Sex on a stick: the HTC UMPC
By Davey Winder in Editorial
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Although I would hate for people to think that I am your stereotypical tech geek, I am rather afraid it is too late to be rescued from that conclusion: the happygeek domain and nickname, the almost sexual obsession with gadgets, and the fact that I am drooling like a baby over the HTC Shift just from the press release, and some months before it will be available in the US let alone these shores, pretty much seals the geek deal.
So why am I dribbling onto the keyboard of my Sony TR5 sub-notebook as I type? My hands all sweaty on the sliding keyboard of my T-Mobile badged but HTC manufactured MDA Vario II (see my review here) smartphone? Simply because the release from HTC suggests my dream device of something that combines the best bits of both these mobile computing marvels could soon be with us. And that is good news because I have just about destroyed the keyboard of the TR5 and have been looking for a sexy replacement that is at least as small if not a little smaller. I was tempted by the Asus WF5e with the Vista Sideshow powered lid mounted secondary screen, but the cost and size put me off. I have liked the concept of a UMPC but so far all the first generation devices have been, how can I put this tactfully, I can
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