HTC Flyer: The Pen Makes It Special
HTC has posted a new promotional video for its upcoming Android tablet, which will either be named the Flyer -its moniker in the video -or the smartphone-like Evo View 4G when it arrives this summer. As tablets go, the specifications for the Flyer are impressive but far from unique: a 7-inch, 1024-by-600 display; 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor; 1GB of RAM; 32GB of internal memory; a microSD card slot; and dual cameras (5-megapixel rear, 1.3-megapixel front). What makes the Flyer unique is its pen-input feature. Despite the woeful history of pen-based tablets, HTC is giving it another go with the Flyer. If one can trust HTC's promo video, the Flyer's pen implementation looks pretty slick. The abilities to notate in eBooks, comment on documents and Web pages, and sign contracts with a stylus add a new layer of functionality to today's tablets. A pen is also better for many drawing and photo-editing tasks, as the video carefully illustrates. It'll be interesting to see if HTC's pen-input makes the Flyer a standout in an increasingly crowded tablet market.
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