Ah, technology, what wonders you bring to us! Take this recent example of a UMPC that’s been the talk of the town, the UMIB mBook BZ. It certainly has the chops to take on your lightweight tasks that most netbooks are capable of. So how were they able to stuff everything into such a small package?

Wireless Goodness found out through an FCC filing for this mini notebook. Everything was laid bare and showed us how this engineering feat came together. They were even able to cram in a USB port in its tiny frame.

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UMID is one of those crafty makers that aren’t that well-known but make pretty compelling products. Their Mbook BZ is a tiny 1.2GHz Atom wonder which packs a lot in its 0.36kg frame including a 4.8″ touchscreen, 16GB flash storage a USB port and microSD slots.

jkOnTheRun has a full review on this little device and gives a thumbs up on the portability, performance and software selection included with it. Sadly, it got shot down a notch due to the smallish touchscreen and the price. It clocks in at US$549 a pop so that might make people have second thoughts and get a much more powerful netbook at the same price. If there’s anything the netbook revolution has taught us is that smaller doesn’t mean pricier anymore, something UMID would do well to learn.

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Ran out of things to do with your literally pint-sized UMID M1? You might want to take a look at this new mod which a user over at the Pocketables forum has come up with. It involves opening up the case of the UMID M1, rearranging a few wires and sacrificing the built-in webcam as well as the on/off switch. This will undoubtedly void your warranty but what you will get out of this is a full-sized USB port–something that will be very useful with USB flash drives and other low-power USB devices. Check out the details of this USB port mod over at the Pocketables forum.

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Back in March, it became public knowledge that a US 3G compatible version of the UMID M1 wasn’t ready for production yet. Fast forward to today, and full working models of the said mobile Internet device are already on their way to stores. Australia-based Justek will be among those who will sell the UMID mbook M1 first in stores, and a non-HSDPA version of the said machine was recently given to Pocketables for review by them. While we’re waiting for their full review, it would be a good idea to check out the outer appearance in full, as it is exposed nicely in a lot of unboxing photos. The packaging looks pretty neat and it contains just about every accessory/plug a UMID mbook M1 user would need. A crystal case is not included, though. To see the whole set of photos, navigate to the Pocketables unboxing post with the link below.

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Are you one of the many Americans waiting for the official arrival of UMID’s M1 MID in local stores? Well, I have good news and bad news. The good news is, the M1 definitely is coming to the U.S. in the future. The bad news is, it’s not going to happen right away. This is according to information gathered by Pocketables, who say UMID’s plans for a U.S. release for the M1 MID are still underway, however, a version of the said device that’s compatible with U.S. 3G networks still isn’t ready yet. It could come in the next few months, or it could come next year. Bottom line is, you’re gonna have to wait awhile if you’re in the U.S. and want to get yourself a UMID M1. And that’s the truth.

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It may look like the PDAs of the old days but certainly is more powerful. Plus it pretty much has the standard netbook features and specs, so we might as well categorize it as a netbook.

Alright, we’re talking here of the Korean UMID mini netbook, and when we say mini, we mean mini as in smaller than the 7-inch Eee PCs.

Detailed specs include: Atom processor, 1GB of RAM, up to 32GB of SSD storage, wireless broadband capable, digital TV receivers, WiMAX, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, HSDPA, touchscreen display with 1024×600 resolution and is powerful enough to run on XP, Linux and even VISTA.

The only problem with such a small device as this UMID netbook is of course the keyboard. Unless of course you’ve got tiny hands and fingers. No words though on whether this netbook will get out of the Korean market. Pricing is unavailable as well.

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