Price
This is one of the most important factors in determining if the HTC Shift is right for you. Pricing is starting at around $1500 to $2000, though that will probably to come down shortly after supply increases. That is a lot of “hard-earned” money to pay for something which can’t replace your main computer and when you can get wi-fi laptops at half the price its a difficult dicision to make in purchasing a Shift unit. However, I am happy to say if you’re in the market to get an UMPC, the Shift is worth a long, hard look. It’s pretty much the only game in town with a real keyboard and 3G connectivity.
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SNAPVUE
SnapVue is basically the Windows Mobile side of things. On the SnapVue homescreen, you get a nice Today plugin. It shows the time, date, weather, emails, contacts, SMSs, calendar and settings. The issue is that since HTC has not provided us with the full Windows Mobile experience, you are limited in what you can do.
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The HTC Shift first impressions are very impressive. From a 30GB HDD drive, full QWERTY keyboard and TFT 7 inch 16M colour screen this is one compact device that is well worth a further look.
The Shift specs include:
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Excellent dual stereo speakers
30GB HDD drive
USB 2.0
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.0
VGA, 640×480 pixels, front facing video conferencing camera
Microsoft Vista Business platform
VitaKey Fingerprint Solution
Full Review and Pictures After the Jump!
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It is important to keep in mind that, from the outset, the server-based portion of the system is really the brains of the service, whereas the N95 is its eyes, ears, and voice.
In the main menu, you have six options:
Navigation, Biz Finder, Map, GPSTools, Preferences, and Support.
The Preferences page is a good place to start, as you can set your measurement unit (miles/feet or kilometers/meters), how you want routes calculated (fastest, shortest, avoid highway, prefer highway, or pedestrian), your navigation screen, and more.
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