If you've been following me on Twitter (specifically here, here, here, here, here, here and here) you'll have noticed that I've had my eye on the launches of the HTC EVO 3D (announced today and probably also the device with the codename "Shooter" that has also been spotted lately) and HTC Pyramid (not yet announced but renderings, photos and specs have been leaked). Both are the first real steps forward for HTC's hardware since the exiting days of October 2009 - February 2010 during which the "Quietly Brilliant" slogan and new look started to be seen and the HD2, Nexus One, Desire and Legend were released: all great devices (indeed, WVGA has been their top screen resolution for just under 30 months). The HD mini, Wildfire and Smart also targeted various lower market segments well. But I fail to understand why HTC has released yet another top-end device only into a market it has filled with such devices for the last year: what about Europe? Yes, the Pyramid may well be destined for Europe, but in how many months will it actually be available and in a market where "4G" network capabilities are generally limited would it not make sense to try to stand out from the crowd with a technology that you can exploit, such as 3D? As an early purchaser of a HD2, my phone is now aging and my best option is still just to buy another HD2. I do feel like HTC has missed a generation of devices somewhere: there was only a year between the start of generations 1 (Touch, Touch Dual, Touch Cruise) and 2 (Touch Diamond, Touch Pro, Touch HD, etc.) of their touchphones, a year between generations 2 and 3 (HD2, Desire, Nexus One, etc) but generation 4 only really starts now, about 18 months later. Anyway, enough frustration from me, check out the coolness of the HTC EVO 3D:

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 04:39 GMT | Category: Technology
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