The processor maker has jumped into the handset market with the unveiling (leaking) of their very own QWERTY MID. It’s slightly underpowered compared to the AMD Super Mobile CPU-powered xpPhone. I’m comparing it to the xpPhone because the VIA MID will also feature telephony. Indeed, the slideout QWERTY and the tall form factor suggests this [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 6, 2009
Joining the Motorola Droid in the Android 2.0 scene, Moto has just unveiled their new collection of Android-based MID products. Called the AMP, short for Android Media Platform, these are actually targeting developers who want a portable solution to test their Android wares out before unleashing them into the market. The only AMP version available [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Multimedia Internet devices are invading the Chinese market and SmartQ is one brand name to watch out for. The SmartQ V7 Internet Tablet is one of the more intriguing MID designs out there, though we will not be surprised if this were only a relabel of the SmartQ 7. They sure look the same. The [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, September 26, 2009
Venturing away from its usual device nook, the Android platform can now be spotted in this Ramos MID dubbed the W7. It features a 4.8-inch 800×480 touchscreen display, WiFi, and runs on a Rockchip processor. It also boasts of 1080p video support though it’ll probably be accessible through HDMI connection only. Likewise, while it [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 18, 2009
Despite its lack of originality when it comes to its design, we definitely love what this new Mitac MID has to offer under the hood. Aside from being equipped with an Nvidia Tegra chip, this yet-to-be-named Mitac MID also boasts of 720p media playback, HDMI output, TV Tuner, and Windows CE with a custom UI. [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 26, 2009
We still know very little about the pocket-sized Android-running MID from the French company EviGroup. The teaser site is showing a curious logo and the words “truly personal computer” or to that effect, but nothing else. Everything we know comes from Pocketables and their Twittering sleuth: 5-inch touchscreen x86 CPU possibly running Windows XP WiFi, GPS, camera More at Pocketables. Updates:
Continue reading...Monday, August 10, 2009
Another MID from China with an Atom processor isn’t such a bad idea when it looks like the Tainell T500. The 5-inch 1024 x 600 touchscreen (resistive) device has a drool-worthy combo of fetures: Intel Atom Z510 1.1GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, 3G WWAN connectivity and even HDMI. It also has 32GB [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 23, 2009
How would you like an Atom-based touchscreen MID to have 3G conectivity as well? Viliv thinks you’ll like it very much. The original X70 has now added 3G support, and redubbed as Viliv X70 EX Premium 3G. This baby is already priced ($890) and available in Hong Kong. Read more at Engadget.
Continue reading...Friday, July 17, 2009
Nokia’s not the only one running its Maemo OS anymore because Optima OP5-E runs Maemo too. The 4.3-inch touchscreen MID is powered by a 806 MHz from Marvell with 128 of RAM. It has GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, 3.2 MP camera, and an 8-hour battery, supports texting and telephony. Nothing is known of its availability except [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 13, 2009
I’m not sure this is the BenQ MID early last year. The hardware looks similar except for a few misplaced bells and whistles here and there, nothing special. This Z500 Atom-running device will now sport an XP OS. It’s been out well over a year and still running strong, we guess. In Taiwan this 4.8-inch [...]
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