I don’t know if this means WiBrain is out of the woods yet, or things are just simply confusing. Yesterday we picked up on reports from UMPCPortal and other sources suggesting that it looked like WiBrain might be folding their tents. This morning, Steve “Chippy” Paine reports that the latest WiBrain i1 is being shipped [...]
Lots of confusion about what is or is not going on with WiBrain this morning. According to Steve “Chippy” Paine at UMPCPortal, WiBrain might be going out of business.
Samsung isn’t the only one with a UMPC refresh being announced lately. It looks like the WiBrain has gotten an update (no official word though on whether or not it is pronounced we brain or why brain) and the new version, WiBrain L1, and will be running the Atom processor. The L1 also has an updated [...]
Steve “Chippy” Paine has been taking a look at digital TV on UMPCs and is looking ahead to what that might mean for MIDs. He’s put up a couple of posts (here and here) that chronicle his experiences and they make for some interesting reading. He’s not talking about TV over broadband but instead using a [...]
It must be give-a-way Friday. Not content with letting Engadget grab all the give-a-way glory today, Steve “Chippy” Paine is offering up a WiBrain B1E from Mobilx. Head over to UMPCPortal for all the details and how to enter. And just to make things more fun, the GBM Staff conferenced this morning and decided that we [...]
Several UMPCs have been in the news lately, some in a positive manner, and some not so. First up, The Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium UMPC appears to be shipping from a few retailers and getting into users hands. Head over to the Origami Project forums for a list of retailers and at least one early [...]
Kevin Tofel of jkOnTheRun has posted a very thorough review of the WiBrain B1–H UMPC. He covers the intriguing device from top to bottom and his remarks about the keyboard echo the very quick impression I had of that feature when I got a brief chance to handle the WiBrain at CES. Tags: UMPC, [...]
Chippy over at UMPCPortal just got his very own WiBrain B1 and is sharing his experiences with everyone! Chippy has the works posted – photo gallery, short video, and general comments. The WiBrain B1 is available in the US currently through Dynamism starting at $699 for the base model. Given the feature set for this [...]
Dynamism has posted a video on YouTube of some guy playing Quake II on a WiBrain B1. It seems to play really well! I was impressed with how well the gamer was able to use the D pad and the touch pad to move through the game. The ergonomics also seem quite a bit better [...]
Ah, my fickle gadget nature. Yesterday it was the ASUS R2E, today the WiBrain B1 has caught my eye. This is one of the smaller ultra mobile PCs since it has the 4.8" screen, but at 1024×600 resolution, this ought to be beautiful. I’m intrigued by the split keyboard. I’ve never had an opportunity to [...]
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