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Started by PaulOBrien , Sep 28 2007 12:14 PM

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Posted 28 September 2007 - 12:14 PM

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[teaser]Oh my oh my, this is one cat that is rather seriously out of the bag.

You remember the HTC event taking place on Monday? Well, it seems my suspicions were correct... one of the 3 devices launching is a new evolution of the HTC Touch, branded the HTC Touch slide!

The device will look very similar to the touch, and feature 3G + HSDPA, a 400MHz Qualcomm processor (that we're all rather used to now), a 2 megapixel camera, microSD expansion and a first-of-a-kind for Windows Mobile Suretype keyboard, a-la-Blackberry Pearl.

'Superior Gadgets News' (which looks like a created-for-this-leak-blogger-account) have scored some awesome photos, which you'll find below.

I think this device is gonna be HUGE! Remember to stay tuned for our coverage of the launch on Monday!

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Posted 28 September 2007 - 12:36 PM

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Yes I think I have just found my weekend phone. This looks fantastic very slick.

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Posted 28 September 2007 - 02:07 PM

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It really is strange how elongated this phone looks as its picture stands alone. The shocking truth of it is that it is smaller than my TyTN II. Other than the small screen size (which looks to be in the neighborhood of 2inches) it seems to be a pretty solid device which picks up all the pieces of the original device while fixing the lack of a keyboard that most of us want so desperately. This device will probably land a big target audience as a mid-high range WM device, and can serve the purposes of the casual user and the business man (or woman) alike. I have to say that HTC never ceases to amaze, and this black beauty is no exception.

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Posted 28 September 2007 - 02:45 PM

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Yeah, shame the screen is smaller (2.4")?

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Posted 28 September 2007 - 03:47 PM

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Depending on the RAM this might just be what I've been holding out for! How does this keyboard work though?

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Posted 28 September 2007 - 03:58 PM

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Beautiful. Still love my original Touch in spite of the speed. Thinking keyboards may be the way to go as well. This fits the bill nicely! ;)

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Posted 28 September 2007 - 04:47 PM

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How does the keyboard work on these devices, is it T9 in style? or standard text entry (multiple presses of the key to get what you want)?

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Posted 28 September 2007 - 04:49 PM

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T9ish, i.e. predictive.

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Posted 28 September 2007 - 05:04 PM

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View Postcoercri, on Sep 28 2007, 12:47, said:

How does the keyboard work on these devices, is it T9 in style? or standard text entry (multiple presses of the key to get what you want)?

It's predictive like a blackberry, which BTW is probably the only thing I ever liked about the BB's.

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Posted 28 September 2007 - 05:15 PM

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When will this thing be sold in the states?

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Posted 28 September 2007 - 06:14 PM

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Do we know the radi frequencies yet?  I may get this instead of the N95-3 for use on ATT.  It is exaclty what I have been looking for!

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Posted 28 September 2007 - 08:06 PM

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So will this be avaiable next week then?

Just the sorta phone/PDA ive been looking for for a long time.

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Posted 28 September 2007 - 08:27 PM

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I suspect availability won't be immediate, as it's 'Q4 products' announcement...

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Posted 28 September 2007 - 08:53 PM

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If only it had GPS ;)

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Posted 28 September 2007 - 09:13 PM

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View PostJ273, on Sep 28 2007, 21:53, said:

If only it had GPS ;)

It would be the daddy :wub:

Yeah, here's hoping!!

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Posted 29 September 2007 - 08:41 AM

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View PostPaul (MVP), on Sep 28 2007, 16:45, said:

Yeah, shame the screen is smaller (2.4")?

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I think the screen on the Touch Slide actually looks to be 2.6", just like the rumors have said the latest time. If we say that the Wing's is 2.4" (as big as the Vox's screen), then on the comparison photo between the two of them I'll guess the Slide's is about 2.5"-2.6"?

BTW, looks like this Slide thing is going to be the perfect replacement for my SP5m ;) Me want!!!

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Posted 29 September 2007 - 09:08 AM

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Touch Slide with Touch...

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Anyone know the dimensions of the slide compared to the touch?

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Posted 29 September 2007 - 10:30 AM

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See the pic above, not a lot between them!

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Posted 29 September 2007 - 12:50 PM

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View PostPaul (MVP), on Sep 28 2007, 16:49, said:

T9ish, i.e. predictive.

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Can someone describe how the T9ish does work? If it is predictive then it means that there is a dictionary in use. So for people often writing in different languages they would have to switch the dictionary in settings. Or people who are used to enter specific words which are not in the dictionary.....oh gosh if it is really a dict-based system then it is not very different to the default T9 which I don't like - I like FREEDOM :-)

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