A call for innovative design: HTC Evolve concept tablet PC
With the growing stream of new tablet PC/MID products hitting the market recently, it's getting harder to find a truly interesting, original design that combines the prerequisite attractive styling and functionality with innovation. Hence, it is very refreshing to see a new design concept called the HTC Evolve designed by Timur Pinar.
It looks like this isn't an officially sanctioned concept design from HTC, so don't expect to see a prototype or find one of these on store shelves anytime soon. Nevertheless, the Evolve concept has some nice touches and interesting ideas including a stunning "concave side" ergonomic body that beautifully integrates a large OLED touch screen and a pop-out additional OLED touch screen that has programmable buttons. The design also includes a stylus for drawing/rendering in a practical, efficient way.
The rest of the hardware specification includes an Intel Atom processor, 128GB SSD, 1.5GB of RAM, two USB 3.0 ports, one HDMI port, 3.5mm headphone jack, a front-facing webcam, and a microphone. It is envisaged that a custom skinned version of Android would be the main OS, with Google's new Chrome OS being possibly incorporated as an "instant on" fast-booting option.
Although strictly a concept, indicated by inconsistencies in the potential hardware specs (i.e., potential compatibility issues between the CPU and operating systems), the HTC Evolve is certainly an interesting design study and I would love to see more companies trying to innovate more in their MID designs. Who agrees with me? And as a thought for the weekend, let us know your nomination for the best designed MID on the market today. In the meantime, I'll be hoping someone over at HTC sees this!
