03 Sep 2009, Posted by mikefoong in the category, 0 Comments

HTC Hero Launch 03.09.2009

• 12:20 AM: mikefoong Mr. SK Wong, Managing Director of HTC just finished his talk about HERO – Discover the unexpected
• 12:20 AM: mikefoong Frank Teh – Managing Director of SIS Distribution is up next
• 12:21 AM: mikefoong Frank Teh – Mobile users can now balance life and play
• 12:21 AM: mikefoong Frank Teh wrapping up.
• 12:22 AM: mikefoong Frank and SK doing the launch
• 12:24 AM: mikefoong Small launch, just Frank and SK showing off the new HTC Hero
• 12:25 AM: mikefoong Alan Lee – Regional Support Engineer will do a product demo
• 12:25 AM: mikefoong HTC Sense – Make it Mine Demo
• 12:27 AM: mytechnewsinfo Mr Alan Lee support engineer HTC M’sia now showcasing HTC Hero during Hero Malaysia launching yfrog.com
• 12:27 AM: mytechnewsinfo
• 12:28 AM: mikefoong HTC Sense has 10 different clock face
• 12:29 AM: mikefoong Personalise your interface based on your mood and situation
• 12:30 AM: mikefoong What every smart phone needs to have – Email, Facebook, Twitter, Flicker. Apps readily available
• 12:33 AM: mikefoong Photo Album, Contact Integration, One touch dialing…
• 12:33 AM: mikefoong Location Awareness, follows your timezone
• 12:33 AM: mikefoong HTC Hero comes with search…
• 12:35 AM: mikefoong Supports pinch technology…
• 12:35 AM: mikefoong Nice browser with visual bookmarks, very much like mobile safari
• 12:35 AM: mytechnewsinfo And the price for the HTC Hero in Malaysia? Very affordable RM2399! Free 2gb microSD. What do u think? Will this kill other smartphones?
• 12:37 AM: mytechnewsinfo Now RM2399 for the HTC Hero is a pleasantly surprising price indeed, to borrow Nokia Malaysia’s saying lately
• 12:37 AM: mikefoong Sense UI is a highly personalized device
• 12:37 AM: mikefoong Design – Comes with White and Urban Brown
• 12:38 AM: mikefoong A video of people saying why they like the color just played. Its in Europe but what about the Asian Context? Do they like White and Urban Brown?
• 12:38 AM: mikefoong Supports PDF and Flash
• 12:38 AM: mytechnewsinfo HTC Hero will be available in white & brown in Malaysia. Sorry no pink.
• 12:38 AM: mikefoong Why does the Hero has 15% tilt angle near the mouth piece?
• 12:39 AM: mikefoong It’s designed for better grip. Teflon coating only on the white hero
• 12:39 AM: mikefoong Teflon was suppose to give you a better grip
• 12:39 AM: mytechnewsinfo And we have it officially – the “chin” on HTC’s Android phones is for better grip! Only the white version will be Teflon coated
• 12:40 AM: mikefoong Anti-Finger print screen.
• 12:40 AM: mikefoong 5Meg Pixel Camera
• 12:40 AM: mytechnewsinfo And the HTC Hero’s screen is smudge or fingerprint resistant. I will test this later to see if it’s true…
• 12:41 AM: mikefoong Another promo video playing
• 12:42 AM: mikefoong Q&A Session happening now
• 12:42 AM: mikefoong Frank Teh, SK Wong and Alan Lee up on stage
• 12:43 AM: mikefoong Q: Toh -
• 12:43 AM: mikefoong Q1. Will it comes with applications? A – Licensing issues with Google is still being sorted. Local developed application installer is provided
• 12:44 AM: mikefoong Q. Will it be updated in the next firmware update? After the licencing is sorted yes
• 12:44 AM: mikefoong Q2. Will HTC magic have Sense UI in the future? A. HTC is still developing the Sense UI for Magic
• 12:45 AM: mytechnewsinfo And that’s the end of the formalities. Q&A time
• 12:45 AM: mikefoong That’s It. Its a wrap. Very low hype event
• 12:46 AM: mytechnewsinfo Still no Android Market on HTC Hero, HTC is still working licensing issues with Google on this, no timeframe given