[NEWS] HTC ProThree May Get Capacitive Screen Ahead of Windows Mobile 7

[CYBER WEESJE]

With the recent confirmation of the existence of the HTC Pro.Three as the rumored HTC Leo, we were wondering if the screen will actually be of the capacitive variety--you know, the same type that's on the iPhone that supports pinch and zoom. Well pinch me if it isn't true, but in the latest leaked video, we're seeing quite the pinch and zoom action on the Windows Mobile 6.5 edition of the HTC Pro.Three, which would bring capacitive touchscreens ahead of Windows Mobile 7.

HTC and Microsoft's hardware partners have brought technology to the table even before Windows Mobile officially supports it. This is a boon for consumers, who may lust after advanced technologies, but may create disparate APIs. Such was the case with the accelerometer, where HTC and Samsung supported different codes in the original Omnia and the Touch Pro.

Could Synaptics be behind the capacitive screen? The firm is a big name in computer touchpads and trackpads, and they have been a key partner with HTC in bringing capacitive touch to the HTC Hero along with a wide range of phones from an array of manufacturers.

Check out the video below for the pinching action.



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[sdwyz74]

Re: HTC ProThree May Get Capacitive Screen Ahead of Windows Mobile 7

pretty nice but no keyboard?

[mispook08]

Re: HTC ProThree May Get Capacitive Screen Ahead of Windows Mobile 7

pretty nice but no keyboard?

Thats what im saying i think now that ive had a great experience with my tp keyboard i think a phone aint a phone without it ,its just so much easier to type a txt then tapping on a touch screen to txt.

[sdwyz74]

Re: HTC ProThree May Get Capacitive Screen Ahead of Windows Mobile 7

Thats what im saying i think now that ive had a great experience with my tp keyboard i think a phone aint a phone without it ,its just so much easier to type a txt then tapping on a touch screen to txt.

what up jr how you been anyway this phone looks sick but i wont buy a phone with no keyboard as i do to much typing/texting anyway it still a tight unit yaaddaaa meaaaaaannnnn

[VenumX]

Re: HTC ProThree May Get Capacitive Screen Ahead of Windows Mobile 7

what up jr how you been anyway this phone looks sick but i wont buy a phone with no keyboard as i do to much typing/texting anyway it still a tight unit yaaddaaa meaaaaaannnnn

i dont mind on screen keyboards as long as they dotn have predictive text i hate that stuff :/

[D/\SH]

Re: HTC ProThree May Get Capacitive Screen Ahead of Windows Mobile 7

i dont mind on screen keyboards as long as they dotn have predictive text i hate that stuff :/

agreed, thats the first thing that gets turned off from the settings on all the phones i have owned ppc wise.

[wgomez001]

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I like it, it looks nice and all, but I am the same on the keyboard, it's not a touch pro w/ouyt the keyboard. I am prolly gonna trade my Pre for the Hero but the keyboard has me thinking.... idk, but the multi-touch on Windows is a huuuuuuge milestone, now we are getting somewhere

[mzlady26]

Re: HTC ProThree May Get Capacitive Screen Ahead of Windows Mobile 7

what up jr how you been anyway this phone looks sick but i wont buy a phone with no keyboard as i do to much typing/texting anyway it still a tight unit yaaddaaa meaaaaaannnnn

I agree, I don't like to type on screen I like the keyboard which is one of the 1,000,000,000 reason's I got rid of the instinct that phone SUCKED.

[deisel]

Re: HTC ProThree May Get Capacitive Screen Ahead of Windows Mobile 7

this is the leo right is this thing coming out in the us ? on sprint i waited so f in long for the hero now as soon as im a few weeks away i see this video now im thinking hold off longer lol wtf is up with htc they need to put the phones in the hands of the ppl and not just keep releasing a better phone every week or offer sum sort of upgrade program send it back to htc or sumthing this is getting rediculous

[forty01]

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I don't mind the SIP, although prefer a hardware keyboard, but regardless of direction, predictive text is gone, w/o a doubt.

[D/\SH]

Re: HTC ProThree May Get Capacitive Screen Ahead of Windows Mobile 7

this is the leo right is this thing coming out in the us ? on sprint i waited so f in long for the hero now as soon as im a few weeks away i see this video now im thinking hold off longer lol wtf is up with htc they need to put the phones in the hands of the ppl and not just keep releasing a better phone every week or offer sum sort of upgrade program send it back to htc or sumthing this is getting rediculous

hahah they are in it like any business and that is to make money..... but hell im not complaining, with all these new devices out it just makes these companies fight harder to get us the users getting the device which means more devices to choose from and higher quality devices.

[blackdiamond017]

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I'm with you guys on the keyboard for sure. But with the TP2, the keyboard experience is a lot better with the larger screen. I imagine with the leo, you may not even need a keyboard at all.

But then again, knowing HTC, they'll probably come out with the same phone with a keyboard shortly after lol.

[GokuSS3]

Re: HTC ProThree May Get Capacitive Screen Ahead of Windows Mobile 7

That phone has pretty big screen on it probably making it easy to do screen text. Heck i have a Diamond for over 6 months was fast on that small screen so sure it would a huge upgrade lol !!!

[mixtbreed]

Re: HTC ProThree May Get Capacitive Screen Ahead of Windows Mobile 7

this is the leo right is this thing coming out in the us ? on sprint i waited so f in long for the hero now as soon as im a few weeks away i see this video now im thinking hold off longer lol wtf is up with htc they need to put the phones in the hands of the ppl and not just keep releasing a better phone every week or offer sum sort of upgrade program send it back to htc or sumthing this is getting rediculous

My thoughts on this phone is I doubt it is comming to the US and never in a million years to sprint for the time being. This phone is called the Htc touch HD2 and the original HD never made its way over here so I'm guessing its gonna stay in the forgein markets. If this came to sprint it would be like $600 subsidized lol. people complain about the TP2 being pricey...

[blackdiamond017]

Re: HTC ProThree May Get Capacitive Screen Ahead of Windows Mobile 7

My thoughts on this phone is I doubt it is comming to the US and never in a million years to sprint for the time being. This phone is called the Htc touch HD2 and the original HD never made its way over here so I'm guessing its gonna stay in the forgein markets. If this came to sprint it would be like $600 subsidized lol. people complain about the TP2 being pricey...

Yeah that's true. All of this just makes me wonder what the next greatest step in Smartphone tech will be. I mean the Touch Pro 2 is off the chain but I wonder what HTC will wow us with next year....