Mobius Seattle 2008: Day One, Second Half, HTC
Posted on 14 May 2008, at 7:11 pm, by Judie Lipsett
Eric Lin, who is himself a former member of Mobius, spoke to us about the new HTC Diamond’s evolution, as well as his new role with the company. Eric said that we can expect to see many more innovative devices coming from HTC, but the Diamond is their first foray into the fashion phone market. After handling the phone, I have to say that the UI is gorgeous, and the phone is much smaller than I expected. The facets on the back are not as pronounced as I thought they would be, and overall, it’s not a bad looking device…but it is a total fingerprint magnet.
Still getting milage out of that picture of Eric in a suit 
Enjoy the photos… 
Update: Holy cow. We got the new Advantage 7510 to take home. :falls over and dies:
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26 Comments For This Post
May 14th, 2008 at 8:28 pm
Man youe lucky!
May 14th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
Does this mean no more reports???
May 14th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
“and overall, it’s not a bad looking device…”
Not very high praise, Judie. From all the launch blogs salivating over this device I’d have expected it to excite you at least. Nothing, huh?
Kevin
May 14th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Heh, you’ll have to tell us what you think about the 7510’s keyboard vis a vis the X7500/X7501’s…
May 14th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Can’t wait – naturally that’s going to be a giveaway, right?
May 14th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
I think that one may be a keeper for Judie, she has only been telling me how much she wants one since it was announced
May 14th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
I can picture Judie now. Dining out with all the other people, secretly hoping she can rush back to her room to start charging the Advantage!!
May 14th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
WOW!!! SOOOOOO Jealous!!!!!!!!!!!
May 15th, 2008 at 12:11 am
kevinnugent is right – all through dinner all I could think of was rushing back to the room. Joel Evans, Matt Miller and I are about to meet up and explore them. I’ll get pictures of the unboxing and post proper comments asap.
Otherwise, are you all enjoying the reports as I am writing them? I am getting them up as fast as possible, and not editing my photos maybe as much as I should – but I want to share as much as possible as quickly as possible…
May 15th, 2008 at 12:13 am
& kevinnugent, that was the last session of the day. I will have more reports tomorrow.
May 15th, 2008 at 12:15 am
& one more thing: It’s not that the Diamond doesn’t excite me (and yes, we will be getting one of those, too!), it’s that it’s not *my* ideal device. We’ll see how I feel when I get to spend more than 5 minutes with it, but you know…
May 15th, 2008 at 1:04 am
I like the reports like this. Sort of like have a Gear Diary!
Pun intended.
Have fun sleeping with your new Advantage, Judie. It’ll be all ready to play with in the morning. hehe
Kevin
May 15th, 2008 at 7:58 am
The reports have been great!!!
HTC give any more hints about new phones headed to the US.
May 15th, 2008 at 8:00 am
Ok, so I just Googled the Advantage 7510, and all I have to say is WOW!!! That is one sweet looking phone. I can’t wait to hear what kind of fun you had using it. I am now going to wipe the drool from my mouth, and try to do some work.
May 15th, 2008 at 8:21 am
That is AWESOME news!! I will be excited to see your review of both the Diamond and the 7510! This is awesome news for the site!!!!!
May 15th, 2008 at 8:51 am
Heather, this is the just the first HTC phone that Horace Luke was behind, and he is nothing if not innovative. I expect some interesting and exciting designs coming in the next year or so. But no, we weren’t told anything other than to keep an eye out for future phones that might be more suited to power users.
May 15th, 2008 at 9:24 am
Thanks for the info Judie!!! My search for a smartphone continues….
May 15th, 2008 at 9:43 am
Ha! It looks like there are a ton of choices coming from many different manufacturers.
Gotta love that! 
May 15th, 2008 at 9:46 am
WHEN?!?
I need a new gadget badly! I’m back on the Treo 750; and while its nice, it just ain’t cuttin’ it any more…
May 15th, 2008 at 10:09 am
All they would tell us is second half 2008. Be patient grasshopper!
May 15th, 2008 at 10:14 am
Well, I hope it turns out to be early Q3. I do so need a new toy…
May 15th, 2008 at 10:20 am
Patience??? YOU tell that to the hole burning in my pocket!
May 15th, 2008 at 10:21 am
I knoooooow! But you must wait! New iPhone coming, new WinMo phones coming…the minute you buy something you are going to cuss!
Better to at least wait until June… 
May 15th, 2008 at 10:24 am
I know, I know, I know, I know… but I don’t have to like it.
Squiring away money now… I just hope I have enough for the new gadget and the accessories I know I will likely want for it when the one I DO buy becomes available.
May 15th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Jeff Kirvin was not impressed with the Diamond, and I doubt I would be:
http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2008.....ly-flawed/
May 15th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
pradley, the Diamond is definitely not for everyone (nor do I believe it will be for me), but it is great to have device choices for every type user.