xpPhone: Smartphone that Runs Windows XP
How does the full XP OS in your pocket sound?
We've seen a lot of smartphones over the last two years (and we mean a LOT). Similar to netbooks, it's rare we'll see one that really catches our eye. They're mostly just "me too" products from companies eager to cash in on the fact that practically everyone wants a phone that can do more than just make calls and send messages.
However, during the week we clapped eyes on the xpPhone, a device that was oh so briefly demoed at Computex. ITG's smartphone looks like a lot of work. Far from your average Windows phone, it has a QWERTY keyboard and then some. Everything you see on the keyboard in front of you is on the xpPhone, along with dedicated buttons for left and right mouse clicks. As the name suggests, the phone comes with Windows XP as opposed to Windows Mobile.
While this is interesting (we definitely want to get our hands on one to take it for a test drive), that all-inclusive, slide out keyboard, 4.8-inch LCD and camera make for a pretty big phone. Then again, what can you expect from a phone with USB support (for a scanner, printer, mouse or keyboard), VGA, GPS and a touchpad?
Anyone even a little interested? Let us know in the comments below. Check out the full story over on Pocketables.
*Image credit: Engadget/Pocketables


I think there was supposed to be a link to another article?
I think this might be my next phone...
If it's not $5,000,000 like most phones are.
But I've got another yr on my contract though...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875502012&Tpk=HTC%20vista
I bet it even will have difficulty running a game in Dosbox.
I bet it has an atom inside -> bye bye battery. (cannot be compared to an ARM core when it comes to power consumption)
CPU: AMD Super Mobile CPU
Memory: 512mb/1Gb
SSD: 8Gb/16Gb/32Gb/64Gb
HDD: 30Gb/60Gb/80Gb/120Gb
LCD: 4.8" TFT Touch LCD 800x480
OS: XP
Wireless: 802.11 b/g
Camera: 1.3Mp
With these specs... I wonder if it will run Win7
How much of that do you need on a phone, though? Especially one that's probably going to be slow and clunky compared even to a netbook for battery life/heat reasons. Chances are if you need something that works with XP you won't need it on a phone (or even want it, with that tiny screen), and if it's just the functionality of a class of program you want (word processing for example), there'll probably be an app for it on other platforms like Linux/Android or the iPhone. I mean, it doesn't even look like a decent on-the-go Windows gaming device because of the tiny keyboard.
I'd probably need some examples before I'm convinced of its utility.