Friday, July 11, 2003
First Look at the Hitachi G1000
Posted by Jason Dunn in "ARTICLE" @ 09:00 AM
"I walked in last evening and played back my answering machine. Suddenly, I heard 6 words that I’ll never forget: “Comp USA has the Hitachi G1000,” said my friend, who just saw them put on the shelf at the Comp USA in Fountain Valley, California. I took a deep breath, then screamed in excitement. After all, this is the phone I’ve been waiting for since last January, when first reading about it. I skipped feeding my golden retriever, Cody, who sensed the excitement on my face and hopped in the car with me.
Fifteen minutes later, there it was! It was staring at me straight in the face from behind the glass case. A Comp USA employee, who looked and acted like he hadn’t been educated past the third grade, told me that I can only get the phone if I activate a new account their and buy a TAP service plan with it. I immediately told him he was wrong and he confirmed his ignorance with the supervisor. Pretty soon, I had the box in my hand, headed into my car, and opened it like a kid opening a box of candy. The very first thing I noticed about the Hitachi G1000 was that it was not the huge, bulky thing everybody was making it out to be. The Hitachi G1000, which uses an Intel XScale PXA255 processor running at 400 MHz, is big for a phone and a little big for a pocket pc. If, like me, you’re someone who likes thumb keyboards, the size of this won’t matter. It can, with a little trouble, fit into your pocket. However, with the included case, it will snap easily on your belt."
Now here's someone who's excited about their new Pocket PC! :-) This is the first real look at the Hitachi G1000, and it looks like a promising device. All of you Sprint users are lucky - unlimited data (1XRTT right?) for only $10 extra per month? Wow. 8O PDAPhonehome will have a full review later on, but this first look is great!
Fifteen minutes later, there it was! It was staring at me straight in the face from behind the glass case. A Comp USA employee, who looked and acted like he hadn’t been educated past the third grade, told me that I can only get the phone if I activate a new account their and buy a TAP service plan with it. I immediately told him he was wrong and he confirmed his ignorance with the supervisor. Pretty soon, I had the box in my hand, headed into my car, and opened it like a kid opening a box of candy. The very first thing I noticed about the Hitachi G1000 was that it was not the huge, bulky thing everybody was making it out to be. The Hitachi G1000, which uses an Intel XScale PXA255 processor running at 400 MHz, is big for a phone and a little big for a pocket pc. If, like me, you’re someone who likes thumb keyboards, the size of this won’t matter. It can, with a little trouble, fit into your pocket. However, with the included case, it will snap easily on your belt."
Now here's someone who's excited about their new Pocket PC! :-) This is the first real look at the Hitachi G1000, and it looks like a promising device. All of you Sprint users are lucky - unlimited data (1XRTT right?) for only $10 extra per month? Wow. 8O PDAPhonehome will have a full review later on, but this first look is great!
