HTC HD2 gets itself a promo video and a website
We might have to wait until next year to score the HTC HD2 Stateside, but that doesn’t mean we can’t all enjoy this jazzy little promo video showing off the highlights of Sense. But is the music more reminiscent of Donkey Kong Country or Iko Iko by the Belle Stars? We ask the hard-hitting questions here at Engadget. Video after the break, website at the read link.
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HTC HD2 gets itself a promo video and a website originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted: October 8th, 2009
at 2:24pm by Nilay Patel
Topics: HtcHd2, HtcLeo, PromoVideo, hd2, htc, htc hd2, htc leo, leo, promo video, video
Entelligence: The HTC HD2 and the future of Windows Mobile
Entelligence is a column by technology strategist and author Michael Gartenberg, a man whose desire for a delicious cup of coffee and a quality New York bagel is dwarfed only by his passion for tech. In these articles, he’ll explore where our industry is and where it’s going — on both micro and macro levels — with the unique wit and insight only he can provide.
A few columns ago, I wrote how folks shouldn’t dismiss Windows Mobile. This week, Microsoft released Windows Mobile 6.5 and it’s further proof that this OS is very much a serious contender in the mobile OS platform wars. What makes Windows Mobile 6.5 work isn’t so much the OS per se, but rather the Windows Phones that are the basis for the ecosystem.
Despite Steve Ballmer himself apologizing for the delay of Window Mobile 7 a few days ago, there’s a lot in WinMo 6.5 that Microsoft should be proud of. Overall the OS itself has been tweaked a lot for performance — I’ve tried devices that were running WM 6.1 and were upgraded to 6.5 and there’s a dramatic difference in speed. Microsoft has also worked hard to make the new OS much more finger friendly, with UI elements that really required a stylus in the past much more usable with a finger instead. There’s also some nice integration with new services such at the marketplace for mobile applications and MyPhone synchronization.
That’s all well and good, but it’s one device that I’ve had the chance to use for just a few minutes that’s really affirmed my view of Windows Mobile viability, and it has me very excited about the platform. It’s the new standard for Windows Phones and it’s pretty much the device that every other Windows-powered phone is going to need to live up to. It’s called the HTC HD2 (code named Leo) and it’s a game changer in my opinion.
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Entelligence: The HTC HD2 and the future of Windows Mobile originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted: October 6th, 2009
at 8:30pm by Michael Gartenberg
Topics: HtcHd2, HtcLeo, WindowsMobile, WindowsMobile6.5, Winmo6.5, column, columns, editorial, entelligence, featured, features, hd2, htc, htc hd2, htc leo, leo, windows mobile, windows mobile 6.5, winmo 6.5
HTC HD2 hands-on and impressions… on video!
We had a chance to give HTC’s newest darling device — the Windows Mobile 6.5-sporting HD2 — a more thorough hands-on today, and we wanted to share our impressions. Firstly, we must say that HTC has done perhaps its most ambitious skinning job ever here. So while this does run atop Windows Mobile 6.5, you rarely see the OS poking through the gorgeous new Sense user interface the company has created. If you’re used to TouchFLO 3D (or Sense on Android), this should seem old hat to you, but keep in mind there are some major changes here that dramatically affect the Windows Mobile experience. As you probably already know, the Snapdragon-based device sports a 1GHz MSM8250 CPU, a massive, 800 x 480 capacitive display (with multitouch functionality thanks to more tinkering from HTC), a 5 megapixel camera with dual LED flashes, a 3.5mm headphone jack, FM tuner, and GPS chip on-board.
We were frankly blown away with how slick this phone is. Mind you, WM 6.5 still shows its not-so-fresh colors here and there, but the general experience of using the device is handled mainly through the Sense interface, and it blows the hinges off of any other Windows phone experience we’ve had. Ever. From the lag-free gestures which get you around the device, to image pinching and zooming with that aforementioned multitouch, the hesitation-free jumps in and out of applications, and typing on the sprawling, HTC-ified onscreen keyboard, using the HD2 is a joy. There’s no getting around the fact that the phone is still very much anchored to Windows Mobile, but what HTC has done here is nothing short of a revelation. Why Robbie Bach didn’t bring this up on stage today at Microsoft’s open house event is anyone’s guess — though we have to imagine that when your OS is this heavily gutted (HTC has even completely removed stock apps like calendar and contacts and replaced them with its own versions, and the company had to hand-roll the capacitive / multitouch interfacing), it might not be the best example of what you’ve done. We’ll be waiting with bated breath till we get more hands-on time with this phone, but until then, we can all enjoy some lengthy video of the device in action… so check it out after the break.
Update: Second video is up!
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HTC HD2 hands-on and impressions… on video! originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted: October 6th, 2009
at 7:07pm by Joshua Topolsky
Topics: HtcHd2, Microsoft, SenseExperience, SenseUi, WindowsMobile, WindowsMobile6.5, features, hd2, htc, htc hd2, sense experience, sense ui, windows mobile, windows mobile 6.5, wm, wm 6.5, wm6.5
HTC HD2 to arrive Stateside in early 2010 — huzzah!
Snap, looks like that painful feeling in our gut was just from that late-night Mickey’s sesh after all. HTC’s Peter Chou told SlashGear today that the monstrous, amazing HTC HD2 will be coming to the United States of America sometime in Q1 of 2010. That’s not too far off, but let’s be honest — it’s gonna be a long wait.
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HTC HD2 to arrive Stateside in early 2010 — huzzah! originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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