What’s this?
If someone takes a look at HTC’s site these days, then he will find two devices under the Mobile Computer category, Advantage and Shift. This might confuse some, since while the first is a large Pocket PC, the latter is a UMPC. Although things are not that simple, due mainly to the lot of false information that were circling around before the device appeared.
Shift is not an everyday UMPC. We could say that it’s an innovative invention, but I will tell you only later how innovative is it. The main thing is that HTC wanted to put two different device types (that are hard to define even on their own) together: a UMPC and a PDA. As we know the first stands for Ultra Mobile PC, while the latter is the naming for Personal Digital Assistants, that is devices that run Windows Mobile for Pocket PC as an operating system. PDAs can be though of as computers with limited functions that are incompatible with the platform running on desktop PCs and UMPCs. It’s possible that many of you ask that what is the meaning of putting these two together, considering that due to their incompatibility they need separate hardware. The answer is logical: online time.
Although the handset is on the market since last fall/winter, but not even a sample has been available in our country, so we were very happy for the one provided by XXL PC as we have been one of the first to test the special machine in the country. Even taking over the device was a real adventure, as I have received such a box that could hold my bag (which is large enough on its own) at least three times – so the transportation was done with a plastic bag; a large one by the way. After taking off the gray cover I found a huge decoration box, which contained a large leather case, a stereo headset, a USB hub with 3 ports, a display protection foil, a backup stylus and a charger made of two parts (in a textile bag) besides the device. And all of these were shipped with the usual HTC garnish, so unpacking was a real experience.
A cikk még nem ért véget, kérlek, lapozz!
