 I came across this, this morning over at Brighthand. Not just another WM phone out of HTC. These guys just keep churning these PDA phones out and some are very innovative! Here is one example: 
I like this! This is truely a phone first, with the ability to do so much more with the slide out keyboard! This is a very functional design and one that I WILL watch! Now I am not ready to leave my Treo just yet, but if I was, this is the type of design I would migrate to! Also, courtesy of pdaclub.pl, they are showing pictures of a BRAND new device with another Brand new design from the folks at HTC. Codenamed the Athena, this one has been rumored pretty strong for the last couple of days. It looks like its running WM05, but several speculated it would be running a slimmed down version of Vista. Chech this one out: 
Preliminary specifications:- Platform
- Mobile Power Pad with detachable & thin QWERTY keyboard
- Microsoft Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition
- Dimension
- 133.1×97x20 mm (4mm for KB)
- Less than 350g with battery
- Processor/Chipset
- Qualcomm MSM 6275
- Intel Bulverde 520 / 624 MHz
- ATi Graphic Chip 2282
- Memory
- ROM: 128 / 256 MB
- RAM: 64 /128 MB SDRAM
- HDD: 8~10 GB with G sensor
- LCD Module
- 5” 480×640 VGA resolution
- 262K-color TFT LCD with LED backlight
- Sensitive Touch Screen
- UMTS/HSDPA/GSM/EDGE Function
- Internal antenna
- HSDPA/UMTS Tri-mode (2100MHz for Europe and 850/1900MHz for USA) and GSM/GPRS/EDGE quad band (850/900/1800/1900)
- HSDPA/UMTS
- 850: 824-849, 869-894MHz
- 1900: 1850-1910MHz, 1930-1990MHz
- 2100: 1920-1980MHz, 2110-2170MHz
- GSM / GPRS/EDGE
- 850: 824-849, 869-894MHz
- 900: 880-915, 925-960MHz
- 1800: 1710-1785, 1805-1880MHz
- 1900: 1850-1910, 1930-1990MHz
- HSDPA / UMTS
- UMTS: 3GPP Release 99 compliant
- HSDPA: 3GPP Release 5 compliant UE category 12, QPSK, 1.8Mbps peak rate DL up to 1.8Mbps and UL up to 384Kbps
- PS RAB on HSDPA channel and CS data call (VT call) simultaneously will be supported
- Global roaming
- Auto band switching
- Handover and cell selection between GSM/EDGE and UMTS
- Generic Services
- Call Holding, Waiting, Forwarding
- Call Barring
- CLI (Calling Line Identity)
- SMS (Short Message Service)
- SMSMT, SMSMO, SM Reply, SM Replace, SM Acknowledgement, 8 Bits SMS Data
- Concatenated messages, up to 640 characters
- Display own number, telephone number storage capability in terminal and SIM card
- Network selection
- Cell broadcast
- Multi-party conference capability
- Phase 2 Unstructured Supplementary Service Data
- Audio Codec: AMR/EFR/FR/HR
- Network Lock
- CPHS
- E-GPRS Function
- EGPRS class B
- Multi-slot standard class 10
- MO/MT SMS over GPRS
- PBCCH
- USIM/SIM
- 1.8 / 3V of UICC
- MegaSIM
- USIM Application at least according to 3GPP TS 31.102
- SIM Application Tool Kit release 96, 98 class 3 and 99
- Over the Air (OTA) programming
- Fixed Dialing Number (FDN)
- Abbreviation Dial Number (ADN)
- Security Pin 1 & 2 control
- Standalone GPS [MFG. Option]
- Internal GPS antenna for UMTS & EDGE
- Support NMEA 0183 version 3.0 or above
- 12 parallel channel GPS receiver
- Acquisition time
- Hot start: 8 seconds, typical TTFF
- Warm start: 35 seconds, typical TTFF
- Cold start: 45 seconds, typical TTFF
- Update rate: user configurable once/1sec, once/10sec and once/30sec continuous
- GPS Accuracy
- Position: < 15 meters, 95% typical
- Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec steady state
- Digital Camera (Manufacture Option)
- Main Camera
- Color CMOS 2 Mega pixel with fixed lenses
- 2nd camera
- High Power LED for camera flash
- Keyboard/Button/Switch
- POWER button (Side)
- Short Press: Power On/Off
- Long Press: Turn off system power totally
- Comm. Manager / Voice Recorder
- Camera capture button (Side)
- Volume Up / Down control (Side)
- 5-way Navigation button (Left front in landscape)– key orientation shall be adjusted after view changed
- Send & Hands-free button
- End Key
- Video Telephony Key
- Portal Key / G control Key
- Short Press: Launch IE control keys)
- RESET switch (Back)
- Notification
- 1st lens - one-color (amber) LED for new message and notification
- 2nd lens - bi-color (green and blue) LED for WiFi and bluetooth notification
- 3rd lens –bi-color (green and red) LED for 3G & 2G network status
- 4th lens – bi-color (green and red) LED for charging status & low power indicator
- Notification by Sound, and Message on the display
- Audio
- Built-in Microphone
- Dual speakers with 3D surround sound
- Loud speaker for Hands-Free supported
- Audio sampling rate
- 16-bits with 8KHz, 11KHz, 22KHz, 44.1KHz AMR/AAC/WAV/WMA/MP3 codec
- Connectivity & Interface
- Bluetooth
- Compliant with v2.0 without EDR
- Class 2 transmit power
- Supported profiles:
- GAP (generic access profile)
- SPP (serial port profile)
- OPP (object push profile)
- DUN (dial-up networking profile)
- GOEP (generic object exchange profile)
- ActiveSync (legacy application via SPP)
- HSP (headset profile)
- HFP (handsfree profile)
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution profile)
- AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote control Profile)
- Service Discovery Application Profile
- SIM Access Profile
- HID (Human interface device profile)
- Co-exist with WiFi
- WiFi (manufacture option)
- IEEE 802.11b/g compliant
- Internal WLAN antenna
- 11, 5.5, 2, and 1 Mbps per channel, auto fallback for extended range ELP mode
- Security 802.11i and AES (OS not supported yet)
- WPA authentication – WEP, WPA, PSK, EAPTLS, PEAP, LEAP,
- Signaling interfaces between the terminal device and the servers: mutually authenticated and encrypted utilizing TLS (RFC 2246) with RC4 encryption with SGA1 used as the message integrity check
- QoS
- 802.11 WME QoS
- 802.11e
- Fast AP to AP handover
- 11-pin mini-USB / audio jack in one
- USB 2.0 client
- USB charging
- mini SD card slot with hotswap feature
- External Antenna (UMTS/GSM/CDMA) Connector
- 1.8 / 3 V USIM/SIM card slot
- HTC Proprietary 16 Pin Port
- USB 1.1 host (Support USB low power)
- Thumb Memory
- Card Reader
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- VGA Out – VGA
- TV Out – Composite & S-Video (4 pin)
- 3.5 mm stereo audio jack with mic
- Power
- Battery
- Removable and chargeable Lithium ion polymer battery, 2100mAh
- Charging time: less than 4 hours
- Battery life
- Playing WMV: 8 hours
- Playing WMA: 12 hours
- Talk time: > 360 minutes for GSM
- Talk time: > 180 minutes for UMTS
- Video Talk time: >120 min
- Standby time: 300+ hours for GSM
- Standby time: 300 hours for UMTS
- Stylus
- Lock Type in the main unit
- Accessories
- AC adapter w/ mini-USB power plug
- Carrying Case
- Sync. Cable (mini-USB/USB)
- Battery (rechargeable and replaceable)
- Stereo wired headset with microphone (button for voice command) for 3.5 mm
- HTC Proprietary 16 pin cable (one to many ports)
- USB Standard A female port
- VGA (15pin) port
- Composite Video Out
- S-Video (4 pin) Out
- User manual, Quick start guide, & Sync. software CD
- Cradle
- VGA (15pin) port
- Video Out port
- S-Video (4 pin) port
- 3.5 mm Audio jack (for External Speakers & Headset)
- One miniUSB port for power charging
- One miniUSB port for synchronization
- 2 x USB Standard A female port (USB Host)
- 2nd Battery charging slot
- 3 LEDs Indicators – 2nd Battery, Power & Sync
- Mono Bluetooth headset with microphone [optional]
- Stereo bluetooth headset with microphone [optional]
- Car Adapter [optional]
- Car Holder [optional]
- Car Kit with car stereo mute function [optional]
- TTY adaptor for USA market [optional]
- Value Added Applications
- Ringtone
- MIDI
- 40 polyphonic & Standard MIDI format 0 and 1
- (SMF) / SP MIDI
- MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ WMA, WAV and AMRNB/
- WB
- DirectShow Filters for WMP - Audio
- Audio Playback format: AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MP3,
- WMA, WAV, AMR-NB/WB
- DirectShow Filters for WMP - Video
- Video Playback format: H.263, MPEG4, WMV&Motion JPEG (AVI)
- Min. 30 fps @ VGA decoding for H.263 & MPEG4
- Combined Bit Rate: 64Kbps (playback)
- Video scaling up to full VGA display
- Picture Enhancement for Pictures & Videos
- Graphics: JPEG, GIF87a, GIF89a, PNG, WBMP
- Video Thumbnail Preview: H.263, MPEG4, Motion
- JPEG (AVI), WMV
- 3G-324M Video Telephony
- ZIP
- Smart Dialing
- Support of QWERTY Keyboard Input
- Sub-display UI when keyboard is attached to LCD
- VGA / TV Out Setting
- MMS Client
- Compliant to MMS 1.2
- Java virtual machine
- Voice Dial & Command
- Speaker Dependent or Independent
- Support on both wired and bluetooth headset
- Document Viewer - PDF
- DRM Engine: For all types of files (Pictures, audio, application etc.), and also all types of delivery method (MMS, email etc.)
- OMA 1.0 / 2.0 when available
- Multi-DRM support : Microsoft DRM & OMA DRM
- 3D Sound Effect - SRS
- WorldMate
- World Clock
- Weather Forecast
- Currency Converter
- Unit Conversion
- SIM Manager
- Comm. Manager
- STK
- Photo / Document Printing via BT
- PictBridge
- TTY for US Market
- FOTA (Firmware OTA)
- GPS Navigation SW
- Backup Tool
- Motion control of G-Sensor
- Symbol Table
- VoIP on WLAN (with echo cancellation)
- Wireless Modem
I am not sure this will be a big hit, but it gets an A from me for imagination. Detachable keyboards could be handy for certain users, but with the price of this unit expected to be around the $2000 mark, I would probably go for one of the UMPC devices that are starting to show up with regular frequency. If your looking for Ultra-mobile, this one is innovative, but probably isn’t a complete solution like some of the full blown Windows systems that are out there for right around two thousand. Anyway, I found this one interesting |
