Friday, February 18, 2011

HTC Launches 7-inch Tablet Flyer, throws in a stylus

As expected, HTC has officially joined the fray Tablet PC at Mobile World Congress 2011 with its 7-inch device. The flyer of HTC touts a 1.5 GHz single core CPU, 1 GB of RAM plus 32 GB flash memory, an aluminum unibody construction and 1024 x 600 resolution. Will ship with Android 2.2 on board rather than the newer 3.0 build honeycomb, but an updated version of the user interface in the sense of the company will run on top to optimize the software for use on Tablet PCs.

Other features include a 5MP camera on the back, 1 .3MP front camera for video conferencing, HSPA + support, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. None of this makes Flyer HTC badge, but rather the user experience and the services offered.

First, it includes a capacitive pressure sensitive stylus and a companion app called sketch, notes that supports handwritten text and annotation of imported photos and cutouts. The pen comes with built-in synchronization to populate Clipboard app Evernote, and a feature called Timemark that lets you record audio in a meeting or event, and syncs up with notes written-Livescribe Pen-like Echo, but for a tablet. The Flyer will still finger multi-touch input as is common in tablets, however, with the stylus is not intended to be used for navigation.


For United States buyers will offer the HTC Flyer with gaming service OnLive cloud-based preloaded on it. You will be able to access a library of OnLive games and play right on the tablet or on your TV on a wireless broadband with the same options as pay-per-use or subscription. HTC says that the service is likely to spread its phones in the future, it only makes sense given his recent investment of 40 million in the company.

Last but not least, the Flyer will also see the debut of the new HTC's video download service, dubbed the HTC Watch, which will allow users to download HD movies on demand directly to the device. HTC will begin shipments during the second quarter, the prices are still to be confirmed, but the company says it's aiming for the "high end" iPad rival.



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