPC market is going to bloom in a great way in couple of years
Just few more peaks(or leaks) in the details about this wonderful device and I m in to buy it |
You got it right.
About two bills, I have just one phone bill, with Voice and Data, you can ask a copy of your sim card and have that copy in your UMPC to use just the data connection. :wink: |
Hmm, I thought you could do this... But I thought the carriers didn't allow it...
Now, this is one GORGEOUS device. Kicks butt on my TabletKIOSK EO UMPC that I've been 'pretty' happy with.
Since I have a UMPC and this HTC device is about the same size... I would think twice about someone getting rid of their cellphone and using ONLY this device. While fairly small, it's still several times bigger than even a large cellphone. STILL, at least a couple of times larger than any PDA with a slide out keyboard.
Another issue is weight. My UMPC is about 1.75 lbs. Which rocks. I also wonder about the keyboard moving out of the way so you can still use the computer as a tablet. How about mouse control? And do I REALLY want Vista running on a 1.2GHz processor? My XP based machine runs 'satisfactorily' on a 1GHz machine.. Is an extra 200MHz really going to make that much of a difference? Is the 3G on this device compatible with T-Mo's? Lastly, battery life. I'm lucky to get 2 hours of life on a regular battery w/o WiFi turned on with my current device... The biggest bummer..
I would consider this UMPC a 2nd, or even 3rd generation device. It's a darn nice one too. Great looks, great features.. I paid $1400 for my UMPC.. If this device is less than $2k, and I'm thinking around $1800, it would be certainly tempting...
As battery life becomes better, I think UMPC's are going to be a much more viable option than your traditional laptop. Price has to come down just a touch. People REALLY like having a touchscreen rather than KEYBOARD ONLY laptops.
Even on my 1GHz UMPC, performance is pretty darn nice with everyday work matters. I look forward to the future.
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03-26-2007, 09:20 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Dec 2007
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what ever happened to microsofts goal of bringing in an era of cheap UMPCs? It seems no one can make one of these under $1000, let alone the $600 target Microsoft had set.
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03-26-2007, 10:29 PM
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Pontificator
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Originally Posted by inteller
what ever happened to microsofts goal of bringing in an era of cheap UMPCs? It seems no one can make one of these under $1000, let alone the $600 target Microsoft had set.
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You can get a $900 model at TabletKiosk... It's a very decent machine with a 40GB hard drive, 1GHz processor and WiFi. I think the $600 price point is a couple of years away, though attainable.
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