14 DAY TRIAL // When it comes to various user interfaces that mobile phone users out there can enjoy, HTC's Sense UI stands up in the crowd, that's for sure. Not only is this solution one of the most popular UI overlays on the mobile market, but it is also set to become even more appealing than it might be at the moment, it seems.
The Taiwan-based mobile phone maker is working on the development of the next version of HTC Sense, and great features are planned for that flavor. And we also know that it is considering the inclusion of Sense with its Windows Phone 7 devices.
Apparently, the addition of the HTCSense.com portal into the mix, along with an e-books store, might not be enough to prove the solution's supremacy, and the mobile phone maker is set to include new functionalities into the equation, to make things clearer than they already are.
Drew Bamford, HTC’s head of User Experience, stated in an interview with Forbes that the upcoming HTC Sense version should pack natural interaction, along with more content added to a media store, accessible to all users out there.
“In the past year, Sense has escaped the phone,” said Bamford. “Before, Sense was the glue that tied together our Android, Windows and Brew phones. Now, Sense also lives on the web, which allows us to do cool stuff.”
Of course, most of the HTC Sense features are already familiar to HTC users on the European continent, but those living in the United States might not know them as much. Soon, US phone users would receive access to the said “reader application” too, which would bring them books and periodicals.
However, the upcoming Sense version would be focused on delivering more content to users, including these books and magazines, as well as music, video and more.
“Our intention is to build experiences that further integrate content acquisition and discovery and release them in U.S. products,” Bamford stated.
Since the company is looking forward to releasing new 4G mobile phones, this feature should prove more than welcomed to users. Especially since HTC is said to plan adding video calling into the mix as well.
Natural interaction would be the other interesting feature the company is set to bring to its device in the near future, though specific info on this lacks at the moment.
“Over the next year or so, we’ll be taking Sense and making it a richer, more capable, more compelling experience. We don’t plan on abandoning the foundation of Sense we’ve built so far,” Bamford concluded.