the latest m8 info (I'm a m8 fans from China)

ethink · 11-28-2007

First,m8 will be in the market in Feb or Mar 2008 in China,and other countries later (I do not know exact time).

something I want to say about what we see in the picture is not all functions are bulit-in. GPS and DMB need extra equipment.

59*107*11.9mm

CPU：ARM11 667MHZ+video CODEC

128MB DDR SDRAM

GSM+EDGE(2.75G )

OS based on WIN CE6.0

3.4 inches TFT VGA+（720*480）16670k colors , touch screen

300W（AF，no flash）

1400mAH

WIFI，bluetooth2.0,TV OUT\LINE OUT,USB HOST/OTG

audio, video playback(720*480 30fps H263/264 MPEG2 MPEG4 WMV rm，rmvb
video camera@30 fps

Optically Control, direction Induction

Price 4GB/8GB/16GB 1990/2390/2990 RMB(Chinese Yuan), about 270/320/400 US dollars

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some details I know: 2 speakers stereo, Al-Mg alloy shell, internet browser supports touch to zoom in/out, do not support multi-touch, SDK will be public
a seperated audio decoder made by wolfson, which is confirmed by meizu ceo J.wong
http://www.meizu.com/bbs/dispbbs.asp...&ID=587255&pag
e=1

ethink · 11-28-2007

IF you wanna know more ,mail to me shippta@yahoo.com.cn. please just use simple words concerning my poor English.

Err0r · 11-28-2007

Originally Posted by ethink

some details I know: 2 speakers stereo, Al-Mg alloy shell, internet browser supports touch to zoom in/out, do not support multi-touch, SDK will be public

Do you have a source for this info?

puffel · 11-28-2007

SDK will be public. I'll eat a broom if this is right ^^

Serocas · 11-28-2007

No multi touch?!?!

=(

ethink · 11-28-2007

Originally Posted by Err0r

Do you have a source for this info?

all are from meizu official bbs. www.meizu.com/bbs/. But the bbs is Chinese,if you can understand, read posts especially posted by J.wong who is meizu CEO. but he posts a lot of threads, maybe you can serch after you get a ID.
Please note that many of his posts are replies not theads. I've been in this bbs for months since 4/2007 and read much posts to get info.
I'm sorry that I can't supply you all source bacause these posts are posted in quite different time and pages and I can't find them all. here is some links

http://www.meizu.com/bbs/dispbbs.asp...81304&s kin=1

http://www.meizu.com/bbs/dispbbs.asp...eplyID=&skin=1

http://www.meizu.com/bbs/dispbbs.asp...eplyID=&skin=1

http://www.meizu.com/bbs/dispbbs.asp...eplyID=&skin=1

ethink · 11-28-2007

Originally Posted by puffel

SDK will be public. I'll eat a broom if this is right ^^

I'm afraid you'll have to eat one^^

Jeroen · 11-28-2007

Originally Posted by Err0r

Do you have a source for this info?

The picture shows by ethink do not released by Meizu. It is posted by a user in BBS of Meizu. This fans claims he is an agency of Meizu. He just attend annual meeting of agency of Meizu. Meizu introduces the detail function of M8 to them in this meeting. And he take this photo in the show.

ethink · 11-28-2007

Originally Posted by Serocas

No multi touch?!?!

=(

I'm afraid it is true. Multi-touch is Apple's patent. but J.wong,who is meizu CEO , said m8 can also zoom in/out with single touch, and is even more simple than iphone.why to use two fingers while we can make it with one finger?

Graymalkin · 11-28-2007

Originally Posted by ethink

I'm afraid you'll have to eat one^^

Mahlzeit. :D

If it's true, that's some good news. A WindowsCE-based OS plus an open SDK certainly boosts its appeal (for me). I don't like closed and restrained systems.

What I -really- would love to see on the miniOne is Microsoft's Deepfish. Anyone else think that's one sexy little browser?

And I -do- hope that the Al-Mg shell will be availiable in silver too. It's sooooooo much more yummy and classy.

ethink · 11-28-2007

Originally Posted by Jeroen

The picture shows by ethink do not released by Meizu. It is posted by a user in BBS of Meizu. This fans claims he is an agency of Meizu. He just attend annual meeting of agency of Meizu. Meizu introduces the detail function of M8 to them in this meeting. And he take this photo in the show.

true. Also you can find these functions shown in the picture here(written in chinese)

http://www.meizu.com/bbs/dispbbs.asp...eplyID=&skin=1

this thread is posted by a m8 fans but is edited by J.wong actually.

Graymalkin · 11-28-2007

Originally Posted by ethink

I'm afraid it is true. Multi-touch is Apple's patent. but J.wong,who is meizu CEO , said m8 can also zoom in/out with single touch, and is even more simple than iphone.why to use two fingers while we can make it with one finger?

Are you sure? What about Microsoft's "Surface" tables?

A while back I've stumbled upon this very nice video on YouTube showing a multi-touch surface in action. Back then, it was still experimental and under development, but I can't believe that Apple now holds they key to everything that's multi-touch. I've seen the patent sheet and afaik it just refers to a certain method of accomplishing multi-touch - not the concept of multi-touch itself.

ethink · 11-28-2007

Originally Posted by Graymalkin

Mahlzeit. :D

If it's true, that's some good news. A WindowsCE-based OS plus an open SDK certainly boosts its appeal (for me). I don't like closed and restrained systems.

What I -really- would love to see on the miniOne is Microsoft's Deepfish. Anyone else think that's one sexy little browser?

And I -do- hope that the Al-Mg shell will be availiable in silver too. It's sooooooo much more yummy and classy.

Mahlzeit is a Germany word and really puzzles me. But i finally get its meaning "meal" by google, and is that right?
m8's browser is not sure now, maybe it is only a improved IE, anyway I'm not sure. what I know is you can touch to zoom in/out. maybe you can install deepdish by yourself.
According to J.wong who is meizu ceo , siver shell is also availabe. But I think the first version sold in the market will be likely to be in black only, but who knows? maybe when you can buy it just beside your house ,m8 is colorful

ethink · 11-28-2007

Originally Posted by Graymalkin

Are you sure? What about Microsoft's "Surface" tables?

A while back I've stumbled upon this very nice video on YouTube showing a multi-touch surface in action. Back then, it was still experimental and under development, but I can't believe that Apple now holds they key to everything that's multi-touch. I've seen the patent sheet and afaik it just refers to a certain method of accomplishing multi-touch - not the concept of multi-touch itself.

Yes. This is said by J.wong himself. Microsoft's "Surface" is also great ,but i'm afraid m8's hardware is finished and is impossible to change by now.Anyway it takes quite a long time. Maybe m8's next vertion will support multi-touch.

Graymalkin · 11-28-2007

Originally Posted by ethink

Mahlzeit is a Germany word and really puzzles me. But i finally get its meaning "meal" by google, and is that right?

It is. It's wishing someone "bon appetit"... :D

m8's browser is not sure now, maybe it is only a improved IE, anyway I'm not sure. what I know is you can touch to zoom in/out. maybe you can install deepdish by yourself.

As long it's got page resizing and smart panning I'll be happy. With the portable versions of Safari, Deepfish and Opera featuring those I'm quite positive that the M8 won't ship without it.

Besides, I can't understand the fuzz about the M8 mimicking the iPhone's UI. If anything, the M8's UI looks rather Vista-ish to me. Ever took a closer look at the Windows Media Player 11? That's what -I- see when looking at the M8's GUI designs...

According to J.wong who is meizu ceo , siver shell is also availabe. But I think the first version sold in the market will be likely to be in black only, but who knows? maybe when you can buy it just beside your house ,m8 is colorful

And if it's not, there's still my good ol' grinding machine. It's metal, after all. :D

Originally Posted by ethink

Yes. This is said by J.wong himself. Microsoft's "Surface" is also great ,but i'm afraid m8's hardware is finished and is impossible to change by now.Anyway it takes quite a long time. Maybe m8's next vertion will support multi-touch.

I wasn't complaining about the M8 not featuring multi-touch (don't need it, I only need one finger to be good :D - and so does the M8. It's still a very impressive piece of technology, even without multi-touch.

), just about the whole idea of multi-touch being a property of Apple. And even if it is, it won't take all too long until other brands will feature it as well. Just remember Mercedes Benz introducing rear view mirrows with integrated indicator lights: It was their exclusive for about two years, these days you can get these from pretty much every car manufacturer.

sere83 · 11-28-2007

Multi touch is a nice feature but is not really necessary, a well implemented single touch interface is more than enough.

There has not been any word on a full list of audio and video codec support since the spec released a couple of monthes back, has Mr Wong confirmed the full list? (eg. xvid, flac, ape etc) does Mpeg4 definitely indicate Xvid/Divx support? Any mention of DVB-T support from Mr Wong too?

Skaton · 11-28-2007

it will need a external GPS antenna ?
it is not a good new

What means SDK ?

nice2know_u · 11-28-2007

Originally Posted by Skaton

it will need a external GPS antenna ?
it is not a good new

What means SDK ?

SDK stands for Software Development Kit. With it programmers can make new programs for the m8

ethink · 11-29-2007

Originally Posted by sere83

Multi touch is a nice feature but is not really necessary, a well implemented single touch interface is more than enough.

There has not been any word on a full list of audio and video codec support since the spec released a couple of monthes back, has Mr Wong confirmed the full list? (eg. xvid, flac, ape etc) does Mpeg4 definitely indicate Xvid/Divx support? Any mention of DVB-T support from Mr Wong too?

J.wong has confirmed h.264 decode can be up to 2m bps,but he doesn't mention mpeg4. I think there is no need to worry because it is very easy to decode mpeg4. In China, mpeg4 basically means to xvid+divx. In fact, I am more worried about rmvb decode. rmvb is not a free format, and needs a high-level hardware. but rmvb is the most popular format in China. flac and ape are not sure now; he doesn't mention it, but he confirms m8 will have a seperated audio decoder(likely to be wolfson).so I don't worry about it.
DVB is not built-in, you need an extra device. he doesn't mention much of it.
by the way, I read a post just now in which J.wong confirms m8 has a LCD of 720*480 resolution. the link
http://www.meizu.com/bbs/dispbbs.asp...&skin=0&Star=1

Skor459 · 11-29-2007

That's great to hear that this has been confirmed by J. Wong himself. Its a shame there's no multi-touch, but good to hear it can do some of the iphone's multi-touch functions with a single touch.
Does anyone know if you'll be able to flip through album art like on the iphone's coverflow. I don't need it, but it'd be nice to know :3
And does scrolling build up momentum?