Need a new MID this Christmas? Well how about Clarion’s MiND device? We’ve been waiting for it since September so it’s about time it arrive. You get a 4.8 inch WVGA touchscreen, an Intel Atom CPU, 512MB of RAM and a 4GB SSD. There’s Bluetooth 2.0 and WiFi support, a microSD card slot and 2 USB ports. You get Firefox for a browser and RealPlayer for your music and videos. Maps for the USA and Canada will be preloaded and it will all work on Linux baby!

And here’s the bad news price: $649.99. Now go sit on Santa’s lap and ask for it.

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Tags: Clarion, Laptops, MID, MiND, Portable Devices

UMID is presenting new products at the Global Mobile Vision 2008 that is taking place in Korea, and one of them is this tiny mobile internet device named MID.

The computer has a small touchscreen that measures 4.8-inches, which is enough for a resolution of 1024×600 pixels. In the inside you can find an Intel Atom processor at 1.1GHz or 1.33GHz depending on what you need, and the memory RAM can go from 512MB up to 1GB of DDR2. On the other hand, the hard-drive is on the SSD category and offers 32GB.

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Tags: 4.8-inches, Crazy Mobile, Laptops, MID, SSD, touchscreen, umid

Intel has a concept MID, based on Moorestown. It’s an ultra-thin device, with touchscreen and a better battery. The prototype was presented at the Intel Developer Forum in Taipei.

Moorestown will use a system-on-a-chip (SOC), aka the “Lincroft”, which will integrate a 45nm processor, graphics, memory controller and video encoder/decoder. The chip will conect to a “Langwell: or a southbridge I/O hub which will support various I/O ports to connect with wireless, storage and display components. There will be 3G, WiMAX, WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth and mobile TV support and probably a lot more.

The Moorsetown will arrive sometime in not so near future, 2009-2010 to be specific. So then, why not make it a phone then? It might not fit my pockets, but it could be a great phone. We’ll keep you posted on further developments

Tags: concept, Intel, MID, Mobile News, Portable Devices

Here’s yet another MID device getting ready to hit the stores. It’s BenQ S6 and you might find it in a store near you soon.

Here’s what it has to offer:

• an 800MHz Intel Atom CPU
• 4.8-inch WVGA (800 x 480) display
• 512MB DDR2 RAM
• 2GB SSD
• Bluetooth 2.0
• WiFi
• 3G UMTS/HSDPA on 2100GHz and GSM/GPRS/EDGE on 900/1800/1900GHz
• microSD slot
• built-in G-sensor

Now that we know what it has inside, we’re waiting for an official release date an pricing details then!

Tags: BenQ, BenQ, MID, Mobile News, Portable Devices

Remember the Archos 5 Internet Media Tablet which we covered a while ago? Well it’s now available and ready to ship. It has an 800 x 480 5 inch screen, 802.11b/g WiFi, the Opera Web browser with Flash 9 support, and support for most, if not all, audio and video codecs available.

Like we told you earlier it comes in three versions: 60GB for $350, 120GB for $400 and 250GB for $450. If you want to wait until December, a 3.5G HSDPA version will be available. Or are you waiting for the bigger Archos 7 MID to arrive?

Tags: archos, audio, MID, Mobile News, MP3 Players, Off The Topic, Portable Devices, Samsung, Ultra Mobile PCs, video, WiFi

Looking for a new MID? How about the i1 from Wibrain. The device looks interestingly enough, although it seems like I’d have a hard time typing from souch a device. The i1 will pack either a 1.1GHz or a 1.3GHz Atom processor, 1GB of RAM, a 30GB or 60GB HDD or a 8GB, 16GB or 32GB SSD. This MID will have various Internet connectivity options like tri-band UMTS/HSDPA and quad-band GPRS/EDGE.

Like always the device, spotted at IFA, doesn’t have a price or a release date yet so go to Wibrain and ask around. Maybe they’ll let you know more.

Tags: MID, Portable Devices, Ultra Mobile PCs, UMPC, Wibrain

Archos launched two MID, the Archos 5 and the Archos 7. The difference between them is about two inch and a few GB of storage. Can I make any phone calls with those? It would be just too good wouldn’t it. (more…)

Tags: archos, MID, Portable Devices, Ultra Mobile PCs, UMPC

In case anyone was waiting for the IdeaPad U8, Lenovo has just launched it. What better period of the year for this MID to be released than the mid Olympic games in Beijing?
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Tags: ideapad, Lenovo, MID, Mobile News, Portable Devices, Ultra Mobile PCs, UMPC

This is not just a tablet I’m about to show you here. It’s more than that, it’s a mini notebook tablet. Personally I am getting tired of all these Eee-like UMPCs and MIDs popping up day after day. Some are at least trying to offer something different while some of them are not going to make it in this tough world.
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Tags: Laptops, Laptops, MID, mini-notebook, Notebooks, Portable Devices, tablet PC, UMPC

I like how HTC are going about their business. Not only have they just recently come up with some intelligent phones like the Touch Diamond or the Raphael but they are planning to release better phones and other devices as we speak. We already have confirmed the fact they are preparing for a Windows Mobile 7 device for early 2009 and for an Android phone later 2008. Now we hear rumors that HTC is developing an MID which is to be released somewhere in the second part of 2008.
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Tags: HTC, HTC Touch Diamond, MID, Raphael, Uncategorized