HTC Touch Diamond boot video, for your eyes only

For those of you who absolutely, positively can't wait to see more of the Touch Diamond in action, the folks over at pocketnow are giving you a taste of what it's like to hold one in your hands. Apparently, when you boot up the phone you're greeted with a helpful video showing you how to navigate the heavily-skinned version of Windows Mobile (AKA Touch Flo 3D) that it sports. Needless to say, it's smoother than a baby's bottom. Not that we'd know. Video after the break in its full 640 x 480 resolution.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 6th 2008 4:47PM]

http://mobilitytoday.com/news/htc_diamond_live.html
http://mobilitytoday.com/news/htc_diamond_problem.html

Here are few other Diamond videos.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 6th 2008 5:53PM]

You might have to right click and Save Target As, then open it in Quicktime since it's in 3GP format.

http://pocketnow.com/media/touch_diamond_gettingstarted.3gp

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 6th 2008 7:45PM]

Is this WM interface gaining on Apple's?

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 7th 2008 7:25PM]

Maybe, but from a productivity standpoint, I'm distinctly underwhelmed.

Don't get me wrong, it looks great, but it also seems borderline unusable; every function is some kind of sliding motion, there seemed to be very little simple taps that did anything useful, and its response time seems laggy.

I hope it's like Windows XP, with a checkbox that says "disable useless special effects that slow you down".

I also hope the Raphael / Touch Pro is more productivity-friendly out of the box.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 6th 2008 11:25PM]

I'd still rather buy an iPhone.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 7th 2008 10:00PM]

"I'd still rather buy an iPhone" What is wrong with everyone and their closed minds.. the iPhone is a terrible phone and always has been.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 7th 2008 12:59PM]

This looks like a really nice phone. I think this might be better than the Xperia

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 7th 2008 8:04PM]

I tested the Diamond and found some concerning issues.
The device looks amazing, that's correct, but still - I believe it has many problems.

Read my review in my blog:
http://mobilespoon.blogspot.com/2008/06/truth-about-diamond.html

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 7th 2008 9:16PM]

em... this is the beginning of the end for the iphone... the final nail in the iPhone's coffin will be the devices with nVidia's Tegra.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 15th 2008 4:55PM]

Hi there everyone! If you'd like to read a full, in-depth review of HTC Touch Diamond, then just go and check out http://mobilearsenal.com/review/htc_touch_diamond_almost_there/foreword_packaging.html