HTC announces first availability of HTC Shift UMPC
HTC also announced the first availability of their new HTC Shift mobile computer. The HTC Shift utilizes Windows Vista and leverages Microsoft’s latest Origami Experience 2.0 platform. The Origami Experience 2.0 adds a new finger-friendly browser, RSS reader, and media player into a single intuitive platform which provides one-touch access to information including e-mail, calendars, weathers, and to-do lists.
The HTC Shift itself features the following:
- Always-on access to critical information with HTC SnapVUE
- Supports Microsoft Direct Push technology
- Up to 3 days of battery life
- Weighs just 800 grams
- 7 inch touch screen slide-n-tilt display with 800 x 480 resolution
- Tri-Band UMTS/HSDPA
- Quad-Band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
- Bluetooth 2.0 and Wi-Fi
- Windows Media Player 11
- Intel Stealy 800MHz
- Windows Vista Business
- 1.8 inch 40 GB or 60 GB HDD
- Measures 207 x 129 x 25 mm
- Slide out QWERTY keyboard
- Standalone GPS
- VGA out
- Fingerprint sensor
- Color CMOS VGA camera
- Built-in microphone and dual speakers
The new HTC Shift is available now via Telefonica in Spain, and Orange in the UK. It will also soon be available in Italy via TIM and in specialized retailers across Europe for a price of EUR 1199.
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