Tiny Vista UMPC Ships This Month February 09, 2008

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The intriguing HTC Shift, a tiny UMPC running Microsoft Vista, is finally set to hit the UK in just 10 days time.

According to the Expansys Web site the HTC Shift will go on sale from Feb 19 with a price tag of £885. Remember, it was due to go on sale last November and in January too.

The ultramobile PC measures just 20.7 x 12.9 x 2.5cm and sports a 7in touchscreen display that can be used in tablet mode or opened out to reveal the Shift’s keyboard for regular use. The Shift runs Vista Business Edition on a low-power Intel 800MHz processor and comes with 1GB of DDR2 memory and a 30GB hard disk drive.

There’s a wealth of communications and connectivity options though with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and support for UMTS, HSDPA, GSM, and EDGE networks.

And let’s not forget that security-conscious fingerprint reader for when you get pissed and leave it in the back of a taxi. Full specs after the jump.-Martin Lynch

[Expansys]

Technical Details

• Platform
- Mobile Notebook
- Microsoft Windows Vista Business
• Processor/Chipset
- Qualcomm MSM 7200, 400 MHz - Intel low power processor, 800 MHz
• Memory
- ROM: 128MB
- RAM: 1GB DDR2 microDIMM for Vista
- HDD: 40GB with G sensor
• LCD Module
- 7” 800*480
- Color TFT LCD with LED backlight
- Touch Screen
• UMTS/HSDPA/GSM/EDGE Data Function
- Internal antenna
- UMTS/HSDPA (tri-band, 850/1900/2100 MHz) and GSM/GPRS/EDGE (quad-band, 850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
• HSDPA
- 3GPP Release 5 compliant
- UE category 5/6, QPSK, 3.6Mbps peak rate
• Wireless LAN (manufacture option)
- WiFi 802.11b/g
• Biometric Security
- Finger Print Reader
• Digital Camera
- Color CMOS VGA Camera for Video Conference
• Keyboard/Button/Switch
- Qwerty keyboard
- POWER/Hold button
- Left Mouse key
- Right Mouse key
- Comm manager key
- Resolution change key (1024*600/ 800*480)
- microPad Mouse pad
• Notification
- 1 single-color (amber) LED for new message and notification
- 1 bi-color (green and blue) LED for WiFi and Bluetooth notification
- 1 single-color (green) LED for 3G & 2G network status
- 1 bi-color (green and red) LED for charging status & low power indicator
- 1 LED for HDD
- 1 single-color (green) for power status – Vista on & S3 status
- 1 single-color (green) LED for capital lock
- Notification with sound
• Audio
- Built-in microphone
- Dual speakers
• Device to Device Connectivity
- Bluetooth 2.0
• Interface
- 1.8/3V USIM/SIM card slot
- SD/MMC card slot
- 1 USB 2.0 host
- D-sub VGA port
- Power jack
- External antenna connector
- 3.5Ø stereo audio jack with microphone
• Power
- Battery: Removable and chargeable Lithium ion polymer battery, 2800mAh - AC adaptor
- AC input: 100~240V, 50/60Hz
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business + Origami Pack
- Internet Explorer
- Windows Media Player 11
- Games

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