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Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

By matthewmiller May 17, 2008, 11:46 AM PDT

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Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

Sharp Windows Mobile device

Sharp Windows Mobile device

One of the benefits of attending the Mobius event each year is the opportunity to see and touch a number of Windows Mobile devices from all over the world. We saw the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1, HTC Diamond, and many more as you can see in this image gallery.

This Sharp Windows Mobile device was quite large and appeared to be a portable media player. It is a device from Asia.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

Qisda Windows Mobile Smartphone

Qisda Windows Mobile Smartphone

This Asian device is one of the few keypad Smartphones left that are even produced anymore now that everyone is going to QWERTY.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

W-ZERO 3

W-ZERO 3

This pink Windows Mobile device can be found in Japan.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

Samsung Smartphone

Samsung Smartphone

This Samsung device is a non-touch screen Windows Mobile device.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

Small ASUS Windows Mobile Professional device

Small ASUS Windows Mobile Professional device

This touch screen device felt great in my hand and seemed like a decent device. However, I read that the ASUS models were a bit underpowered and need to see more before I purchase one.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

Velocity Mobile touch screen

Velocity Mobile touch screen

I was quite impressed with the Velocity Mobile device with its VGA display and touch screen display. I look forward to checking out these devices when they are released this year.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

Beautiful VGA display on the Velocity Mobile

Beautiful VGA display on the Velocity Mobile

Both of the Velocity Mobile devices have beautiful VGA displays.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

Lamborghini Windows Mobile device

Lamborghini Windows Mobile device

Some manufacturers have partnered with other brand names to create high end devices. I didn’t get to see this device turned on, but it was definitely a solid device.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

ASUS Nokia E90 competitor

ASUS Nokia E90 competitor

This ASUS device has a form factor like a Nokia E90 and the outside display appears like most Windows Mobile devices, but it also opens up.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

ASUS device opened up

ASUS device opened up

The ASUS device looks a lot like a Nokia E90, but I have to say the inside display wasn’t as big as I would have liked to have soon.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

Unnamed Windows Mobile device

Unnamed Windows Mobile device

I couldn’t find any labeling on this device.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

NTT DoCoMo device

NTT DoCoMo device

This Asian device felt like a decent device in the hand.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

i-mate 8502

i-mate 8502

i-mate’s BlackBerry competitor seemed like a decent device, but I haven’t been that impressed with the quality of i-mate’s Windows Mobile devices.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

i-mate 8502 keyboard

i-mate 8502 keyboard

The keyboard of the 8502 has angles and ridges to make text entry a bit easier.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

Velocity Mobile's BlackBerry competitor

Velocity Mobile's BlackBerry competitor

The Velocity Mobile device with integrated QWERTY keyboard was quite impressive.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

Close up of the Velocity Mobile keyboard

Close up of the Velocity Mobile keyboard

The Velocity Mobile keyboard seemed quite usable when I tried entering text on the device.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

i-mate 8150

i-mate 8150

For some reason a .dll error popped up and wouldn’t go away on this device. The device had an unusual keypad/keyboard layout with a joystick in the bottom right.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

i-mate 9502 looks like a Sidekick

i-mate 9502 looks like a Sidekick

The display slides up on this device to reveal a QWERTY keyboard. The keyboard is a bit too deep to be that usable though, but this is probably the most compelling i-mate device I saw.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

i-mate 6150

i-mate 6150

The 6150 has a unique keypad design, but I am not looking at this device as a choice for me.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

Toshiba Windows Mobile device

Toshiba Windows Mobile device

This device was HUGE with a very thick form factor and large keyboard that lies under the display. I think this device has been out for a few months, but the firmware has been quite buggy.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

Toshiba device in hand

Toshiba device in hand

As you can see it is a bit large in my hand and thicker than what you can really see in this shot.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

New and old Sony devices

New and old Sony devices

Here I have the XPERIA X1 next to my Sony CLIE UX50 PDA. The CLIE is my favorite stand-alone PDA and it remains to be seen if the XPERIA X1 can become my favorite Windows Mobile device.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

XPERIA X1 keyboard

XPERIA X1 keyboard

The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 seems like a very solid piece of hardware and I can’t wait to try one out in a few months.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

MWg Zinc II retail packaging

MWg Zinc II retail packaging

MWg did a great job with the packaging of the Zinc II and it makes for a great out-of-the box experience.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

Open MWg Zinc II

Open MWg Zinc II

The Zinc II has a slide-up display similar to the AT&T Tilt. The display does not tilt up though.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

MWg keyboard

MWg keyboard

The keyboard is a bit unique in that there are no real buttons/keys, but outline of the keys on a flat surface. I think it would take some practice time to get used to using this keyboard.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

MWg keyboard backlight

MWg keyboard backlight

The keyboard is well lit in blue on the device so you can enter text easily in the dark.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

Back of the MWg device

Back of the MWg device

The MWg Zinc II has a 2 megapixel camera and soft touch casing. Here you can see the back with the keyboard extended.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

Mwg Zinc II in hand

Mwg Zinc II in hand

The Zinc II felt solid in my hand and had some heft to it as well.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

North American HTC Touch Dual

North American HTC Touch Dual

I am seriously considering the HTC Touch Dual since it now supports the AT&T 3G network. It is available for pre-ordering at Best Buy right now.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

HTC Touch Dual keyboard

HTC Touch Dual keyboard

The North American HTC Touch Dual has the 20-key QWERTY keyboard with SureType text entry support.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

HTC Diamond

HTC Diamond

The HTC Diamond was just announced a couple of weeks ago and we were able to get some hands-on time with one at Mobius.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

Back of the HTC Diamond

Back of the HTC Diamond

The photos make it seem like the back has major angles, but when you hold the device you see the lines are much finer than believed. I saw another Diamond from O2 Germany that had a soft touch back rather than the angled one.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

Opera Mobile on the Diamond

Opera Mobile on the Diamond

HTC worked with Opera to create a custom browser that rocked!

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

Surfing with Opera Mobile on the Diamond

Surfing with Opera Mobile on the Diamond

The browser is excellent and the TouchFLO 3D functionality helps make browsing enjoyable on the device.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

Weather application on the HTC Diamond

Weather application on the HTC Diamond

You cannot see it in this photo, but a windshield wiper moved across the screen to wipe the rain drops off of the display. Very cool animation!

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

Specs of the HTC Diamond

Specs of the HTC Diamond

The Diamond has some great specs with a powerful processor and lots of RAM and ROM.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

Softbank device

Softbank device

This 3G device is a follow-up to the very successful HTC Excalibur/T-Mobile Dash. However, it was only released in Japan and is not available elsewhere.

Image Gallery: Windows Mobile devices present at Mobius 2008

White Softbank device

White Softbank device

The white color is a bit unique and the keyboard seemed very cool. Too bad we can’t find it here in the U.S.

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