Toshiba TG01 GUI, video playback demoed on film

We just saw Toshiba's newest, Snapdragon boasting, offering -- the TG01 -- bust onto the scene, and now we're catching some demo action, too. We're not really expecting to get any alone time with the device until it's unveiled at MWC in Barcelona, so Slashgear's impressions will have to do for now. They seem pretty satisfied overall with the GUI, are "not convinced" about the device's resistive touchscreen's (and lack of buttons) potential for gaming, but the 1GHz CPU and 800 x 400 display seem to impress. The screen looks pretty frustrating to use, but check the GUI video demo after the break for yourself, and hit the read link for two other, in-depth peeks.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 4th 2009 12:46AM]

I am happy to see more power to mobiles, hopefully the phone itself would be released with a better OS, winmo/ otherwise. I agree with guys looking for a capacitative touch on this phone, resistive touch is just not done. Winmo really needs to work on making the UI finger friendly, which is basically the reason its being skinned by everyone (apart from cosmetic reasons). Once this is sorted out we would see more winmo phones with capacitative touch screens. Only question is how long MS is gonna take to do this, 6.5 doesnt look very promising...

[ananimus Posted Feb 4th 2009 12:46AM]

Erm... it has just occured to me that phones are getting to the point that we might as well dump WinXP on them instead of WinMo. Sure it'd need a little tweaking and some new drivers. But there's a thought.

[looselycoupled Posted Feb 4th 2009 2:28AM]

Love how they ruin a great device with Windows Mobile and a resistive "touch"screen!

[ZSX Posted Feb 4th 2009 4:08AM]

Mobinaute has the rather dreadful 80s-inspired video promo for the TG01. Apple-esque it is not.

http://www.mobinaute.com/255190-tg01-toshiba-smartphone-tactile-pouces-windows-mobile.html

Thin - fast - wide.