HTC Athena: A Groundbreaking Device?
December 21st, 2006 Jason Dunn
“Oh sweet mother of WinMo computing, HTC looks to have a new one up their sleeves with this, the HTC Athena (X7500). It’s apparently not their rumored UMPC, rather, this pup is said to run Windows Mobile Pocket PC “Pro edition” (whatever that is) so that’s a 3.5-inch QVGA touch-screen with stylus and detachable QWERTY — yes, detachable when you need to keep things light. The unofficial specs being passed around indicate that this handheld is destined for Europe: UMTS 2100 with tri-band GSM/GPRS radio (what, no EDGE or HSDPA?), 802.11b/g WiFi, 256MB ROM / 64MB RAM, 2 megapixel camera, SD expansion, and USB 1.1 interface. All running on a 400MHz Samsung processor. Still, doesn’t this seem a bit light for all the device’s bulk? Read on for more pics and clues from this mystery device.”
Engadget has some very interesting news on this new Windows Mobile device - it looks a lot like a Samsung device that was out a few years ago that bombed. Now that Windows Mobile is such an established platform, a device such as this might succeed in the market. There’s certainly a lot to be said for a device that has a large screen, a decent keyboard, and far more battery life than any laptop could give you. This is one device I’ll be watching with particular interest!
