Good afternoon, community!
Some time ago I started to think about mobile devices with full keyboards - but all what I found were tablets like 2 in 1 and they still didn’t looked good enough. I remembered my Nokias 9 series with beautiful S80 on board, what I have used to write course assignment at Uni, to write job applications, etc. By the same time I’ve been working in retail and used to sell this kind of devices - as well as legends like Qtec 9000. People loved it. So, I’ve decided to move forward!
I have created a concept of smartphone in notebook form-factor:
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3d model can viewed here https://skfb.ly/RHDK
Inspired by Psion 5 series, so it would have a proper QWERTY, and as Nokia 9 series, it would have 2 screens - inside and outside.
According to concept, it should work on modified version of android with access to linux apps, with factory root access and open boot loader for community ROMs.
I have contacted some ODM factories to get estimation for production, and got some advice on cost reduction, to edit concept - for available mainboard and screens - FHD, because its too expensive to produce specific ones.
So, if there is anyone who is interested in such product - you are very welcome leave your suggestions, ideas and comments!
There is a massive work still to be done before I would go for crowdfunding, so any help would be appreciated!
What type of keyboard would prefferable, laptop type, when screen is on the lid, or sliding out? Or anything else?
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/08/14/htc_artemis_details/ ... Not seen any details of this phone on the forums here yet; anybody got any more info, besides the short list of technical specs given on the Reg article? Anybody know when this thing is actually coming to market, or how it'll compare to the other HTC smartphones in terms of the actual user experience? This looks like a VERY tasty little phone, but I wish I knew more about it
That said, I do see in the wiki's 'unofficial' section the 'ARTEMIS', but the Register article spells it Artemis (which is how I'd expect it), linking to a Navigadget article which also spells it Artemis (as opposed to Engadget's 'artimes' spelling)... Which one is correct?
No pretty much what you read in the artcile and the wiki is the extent of the knowledge on this device so far. Its to be released in Q4 2006 so possibly late october.
http://www.bengalboy.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=flat&topic_id=630&forum=8
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Coming to T-Mobile:
http://www.theunwired.net/?itemid=3312
Sweet looks, but no UMTS and a rather slow processor. Link above casts doubt on Wifi.
HTC Artemis in action
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cHUap3MIov8&mode=related&search=
everything you need to know boy! quite like the mouse feature!!!
Some good pics of the artemis here - looks slim. Mouse function is a first - now who predicted this would come :wink:
Fm radio and gps a def plus - but microsd slot :evil: htc make up your mind - minisd for trinity and microsd for artemis...... I am losing my mind trying to figure out which device to get next.
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/09/13/hands-on-with-the-htc-artemis/
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Hi, I am off to China for a short holiday in a fortnight, and was thinking of buying a mobile phone while I'm there. China is like the Burgess shale of mobile phones, with hundreds of form factors, operating systems and features, most of which will become extinct in what seems like a few months!
Anyway, I was looking on eBay (as usual) for a preview of what to get and encountered 3 Windows Mobile 5 phones. I was wondering whether anyone has any experience with these devices, and whether they are any good. They are all pretty cheap, and no doubt even cheaper in China!
I think this is called the V111:
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This one is the "Hoilday Q9" (how cute!):
And this one is the Hauyu P30:
Edit: I just had to post this bonus - a phone which looks like an HTC Herald/P4350, but which fails by not actually running Windows Mobile!
Check this out.....The Asus P750 available in Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia.
http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/index.php?action=expand,56871
The Asus looks really, really nice, but what I'm looking for is a really cheap phone from one of the less reputable brands. I used to use two HTC Phones (a Magician and a Universal) but currently have a Ubiquio 501 (for me it is the perfect balance of size and functionality) so I'm not averse to experimenting a little on gadget paths less well-trodden.
When you really get down to it virtually all WinMo phones are made in China/Taiwan. I'm just wondering whether, in the perceived lack of quality control from unknown brands, any of these are actually any good!
I can remember back in the day when I first set my eyes on the UX50. What a beauty I thought and even now, 6 years on, I still look at it and think what if they had continued the line.
I thought the clam-shell design was very functional with its swivel screen and camera. Everything on it just seemed so right. Imagine how one would look now with the technology of this day and age. A big bright OLED screen filling out the front of the device, great graphics, blistering speed with a slim form factor and space for a full sized physical keyboard etc.
I really believe they made a mistake when they announced that they would discontinue the device. If they were to make a new similar device I know for sure that I be one of the first to snap it up.
So what do you guys think of a new PDA/phone coming out with a clam-shell, swivel screen action design?
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Welcome to forums
Here we dedicate to HTC devices and the best clamshell device ever is this
HTC Universal!!!
I remember of my one, but it have gone with Palm OS
Oh good times of Palm OS and Windows CE 3...
I still use a Clie NX70V as an alarm clock Awesome things back in the day.
Leddy said:
I still use a Clie NX70V as an alarm clock Awesome things back in the day.
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I still have a HP Jornada 720 and I will never forget about it. Never!
I use it to develop some simple applications using eVB
Hello, i've created a Concept from my newly formed company called edgeware. It's a phone offers a month battery life with an E-ink Display. You're able to do everything that you're smartphone can do. With enough help and support, we could get this device to market and show the world that E-ink is the best way to go for optimizing our battery life. With support to create an vast ECO system and an amazing app selection such as the favourites. Facebook, twitter, Gmail and many other services that we just can't live without on our smartphones. Whilst we are waiting for those apps to be made, me and the rest of the team at edgeware have created the best operating sytem and the best webkit, running with Javascript, HTML5, flash and many more. This is utterly the best webkit that anybody has made for any platform.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRnZFIRMjdU
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Sounds great, I would love to know more. What would be interesting is if it were to use a new colour e-ink display seen on the new pebble time
OUKITEL K4000 has blew a gust wind of testing the hardness of smartphones by hammer
and knock nails into wood. Now K4000 is getting a new version that no other smartphones
has done before.
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The main features of this new version are as follows:
First, concise arrangement of applications. Besides the 3 fixed APPs at the bottom screen,
there are only 6 APPs on one interface. This gives larger area for each application.
is this real? will this come in other phones too?
1. It’s a brand new concise version, which can offer more convenient handling steps and much
more concise visual effect with customized bigger fonts and bigger APP image design.
2. Of course, you can go to the Settings for even larger text size and APP images.
3. Click to Settings, it can be easily changed between the max interface and the original interface.
isDefeated said:
OUKITEL K4000 has blew a gust wind of testing the hardness of smartphones by hammer
and knock nails into wood. Now K4000 is getting a new version that no other smartphones
has done before.
The main features of this new version are as follows:
First, concise arrangement of applications. Besides the 3 fixed APPs at the bottom screen,
there are only 6 APPs on one interface. This gives larger area for each application.
is this real? will this come in other phones too?
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Read my thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/versions-oukitel-k4000-t3389051
and i will waiting my k4000 got on to my hands soon.