HTC at CES

hellraiser_osu · #1 (**permalink**) 01-07-2008, 10:56 AM

I write for a gaming magazine and got some press passes for CES. I was invited to the Digital Experience last night at Caesars and stopped at the HTC booth. They had the Mogul on display of course and the Tilt, Touch, and others.

One of the reps came up to me and asked me if I had any questions so being a Mogul owner, I showed him the phone and he thanked me for the business. Anyways I asked about the rumored Rev A and GPS and he knew what I was talking about but wouldn't commit to telling me a date. He said it won't be next week but wasn't going to say when. I asked is it stand alone or A-GPS and he said A-GPS.

I also asked him about how the bluetooth issues, memory leaks, and he apologized for not being helpful on those two subjects but he did say that in the next update they are adding a better task manager. I'm assuming it's the HTC X-Button but I didn't delve into it any further.

He was really excited about Android though and he talked about that a lot. Products coming he says in the Fall and I asked him about flashing an older device with Android.

At the end i told him I wished the Mogul had more memory. He nodded and said they are commited to making the best devices possible. I thanked him and left

**xweaponx** · #2 (**permalink**) 01-07-2008, 11:28 AM

Even though the Titan/Mogul is limited in hardware and inevitably only so much can be squeezed out of it, the next model in the 6600/6700/6800 lineup (I presume the 6900) will be even better. I believe HTC has felt the influencial impact that forums such as PPCGeeks & XDA offer and have heard the battlefield crys; the result which hopefully will include public beta testing, delivered-as-promised upgrades/revisions and increased hardware capacity.

You didn't happen to snap any photos while you were there did you? Did you see any future demo units?

hellraiser_osu · #3 (**permalink**) 01-07-2008, 11:35 AM

No future products and the only thing they had were their phones which we saw and some of those mini hand held computers. If I see more on the show floor i'll snap some photos and post them.

**Pibe38** · #4 (**permalink**) 01-07-2008, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by xweaponx

Even though the Titan/Mogul is limited in hardware and inevitably only so much can be squeezed out of it, the next model in the 6600/6700/6800 lineup (I presume the 6900) will be even better. I believe HTC has felt the influencial impact that forums such as PPCGeeks & XDA offer and have heard the battlefield crys; the result which hopefully will include public beta testing, delivered-as-promised upgrades/revisions and increased hardware capacity.

You didn't happen to snap any photos while you were there did you? Did you see any future demo units?

Actually, the Sprint Touch is identified as the HTC 6900. Don't ask me why, I know they are different, etc. etc.

I'm just relaying what I've seen...

neodorian · #5 (**permalink**) 01-07-2008, 02:20 PM

Cool. I'm sure a lot of that was typical customer relations talk but it's great that you got to talk to them and could pass along the info. It's been ages since I went to any trade show (and the last one I did wasn't a tech one). It's fun to meet and greet with the people who make the devices we love to geek out on.

Shaska · #6 (**permalink**) 01-07-2008, 02:55 PM

Sounds like they were kinda dodging the questions about the Mogul's issues... but anyways. Im going to laugh so hard if all they do put in as a "better task manager" is X-Button...

All in all, HTC is a great company, They just need to stop letting carriers sully their good name with poorly thought out handset designs...

aughsum · #7 (**permalink**) 01-07-2008, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by xweaponx

Even though the Titan/Mogul is limited in hardware and inevitably only so much can be squeezed out of it, the next model in the 6600/6700/6800 lineup (I presume the 6900) will be even better. I believe HTC has felt the influencial impact that forums such as PPCGeeks & XDA offer and have heard the battlefield crys; the result which hopefully will include public beta testing, delivered-as-promised upgrades/revisions and increased hardware capacity.

You didn't happen to snap any photos while you were there did you? Did you see any future demo units?

no.. if they were influenced by our gripes then the mogul would have been more than a 6700 in a prettier case.

**xweaponx** · #8 (**permalink**) 01-07-2008, 03:31 PM

Since the days of the 6700 and some earlier devices, I think these sites have gained a larger audience and more reputable status for hardcore testing, cooking, modification, public education, etc. And I am absolutely sure that word has reached HTC's ear about Mogul consumers even attempting to increase memory on their own accord (remember what happened to the the Xbox?)

At that point at company must really begin to pay attention and tune in...
afterall, it's all bout the profit marginsand it really doesnt benefit a company when the consumers are taking upon themselves to "create" a device out of their own product when they could captialize on it themselves.

sanjsrik · #9 (**permalink**) 01-07-2008, 03:31 PM

but, first...

they have to change the name of the company again.

**[sammich]** · #10 (**permalink**) 01-07-2008, 09:45 PM

What an honor! It is my dream to go to CES!

Not to thread jack, but did you get to watch Bill Gates' goodbye?