Comments on: HTC Netbook on the Way?

By: unavailable

unavailable — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:22:30 +0000

ok, HTC, make a dream come true!

size: 9″ – 10″ (non glare)
OS: winmobile 6.5
battery: 3days stand-by // 12-18hrs normal work uptime

this would be AWESOME!!!

u would kill all the netbook crap – at least b2b…

By: Marc Cool

Marc Cool — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:50:07 +0000

My wishes:
A HTC shift, maximum screensize of 5 inch, with high resolution, better & fast processor, more harddisk space, external data storage support.
Further if possible: with a full working windows mobile combined with more storage, wifi and HSDPA.
In case no win mobile: a full OS with instant on and a fast interface

And ABOVE all: better standard battery with MORE juice … sigh. It must be a lightweight device for every day quick use.

The failure of the shift was the heavy OS, limited usage time and the handicapped windows mobile.

Besides that, I’m still a happy Shift user, now with Win7. But make me more happier HTC and I shall be a loyal customer! Or can I say ‘we’…

By: Mark Byrd

Mark Byrd — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:46:55 +0000

Just give it a Pixel Qi screen! ALL geeks are not negative-phototropic, living their entire lives indoors anymore… ;-) I’d like to see and feel the sun again while enjoying my “mobile” technology… Point is, that being “mobile” INCLUDES being outdoors, and boosting the nits like most devices do in an attempt to fight the sun is counterproductive to extending or preserving battery life. Last time I checked, battery life was a big thing to mobilites. I’d rather have reduced color content in direct sun than not be able to see anything at all like most devices… To those who spend an appreciable time outdoors, it won’t matter what OS, what CPU or whatEVER else it has if you can’t SEE the interface well enough to USE it for a purpose – business, entertainment or “social”…

By: johnkzin

johnkzin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:49:05 +0000

An HTC Shift, scaled up to 8″-10″ screen, with Android, might be quite nice. Though, honestly, I might prefer it without the keyboard. Put the 1GHz TI OMAP3 processor in it, and it could have screaming battery life, too.

By: ossi

ossi — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:34:13 +0000

I’d like to see them make something more pocketable version. Something that fits jacket pocket. With atom and snapdragon. I think it should be mainly phone but in case you need that x86 support atom is there for you.

By: medah4rick

medah4rick — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:53:25 +0000

or hell i think i would take a htc shift device with just the snapdragon and full win mo as long as it has the capactive multitouch. basically an htc hd2 with keyboard and 7″. i guess that would be a windows mobile smartbook right?

By: medah4rick

medah4rick — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:48:57 +0000

if they put out an htc shift 2 with an atom processor on the win 7 side and a snapdragon running full winmo 6.5 with a capactive multitouch screen along with 3g and voice then count me in.

By: Luscious

Luscious — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:46:17 +0000

I think I smell a HTC smartbook.