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Only 5 pm here, but maybe I need some sleep....]]>Mar 28th 2008 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/Mar 28th 2008 8:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/A) Giant phone
B) A mini laptop

Regardless, I feel like a fool now.

Looks nice though :)]]>Mar 28th 2008 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/
How does the keyboard size compare to an Eee keyboard?]]>Mar 28th 2008 6:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/Mar 28th 2008 10:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/Mar 31st 2008 3:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/Mar 28th 2008 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/Mar 28th 2008 6:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/
"Oooh, I'll have a Tab!"

'No time for a Tab, the computer is starting!"]]>Mar 28th 2008 6:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/
Some better phones I'd like to see them make would include -
Gigabyte GSmart MS808
http://www.pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=1128

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
http://www.pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=1117
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0z8F6jUzVc

I'm not sure why HTC can't move forward from QVGA to higher res screens in small phones - haven't they been available for about two years now?

I also can't fathom why HTC can't hire a programmer for a week or so to actually work on making Bluetooth work as well on their $500 phones as it does on the free phones you get for signing up for a contract.

Just my crazy thoughts...


]]>Mar 28th 2008 6:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/Mar 28th 2008 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/Mar 28th 2008 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/
[1] You said they should try new phone style--diversify their forms factors. HTC, if not good for anything, does just this. We have the Cingular 3125 (a very thing flip), the Tilt (A side-slide out QWERTY with a tilting touch screen), the Touch (touch screen PPC), The Vox (bar phone/ side slide out smart phone--like the LG Rumor), and this thing--as DevinOlsen so perfectly put it giant-phone-mini-laptop etc...

[2] You said HTC should move from QVGA screens. This isn't entirely their faults. They only use WinMo and WinMo is optimized for use of QVGA screen. Can they make drivers to do so for higher res, of course. But again, WinMo and 65k QVGA screens just are standard at this point--though there are some, though not relatively many, exceptions.

[3] This is minute. Idk, I've never had any problems with bluetooth. I've used many HTCs--Cingular 3125, 8125, 8525, and a couple I keepy forgetting...anyway--across a relatively good range and no problem. Nor have I heard much about them. But, maybe I just ignorant to them.


]]>Mar 28th 2008 8:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/Mar 28th 2008 6:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/Mar 28th 2008 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/* Too large to fit in a pocket
* Too small to do anything other than casual use
* Waste of processing power to run Vista, could run other OSs (XP, Linux) much faster
* Dual choice of OSs useless; AFAIK, it can't even share information (contacts, etc.) between the two OSs

It may have a good design, but I'd rather buy a couple of Eees and save a grand.
All in all, pretty useless machine.]]>Mar 28th 2008 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/Mar 28th 2008 6:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/Mar 28th 2008 6:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/Mar 28th 2008 6:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/I've had my shift for a couple weeks and I can type fine on it even if it is small, it's just a matter of getting used to it. Same goes for the trackpad. Why do people complain so much when there is even the slightest learning curve? Lazy buggers! Meanwhile everyone is pecking away happily at their ridiculous iPhones.
Vista runs quite decently on it. SP1 actually makes it noticeably faster. Yes it could be faster, but with something so small (it's the same size as one of those fat triple DVD cases), there is going to be a comprimise. It's first and foremost meant to be a portable busines tool (and it handles Office 2007 wonderfully), go play Crysis on something else.
There is work currently going on in the communities to "fix" the WinMO side, and it's going very well. All in all I have to say it is one of the most impressive pieces of technology I've ever laid my hands on. ]]>Mar 28th 2008 7:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/
iPhone users are "pecking at their keyboards" because they have chosen maximum portability. Sure, they can't run Office, but they can do a good deal of other things - including making a phone call, a thing you can't do.

But above all else, they can fit their iPhone in a pocket. Since you have to carry this in a bag instead, you have a vast array of other cheaper and more comfortable options, among which the Eee is first. It costs a fifth (!) and it is no doubt more comfortable to work with; I dare you to work for an hour continuosly with this without getting cramps.

I'll concede that the HTC looks better, but that's it. So unless you are obsessed with style, and are willing to pay a lot for it, you have far better choices.]]>Mar 29th 2008 1:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/hahah, are you joking? That is a ridiculous comment. I completely agree with giuliop, this is a solution looking for a problem. Bigger than a smartphone, can't fit in your pocket, but too small for typing and too small to reasonably be able to get anything done on it like a conventional laptop. And outrageously expensive on top of that. And you call it "primarily for business".. are you kidding?

For $1500, ANYONE would be much better off buying an iPhone or their smartphone of choice, and a small, functional lightweight laptop.



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yes do agree its way overpriced and users are reporting 2 hour battery life]]>Mar 28th 2008 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/Mar 28th 2008 7:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/Mar 28th 2008 8:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/Mar 28th 2008 8:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/Mar 28th 2008 8:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/Mar 31st 2008 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/Mar 28th 2008 8:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/Mar 28th 2008 9:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/Mar 28th 2008 9:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/Mar 28th 2008 9:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/-2 hours of battery life? That is NOT a mobile device
-Vista
-No full copy of windows mobile - that would have multiplied the usability a great deal. It would be nice to have a windows mobile device with a nice big screen and a ton of battery life, and the ability to temporarily switch to full windows for something you can't do on Mobile.
-Trackpad - the hell? HP already proved people hate this concept with the hx4700. Speaking as a 4700 owner, tiny trackpads are a horrible, horrible idea.]]>Mar 28th 2008 9:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/
http://www.jkontherun.com/2008/03/jkontherun-revi.html#more]]>Mar 28th 2008 11:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/Mar 29th 2008 12:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/
LOL, I wonder how many people in here are really business professional? So what do you used you pda for? Reading emails...LOL

How many of you bring your huge laptop to do presentation for a meeting and then turn it off? What..you run MS Office on it? LOL..that all we pro do in a business enviroments.

This is one of the best UMPC/Laptop/PDA I have purchased. I can do all the business crap and only have to lug this small peice of hardware with me. Oh..yeah its has 3G on it built in. Not to many out there has this built in....yeah one can install an express card...but why...why lug another piece of device with you...

Yeah the only bummer on this Shift is the battery life...Oh well.. I guess if you are a business person....we fly business class any way..so plug in the power jack and you are go to go!!

I also own an iphone....lol...great for email and web surfing....I hardly ever used it now...this replace it...My WiMO is crack and running great..

LOL....yeah EEEPC..had it for a month...gave it way...if you love to wait for it to save a doc or freeze on you when it's crunch for power....well I guess this will fit you as a mobile professional...

yeah..go buy your PDA + laptop + cellphone...see how much that will cost you...

XDA will crack this little baby for phone call..



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a) This is better than the Eee. No way the Eee wasn't up to your needs. You're nuts.

b) You paid $1500 for this piece of crap

Oh well, I guess a fool (that's YOU BTW) and his money ARE soon parted.

Are you from Bizarro world by any chance, because your logic all sounds highly illogical to me.]]>Mar 29th 2008 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/
What do you guys used your UMPC for in business? Og..please explain this onn to me. Yeah..email, web surfing, and what else?

Play video games??

I guess u never own the EEEPC!!! What do you used your for David'O!!!!! Maybe you should go ask your dad what he does on a business trip or to a meeting?

I laught because everyone looking for a UMPC or very small laptop to do what? The same crap I mention above.


]]>Mar 29th 2008 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/28/htc-shift-hands-on/I was disappointed to find that it wouldn't make calls (many reviews had said that it did / would and implied that they had tested it) and as a gadget it's pretty ordinary. As a real tool, however, I'm finding it very useful.
I use it for work and it fits my needs very well. For note-taking in a business context, hand-writing with the stylus is useful (it often appears less intrusive than a stood-up laptop) but it's essential to be able to switch quickly to conventional typing every now and again. It has to be possible to do both of these without looking like an idiot or gadget-freak. The Shift does this very well.
Most of the rest of the Shift is also quite practical, including the positioning of the various slots and plug-sockets. I wish the battery life was better, but the Shift seems to re-charge very quickly so it's been less of an issue than with many laptops I've had.
I use the Shift much more than I thought I would because of its convenience, but it us definitely a work tool.
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If you need battery life, just hit the toggle button and you got 7 days of power on WinMo6.

What are your other alternatives fora UMPC (if you really need one). OQO m2? Well I'd say good choice, if only it had a touchscreen (forget about 3G too). Sony Viao? Maybe when they decide to upgrade their already dated device.

The Shift is Excellent. Very few -if none- UMPCs offer a tilting screen, gorgeous form factor, and 3G. And this is why it is (and yes it is) overpriced.

I can only hope HTC releases one that is a bit smaller so as to fit into a large coat pocket. Albeit this would cause the keyboard to be smaller, but fine by me (obviously not by Engadget).

For most ppl out there, yes, I agree, invest in a SE Xperia X1. But that doesn't mean the Shift is less than a formidable UMPC with many "exclusives".]]>May 4th 2008 6:40AM