HTC's Touch Cruise caught on video

Hot on the heels of the official announcement of HTC's Touch Cruise -- the company's new, touch-sensitive, GPS equipped wonder-device -- come these "in the wild" pictures and video from CoolSmartPhone. As you can see, the Touch Cruise is sporting the now-familiar HTC TouchFLO interface, though apparently the handset-maker has updated the picture and video album UI. The site also hosts some shots of the GPS navigation in action, and examples of the updated onscreen keyboard. Check the video after the break, then point your browser towards the read link and see all the shots.

[boe @ Nov 12th 2007 9:53AM]

Someone wake me up if HTC ever releases a small, slim VGA unit. I know they make VGA units but when they make small ones like ETEN or i-Mate they might actually get some consumer interest. Oh but then again since they still can't fix the mogul they released 5 months ago - hard to get excited about HTC products.

[pasht @ Nov 12th 2007 10:38AM]

You are aware that nearly every i-mate phone is actually a rebranded HTC, right?

[boe @ Nov 12th 2007 11:43AM]

Actually not any more - they did have some models made by HTC but I'm pretty sure the I-mate ultimate series - ALL of which have VGA screens are not made by HTC.

[Richard Lai @ Nov 12th 2007 7:39PM]

pasht: the new i-mate devices are made by Quanta instead of HTC.

[athousandleaves @ Nov 12th 2007 10:02AM]

once again, worst name for a phone EVER!

[JohnTitor @ Nov 12th 2007 10:33AM]

at a quick glance of the RSS, I thought I saw Tom Cruise

[Hater @ Nov 12th 2007 10:41AM]

State your sources Engadget. The source is CoolSmartPhone.

[Joshua Topolsky @ Nov 12th 2007 10:51AM]

We do state our sources, both in the post and in the read link -- as usual.

[Merrick @ Nov 12th 2007 11:47AM]

I don't think I could ever bring myself to take seriously anything that starts with To and ends with Cruise.

[Scott Russell @ Nov 12th 2007 5:56PM]

I watched the video and think it's weird how the interface requires you to use the touchscreen for some things but the spin dial for others. Wouldn't it make more sense to utilize the screen for everything (kinda like the iPhone)?

[Ike Turner @ Nov 12th 2007 7:47PM]

You can use both...

[Richard Lai @ Nov 12th 2007 7:44PM]

The new TouchFlo does allow you to do stuff like that (zooming into the centre of your finger tapping spot, rotation by finger gesture, etc). This was sadly not shown in the video.

[Exitao @ Nov 17th 2007 2:59PM]

It's really no different than having a central "joystick" that allows you to scroll/navigate... Well, actually, it is different, but same essential purpose. It might be better, or at least feel as nice as the (now old) iPod did before the novelty wore off. Never know until you get to caress it with your stubby little index.

[ugg.tryptophan @ Nov 12th 2007 9:26PM]

i want to touch cruise (on video)