Ultimate Convergence Device

I just got my HTC Wizard, see
http://www.geek.com/hwswrev/pda/wizard/index.htm

This Pocket PC/world phone is small, yet so powerful, it is more like an
abstract concept than a tangible object. Since it has no "heft", and fits in
a shirt pocket, one simply has value it according to the functionality it
provides. This gadget of negligible appearance can:

Play mpg3, wav, and an assortment of other formats.
Play beautiful video, which I encode myself using the new XviD 4th
generation codec; also, mpg, DivX, etc. Has a 2D video accelerator with zoom
function. The display is as bright and sharp as a laptop. Unlike a laptop,
whch drains quickly watching videos, the Wizard loses only 15% per hour at
standard display brightness.

Browse the web with my choice of browsers: IE, Minimo, Opera.
Connect via 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 (enhanced data rate)
Act as a wifi finder when walking around town with my laptop.
Run Remote Desktop to Windows PCs.

Store 2 gb per swappable MiniSD card, though I'm using special high speed
(150X) cards, which are currently 1gb. I can store four full length feature
movies on a card, which is the size of a big-toe nail.
Take stills and videos.
Records sound.

The bass ported earbuds are largish and sound beautiful. The bass is HUGE;
the highs are SMOOTH. There's a little mic hanging on the cord. Why is that?

Because it's a PHONE. When I'm playing a movie, if the phone rings, I take
the call, and it automatically resumes when I hang up.
It's an unlocked, quad-band world phone, which means that I can take it to
any GSM country (> 250), put in a local sim card, and I'm in business.

It also puts my laptop on the web, acting as a Class 10 EDGE cell modem, at
speeds up to 216 kb/second.






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