HTC's next big launch (live blog)

HTC is set to launch its next flagship product.

3rd & 7 37yd

Roger Cheng 2/19/2013 3:39:44 PM
It automatically adds filters, music, and transitions for a highlight video. It's pretty nifty.
Brian Bennett 2/19/2013 3:40:06 PM
Watching a highlight reel made automatically....looks kind cool....not cheesy at all. Honest.
Roger Cheng 2/19/2013 3:40:06 PM
BlackBerry launched its own Story Maker app that does something similar, but you have to manually edit and create the videos.
sarahtew 2/19/2013 3:40:17 PM
sarahtew 2/19/2013 3:40:20 PM
Roger Cheng 2/19/2013 3:40:33 PM
HTC says you can create the tone by selecting different themes. You can change things around by hitting remix.
sarahtew 2/19/2013 3:40:38 PM
Luke Westaway 2/19/2013 3:40:38 PM
Built-in image editing was one of the few features I liked with BlackBerry's Z10. Will be very interesting to see how comprehensive HTC's Zoe offering proves to be.
Roger Cheng 2/19/2013 3:40:50 PM
Becker says he uses the camera knowing there's a story the phone will create for him.
sarahtew 2/19/2013 3:41:10 PM
Roger Cheng 2/19/2013 3:41:13 PM
Becker talking about the photo editor. You can scroll through Zoe to find best shot.
Roger Cheng 2/19/2013 3:41:29 PM
Now on to the actual design of the One.
Brian Bennett 2/19/2013 3:41:38 PM
Yeah, I do dig the way it's supposed to build reels in background. If it works well it could be a sweet feature.
Roger Cheng 2/19/2013 3:41:39 PM
Becker says HTC has always been "bold."
Roger Cheng 2/19/2013 3:42:02 PM
The HTC One has a true purity of design, he says.
Roger Cheng 2/19/2013 3:42:08 PM
Gotta love those tech buzzwords!
sarahtew 2/19/2013 3:42:16 PM
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sarahtew 2/19/2013 3:42:19 PM
Brian Bennett 2/19/2013 3:42:38 PM
Oh yeah, an all metal design. I can so dig that.
Roger Cheng 2/19/2013 3:42:40 PM
HTC One has an all aluminum design...the antenna is built into the aluminum body.
sarahtew 2/19/2013 3:43:12 PM
Roger Cheng 2/19/2013 3:43:18 PM
I talked to HTC about this, and apparently they aren't concerned that this will result in reception issues. They don't foresee an "antennagate"-type situation like the iPhone 4.
sarahtew 2/19/2013 3:43:44 PM
sarahtew 2/19/2013 3:43:46 PM
Brian Bennett 2/19/2013 3:43:48 PM
Whoa, a nano matrix structure? What's that then?
John Falcone 2/19/2013 3:43:58 PM
Roger's in-depth story on the all-metal design: HTC One aims to make good first impression with all-metal body
Roger Cheng 2/19/2013 3:44:04 PM
HTC touts it as "zero-gap construction."
sarahtew 2/19/2013 3:44:29 PM
Roger Cheng 2/19/2013 3:44:31 PM
Note, Apple 's iPhone 5 has an aluminum body too, although there are strips of glass on the top and bottom where the antennas go.
sarahtew 2/19/2013 3:44:32 PM
Roger Cheng 2/19/2013 3:44:48 PM
Typically, metal bodies and antennas don't mix. But HTC found a workaround.
Brian Bennett 2/19/2013 3:44:52 PM
OK you've seen it here folks. Phones have officially become jewelry...just like William Gibson predicted.
sarahtew 2/19/2013 3:45:20 PM
Roger Cheng 2/19/2013 3:45:26 PM
The phone's design looks clean and sleek...it's a shame that the carriers will plaster their logos on it.
Roger Cheng 2/19/2013 3:45:36 PM
Mike Woodward, HTC's Americas President, on stage now.
Roger Cheng 2/19/2013 3:45:45 PM
Woodward: This is the best phone ever made.
Roger Cheng 2/19/2013 3:45:58 PM
(I'm sure other handset vendors would disagree)
Roger Cheng 2/19/2013 3:46:05 PM
This is HTC's largest rollout ever, he says.
Roger Cheng 2/19/2013 3:46:15 PM
The new HTC One will begin shipping in late March.
sarahtew 2/19/2013 3:46:24 PM
sarahtew 2/19/2013 3:46:25 PM
Brian Bennett 2/19/2013 3:46:38 PM
@Roger Yes, especially Samsung
Roger Cheng 2/19/2013 3:46:46 PM
In the U.S., AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Best Buy will sell it.
Roger Cheng 2/19/2013 3:46:53 PM
It will come in black or silver (white).