The Phone Packing Windows XP is Finally on Sale
Windows Phone 7, schmindows Phone 7.
We've been talking about the xpPhone for a long, long time. In fact, in the time since it first surfaced, Microsoft has developed and released a completely new operating system -- one that's actually meant to be on phones. Still, that hasn't discouraged ITG, the maker of the xpPhone, as the device has finally gone on sale and is now available for any and all to purchase.
Packing a full QWERTY keyboard (and by full we mean arrow keys and all), a 4.8-inch LCD, up to 16GB of storage, USB support, VGA, GPS, a touchpad, a camera and Windows XP (embedded), the xpPhone is definitely not your average phone. In fact, we'd venture as far as saying that this is more a MID with phone capabilities than a phone.
It is expensive (you could get a decent low-end laptop for the same money), but if you're looking for grade A nerd-cred, then you probably don't care about the price tag. Expect to pay $798 for the 8GB 3G version or $732 for an 8GB xpPhone sans 3G. Still too pricey? Why not go for the DOS version (yes, DOS)? That's available for the low-low price of $666. Storage hogs can look forward to paying $876 for the 3G model, $810 for the 2G and $765 for the DOS model.
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XPphone would be awesome, but why have a full OS like that and only have 8gb of memory? The expandable storage could be a saving grace if it were not limited to 16gb
Wow, beats the iCrap in terms of price. BTW, what about battery life? Windows XP wasn't designed keeping smartphones in mind.
What's the point of having a fully functional XPPhone?
let the hacking begin
First MS 'revive' the Kin, now XP phone.
Are they trying to cannibalise W7 phone?
expensive but looks very nice though
The DOS version is a devilishly good deal...
What processor is in that thing? With that pricing it's very debatable, The iPhone 4 is 500$-ish with no plan and it packs the A4, a beast of a chip. The G2's 800mhz Snapdragon proves itself to the big dogs and it actually can be OC'd (a cell phone OCing wow lol) to 1.3ghz and it's priced at around 400$ no plan.
Oh but most importantly... How will you fit it in your pocket? 4.8 inches of XP fun.
I would want to have this phone just to carry it as a Badge of Honor for NERDISM and promote and popularizing technicality and complexity.
Price of 666 for DOS version, hmm... wasn't there an APPLE that was out for 666 back when they first came out? I'm thinking this price is a bit of a dig :-)
The issue with a device like this these days is that almost every phone has web/games/media playback at 1/2 or even 1/4 of the price. 3 Years ago I'd be more impressed.
Sweet! since its a full windows XP phone i wonder if it could install crysis
Where are the hardware specs? I'd like to know what's powering the device so I have an idea of what it'll be able to do, power-wise.
Pretty sure the article summed it up perfectly. This is awesome for nerd cred, but isn't very practical in the real world. That said, I really freaking want it.
FINALLY
Sweet, now my phone can join a Chinese bot-net and get viruses too, that's awesome!
ARM or x86 ?
The DOS version is a devilishly good deal...
I was waiting to see a comment on that, lmao. Nicely done.
its just a bit late....
First MS 'revive' the Kin, now XP phone.Are they trying to cannibalise W7 phone?
This has nothing to do with MS apart from the OS. They didn't develop it, a company called ITG did.
Its interesting but pointless for now.
Although it does show the power of current phone tech.
As for the ARM or x86, I would guess x86 since it would be a major overhaul to rewrite the entire XP kernal to work on ARM.
sorry, but over 5 years too late
USB port (gotta have mouse).They should have a burning (above 200 mw)Laser in it too to make it a Swiss Army knife tool (to light up cigs,start fires).Yeah an integrated Laser in it to make it extra cool.
Very nice indeed, too expensive though.
Umm whats the battery life on these things? And also, whoever wrote this article, for $798 you can definitely get more than just a low end laptop.
Scary, you could load bt4 on the bootable usb drive and run it from there.
. That would definitely be something to tote around 
Soo.. now phones can get BSOD's too? haha!
Is it really running Windows XP? man phones nowdays must have some serious power if they can run desktop operating systems!
Goes to show how much technology really has been changing.
According to other sources it packs an AMD CPU, so let guessing begin if this is the first implementation of the Bobcat or if it's something more mundane like a die-shrunk Geode or an ULV Athlon M.
I think it is too late!!
I always get confused when you say a low end laptop cost 800 bucks.
It is too late, we already have WP7, and Im definitely not looking forward to getting the viruses from hell on my phone.
I'll take one if it's giving to me as a present or something..
htc shift is better and already released on 2008, 40gb/60gb hdd, and windows vista (upgradeable to win 7) and it have two oses windows vista and windows mobile 6
Is the DOS version fully funcional with SoundBlaster emulation? I'd pay $666 in a hearbeat to play Duke Nukem 3D, Doom and Carmageddon.