If a Viliv X70 MID isn’t quite your thing, you might like its smaller counterpart–a Viliv S5 which works in about the same as it but comes with a smaller screen. In the above video, Intel’s Dan Sakols can be seen using it with a cool-looking lightweight “flight sim” game and with a program called live videocaster with which a user can broadcast live video via an Internet connection. That might sound cool on paper, but it’s even cooler when you see it in action, which you can by watching the video above.
Need a cool mobile Internet device running Windows XP? Look no further than the VIliv X70 MID. Intel’s Ultra Mobility Group marketing manager Rama can be seen in the above video playing with it and showing off its programs on top of the Windows XP operating system. The video description on YouTube goes:
Rama from Intel’s Ultra Mobility Group shows how she optimized an Intel Atom processor powered Viliv X70 mobile Internet device for microblogging, accessing entertainment and touch screen finger writing recognition apps for enjoying the full Internet on the go.
Hit play on the above video yourself to learn a thing or two about the Viliv X70 MID with Windows XP.
The rather unimposing xpPhone that a company called ITG is currently working on has just gained new features ahead of its (as of yet still unknown) release date. While it’s already known that it will have a 4.8-inch WVGA touchscreen display, AMD Super Mobile CPU and Windows XP pre-installed, ITG is set to offer upgrade options for everyone who orders, which include adding a 5-megapixel camera onboard, a 7-inch touchscreen, and even Windows 7 for an OS. Sounds pretty neat, but only time will tell if a device such as this really clicks with consumers (and not to mention our wallets). If pricing and release info come out in the next week or two, we’ll let you know.
Just when you thought you could forget about the RAmos W7 tablet, here comes a hands-on session in the form of a video. It doesn’t tell us anything new about the said tablet, though it shows just how fine Android looks on a 4.8-inch 800×480 touchscreen display and sort of confirms the use of a 600MHz “Rockchip” processor on the device. The video shows the RAmos W7 navigating the menus as well as the Web with ease. See the full video for youself after the break. Read the rest of this entry »
If at this point in time you still haven’t found your mobile Web surfing device of choice, you might want to take a look at Michael Arrington’s CrunchPad again as there are quite a few new updates regarding the said device. First, Michael Arrington himself has confirmed that the Crunchpad is already steamrolling and that the costs keep coming down so expect it to be launched very very soon. Second, it’s going to cost about $300 to $400 USD plus advertising in the form of sponsorships, and while I’m not sure what exactly that means I’m willing to bet it’s just another way of saying, “We’re going to show ads on the screen whenever, wherever,” though of course I could be wrong.
Also, it’s going to be sold only on the Web. So clearly Michael Arrington knows what he’s getting into with the somewhat ridiculously high pricing, considering how much already existing mobile Internet devices like the iPod touch and Archos Internet tablets cost (clue: somewhere around half the price of the CrunchPad. Right now, the CrunchPad isn’t available anywhere online or offline but expect a big announcement to come out about it soon.
The UMID M1 might not be the best handheld device out there for mobile computing, but there are certainly people willing to pay for it. So of course, there are also people willing to sell it. French technology group Sagemcom wishes to have a piece of the small UMID M1 pie and so have decided to rebrand it as the Spiga PocketBook, a variant with a 1.1GHz Intel Atom CPU, 8GB SSD storage and built-in 3G connectivity. It’s going to be priced €499 (about $742 USD) and might possibly go for lower if carrier subsidies happen somehow. It’s not a bad little contraption, but as Pocketables points out it makes little sense to get the Spiga PocketBook for about the same price as a “real” (non-rebranded) UMID M1 that offers more. But well, people have their reasons.
As if the netbook market wasn’t already crowded enough, Taiwan smartphone giant HTC is reportedly considering entry and aims to release a model that “added “unique value” to current netbook offerings.” Company CEO Peter Chou himself was quoted as saying that HTC is “carefully looking into that category and how it can be part of that.” Well, I don’t think anyone would mind that–after all, competition is never a bad thing in this industry.
But a lot of questions can be raised regarding HTC’s intention to enter the fast-growing netbook market: what will differentiate their offering from the dozens of other models already available in the market? Will it be bundled with an operator contract? Will it run Windows, Linux, or Android? I guess we’ll never know. Not until HTC comes out and speaks about these things officially, of course. And when they are ready, we’ll let you know.
If you’re looking for a convertible tablet that is not too big and yet can still function as a netbook with a real keyboard, you might want to consider the Kojinsha PA Series. This UMPC/MID sports a 4.8-inch WSVGA touchscreen and runs Windows XP Home.
The Kojinsha PA Series MID/UMPC also features a 1.33GHz Intel Atom CPU, 512MB of RAM, 32GB of SSD, 7.5 hours battery life, SD slot and 1.3MP webcam.
The Kojinsha PA Series is slated for a November release in Japan. It will set you back for around $758. You may pre-order one now over at Geeks4U.
Here we have the uSmart M1C MID with it’s 4.8-inch WVGA display. But what’s interesting about this portable device is the fact that it is loaded with Intel Atom Z530 CPU. Something which not everyone are expecting. But anyway, the uSmart M1C MID is indeed a fully functioning handheld device complete with a GMA500 graphics, HDMI output.
The uSmart M1C MIC was displayed during the Hong Kong Electronics fair and was wieghed in at 0.5kg and comes with Linux, Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 options for OS.
It would have been great if the machine has a 3G module and Android OS as well but that may be asking too much from uSmart, especially since the M1C MID seems to be a working model right now. No official statements are available yet about this MID.
While most people still haven’t even tried running Windows 7 on their precious little netbooks yet, Viliv will boldly showcase their S5 MID during Computex running Microsoft’s up-and-coming next-gen OS. Yes, a full-blown desktop OS on a teensy-weensy mobile Internet device. It’s going to be a sight for sore eyes, I’m sure. Or at least, I hope so. It sounds like a pretty daunting task, if you ask me. And quite an uncomfortable one, at that (running a desktop OS on a MID, that is). That said, I’m aware of the saying, “to each his own.” And I’ll be looking forward to seeing evidence of the Viliv S5 MID’s prowess (or lack thereof) with Windows 7 when it goes on display.
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