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CES is around the corner and the hot new device plans are starting to surface. There are a few HTC devices coming down the pipe surfacing, some we’ve seen and some we haven’t.

HTC Kaiser
Another keyboard model, which is supposed to be issued in spring, is HTC Kaiser. Its form-factor is already known on HTC TyTN and HTC P4350 (Herald). Actually, it will be a slightly modified and advanced TyTN, which will have a GPS receiver in addition to the same QVGA-screen, the support of 3G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and a powerful processor (400Mhz). It is a compelled step as the HTC cannot compete with the E-Ten, which sells Glofiish X500 and Glofiish M700. The only device with similar characteristics is HTC P3300 with a weak 200 MHz processor.

It’s really exciting to see what HTC is doing. Constant, quality, and increases in functionality. Their naming scheme has alot to be desired, but the phones are super. This roadmap also claims that the HTC Athena everyone is gaga over will retail for around $1700.00.

Some of the other phones on this road map for 2007 include the Love, Vox, Kaiser, Wings, Cavalier, Elf, and something else they couldn’t identify, but looks like a redone HTC Star Trek. (or maybe its called unknown…hehe)

The unknown one is pictured left and the HTC Elf is on the right.

Thanks to Mobility Site member Menneisyys for the tip on the photos and info. The original source is from Hpc.ru’s latest article.

HTC Athena System Info

• Operational system: Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Edition
• CPU: Intel XScale, 624 МГц
• Display: 5" with the resolution of 640×480 pixels,TFT
• Memory: 64 /128 Mb RAM & 128/256 Mb ROM
• HDD: 8 Gb
• Memory expansion: miniSD
• Wireless set: GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 Mhz) and UMTS/HSDPA (2100 Mhz for Europe & 850/1900 Mhz for the USA), Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) and Bluetooth 2.0
• GPS-receiver (with supporting AGPS)
• Battery: 2100 mAh
• Integrated cameras: main 2 Mp or 3 Mp, для видеотелефонии – VGA
• Dimensions: 133,1×97x20 mm (plus 4 mm keyboard) \
• Weight: 350 g.

HTC Vox System Info

• Operational system: Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
• GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 МГц), возможно UMTS
• CPU: TI OMAP 850 с тактовой частотой 200 МГц
• Memory : 64 Mb RAM & 128 Mb ROM
• Display: 2,4" TFT with the resolution of 240х320 pixels (QVGA)
• Integrated camera: 2-Mp
• microSD
• Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) и Bluetooth
• miniUSB, USB 1.1
• Dimensions – 100х50х18.

From our forums….

"If you would really like to know what devices HTC (the elading manufacturer of Pocket PC Phone Edition devices) will come up with, give the article a try – it’s really cool! It also contains a LOT of information on for example the new, hard disk- and GPS-enabled supergeek device, the HTC X7500 Athena. Also its price – a whopping $1700! (Huh, you can get an OQO for that!!!) Another moot point seems to be the keyboard – I don’t think it’ll be so good as, say, that of the HP Jornada 720 (not just because of the size difference, of course). Unfortunately, it’s still not known whether it’ll have goodies like TV receiver / USB host / hardware 3D acceleration).

Unfortunately, there isn’t much information on the other flagship model, Omni, in the article.

Note that some words in the article haven’t been translated into English; if you don’t speak Russian, with some guesswork, fortunately, they’re pretty easy to understand. For example, ‘для видеотелефонии’ means ‘for video phoning’ (yeah, it’s nice to be able to speak Russian too )."

The original source of this info is at www.hpc.ru/lib/arts/2258

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