I’ve been coveting the Samsung Galaxy Note ever since Xavier got his first look at IFA last week. A big 5.3-inch screen is a good compromise between smartphone and tablet for me, and I’m not about to complain about a 1280 x 800 resolution or a really gorgeous AMOLED display. Add the note-taking capabilities and [...]
Word out of UMPCPortal is that Viliv, one of the few (possibly only) computer makers dedicated to the small Windows-based UMPC and MID form factors may be shutting down.
Dynamism is almost reader to take Viliv N5 pre-orders. The Viliv N5 is a tiny PC that can fit in a coat pocket. It has a 4.8″ touch screen, miniaturatized QWERTY keyboard, SSD, GPS, 1GB of RAM and optional 3G HSPA modem. It weighs in at just .85 lb and is a hair under 1″ [...]
Yes! Finally, Intel is taking the gloves off and getting serious about getting into the tablet market. At least that’s the message from Intel VP Mooly Eden and to prove he’s serious, he even held up an Intel tablet design at an Intel investor meeting. An Intel-based tablet? Wow! I’ve never owned one or three [...]
Ah, the MID class of mobile devices. It was all the rage for awhile but if I’m not mistaken some of the steam has evaporated from that cloud. That hasn’t stopped Sharp from continuing to bring its NetWalker PC-T1 to market. When it first surfaced the Netwalker, running a Freescale i.MX515 processor, didn’t get much [...]
Viliv has added an HID driver for Windows 7 to the S5 UMPC. The bottom line on this is that S5 users can now have much better Tablet PC functionality. The TIP won’t lag when it pops up, calibration might actually hold, the Tablet PC keyboard is the default instead of the Accessibility keyboard, and [...]
Engadget has been putting their comment-ambivalent paws on a prototype of the Dell Mini 5, a.k.a. the Streak, and have returned their early first impressions of the MID, along with a truckload of photos and video.
The tiny tablet that Dell showed off but wouldn’t commit to at CES has fallen into the hands of a hacker. Not a software hacker, but one of the hardware variety who takes the little guy apart piece by piece. Seems a tad ironic given that it was a look-no-touch showing in Vegas, but this [...]
Word out of Pocket-lint is that Dell will unveil a 5″ Android-based tablet at CES 2010, confirmed by “multiple ‘black ops sources’”. Would be quite intriguing except we’ve been seeing leaks about a 5″ Android-based tablet device from Dell called “Streak” for months. If they’re aiming for a 2010 release as previously reported, it’s almost [...]
Engadget is linking to a DigiTimes report that several members of Intel’s MID Alliance are walking away from plans to develop MIDs in the future due to unsatisfactory shipping levels of current products. Some folks will treat this as a “sky is falling” announcement, but in my view, it is just the normal evolution for [...]
We’ve been hearing about Dell’s efforts at entering the MID space, supposedly next year. (Is it me, or is everything we’ve been hearing about since, say, oh, May, rumored for next year? 2010 is sure shaping up to be quite a year.) That parenthetical aside, fresh rumors are that Dell and AT&T are teaming up [...]
Still calling his Samsung Q1UP a Tablet PC, Jon Stokes at Ars Technica follows up on his previous report on old-school gaming on a UMPC with updated minimum specs and battery performance. Responding to complaints over the price of his rig, he notes he can underclock the 1.33GHz processor down to 800MHz without suffering a [...]
Note to manufacturers: if you want to keep your devices under wraps, you need to go full confidentiality on your FCC filings. Archos made such a request for the technical aspects of their A5S Internet Tablet, but apparently that wasn’t enough to cover photos and test results. Thus, the FCC has given us a peek [...]
Last night I went to the Digital Summer party at Temple, a nightspot in San Francisco. It was a celebration of technology mixed with a fashion show. Liana Burtsava and Eliane Fiolet from Ubergizmo and Girls in Tech hosted the event. Intel, HP, Coveroo and Eye-Fi were all there showing off their wares and the [...]
Dynamism has announced they have the Viliv X70 MID in-stock and ready to ship same-day. Looks like the ideal device to hold up while standing in front of your vanishing, expensive car. Starting at $599.99 and available in four versions, the Viliv X70 features a 7″ WSVGA display, up to 128GB SSD, 5+ hours of [...]
Pocketables has received two batches of photos showing off an unnamed MID running Android. From their first report: There isn’t much to go by here, but a set of photos appeared in some unnamed forum the other day showing what is believed to be a new slate-style Android MID that is estimated to have a [...]
In the “we could have told you that” department, Ars Technica took a hard look at the availablility of MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices), specifically those equipped with Intel Atom processors, and confirmed through methodical research what most of us probably already noticed: MIDs are hard to find. Using a list they requested and received from [...]
Dr. Frankenstein had this problem, but his profit margins were vastly different. How do you deal with a monster of your own creation that turns on you? A more difficult question may be how do you deal with the mob if they like the monster? While still fulfilling existing orders, DigiTimes is reporting that Intel [...]
Creative’s Zii Egg is an intriguing looking story. Creative is targeting developers to and create for and extend its Plaszma platform. The device will ship with its SDK. They are also tacking a label on this as the “StemCell Computing Platform” which I don’t think they tested very well here in the US anyways. [...]
Earlier this month we launched MIDStories.com and to celebrate we’re giving away some mobile gear. To enter to win a MID and other great prizes all you have to do is visit the giveaway page and tell us what you’d use a MID for and which one you’d choose. I’ve been using a Viliv S5 [...]
Been a while since we’ve seen a new Internet tablet from Nokia, but their Linux-based Maemo OS is still venturing out into the world. A Chinese company called Optima is releasing a new MID called the OP5-E running the (mostly) open source OS. The design clearly draws from the iPhone, particularly other shots showing a [...]
I’m working with my son Dax, helping him with his cycling merit badge for Boy Scouts. We’ve got six rides under out belt so far and have had a blast. It is an awesome father / son activity. We rode our second 25 mile ride today, and will finish up with a 50 miler [...]
We’ve seen this coming for quite some time. Archos, well know for their portable media players (PMP) has been slowly adding more and more features like WiFi and encroaching on the line that separates PMPs from Tablets, UMPCS, MIDs, Netbooks, etc… In fact they released a Netbook a short while ago. Now, the Archos 9PCTablet [...]
Yesterday the Intertubes were ripe with a rumor that Dell is working on a Mobile Internet Device using an ARM based processor. Yawn. Just about everyone is working on some form of Mobile Internet Device these days and just about everyone is working on one with chips from Intel, ARM chips, and NVidia’s platform. And [...]
We just received word that Dynamism is going to be offering up a special deal on the Viliv X70 Series MID on July 6th. If you want a killer deal on one of these new high rated units, head over early as the special is only for the first 777 units. Some basic specs on [...]
Dynamism is gearing up to sell the Viilv S5 Premium with SSDs and 3G. There will be three SSD versions available, starting at $649. The most affordable version comes with a 32GB SSD, but without a 3G modem. The 32GB Viliv S5 with built in HSPA modem will cost $799. For $1,299 you get the [...]
Along with the tablet they showed us earlier, jkkmobile has posted video demos of a couple more mobile computers today (and other portable PCs too), the Dmedia WiMax MID and Compal KAX15 UMPC. The Dmedia device is packing WiMax connectivity (obviously), but its other noteworthy feature is a big camera lens on the back capable [...]
What I wouldn’t give to be at Computex 2009. Oh well….the next best thing is following the likes of JKKMobile and Chippy of UMPCPortal. Checkout JKKMobile’s hands on of a new MID – the DigiCube MID Phone-50. Looks pretty sweet. I love the that keyboard and the capacitive mouse on the right side of the [...]
I’ve long promoted specialized interfaces as must-haves for ultra-mobile devices, particularly anything with a screen 7″ or smaller. The variations on shape and size mean one-size cannot fit all. Thus, I’m glad to see Xandros leading the charge in this area, actively promoting their customized, integrated software for MIDs and Netbooks. Constant-connectivity, fast booting, and [...]
The news just keeps pouring out of Computex, this time coming from NVIDA who has just announced that 12 of their partners are shipping MIDs / Tablet and Netbooks with NVIDIA’s Tegra technology: NVIDIA Corporation and industry partners today unveiled 12 new high-definition mobile Internet devices (MIDs) all powered by the NVIDIA(R) Tegra(TM) processor, the [...]
Two boxes full of Viliv S5s just showed up. I’m obviously going to review one, but the other six are going to be used for an exciting project. More coming soon….
With talk of Dell’s Mini 10V running Android CupCake, Moblin 2.0 beta being released, HP’s Mini 1000 Mi, Unbuntu‘s Netbook Remix, and Windows 7 taking users where Vista could never take them, it has never been a better time to be a mobile user. Here’s a quick run-down on my personal experiences so far. I’ve [...]
Moblin v2 UX is available for download at Moblin.org. The Moblin platform is still in beta, which means you shouldn’t install it on your primary device unless you’re comfortable tinkering with it a bit. Check out the intro video below.
I picked up this great video from Twitter this morning on the Mini Cooper and its flexible / minimalistic approach compared to the big, powerful gas guzzlers out there. When I saw it, I immediately thought of how it applied to what we often write about on GBM and our approach to mobile computing, as [...]
Don’t you wish the folks at Yanko Designs could put some of their concepts into production. I sure do. Check out this triple screened MID. Check out more pictures here.
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