Following
Telus Mobility's
earlier HTC Touch launch in Canada, Sprint and HTC today
announced the upcoming availability of Touch by HTC (aka
HTC Vogue), a full
touch screen wireless phone integrating Windows Mobile 6 Professional with
advanced entertainment features in the US. Operating on the Sprint Mobile
Broadband EVDO network, the stylish Touch by HTC brings together E-Mail and
other essential business applications with Sprint's exclusive multimedia content
including over-the-air music downloads, live TV and more. Unfortunately it lacks
WiFi which the European version of the HTC Touch supports.
With a nearly 3" display, Touch by HTC features integrated TouchFLO
technology, developed by HTC, leveraging smooth navigation through menus with a
finger swipe. In addition, the innovative TouchFLO cube brings a 3D cube
interface allowing quick access to entertainment, communication tools and a
"Dial-by-picture" photo caller ID screen.
Touch by HTC leverages the broad functionality of Windows Mobile 6 with
Outlook Mobile for smooth E-Mail integration, Office Mobile, Windows Live and
the ability to run thousands of third-party applications. It also allows users
to surf the web with Internet Explorer, send and receive E-Mails, chat on
Messenger and send files to their own web space through Windows Live. The home
screen provides one-touch access to E-Mail, text messages, calendar appointments
and contacts, as well as current weather conditions and forecasts for hundreds
of cities around the world.
Versatile and compact, Touch by HTC provides quick and easy access to
Sprint-exclusive content, including:
- Sprint Music Store(SM), powered by Groove Mobile, which allows users to
browse and wirelessly download full-length songs directly to their phone
from a selection of more than 1.8 million songs
- Sprint Exclusive Entertainment (SEE), the industry's only
made-for-mobile sports and entertainment video programming network
- Sprint TV with more than 50 channels of live and on-demand video and
audio
- More than a dozen streaming radio stations , including Sprint Radio and
SIRIUS
- On-Demand with up-to-date information on sports, weather, news, money
and more customized by zip code
Touch by HTC offers microSD card slot that supports up to 4 GB - a 512 MB
card is included with the device. Additional features include a 2 megapixel
camera/camcorder with up to 5 x zoom, advanced stereo Bluetooth and
Voice-activated dialing.
The Touch by HTC will be priced at US$ 249.99 with a two-year subscriber
agreement and a US$ 100 mail-in rebate. Standard data rates apply for music and
other content downloads.
Touch by HTC will be available on November 4 in all Sprint channels including
www.Sprint.com and 1-800-SPRINT1. Customers can register to be among the first
to purchase Touch by HTC at www.sprint.com/touch.
Cheers ~ Arne
