Comments on: HTC Touch HD (Video) World First http://digital-lifestyles.info/2008/09/18/htc-touch-hd-video-world-first/ Reporting the effects of Technology on the Media and Communications. Sun, 16 May 2010 10:04:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Simon http://digital-lifestyles.info/2008/09/18/htc-touch-hd-video-world-first/comment-page-1/#comment-70813 Simon Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:53:36 +0000 http://digital-lifestyles.info/2008/09/18/htc-touch-hd-video-world-first/#comment-70813 It does look mighty impressive (based only on what I've seen from the video). One of the big concerns for me in Windows Mobile, so your comments on inoculating the user from it and how successful they've been is reassuring. Just need to get one on your hands now :) It does look mighty impressive (based only on what I’ve seen from the video).

One of the big concerns for me in Windows Mobile, so your comments on inoculating the user from it and how successful they’ve been is reassuring.

Just need to get one on your hands now :)

]]> By: Mike Slocombe http://digital-lifestyles.info/2008/09/18/htc-touch-hd-video-world-first/comment-page-1/#comment-70745 Mike Slocombe Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:27:33 +0000 http://digital-lifestyles.info/2008/09/18/htc-touch-hd-video-world-first/#comment-70745 What's interesting abut the video is that it shows HTC offering an entirely different user experience - it's modern, fresh and crisp, and comprehensive enough to mean that many users will hardly ever have to dip down into the murky depths of WM's antiquated interface. HTC HD buyers will end up with a superb, class-leading spec'd phone with an interface that may be every bit as good as the iPhone for them - just so long as they're not power users who will regularly need to rummage in the ugly WM gubbins. I reviewed a Treo 500v a while ago that was running Vodafone's own 'shell' interface and it proved to be an infinitely nicer experience than using what runs on the newer (and superior) Treo Pro, so it's not WM that's got better - it's the third party vendors successfully pulling a highly usable and funky interface out of the unfriendly mess that is WM. I'm really rather excited by the direction HTC is taking. What’s interesting abut the video is that it shows HTC offering an entirely different user experience – it’s modern, fresh and crisp, and comprehensive enough to mean that many users will hardly ever have to dip down into the murky depths of WM’s antiquated interface.

HTC HD buyers will end up with a superb, class-leading spec’d phone with an interface that may be every bit as good as the iPhone for them – just so long as they’re not power users who will regularly need to rummage in the ugly WM gubbins.

I reviewed a Treo 500v a while ago that was running Vodafone’s own ‘shell’ interface and it proved to be an infinitely nicer experience than using what runs on the newer (and superior) Treo Pro, so it’s not WM that’s got better – it’s the third party vendors successfully pulling a highly usable and funky interface out of the unfriendly mess that is WM.

I’m really rather excited by the direction HTC is taking.

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