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10 Minutes With the HTC HD2: It’s Big!

everyjoe — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:00:13 +0000

But not big enough that you’ll have a hard time carrying it around. The HTC HD2 is easily the best example of the slate smartphone form factor, which is all screen and pretty much nothing else. It’s also the smartphone with the biggest display I’ve ever seen. Nothing I’ve ever used comes close to the HD2’s 4.3 inches of portable visual eye-candy. Few things amaze me nowadays, but seeing HTC pull his off—on a unit that’s barely a centimeter thick—did.

Unfortunately, I have at least one bias against this phone. As someone who never really adapted touch screen keyboards, typing on the HD2’s virtual QWERTY was a bit cumbersome. Tapping keys does provide some haptic feedback, but users who’ve gotten used to physical keys (like me) will take their time typing.

It also takes a while to familiarize yourself with the interface. HTC’s Sense UI is pretty intuitive when you’re browsing the home screens. Just swipe to the left, or to the right, or drag your finger across the icons on the bottom of the screen to access what you need. Navigating menus or looking for applications is another story however, until I realized that, as a Windows Mobile 6.5 phone, pushing the Start button was the first thing to do.

The HD2 clearly enjoys the power of its 1 GHz CPU, blazing through every screen I opened, never slowing down. This isn’t a phone I’d buy, but only because I like tapping out text on an actual QWERTY. Still, based on my 10 minutes with the HTC HD2, few phones are as fast and responsive, and no other has a huge 4.3-inch 480 x 800 display. That means a bigger space for fingerprints to land on, so be sure to have a screen protector ready if you buy an HD2!

View the HTC HD2 specs at Spectograph

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URC rolls out haptic-feedback universal remote

crave — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:45:00 +0000

(Credit: URC)

The URC MX-5000 universal remote looks like a typical universal remote control. But this $1,500 clicker is a rare gem packed with a 2.7-inch haptic feedback touch screen, Wi-Fi, and radio frequency communication. Haptic? Think of it as making onscreen keys behave like real buttons with …

Universal Remote Control debuts the MX-5000 touchscreen remote

othertech — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:33:26 +0000

URC has thrown down the gauntlet and let loose the sexy MX-5000 universal remote. Look at that thing. It’s stunning, but the looks are only half the equation as this is the first remote on the market with a haptic feedback touchscreen. The company apparently has been working on the technology for a few years. Essentially the MX-5000 is the same thing as the MX-6000 except in a candy bar form factor rather than the tablet style. This means that all the two-way communication over 802.11 b/g and RF is also included.

The MX-5000 works with URC’s Complete Control Program, which allows for most installers to also enable two-way IP and RS-232 setup without any complicated programing knowledge. Two-way communication allows the MX-5000 to remotely display media information and receiver volume levels, along with a lot more.

Now, this remote isn’t meant for the retail market, but rather something a purchased from and installed by an A/V pro. We’re getting a review sample shortly so hopefully the setup isn’t that hard.

Pricing hasn’t been announced just yet but URC told us that the MSRP will be under $1,500.

Apple patents point to haptics, fingerprints, RFID

crave — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:43:00 +0000

The haptic feedback patent, if approved, would bring the iPhone in line with rival handsets that provide localized tactile feedback.

(Credit: CNET )

Three patent applications by Apple were published Thursday, and they cover technologies including haptics, fingerprint recognition, and RFID.

The haptic feedback patent, if approved, would bring the iPhone (…

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