T-Mobile has funally made the myTouch 3G Slide official. The new HTC handset will be launching in June for an undisclosed amount (our money is on $179.99). the new T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide features a 3.4 inch HVGA capacitive display, 5MP camera with autofocus and LED flash, four row QWERTY keyboard, Swype software keyboard pre-installed, and all the Google apps you have come to know and love on Android. T-Mobile and HTC have been working overtime to bring you the most customized Android 2.1 with HTC Sense experience possible. If you are familiar with Sense, you may recognize many of the elements, but with direction from T-Mobile HTC has given the phone even more customization features and have given the UI another facelift. UI elements are a lot more transparent, glossy and rounded and uses can even change the color hues, similar to the task bar of Windows Vista and 7.
HTC has specifically designed the myTouch 3G Slide for T-Mobile USA, so we may not see this handset pop up anywhere else. Like the original, the myTouch 3G, the Slide will be available in three colors (red, white, and black). For those who are looking to replace their G1, you’ll be happy to hear that the 3G Slide is only 15mm thick (myTouch 3G= 14.6mm, T-Mobile G1=17.1). Get a sneak peak at the myTouch 3G Slide on T-Mobile’s website.
New features for the myTouch 3G Slide
myModes: myModes helps you draw the line between work and home by creating different themes with home screen apps, widgets and wallpapers to empower people in the different roles they play each day. You can set myModes to switch at a designated time, by location, or manually with the option to create and store up to 10 customized modes. myModes removes clutter and makes you more efficient both at work and at home. Want to forget about work on the weekend? No need to hide your work phone or switch to another device; just put away your work tools, like e-mail and your calendar by switching modes, and bring forward all the things you love to do on Saturday.
Genius ButtonTM: With the Genius Button, you press one button, talk, and it delivers. The Genius Button, powered by Dragon Dictation from Nuance Communications (Nasdaq: NUAN), is an easy-to- access button on the front of the new T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide allowing the use of voice commands to control the phone and it’s features including making calls, composing and sending texts and e-mails, searching the Web or your surroundings. It will even read text messages aloud, and lets you dictate responses naturally as if you were speaking directly to a person.
Faves GalleryTM: Life is hectic, so it’s easy to miss opportunities to connect with loved ones. Faves Gallery presents up to 20 of your favorite people and the different ways to communicate with them – calls, texts, e-mail, instant messaging, social networking updates – in a dedicated application accessible through a soft button and an easy-to-use widget complete with photos, contact information and one-touch ability to respond. All of your Faves® get special status on your myTouch 3G SlideTM; anytime they communicate with you or update their social network you get a notification in the notification pane. Even if you’re not using your phone, a custom green light lets you know you’ve got a communication waiting from one of your Faves. And you can respond directly from the Faves Gallery, without launching e-mail or other applications, so you connect more quickly and more often with the important people in your life.
“Many smartphones are increasingly powerful in their features and specifications without continuing to improve the main reason that so many people have mobile phones – the ability to communicate with each other,” said Andrew Sherrard, vice president of product development, T-Mobile USA. “The new myTouch 3G Slide is a smart and sleek phone that fits into your pocket, your budget and your family life with exclusive T-Mobile features that put communication with your closest family and friends front and center.”
