REFRESH – updates appear at top (times are in London PM!)
Live Blog is over but we’ll have TONS of HTC Hero and HTC Sense coverage to follow!
1:49 – So the site had too much traffic right as I wanted to announce that it would launch in Europe in July and Asia at the end of the summer. What about the United STATATAATAATTATES?
12:31 – So can I get HTC Sense on my G1 please?
12:30 – Been collaborating with Adobe so you can enjoy ALL the different flash videos on the HTC Hero with a full screen player. Pure Awesomess.
12:29 – ADOBE FLASH SUPPORT
12:28 – special technology to reduce fingerprints. 5MP camera, sweet screen, tilt sensor, GPS, compass, 3.5mm headphone jack YES! This phone is definitely a winner and I haven’t even touched it yet. But I’ll get to pretty soon!!!
12:27 – HTC Hero is not “cold and slippery” as they are showing it has a Teflon finish by DuPont.
12:26 – Focusing on how the Hero fits great in your hand with the curves and bevels and is optimized for functionality at the same time.
12:25 – Showing people on the street using the Hero. They like how it is slim. One guy likes the chin!
12:24 – Says everyone is trying to copy everyone with phones. Agreed.
12:22 – “Proud to unveil HTC Hero, first in a series to have HTC Sense”… is it only for Android?
12:21 – They reiterate the 3 pillars and say “this is HTC Sense”… Chief Innovation Officer Horace Luke is now on stage. Hopefully it is Hero time!
12:20 – Showing off bookmarks on web. Looks great… kind of like “Card View” on the Pre
12:19 – Phone automatically updates depending on where and when. Weather automatically adjusts to your location. Calendar? Adjusts to your timezone.
12:18 – Most fundamental task of a phone i making a phone call… just dial J-O and it automatically choose Joseph.
12:17 – Showing off messaging that slides between chat/email/txts/facebook/twitter rather fluently. Looks pretty slick because you did not have to “go in and out 4 different places”
12:15 – WOW- Showing off HTC Sense… customizable clock…. looks sick but there are TONS of options and it ain’t just with clocks, folks. We’re talking widgets, photos, everything
12:13 – John Wang now on stage… to talk about HTC Sense / HTC Hero. They just showed a couple videos of “real” people talking about how they just want phones to “work”
12:12 – HTC Sense will allow HTC to differentiate themselves…. and the will introduce it with… THE HTC HERO!
12:11 – Pillar #3 = “discover the unexpected”
12:10 – Pillar #2 = “Stay Close”
12:09 – HTC Sense based on 3 pillars #1 is “Make It Mine”
12:08 – The experience they’ve invented is called HTC Sense
12:07 – Hundreds of software engineers in US and Taiwan to compliment hardware team. Most advanced Android/WinMO developers outside Google and Microsoft. What is Microsoft?
12:06 – He is talking about HTC’s history with Android Dream/Magic
12:05 – “We’ve been talking for so long about the smartphone being the future… but the future is now”
12:03 – HTC CEO on stage! I’m trying to film and blog at the same time…. impossible
12:02 – technically should have started by no but if you Google “HTC Hero” look about 5 items down!
11:57 – Gonna start in 5 minutes!