About the HTC Jetstream

Posted on January 18, 2012 by HTC Tablet Reporter

HTC Jetstream for AT&TThe latest HTC tablet is the HTC Jetstream.

The HTC Jetstream has some better features than it’s Flyer and Evo View siblings:

  • Operating System: The Jetstream is the only HTC tablet running Android 3.1 Honeycomb. The Flyer and the Evo View 4G tablets are running Android 2.3.
  • Connectivity: The Jetstream works with AT&T’s 4G network. The Evo View 4G works with Sprint’s 4G network. The T-Mobile and U.S. Cellular Flyers offer 3G connectivity, and the Best Buy Flyer is WiFi-only.
  • Display: The Jetstream has a 10.1″ 1200 x 800 display, compared with the Flyer and Evo 4G’s 7″ 1024 x 600 display.
  • Battery: The Flyer and the Evo View 4G share a 4000 mAh battery, which is dwarfed by the Jetstream’s 7300 mAh battery.

Note: When the Jetstream was in development, it was referred to as the HTC Puccini.

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And the winner of the Flyer is…

Posted on August 11, 2011 by HTC Tablet Reporter

Toreon Jones!

But for all of you who didn’t win this time, don’t despair. We’ll be having more giveaways in the future and will be keeping you up to date on our Facebook page and our Twitter account.

Some Statistics from the HTC Flyer Giveaway

  • Smith and Johnson were the most popular last names. I guess the stats that they are the #1 and #2 in the US has some merit :-)
  • A breakdown of where the entries came from:
    • 8% entries were on Facebook (This surprised me – I expected more entries from Facebook.)
    • 18.89% entries were on Twitter
    • 72.77% entries were on the website
  • Around 12% of all entries were duplicates - When people see “giveaway,” they immediately think “I’ll enter myself multiple times with different emails!” or “I’ll tweet this from a bunch of Twitter accounts” – sorry folks, you’ve been removed of the contest to make way for more honest folks.
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Picking the Winner of the HTC Flyer Giveaway

Posted on August 11, 2011 by HTC Tablet Reporter

All the giveaway entries have been gathered!

Here’s how the drawing will work.

We’ve taken the entries from the website, Twitter, and Facebook and added them into one big spreadsheet. Each valid giveaway entry is given one row on the spreadsheet.

The super-duper-random-number-picking-script

Where is the suspense in having a script pick a random number? There is none! That’s why the HTC Tablet Giveaway is using our custom-created random number picker.

It generates one random number for each entry, then throws it out. This repeats for the number of entries, and then the final random number generated will be used to pick the winner.

If we verify the winner is eligible (not related, in the US, over 18, etc.), they are the winner. If, however, the winner is not eligible, there will be another drawing.

Stay tuned…the winner will be picked today!

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5 Days Left to Enter the HTC Flyer Giveaway!

Posted on July 22, 2011 by HTC Tablet Reporter

If you have yet to enter the HTC Flyer Giveaway, now’s the time! There are only five days left before the entries will be closed off!

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PC World Reviews the HTC Flyer

Posted on May 21, 2011 by HTC Tablet Reporter

HTC Flyer ReviewPC World’s Melissa J. Perenson has written her first impressions of the HTC Flyer. She likes the size of the Flyer in hand, and looks forward to future HTC tablets, and Flyer being upgraded to Android 3.0:

I was surprised that I preferred holding the Flyer considering it weighs slightly more than the [Galaxy] Tab….I do like the 7-inch form. It’s very friendly for one-handed operation.

I found myself more looking forward to what HTC will do with its Sense interface on Honeycomb than I did appreciating what it added in the here and now.

Read the full article: HTC Flyer: First Impressions

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Leaked 10″ HTC Puccini Tablet

Posted on May 12, 2011 by HTC Tablet Reporter

HTC Puccini TabletPocketNow has a story on the Puccini tablet, apparently to be launched on AT&T’s 4G LTE network. This would represent HTC’s first AT&T-compatible offering; the HTC EVO View 4G is a T-Mobile device, and the HTC Flyer only has WiFi.

[The leaked image of the HTC Puccini] will be one of the first devices compatible with AT&T’s “true 4G” LTE network, deploying this year….it’s likely to run Android 3.x Honeycomb and support HTC’s Scribe capacitive pen input technology. Since Giacomo Puccini was a 19th and 20th century opera composer (La Boheme, Madame Butterfly), there may be a musical focus here as well.
PocketNow

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The HTC Flyer Digital Pen Costs Extra

Posted on May 9, 2011 by HTC Tablet Reporter

HTC Digital Pen, the Magic Stylus for the HTC FlyerThe HTC Flyer Digital Pen cost $79.99, and people are freaking out.

Bloggers are upset that the Flyer promotes the Digital Pen (also known as the Magic Pen) as being the differentiating factor for the tablet, yet it costs extra. Continue reading →

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Best Buy Gets Exclusive Agreement to Sell HTC Flyer

Posted on March 23, 2011 by HTC Tablet Reporter

Want to [Best Buy] a HTC Flyer?

Best Buy loves the HTC FlyerBest Buy has landed an exclusivity agreement with HTC to sell the Flyer when it launches, according to the Best Buy and HTC press releases on March 22.

The press release announced an exclusive sales agreement, but did not mention the length of the terms of exclusivity. In the release, the relationship is stated as a “national retail launch exclusive,” which implies that after the launch of the Flyer, it will be available at other stores.

The exclusive arrangement will allow for a tighter inventory control while incentivizing a strong marketing campaign by Best Buy.

Best Buy begins promoting the Flyer on BestBuy.com

HTC Flyer on BestBuy.com

Best Buy is letting people know the Flyer is coming.

Starting on March 22, if you do a search for HTC Flyer on Best Buy, you will see a banner ad promoting the Flyer. If you click through the link, you get taken to a landing page that boasts “Get it first only at Best Buy.”

The slated springtime launch is a problem for HTC

The press release (re-printed after the break) declares that the Flyer is slated to be launched this spring.

This delay could be problematic for the Flyer, as competitors are coming out with dual-core, faster, thinner tablets running Android 3.0, while the Flyer is single-core running Android 2.2.

The longer the launch is delayed, HTC will need to:

  • cut prices to make the Flyer competitive;
  • promote more aggressively HTC Scribe, its unique stylus-optimized layer on top of Android;
  • be more transparent with how long it will be until the Flyer will be running Android 3.0 Honeycomb, and how that upgrade process will work.

By having the launch of the Flyer put off until after the iPad 2, HTC has given time for the competitors to preview next-generations of their offerings, such as the Galaxy Tab 8.9 and 10.1. Since the Flyer is not yet launched, HTC cannot reveal the Flyer’s second generation, for fear of cannibalizing the sales of the first-generation Flyer.

One thing is clear: how HTC handles the Flyer launch will largely impact the product line’s success. Continue reading →

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What Sets Apart the HTC Flyer? The Pen.

Posted on March 7, 2011 by HTC Tablet Reporter

HTC Flyer Scribe software

When the HTC Flyer was announced, it was clear what the major differentiating factor was for the tablet: the capacitive stylus and the HTC Scribe software.

Adding a stylus and integrating it into the HTC Sense experience makes the Flyer unique among Android tablets, which focus primarily on finger-based input. Continue reading →

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HTC Flyer Has Been Released! Flyer Prices, Specs, Reviews, Videos & Pictures

Posted on February 16, 2011 by HTC Tablet Reporter

HTC Flyer Specs

HTC Flyer tablet by HTC

  • 1.5GHz single-core processor
    The Flyer has a single-core processor for now. Reps have stated that the dual-core processors didn’t make sense with Android 2.4; there’s not much multi-threading to take advantage of the multiple cores.
  • 1GB of RAM, 32GB flash storage
  • aluminum unibody construction
  • 1024 x 600 resolution for the display
  • HTC Sense for tablets
  • Bluetooth 3.0
  • 5 MP back camera; 1.3 MP front camera

HTC Flyer Price

The announcement of the Flyer is not the same as the launch of the Flyer; the Flyer has not yet been priced, and the operating system is not yet completed.

CrunchGear has reported that the Flyer has been priced at €669 at Amazon.de, the German Amazon website. What the Flyer price in the US will be is hard to tell, however a comparison of the prices of both the Galaxy Tab and the HTC Desire suggests that the price would be ~$800*. This is a very high price, however, so let’s wait and see what the cost of the Flyer will be in the US.

*Price in USD/ Price in Euros = 1.2; 669 * 1.2 = $806

HTC Flyer Reviews

Boy oh boy, HTC is entering the tablet arena with quite a bang. The company has just taken the wraps off its brand new 7-inch Flyer Android tablet, which touts a 1.5GHz single-core CPU, 1GB of RAM plus 32GB of flash storage, an aluminum unibody construction, 1024 x 600 resolution, a tablet-optimized version of Sense, and… what’s this, a pressure-sensitive stylus!
Engadget

Like every other 7-inch Android tablet, HTC’s Flyer is essentially a very big phone. It even looks slightly phonier than the rest. But it might be the nicest oversized phone-tablet yet.
Gizmodo

Overall, I have mixed feelings about the Flyer. Is there room for a Gingerbread tablet at all, in a world of Honeycomb?….As always, price and performance will play a big role in the success of HTC’s first tablet.
PC Mag

Overall, we’re mostly impressed with the HTC Flyer – the new version of HTC Sense with dual-pane windows for things like video, contacts and mail looked like it worked well when it all flashed past our eyes.
TechRadar

HTC Flyer Videos

The videos show the Sense UI layer on top of Android 2.4 Gingerbread. The code apparently is not finalized; the interface will be smoother on launch.

HTC Flyer Pictures

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