Reviewed June 10, 2008 by Lisa Gade, Editor in Chief
Say hello to my little friend: the HTC Touch Dual North American version. It's small, it's soft-touch cuddly, yet it packs the power of Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro, 3G HSDPA for the US and a slide-out 20 key QWERTY keyboard that uses predictive text. At 400MHz it has the power to keep up, and there's ample RAM to keep things moving smoothly. It runs HTC's TouchFLO user interface, let's call it TouchFLO 2.0 because it has new features since TouchFLO first debuted on the GSM HTC Touch, and it's had the kinks worked out. While the recently released (overseas) HTC Touch Diamond may have stolen some of new US Touch Dual's thunder with its even fancier and sexier TouchFLO 3D interface and shiny, slim good looks; the Touch Dual US model is the one folks here can actually put to better use now. Why? Because the Touch Dual is a quad band GSM phone that supports all US bands unlike the Diamond, and because the Dual has US 3G while the Diamond doesn't. And while TouchFLO 3D shows great promise, it's slower than TouchFLO "classic" on the Dual-- call it growing pains.
HTC recently unveiled the next generation of mobile smartphones, called the HTC Touch Pro. The HTC Touch Pro is similar in form and factor to the Touch Diamond except is has a slide out keyboard and TouchFlo 3D.
The HTC Touch Pro will be available to all major European, Asian, and Middle East markets in the late summer. And later this year (towards the end of 2008), in North American and Latin American markets.
For more information: Source: Pocket PC Thoughts
The unlocked HTC Touch Dual smartphone will be available at Best Buy this weekend. It's retailed at $549.99. And comes equipped with Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system, 2 mega pixel camera, WIFI, and 3G ready.
HP has just released the massive 21 inch massive notebook PC. And to top it off they're giving one away during the 31 Days of the Dragon contest where tons of websites are running a seven day contest between May and June 2008.
Digital Home Thoughts has a terrific review of the new HP notebook which is valued at $5500 USD. I won't go into the specs here. Just watch the Youtube video below to find out more.
For the last six months, I've been searching, waiting, and checking out the latest ultra-mobile PCs (UMPC) coming to the market. The HTC Shift was on my radar until I saw the price was in the range of $2,000. Although, I do own a Nokia N800 Internet Tablet. I'm finding often times I really need a Windows PC but in a smaller form factor.
-- And recently HP releases the HP Mini PC. --
A tiny form factor with a full size keyboard and 8.9 inch display weighing only 2.63 pounds. It comes with a 120GB hard drive and 2GB of RAM.
The processor is nothing to cry home about but with 1.6GHZ processor it should handle Vista without any issues.
There's tons more information and reviews on the HP Mini PC.
After taking all the reviews and looking at the specs, this machine is designed for light work such as browsing the Internet, checking email, and chatting online. Overall, I can say this baby is sexy. And sexy goes a long way in my book.