Sprint today announced the upcoming availability of HTC Touch, a full touch screen Windows Mobile 6 device featuring integrated TouchFLO technology to smoothly navigate through menus with a finger swipe. In addition, TouchFLO cube brings a 3D cube interface allowing quick access to entertainment, communication tools and a "Dial-by-picture" photo caller ID screen.
The Touch leverages Windows Mobile 6 with Outlook Mobile for email integration, Office Mobile, Windows Live and the ability to run thousands of third-party applications. It also allows users to surf the web with Internet Explorer, send and receive emails, chat on Messenger and send files to their own web space through Windows Live. The home screen provides one-touch access to email, text messages, calendar appointments and contacts, as well as current weather conditions and forecasts for hundreds of cities around the world.
The Touch provides access to Sprint-exclusive content, including:
- Sprint Music Store, powered by Groove Mobile, which allows users to browse and wirelessly download full-length songs directly to their phone from a selection of more than 1.8 million songs
- Sprint Exclusive Entertainment (SEE), the industry's only made-for-mobile sports and entertainment video programming network
- Sprint TV with more than 50 channels of live and on-demand video and audio
- More than a dozen streaming radio stations , including Sprint Radio and SIRIUS
- On-Demand with up-to-date information on sports, weather, news, money and more customized by zip code
The Touch offers microSD card slot that supports up to 4GB - a 512MB card is included with the device. Additional features include a 2.0-megapixel camera/camcorder with up to 5X zoom, advanced stereo Bluetooth and Voice-activated dialing.
The Touch measures 4.0" x 2.4" x 0.6" and weighs just 4 ounces. The device will be available on November 4th, initially priced at $249.99 with a two-year subscriber agreement and a $100 mail-in rebate.
