It's official, Eris getting 2.1 and updates Sense UI

[Androidatic]

Straight from HTC. They will be releasing Android 2.1 with the updated Sense UI for the Eris & Hero.

http://phandroid.com/2010/02/16/htc-droid-eris-hero-getting-android-2-1/

"HTC CEO Peter Chou today confirmed that the HTC Droid Eris for Verizon, the HTC Hero for Sprint, and the HTC Hero for European markets will all be getting upgrades to Android 2.1. In addition, those phones with HTC Sense will be getting the improvements – such as Helicopter view – pushed to their phones. While I’m sure HTC would be happy to make Android 2.1 and the newest HTC Sense available to customers in full, they made it clear that would ultimately be the carriers decision on what to include or disclude from the OTA updates. For example, a carrier may decide that features like Live Wallpapers use too much battery life or that they don’t want to include GPS Navigation in favor of their own navigation partner. These are just examples – let’s just hope our carriers grace us with as much as possible without slowing down our devices."

Updated Sense UI

http://phandroid.com/2010/02/16/htc-sense-helicopter-view-takes-off/

http://www.mobileburn.com/news.jsp?Id=8768

"HTC announced today that it has revamped its Sense user interface. The latest version includes improvements to the email, calendar, and contacts sections of the device. [quote]There's also a new full-screen weather option from the weather widget, and additional homescreen widgets, including one for mail and one for agenda view of the calendar. Pinch to zoom support applies to the new HTC Legend and HTC Desire, too. While viewing an email or website, a long press on text will give you the option to select a word or a paragraph, for copying and pasting, or for looking up in a dictionary or Wikipedia. A new "Friend Stream" feature lets you view all of your social networking updates in one place, including Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter. You can also sort by pictures or updates using the tabbed interface. A new "Leap" thumbnail lets you quickly view thumbnails of your seven homescreens, so you can easily view and choose which one you want to access without swiping between them all. HTC says that the GSM Hero, Sprint Hero, and Verizon Wireless Droid Eris will all get an Android 2.1 update which will include HTC's new Sense user interface. Depending on the carrier, some features like Friend Stream might not be available."