MAGIC W3 -The first tablet/phone to run Windows 7 Home Premium

[Preston786]

Just saw this and found it Interesting .....

Wondering whether to buy a tablet or a phone? Scratch your head no more, as AdvanceTC is going to launch a 4.8-inch tablet phone which, wait for it, runs Windows 7! Yes, the device is going to be powered by an Atom Z530 processor, clocked at 1.6Ghz and will indeed run a full, uncut version of the Windows 7 Home Premium.

The tabletphone is going to sport a 4.8-inch touchscreen with a resolution of 800x400 and a 1GB of RAM. At the front of the device there’s going to be a 1.3MP camera for video conferencing.

Measuring at 141 x 81.5 x 22 mm and weighing 260 grams the device is hefty indeed and could probably be used for self defense, too , but the 3200 mAh 3.7V battery should keeping it going for a couple of days (hours). It also packs a gig of ram and a 32GB SSD for storage. A MicroSD card slot allows you to expand that.

Obviously to be able to support telephony, the OS running on the MAGIC W3 has gone through some dark witchcraft and there’s a custom UI layer, called MAGIC Telephony Touch UI, which includes a phone dialer, messaging, call history and contacts app. The MAGIC W3, just like the Motorola Atrix, will be able to connect to a larger display and act like a nettop PC via an HDMI dock.

It all sounds promising, but unfortunately AdvanceTC hasn’t given away important details like when it’s going to hit the market and how much it’s going to cost. Not that we'd rush off and buy an expensive and complex gadget from a company we've never heard before.

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[TriniXaeno]

I cringe at the though of running Windows 7 @ 800x400 res

However, when you consider the dock, the idea is absolutely solid.

Think one step further.

Reduce the size to a regular phone, say typical blackberry size but with enough power to run windows 7 native as well as a custom UI for "phone mode".

Now whenever you dock, you're running the full windows OS, complete with its plethora of fully featured apps.

Now I'll buy THAT for a dollar.

[Preston786]

I hear yuhz personally i wouldn't buy this... quite frankly

Windows Mobile 6.5 on meh HD2 is enough for me on the go 

If i wanted the full Windows experience everywhere i go

I would buy one of those 10 inch ASUS netbooks

cuz the dimensions and the weight makes this unwieldy as a phone

BUT the concept is intriguing to say the least

[Arcmanov]

Technically, it's quite impressive...but I don't need Windows 7 in that big of a handheld.

That's what Android is for. 


Still, I like the concept.  Somewhere, someone is reading about this and going: 'YESSSSSSS!!!'

[Saxito Pau]

Meh.

Just the other day I installed Windows 7 Ultimate on an HTC Shift X9500. Has both Windows Mobile 6 and originally had Vista business. Phone and UMPC in one... 800 X480 screen that can 'interpolate' to 1024 x 600 (and that HURTS the eyes...)

[TriniXaeno]

Exactly.

You need a clever "phone UI" when in mobile mode.

The only time windows should be used is when docked with a regular mouse / keyboard and 26" HD Widescreen LCD.

Or maybe when hooked to a projector.

Could even do bluetooth mouse and keyboard so you only need to connect a display to the unit for full featured computing.

[Preston786]

@ Sax

You know i completely forget abt that Shift and the HTC MAX 4G

but i think those were bigger tho clocking in @ abt just over 7 inches

this still resides in smart-phone territory in terms of size