It was HTC’s “Dream” reference design that supposedly had a large part in persuading companies to sign up to the Open Handset Alliance, to the extent that the handset manufacturer is considering putting a commercial version into production sometime next year, but their other Android plans have been up until now less than clear.  However, at a meeting with investment firms in Taiwan last week, company CEO Peter Chou revealed that, if it really is released, the Dream will be one of 2-3 gPhones using the Android platform that HTC intend to supply in 2008.

HTC are also prepping a non-Qualcomm 3G device, with WiMAX/TD-WCDMA handsets on the timeline for late 2008 or early 2009.  In terms of UI, they are also planning to overhaul their TouchFLO interface, currently used in the HTC Touch, as an overlay for that handset’s Windows Mobile 6 OS.

Chou did not make clear whether these developments were tied up with the Android handsets, or separate projects, but with Qualcomm a fellow member of the OHA it looks unlikely that the 3G device he mentioned would be produced under Google’s open-source banner.