HTC Touch Diamond dock stealthily makes the scene
By Nilay Patel 
posted May 13th 2008 3:11AM
posted May 13th 2008 3:11AM
[Via Tracy and Matt's Blog]
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black is the new white
clove so lazy they had to copy the body glove logo?
That's all nice and fancy, but what about that annoying delayed response with the UI?
It's like driving a nice luxury convertible with a loose steering wheel.
Do you have any basis for claiming a delayed response on the UI? I've seen no reviews out, video or otherwise. If you're talking about the 1st gen HTC touch, then it seems a little unfair to impute the sluggish response to this phone, as this one has more than twice the processing speed.
It's not sluggish. I've seen vids. The only odd thing is zooming in on high-res pictures. And that was on the prototype with only 2/3 of the RAM the final one will have.
Really pretty, but I think I'll get annoyed with my fingerprint over that slick black.
I want one with a touch pen.
just wash your hands after eating those donuts!
Gotta say, that shiny black is a pain in the ass for dust, finger prints, scratches and the like... My viewsonic monitor has a base like that... its a shocker!
what about matt black?
There is a stylus on the bottom.
There's not only a stylus, but it is one of the most advanced ones ever. Removing it turns the device on if it's in standby, removing it when in a call creates a note for the contact you're calling and it's held in magnetically so it can't fall out accidentally.
Wow. This is a beauty. If the user inerface kicks ass, Apple could finally have some (it surely needs some!) genuine competition.
If I was in Cupertino, I'd be paying close attention to this one.
The UI DOES kick ass. Vids are all over the internet.
I said it from day 1 (iPhone launch day), it would take a little while, but if anyone could do it, HTC would be the one to bring the genuine threat to the new wunderkind on the block...
don't lie. you never said that on day 1
Sorry, "interface".... (I wish engadget allowed for edits).
I think I saw this next to the iPhone on the last Cranky Geeks I watched and while I had been initially impressed with it, I was not impressed after what I saw. Feel free, anyone, to correct me if I'm wrong but what I saw was quite a bit bigger and it had some sort of funky magnetically connected keyboard which just looked clunky as hell. While what I saw was quite pretty, it was just not well executed. I wonder if the real competition for the iPhone are the designs which look nothing like it, such as the Tilt and the latest Blackberry models.
Yep, you are wrong, that is the HTC Advantage.
Ah, thanks for the correction. I didn't like what I saw. Perhaps the HTC Touch is a better design.
Yeah, the Touch Diamond is a much smaller more finger friendly model. It will also be available as the Touch Diamond Pro and Touch Diamond Dual with sliding QWERTY and numeric keypads respectively.
"too bad it's listed at £25 ($49)."
What is that supposed to mean?? You didn't say squat when Apple introduced the iPhone dock an listed it at £29.00 here in the UK!
Good point.
Don't worry, Americans will probably get the dock for about $35....
£25 is resonable I think for something that isn't essential but would look dead good on your desktop. I have spent more on aftershave and I have a face for radio.
I paid $50 for my zune dock, I think it's a reasonable price for a dock.
How is $50 reasonable? It's just an extra usb cable with a plastic case around it. The only reason they cost so much is because they assume since you can afford the expensive device you won't mind getting bent over for the accessories.
Not related to the article, but I thought maybe I should note that Microsoft has finally released their WorldWide Telescope (WWT). You know, the software that allows you to easily explore the universe, get extensive data and imagery, make and share tours, and be a great tool for astronomers. I just thought this might interest some people.
http://worldwidetelescope.org/
I don't think Engadget will post this anyways, since they never did post anything about WWT at all. Consider it's technology and all, I thought it was worth a mention.
Alternatively, you could have said:
"Wait for the iCosmos from Apple, it will be hyped out of this world!"
I'll leave now.
Why, that was a totally off-topic, but wonderful post. Thank you, that's a really neat site to explore.
What? This image has been available on HTC's site since May 6 :
http://www.htc.com/uploadedimages/Gallery/HTC_Touch_Diamond/02_Accessories.jpg
is it me or does the touch diamond in a dock look like a zune???
Totally agree. I've said that before in one of HTC Diamond artciles here in Engadget.
It is you.
"too bad it's listed at $49" ??? Pay to play!
dummy.
Also.. that was supposed to say "< d m x > dummy.", as if the man himself (DMX) repeated his original remarks to IRC (as opposed to myself, who never repeats anything). While I'm sure I was censored because fools try embedding HTML in webpages (also like dummies), it'd be nice if only real HTML was censored, as the IRC nomenclature has been in existence longer. kthx.
Why is the base so huge? It looks as big as the phone itself!
Forget the dock, what are those sexy ass wireless earbuds, and will they work with my 3G iPhone!? :-)
They're not wireless, you can just see the wires.
they kind of look like mini bluetooth earpieces... just sayin
That phone look like a Zune lol
i still say black shiny iphone would look great. example- this phone