Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Another Android Release
Another Google Android supported phone from device maker HTC was announced today. HTC is currently the only device maker to have successfully launched an Android based phone (two phones, to be precise) with plenty of others on the docket to release ‘later this year.’ Their newest device, the “Hero” is set to launch in the US later this year, again on the T-Mobile platform (which makes a fair amount of us Sevnthsinners quite happy to have stuck with AT&T) and proves to be quite an amazing little device. One of the beauties of the Android platform is its ability to accommodate multiple UI structures, meaning it can look different depending on the device. What’s also nice is it now fully supports multi-touch functionality, something Apple had blocked during its first few releases. I still think it has too many physical buttons, which is an inherent problem with the Android system (it requires a fair amount of physical buttons), but I suppose its always nice to have a physical button to feel for when you’re flailing around for your phone in the middle of the night.
This little YouTube clip shows just how sharp this little guy is gonna be:
More over on Wired.com:
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/06/htc-hero/
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chris on June 25th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
as a G1 owner, i can say with no hesitation that the physical buttons are a definite plus when you are half awake and flailing for your phone at odd hours of the morning.