Mugen Power Extended Battery for HTC Shift

Battery life on HTC Shift sucks... but Mugen tries to help..

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Info from the suplier:

HTC Shift Battery HLI-X9500XL
For HTC Shift
Li-LON battery with battery door
Battery Type: External Battery
(Coming soon)

Battery life:
In our movie playback test, it lasted approximately 4 hours
with Bluetooth adaptors enabled and brightness set at near maximum.

Mugen Power

Details, News and Links for HTC Shift

My first touch with HTC Shift

Just few hours ago I got to test HTC Shift, the dual OS hybrid UMPC. It was production model, so it should be the final version.

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First impressions: Solid quality finish, metal on the front, similar to N810. Size felt just right for me. Slider was ok, but a bit clunky. It felt a bit heavier than Asus Eee.

Second impressions: Screen is bright and clear. It has best interpolated 1024 x 600 mode I have seen. It responded ok, touch screen worked really good but felt a bit soft. Thumb typing in slider mode was not that good.. it should be a bit less wide. Typing on laptop mode was fine but the keyboard is really small.. ok for me. Stylus is tiny. Hinges/rails felt even more clunky and loose as i started to really test the usage modes... they didn't look that strong either. That tiny mouse pad is useless.. i wish they had used synaptics pointer.

Final impressions: It felt really good multi use umpc. Slate mode is really good, specially if you haven't got used to pointer mouse.. one hand holding it, on hand typing urls etc. was ok.. felt a bit heavy like that. Connectivity is super with hsdpa, wifi and bt.

Bad battery life (- 2 hours), limited WM side and hinge/slider clumsiness keeps me still thinking if I'm going to buy it. I'm now actually happy it's not out yet, as now we can see what's coming from CES. If it had been out earlier, i would have bought it without testing..

Earlier news about HTC Shift

HTC Shift details and links at UMPCPortal

Test HTC Shift virtually

While waiting for HTC Shift actually ship, you can play with it's features virtually..

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HTC has made a virtual guide that helps you to setup your future Shift.

Jump to HTC Shift e-Learning page

Thanks Allan

HTC doesn't want to compete with Asus Eee PC

Which i truly believe and understand.. but..

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Laptop Magazine spoke with HTC CEO Peter Chou about handsets and platforms. One of the topics was about HTC's first UMPC, HTC Shift and Asus Eee PC.

When asked if HTC sees Eee PC as their competitor, Peter Chou said:

"I don’t consider them as a competitor. We don’t want to compete with them as we are in a different segment. We are primarily looking at the prosumer or mobile professionals. Our strategy is to align more with the mobile operators."



If we look at HTC's and Asus's marketing on these two devices, they really look different. But if we put them side by side and to actual use, there is not that much difference after all.

Yes, there are huge differences on the hw and sw side, Shift has all the bells and whistles and Eee runs Linux... but new Eee's will have Windows .. and we might not need bells on mobile computers.

What most prosumers or mobile professionals need is a robust system to access information. Storing company data on a mobile device is very dangerous. More and more companies are just accessing their data and applications tru Internet.


Cloud computing, server based mobility and central management are the methods in use. For that kind of use, Eee PC is actually better as it has robust flash drive, good user friendly and common design and far better battery life. Yes, Eee lacks internal HSDPA, but you can get free modem from your operator or use it with your mobile phone.

So what about operators? "Our strategy is to align more with the mobile operators"

That is exactly what Asus is doing. There are all ready many operator deals with Eee PC and HSDPA modems. Subsidising 1300 euro device or 400 euro device can make a big difference on operators decisions.

So.. HTC doesn't want to compete with Asus Eee PC... I don't think Asus is asking if they want or not.


I waited for the Shift for a long time. I thought about buying it many times. But the bottom line on professional mobile computing is that you need to have minimum weaknesses with maximum usability. For me, the Asus Eee PC was just the right amount of those features, with the added bonus of a very good price.

So.. HTC.. Asus Eee PC competes with Shift. Like it or not.

Laptop Magazine with Peter Chou

HTC Shift X9501 to get GPS upgrade

3G version of HTC Shift will get software update to enable onboard GPS..

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HTC is making SnapVUE far more useful now.. as GPS chip and antenna are already there, we just need drivers and software, and that's what they are doing.

HTC will use TeleNav navigation software.

..and as you can hack Opera Mobile to it, it might be something to consider again.

Read the full story at Pocketables

Details, News and Links for HTC Shift

HTC x9500 Shift reviews coming up

Steve just shared his thoughts about Shift and now CoolSmartPhone.com got this shiny new UMPC. I can't wait to get my hands on it!

Click to see the preview video and the review

It's fun when phone guys start to talk about Shift, they always start by saying "It's not a phone!"

CoolSmartPhone's review of HTC Shift

HTC Shift in stock at MobilX

I just got word from MobilX that they are shipping HTC Shift now..

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Mini Version of HTC Shift!

Yep, it's a dictionary... Looks like HTC Shift is starting a new trend with it's sliding/tilting design.

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Details

Steve Ballmer with HTC SHIFT UMPC

Click to see the video

More here

HTC SHIFT details here

Jenn with HTC Shift X9500 UMPC

If you want first hand detailed info on HTC Shift HSDPA version you should jump to Pocketables.net. Jenn allready did the unboxing and first-boot so there should be a review and more details as she uses it.

HTC Shift UMPC hacking has started

Boys at xda-developers.com are making some good progress on getting HTC Shift SnapVUE side more useful...

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Like Steve and I did, they can now install apps on it.
Quickmenu to access apps, Opera Mobile for surfing and other small apps to make it better for hacking...

Remember to think before altering the SnapVUE side! You may brake stuff there easily, ask Steve about it ;)

Jump to xda-developers.com

HTC Shift with full Windows Mobile

This is one to check if you are thinking of buying HTC Shift.

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It will be so much more useful with all the normal apps and settings.

Jump to MoDaCo to read more

HTC Shift EVDO version spotted

FCC has been testing device called " UMPC/CLIO200 " but the label location picture shows it's HTC Shift.

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FCC label location picture


Picture from Shifts manual

Test raports proof that it has EVDO so it should be on its way..

FCC

Via Gizmodo

HTC Shift UMPC gets unboxed

Looks like it's finally shipping..

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... but the main question is: could you live with 2 hour max battery life?

More HTC Shift news

Thanks Paul from MoDaCo

HTC SHIFT

... and UMPC-X designed by umpc users at umpcportal.com

More about HTC Shift here.

HTC Shift UMPC vs Palm Foleo, size vs size

10 inch screen Foleo compared with 7 inch screen Shift...

HTC Shift UMPC size confirmed

Now we need the rest of the details and a big button labeled "Buy, Available Now"

Hmmm.. So there is only 19 mm size difference with Fujitsu U1010 with smaller 5.6 inch screen.. If Shift will sell near $/€1000 with HSDPA, it will eat others alive.

UPDATE: looks actually thinner than 31mm

UPDATE: confirmed as 207mm (L) x 129 mm (W) x 25 mm (T).. with 800g for weight


Source

Official HTC Shift details

Updated info: Weight 800g, size: 207mm x 129 mm x 25 mm

Windows Vista operating time: Up to 2 hours!!! WTF! I hope it will be closer to 3 hours as Hugo said at GottaBeMobile.com

I also hope we will get the full WM6 when it's shipping...

UPDATE: Kevin Chen, HTC: No full WM6, resolution will remain 800 x 480..

jkkmobile: WTF!!! if it gives only 2 hours, has no wm6 and resolution still stays 800 x 480, it will make the perfect design useless!

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Buy UMPC with Vista Business, get XP cd too

Fujitsu includes XP recovery and utility disks with U810 Vista Business.

And Kohjinsha SH8 should ship with XP soon...

.. and as HTC Shift has Vista Business, you can downgrade it too. Let's hope HTC is smart and ships XP media with it. Options can't hurt!

Thanks Glenn for Fujitsu link!

HTC Shift UMPC presented by Florian Seiche, Vice President of HTC Europe

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Thanks Shinymedia