http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/Feb 23rd 2010 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/Feb 23rd 2010 3:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/Feb 23rd 2010 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/
I fail to see the use of any phone OS on a tablet. Unless you can present a really compelling use case, such as the Courier videos did, I certainly don't want to carry around another device which is identical to my phone. What purpose does that serve?]]>Feb 23rd 2010 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/Feb 23rd 2010 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://bit.ly/the-windows-phone-7-view]]>Feb 23rd 2010 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/
Just a thought ]]>Feb 23rd 2010 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.mobiletechworld.com/2010/02/16/more-info-about-htc-hd2-upgrade-to-windows-phone-7-coming-next-month/]]>Feb 23rd 2010 6:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/
WinPho 7 UI will not translate to a tablet. WinPho 7 is optimized for thumb horizontal and vertical scrolling. More importantly, Microsoft will not promote a $35 OS to replace a $199 OS. Courier will run on top of Windows Desktop OS... most likely Windows 8/2011. That is Microsoft's the tablet solution.

In any case, the real test for Microsoft is if they can connect to common consumer. Marketing, apps, games, xbox integration need to be executed perfectly.


]]>Feb 23rd 2010 6:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/The biggest advantage of putting a mobile OS on a tablet style device is to maximize battery life while keeping the device thin and light and therefore easier to hold in your hands. Full sized OS's such as Windows 7 running all of its DX11 graphic eye candy extensive multi-tasking capabilities requires quite a bit of horse power and therefore a lot of juice. Buy using a lightweight OS such as WinMo7 or (ahem) iPhoneOS, tablets can be made to be light and ultra-portable and have a much longer battery life then tablets using Desktop/Laptop OS's. We can already see that Android is starting to become popular among the ultra-portable tablet makers. At this point, tablets are really meant to replace either your Laptop or your Phone...the are trying to fill a niche in between. I think that once they become more powerful and battery technology begins to improve, they will eventually start to supplant Laptops...but that is still a ways off (the HP slate, while a nice device, is still relatively bulky and only has around a 4 hour battery life).]]>Feb 23rd 2010 7:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/
*not meant*]]>Feb 23rd 2010 7:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/
there's no apps, just big task experience hub centers.]]>Feb 23rd 2010 8:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/
The second and IMHO huge benefit is that both the WM7 and iPhone OS were designed from day 1 with touch in mind and don't have a legacy of apps that expect a keyboard and mouse. When using the device you will know that whatever you can load up onto it will work and was designed for touch. Throw Windows 7 on a tablet and I'm sure there are many, many apps out there that will be very cumbersome to use with a capacitive touch screen. Again, it makes some users life easier in this regard.]]>Feb 23rd 2010 8:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/Feb 23rd 2010 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/

Encrypted Hard Drive (to protect you from the FBI)
High Quality Camera
Ice Cream Truck Ringtone

What other specs would it have?]]>Feb 23rd 2010 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/Feb 23rd 2010 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/Feb 23rd 2010 5:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/
Search button delivers knock out gas?]]>Feb 23rd 2010 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/Feb 23rd 2010 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/
Chassis 1: All touch.
Chassis 2: Touch with Treo-like QWERTY keyboard
Chassis 3: All Touch with slide-out QWERTY]]>Feb 23rd 2010 3:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/As far as I understand MS's requirements, you can have a Chassis 1 phone with a slide out keyboard. I think they went as far as to say this when they presented WP7S. The Chassis specifies more software related things, such as screen resolution. It is doubtful that a Palm Treoish device would have a WVGA screen. However, many slide-out Qwerty devices already have WVGA screens (such as the Touch Pro2).]]>Feb 23rd 2010 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/Seconded, I agree with you completely.]]>Feb 23rd 2010 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/Feb 24th 2010 8:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/Feb 23rd 2010 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/Feb 23rd 2010 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/Feb 23rd 2010 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/Wait, are you making fun of iPhone users, or agreeing with them?]]>Feb 23rd 2010 3:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/Feb 23rd 2010 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/
What exactly does Microsoft not get? That people should be forced into one phone and have no choice what-so-ever in the form factor of their devices?]]>Feb 23rd 2010 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/Feb 23rd 2010 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/Feb 23rd 2010 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/Feb 23rd 2010 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/Ah, so you think that if one size doesn't fit all, it doesn't fit anyone?]]>Feb 23rd 2010 4:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/
lol I think you're the one that "doesn't get it"]]>Feb 23rd 2010 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/
"make a good phone and build on that if you did it right the first time you would haven't to make 3-5 phones at one time"

iPod Shuffle
iPod Nano
iPod Classic
iPod Touch
iPhone 3G
iPhone 3GS

Not all phones, but it still holds.]]>Feb 23rd 2010 5:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/Feb 23rd 2010 6:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/The X1 was actually made by HTC.]]>Feb 23rd 2010 7:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/does anyone know the screen size of this "Chassis 1" phone?
Might wait until an "HD3" rolls out]]>Feb 23rd 2010 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/Feb 23rd 2010 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/
The chassis doesn't specify screen size. That's up to the vendors to determine. The chassis does specify resolution which is WVGA (same as the HD2).]]>Feb 23rd 2010 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/Feb 23rd 2010 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/
That's why I always prefer to hang around here.

PS: change that and I'll send my ninjas after you.

Love, Verythrax ]]>Feb 23rd 2010 3:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/Feb 23rd 2010 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/Feb 23rd 2010 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/Feb 23rd 2010 3:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/Feb 23rd 2010 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/Like previous versions of WinMo, hardware must meet certain specs to use it.

For WP7, this is far more detailed than before - it's not enough just to have a Windows logo key. It must have certain display specs, certain main processor specs, certain graphics processor specs, memory specs, removable storage specs, etc.

If Palm creates a phone that meets one of the sets of Microsoft requirements (Palm norms would be more in like with the rumored Chassis 2), and they go through whatever other hoops MS sets up, they can get WP7 for it. And they can have versions of the same phone running webOS and Android. Or versions close enough so that MS doesn't mind, with slight cosmetic changes if there are contractual limits.]]>Feb 23rd 2010 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/Feb 23rd 2010 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/sigh. ]]>Feb 23rd 2010 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/windows-phone-7-series-getting-one-chassis-spec-at-launch-two-m/
I like vertical sliders. Well, the comfortable ones.]]>Feb 23rd 2010 6:32PM