HTC has been making smart devices for a very, very long time, but they’ve only started advertising themselves as a brand relatively recently. One of the folks that helps them get the HTC name into homes and onto computer screens is Eric Lin, global PR manager who holds all the newest, coolest phones in his hand. Akihabaranews recently cornered him for an interview and he discusses HTC’s current design focuses, their latest and greatest WinMo smartphones, and he almost, almost made me pre-order a Touch Pro 2 tonight. I pressed my iPhone to my forehead to wipe the sweat off and the sudden shock of its icy, metallic back was the only thing that kept me from completing an order. Dear god, those Touch phones look good!

You can check out the interview which starts here and ends here.

[news via wmwexperts via akhibaranews]