myTouch 3G with 3.5mm headphone jack hits T-Mobile's store, now with less Fender
By Paul Miller 
posted February 10th 2010 10:03AM
posted February 10th 2010 10:03AM
Update: There's official PR out now. The handset will be replacing the current myTouch at the same $150 pricepoint and is available today. Other tweaks include a couple of minor pre-loaded apps, 288MB of RAM and Swype for text input instead of the standard Android QWERTY. Full PR is after the break.
Today, T-Mobile unveiled a new version of the popular T-Mobile® myTouch® 3G. The new device will simply be called the T-Mobile myTouch 3G and will replace the original T-Mobile myTouch 3G, while offering new features including:
· A built-in 3.5mm headset jack and updated music player
· Additional memory with 288 MB of RAM and an 8GB microSD card
· Swype, an innovative text input technology, providing a faster and more intuitive text input on the touch screen
· Preloaded applications, including Barcode Scanner, Music Player, myAccount and Visual Voicemail
The new myTouch also offers the popular features of the original T-Mobile myTouch 3G, including:
· A highly personalized experience, with home screen customization, accessories and more than 20,000 applications available for download from Android™ Market.
· One-touch access to the Google™ services millions use everyday, including Google Search by voice, Google Maps™ Street View, YouTube® and Picasa®.
The new T-Mobile myTouch 3G is available starting today nationwide at select T-Mobile retail locations and online at www.T-MobilemyTouch.com. The device will cost $149.99 (plus taxes and fees) with a new two-year service agreement and qualifying voice and data plan. See www.T-Mobile.com for offer details. Additional information on Swype can be found in the press release below.
Cheers –
Lori
Press Contact:
Debra Benson, Illume Public Relations
Debra@illumepr.com, (310) 786-4706
SWYPE'S INNOVATIVE TEXT INPUT TECHNOLOGY
INTEGRATED INTO T-MOBILE USA PRODUCTS
Swype Expands to Android™ platform with new T-Mobile® myTouch® 3G
Seattle -- February 10, 2010 –Swype, an innovative text input technology, and T-Mobile USA, Inc. today announced the integration of Swype's intuitive text input solution into T-Mobile touch screen devices, starting with the new version of the popular T-Mobile myTouch 3G, the company's latest Android-powered device, which is available beginning today. T-Mobile also plans to integrate Swype into a number of future devices including the HTC HD2, an upcoming Windows Mobile® Phone from T-Mobile, which is expected to be available this spring.
"T-Mobile has always been on the forefront of introducing new devices and ground breaking technologies and now has embraced Swype's stunningly responsive text input for its touch screen lineup," said Mike McSherry, CEO, Swype. "Launching on the Android platform is a major milestone for Swype as we continue to expand to new touch screen devices and platforms."
George Harrison, vice president, marketing product innovation, T-Mobile USA said, "Consumers have been vocal in their demand for a more intuitive and efficient way to use a virtual keyboard on touch screen devices. As T-Mobile continues to drive innovation for the benefit of our customers, the addition of Swype to T-Mobile products places our customers at the forefront of this new solution."
Swype's software allows for a high degree of error tolerance and provides a
faster and more intuitive way to input text on touch screens. The touch screen market for mobile phones continues to grow rapidly in the US and Swype is poised to revolutionize this space with its ease of use and intuitive technology across multiple platforms.
Swype is designed to work across a variety of operating systems and devices such as phones, tablets, game consoles, televisions, and GPS units among others. Its impressive multi-lingual vocabulary currently supports over 30 languages and Swype's adaptive function allows it to learn new words, phone numbers and more data unique to its owner.
# # # # #
myTouch is a registered trademark of T-Mobile USA. Google and Android are trademarks of Google Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the companies with which they are associated
About Swype
Swype's patented technology provides a faster and more intuitive way to input text on touch-screens. With one continuous finger or stylus motion across the keyboard, users can enter text at over 40 words per minute. Swype was developed by experts in computing and mobile phone text input technologies. Cliff Kushler, founder and CTO, is a co-inventor of the T9 text input software installed on over 4 billion mobile phones. Co-founder Randy Marsden, developed the on-screen keyboard software that has shipped on over 1 billion copies of Microsoft Windows. For more information visit: www.swypeinc.com.
About T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile USA, Inc. is the U.S. wireless operation of Deutsche Telekom AG. By the end of the third quarter of 2009, almost 151 million mobile customers were served by the mobile communication segments of the Deutsche Telekom group - 33.4 million by T-Mobile USA - all via a common technology platform based on GSM and UMTS, the world's most widely used digital wireless standards. T-Mobile's innovative wireless products and services help empower people to connect to those who matter most. Multiple independent research studies continue to rank T-Mobile among the highest in numerous regions throughout the U.S. in wireless customer care and call quality. For more information, please visit http://www.T-Mobile.com. T-Mobile is a registered trademark of Deutsche Telekom AG.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect the current views of Deutsche Telekom management with respect to future events. The words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "project" and "should" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current plans, estimates and projections, and therefore you should not place too much reliance on them. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond Deutsche Telekom's control, including, without limitation, those factors set forth in "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" contained in Deutsche Telekom's annual report. If these or other risks and uncertainties materialize, or if the assumptions underlying any of these statements prove incorrect, Deutsche Telekom's actual results may be materially different from those expressed or implied by such statements. Deutsche Telekom does not intend or assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
· A built-in 3.5mm headset jack and updated music player
· Additional memory with 288 MB of RAM and an 8GB microSD card
· Swype, an innovative text input technology, providing a faster and more intuitive text input on the touch screen
· Preloaded applications, including Barcode Scanner, Music Player, myAccount and Visual Voicemail
The new myTouch also offers the popular features of the original T-Mobile myTouch 3G, including:
· A highly personalized experience, with home screen customization, accessories and more than 20,000 applications available for download from Android™ Market.
· One-touch access to the Google™ services millions use everyday, including Google Search by voice, Google Maps™ Street View, YouTube® and Picasa®.
The new T-Mobile myTouch 3G is available starting today nationwide at select T-Mobile retail locations and online at www.T-MobilemyTouch.com. The device will cost $149.99 (plus taxes and fees) with a new two-year service agreement and qualifying voice and data plan. See www.T-Mobile.com for offer details. Additional information on Swype can be found in the press release below.
Cheers –
Lori
Press Contact:
Debra Benson, Illume Public Relations
Debra@illumepr.com, (310) 786-4706
SWYPE'S INNOVATIVE TEXT INPUT TECHNOLOGY
INTEGRATED INTO T-MOBILE USA PRODUCTS
Swype Expands to Android™ platform with new T-Mobile® myTouch® 3G
Seattle -- February 10, 2010 –Swype, an innovative text input technology, and T-Mobile USA, Inc. today announced the integration of Swype's intuitive text input solution into T-Mobile touch screen devices, starting with the new version of the popular T-Mobile myTouch 3G, the company's latest Android-powered device, which is available beginning today. T-Mobile also plans to integrate Swype into a number of future devices including the HTC HD2, an upcoming Windows Mobile® Phone from T-Mobile, which is expected to be available this spring.
"T-Mobile has always been on the forefront of introducing new devices and ground breaking technologies and now has embraced Swype's stunningly responsive text input for its touch screen lineup," said Mike McSherry, CEO, Swype. "Launching on the Android platform is a major milestone for Swype as we continue to expand to new touch screen devices and platforms."
George Harrison, vice president, marketing product innovation, T-Mobile USA said, "Consumers have been vocal in their demand for a more intuitive and efficient way to use a virtual keyboard on touch screen devices. As T-Mobile continues to drive innovation for the benefit of our customers, the addition of Swype to T-Mobile products places our customers at the forefront of this new solution."
Swype's software allows for a high degree of error tolerance and provides a
faster and more intuitive way to input text on touch screens. The touch screen market for mobile phones continues to grow rapidly in the US and Swype is poised to revolutionize this space with its ease of use and intuitive technology across multiple platforms.
Swype is designed to work across a variety of operating systems and devices such as phones, tablets, game consoles, televisions, and GPS units among others. Its impressive multi-lingual vocabulary currently supports over 30 languages and Swype's adaptive function allows it to learn new words, phone numbers and more data unique to its owner.
# # # # #
myTouch is a registered trademark of T-Mobile USA. Google and Android are trademarks of Google Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the companies with which they are associated
About Swype
Swype's patented technology provides a faster and more intuitive way to input text on touch-screens. With one continuous finger or stylus motion across the keyboard, users can enter text at over 40 words per minute. Swype was developed by experts in computing and mobile phone text input technologies. Cliff Kushler, founder and CTO, is a co-inventor of the T9 text input software installed on over 4 billion mobile phones. Co-founder Randy Marsden, developed the on-screen keyboard software that has shipped on over 1 billion copies of Microsoft Windows. For more information visit: www.swypeinc.com.
About T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile USA, Inc. is the U.S. wireless operation of Deutsche Telekom AG. By the end of the third quarter of 2009, almost 151 million mobile customers were served by the mobile communication segments of the Deutsche Telekom group - 33.4 million by T-Mobile USA - all via a common technology platform based on GSM and UMTS, the world's most widely used digital wireless standards. T-Mobile's innovative wireless products and services help empower people to connect to those who matter most. Multiple independent research studies continue to rank T-Mobile among the highest in numerous regions throughout the U.S. in wireless customer care and call quality. For more information, please visit http://www.T-Mobile.com. T-Mobile is a registered trademark of Deutsche Telekom AG.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect the current views of Deutsche Telekom management with respect to future events. The words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "project" and "should" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current plans, estimates and projections, and therefore you should not place too much reliance on them. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond Deutsche Telekom's control, including, without limitation, those factors set forth in "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" contained in Deutsche Telekom's annual report. If these or other risks and uncertainties materialize, or if the assumptions underlying any of these statements prove incorrect, Deutsche Telekom's actual results may be materially different from those expressed or implied by such statements. Deutsche Telekom does not intend or assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
Im really sorry that this is off topic but I have no idea where else to post it :/
Im thinking about buying a HTC HD 2 on contract. The contract is 24 (2 years) I was wondering do you think the phone would be seriously outdated at the end of the contract?
Once again sorry it's off topic
@AdamSapnik Every phone you buy will be outdated at the end of a 2 year contract. Hell it'll be outdated a month after you buy it.
@AdamSapnik No Point on a 2 year..
I seriously regret getting my iPhone 3G on an 18Month...
@selenalibertz
Yeah. and what other phone can you buy for 150? an iPhone 2G? come on, seriously?
anyway, im loving my 3.5mm-less MT. at least until I get my HD2 woohoo!!!
Honestly, if I was in the market for a MyTouch3G on contract with T-Mo, there is zero reason I wouldn't just pony up $30 for the Nexus One. Maybe there's something I'm not getting.
@Level 5
I believe T-Mobile requires that you sign up for a more expensive minimum plan for the Nexus than the MyTouch. Maybe $20 per month difference.
@Level 5 Very true. If someone's gonna buy this, they aren't doing their homework. Having said that, the Nexus One monthly plans are more expensive at $79.99
@Level 5
Hey, not everyone can understand that phones amazingness.
@Level 5 Actually the plan price would be the same if you decide to do a subsidized phone, the 500 Talk/Txt/Web plan is 80 bucks on contract but 60 bucks without. If you decide to do without the contract you are looking at 530 for the Nexus and 400 for the current myTouch.
I agree with Level 5. Why not spend the extra $30 for a phone directly supported by Google, with Google, for Google?
@OsoOto
Yes but it's not endorsed by Whoopie Goldberg & Phil Jackson!
@cc82
*Whoopi*
@cc82 You forgot Chevy Chase!
niceee the jack black edition!
@fiendskillz
..and Jack-White... naturally.
Mytouch seems so small compared to my droid. I joke with my buddy that he has a chick phone. =P
@xFenixKnightx My friend's Droid is already falling apart. Not a very well-made phone. I'd take an HTC product over Motocrappo any day.
The HTC is a far nicer user experience than the Droid too. My friend has both the Droid and the Droid Eris. I prefer the Eris, and he's starting to appreciate it too, especially the interface and the small, solid form-factor.
The Droid to me is a highly-annoying not-ready-for-primetime "beta", that was rushed to market. I have an iPhone though. It's very hard for iPhone owners to get envious of the horrible/messy Android interface, regardless of superior hardware in places.
The smaller phone is the dude phone, bigger phones are best suited for people who carry purses.
There's so much competition right now and plans (at least at T-Mobile) are starting to get cheaper without the phone subsidy - and don't come with a 2 year obligation. I am hoping that the market in the US starts to trend towards unlocked phones and the option for cheaper plans when there's no subsidy. We could probably make this happen if there were a flood of people going month to month and purchasing unlocked phones through other vendors (which would drive up competition and drive down price)
Unfortunately, the selection of unlocked phones is either unbelievably expensive or hard to find - unless you're looking at mid/cheap range s60/Nokia phones. All it would take is one decent unlocked (and cheaper) Android phone to change this.
If you are an existing Tmobile customer - seems like good news every time you turn around - tons of new phones. I'd love an HD2 but I'm stuck with Sprint (who has pretty good cell coverage but crappy phones). If I could get Tmobile pricing, tmobile phone selection and Verizon coverage I'd be one happy camper!
Sprint has pretty good pricing if you have one of the plans offered before Rudolf Hesse took over and pretty good covergage although they haven't put up squat for new towers in the past few years. I wouldn't recommend anyone go to Sprint now but a few years ago they were a good choice when their prices and phone selection were better.
@boe
they still have the best plans and coverage combinatiom 69 bucks and you have unlimited everything other than landline minutes
@DefPoet I think that is mobile to mobile unlimited. If you want unlimited I think it is $100 - which still isn't bad because of the coverage which while no where near as good as Verizon seems better than tmobile coverage. I think Tmobile charges $80 for the unlimited plan.
That said, if you bought a HTC Magic (aka myTouch 3G) when it came out, you'd be one lucky phone number. I don't know about the T-Mobile version, but the international version's been lucky with upgrades - it got Sense and now maybe 2.1. wow.
Did anyone notice that in the photos the device is running aHome?
So basically, we get a phone which will be a year older with less memory and we have to pay the same price. Compared to the Nexus pricing this phone should now be below the $99 mark. This the only way that normal people with a family to suport will touch this phone. Google and htc need to use this spected phone entice normal users.
by $99 I mean as a pay as you go deal not a contract.
Testing my comment, system is working weir for me... Downrank if you want.
@Lucas >_< Why does Engadget keep saying they're sending me an email as if I'm a new member, but I get nothing?
@Lucas
It's a glitch that happens here and there.
Nice, it comes with a 3.5 mm tall jack black!
This isn't true. The phone has not gone on sale yet. The site says coming soon even though the Press Release says its available today. I even went to 2 T-Mobile stores to check it out and the employees at the store had never even heard of the "new" phone. If they haven't even heard of it or seen it, then chances are they won't have it on sale in the store for a at least another few days or weeks.
I like the Nexus One but I don't like the fact that I can only get it online and can't even try it out before I decide to get it. As of now, Sprint and Verizon aren't working in my area so I'm switching to T-Mobile to see if that helps, if not, I have to go through a painstaking process of returning the phone by mail, etc and I'm not in the mood of going through another carrier mess.... FYI, I'm not fond of AT&T so they are my last choice if T-Mobile doesn't work for me.
With the added RAM, would it be possible to upgrade the phone with Sense UI?
2.1??? when will the MT3G be getting the yummy eclair?