HTC announces today both a new user experience paradigm called the HTC Sense and a new Android-powered handset utilizing the Sense called the HTC Hero.

Debuting with the HTC Hero and available on all new HTC devices from here on out, HTC Sense delivers on three “basic principles” – “Make it Mine, Stay Close, and Discover the Unexpected”. Here’s the low down on these three principles:

Make It Mine:

• New personalization feature allowing you to place widgets right on your home screen
• Widgets can be personalized with variety of designs and sizes that best match your personality
• New profile feature called “Scenes”. Create multiple Scenes and switch between them to reflect different moods

Stay Close:

• Provides variety of ways of interacting with friends and family
• When you view people, you can see how you can interact such as email, social networking etc

Discover the Unexpected:

• Search practically anything with dedicated search button

Now on the hardware front, the HTC Hero is an Android-powered mobile handset.

The specs for the Hero are as follows:

• Qualcomm MSM7200A, 528 MHz processor
• Android OS
• 512MB ROM
• 288MB RAM
• Measures 4.41 x 2.21 x 0.57 inches
• Weighs 4.76 oz with the battery
• 3.2 inch TFT LCD touch-sensitive screen with 320 x 480 resolution
• HSPA/WCDMA connectivity – 900/2100 MHz and up to 2 Mbps uplink and 7.2 Mbps downlink
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE – 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• Trackball with Enter button
• Internal GPS antenna
• Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
• 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi
• 3.5 mm audio jack
• 5.0 megapixel camera with auto focus
• Support for MP3, AAC(AAC, AAC+, AAC-LC), AMR-NB, WAV, MIDI and Windows Media® Audio 9
• Support for MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 and Windows Media® Video 9
• Rechargeable lithium ion battery
• microSD memory card slot
• G-sensor
• Digital compass

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