We know that Intel’s Moorestown chip is better than the Intel Atom netbooks are currently using now, but what if we tell you the 45nm Moorestown processor is built with MIDs in mind and that a company called Elektrobit has fashioned a MID with iPhonesque form factor and a UI of incredible charm? The undubbed MID [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 2, 2009
High-flying Chinese-manufacturer Aigo is willing to bet on a high-powered mobile phone that also functions as a MID. This means, it will probably have netbook functionalities with iPhonesque form factor. The photo above gives you an idea what an Aigo MID Phone. The slideout QWERTY keyboard it features is interesting in that it uses mouse [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 26, 2009
A really cheap MID has come China’s way and, hopefully, our way pretty soon. The Windows CE Chuwi W3000 will be flying off the shelves with the very decent price tag of 999 yuan, whihc makes about $146 USD. Chwi makes several storage capacities available and the GPS is optional, to our understanding, so you [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 15, 2009
We’ve been wondering when Chuwi will come out with its UMPC. If Aigo can do it, why not Chwui, maker of the T8 PMP? The Chuwi W3000 has WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS and the tastiest optional applications: instant messaging, navigation software, among others probably related to multimedia. It plays AVI and RMVB and perhaps other [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 11, 2009
Our thought when we first we laid eyes on photos of the SmartQ 7 Internet tablet was, How much do they cost. Little did we know another question, just as crucial, would pop up. What color do we want our SmartQ 7 to be? The problem is the fast launch date. The MID was announced [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 6, 2009
We were mildly impressed when SmartQ 5 PMP-MID was announced. Here at last is a little known brand that has ambition and seems to have the means to make it to the very top. Well, they’re not stopping. The 7-inch WVGA SmartQ 7 is something you have to get excited about. It’s a sleek device [...]
Continue reading...Friday, April 24, 2009
In terms of build, the Viliv S5 MID (or UMPC, whatever you want to call it) is one of the better buys on its niche, though we were hoping the UMID mbook improves on its current hardware. The Viliv S5 is an Atombased machine with a 4.8-inch WSVGA touchscreen. For $599 it is good value, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 23, 2009
Routon has got two new MIDs on the way, and they’re one of the first, if not only MIDs to come with Android support. Archos is reportedly planning to release one in Q3, but further details regarding that MID are yet to be known. The P760 and P730 sports similar specs although the former comes [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 23, 2009
One can’t deny the ubiquity of the iPhone design nowadays. The Hualu UCG501 is perhaps the first MID to closely adopt that design. Too bad it appears to be lacking automatic orientation. The Hualu UCG501 has 5 inches (800 x 480) of screen space that should be touch controlled but no mention of it, though it [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 13, 2009
We have very high hopes for Mintpad’s simple but exotic little Mintpad device, a touchscreen multimedia PDA-substitute in a minimalist casing. For Koreans, the mintpad just got better with DMB TV added. It’s also colored black now. Price for the mintpad + DMB is about $180 or +$30 from the original white. The promo says [...]
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
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