Mobitia UMPC?

Okay, I personally did not know about this Ultra-Mobile PC from Mobitia (which of course means it did not exist until today :-) ).  We picked this up from Steve Paine’s CarryPad UMPC Journal They are listing both a 5.6” and a 7” display model, which should be interesting to investigate.  Here are a few specs:

• Dimension(W x D x L)
   206 x 135 x 29 mm
• Weight
   780/890g
• Display Panel
   7” TFT LCD (800 x 480), 5.6” TFT (1024 x 600)
• Processor
   VIA C7M-1GHz @3.5W (FSB 400MHZ)
• Combo chip
   VIA CX700 (N/B, S/B, TV encoder, VGA w/ WMV9 H/W decoder)
• PCMCIA Controller
   O2, OZ711M2, supports CardBus with SD-IO and 1394
• Memory
   DDR2 SO-DIMM (512MB, 1GB, …)
• BIOS ROM
   8Mbits Flash ROM
• AC97 Codec + Amplifier
   VIA VT1612A + LM4863
• USB2.0 Controller
   Embedded in VX700 (up to 6 ports)
• Ethernet (LAN)
   Built-in VX700 + PHY VIA VT6103
• Embedded Controller
   Holtek HT82K68E
• Wireless (by Internal USB2 interface)
   802.11 a/b/g, BT v2.0
• Speaker/Microphone
   Stereo Speakers, mono mic.
• I/O Port
  USB Port x2 (USB2.0)
  Head phone Jack x1
  LAN Jack x1
  CRT Jack x 1
  SD-IO/MMC x1
  DC-IN x1
  PCMCIA/CardBus slot x1
• Input Device
   Stick-Point (Synaptics)
• Finger-Print sensor
• Resistive Touch panel
• LED Indicators
  Power/Charge-LED (Two colors)
  HDD-LED x 1, Wireless-LED
• Control Button
  Power Button x1
  Hot-key button x 4
  Track-Point button x2
• Battery
  Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery Pack (2 or 4 cells of 18650, 2400mAH)
• System BIOS
   Phoenix (Award)
• HDD
   1.8” HDD, Toshiba 30/60 GB
• Cradle Station
   USB2.0 x 3, LAN x1, DC-In
• Optional Multimedia module via Internal USB2 interface
   CMOS camera with (VGA or 1M Pixels), DVB-T/H tuner or GPS modules
• Operating System
   Windows XP Home/Pro, XP embedded

Windows XP Home/Pro/Embedded?   Hmmm, no Tablet OS choice?  I imagine the 2 or 4 cell battery choice may be on different models.  PCMCIA / Cardbus slot?  That will be good news to those wanting to put their EVDO cards in, but that cannot be good news for battery life.

Steve Paine has lots more great comments on this one on his blog.

Oh well, another wait and see device….!

(via  https://www.mobitia.com/umpc.htm, original info from CarryPad)