VIDEO: HTC Sense comes to HTC G1...

...thanks to hack found on the Internet

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30 June 2009 20:33 GMT / By Stuart Miles

While HTC CEO Peter Chou says it might, and lawyers and saying it's unlikely, it was only a matter of time before some enterprising software bod managed to port the HTC Sense interface found on the newly announced HTC Hero to the HTC G1.

And so that's what they've done. Before you rush to the interweb to find the low down on how to turn your G1 or Magic into the HTC Hero though, it is probably worth noting that, if the video has anything to go by, you'll have a rather sluggish phone afterwards.

Additionally, and this might be a biggie for most, you'll also lose some functionality of the phone. But hey these guys are so on the cutting edge they are almost falling off.

I mean why else would they choose such an awful soundtrack to walk you through 8 minutes or so of new features?

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  • Stuart you forgot to mention the thumb-ring. You can forgive the person for being Italian, they can't choose their nationality, but they can choose to wear (or not as most of us have decided) a thumb-ring. Gaudy and tacky as they are, they indicate certain undesirable traits.

    I can understand why someone would want HTC Sense on their G1, but this is the most unlikely phone in the HTC stable to stand a chance of getting the software update.

    HTC can't be too happy that they choose a big launch for their HTC Hero (which is one of the first REAL contenders for the mantle of iPhone killer) only to have operatives at both the 'exclusive dealers' not knowing when the model is due, and worse, some Orange Reps telling the public its not expected until August!

    I look forward to the time I can get an HTC Hero. Wont be a minute too soon!     Posted by Tony Hedges, UK

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