There is a speculation that the santa will have the new MID from Nokia this year. This device will have a sliding keyboard and 4.2-inch display and may replace the current N810. No assumptions made on the size and battery life yet. But there is another interesting device called Nautilus (codename), which is said to have a ultra-thin touchscreen, a sensor to trigger the opening of a motorized ultra-thin keyboard with keys rising automatically for better feel! Sounds like a super cool device. Nautilus is expected to be in the market by mid 2010.
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18Mar2009
The SmartQ 5 MID is priced very low at a 899 Chinese Yuan (USD $132). It is powered by an ARM processor and features a 4.3 inch touchscreen display with a 800×480 resolution. Supports the necessary WiFi 802.11b/ga and Bluetooth connectivity and runs Ubuntu Linux. Pre-installed applications include the StarDict dictionary, FBReader ebook reader. I can also see a SD Card slot but no info yet.
Source: iTechnews
11Jan2008
Though LCD TVs and other WiFi stuff seem to take a lot of attention in the media at CES, there were lot of new UMPC and MID devices & prototypes that were shown at CES.
Starting with the Amtek U560 otherwise called as the Aigo which seems to be really handy when it comes to size, though it does not sport the menlow platform, sure it does have its place. Though we have heard about the device before when intel launched the MID, this time the product seems to be more stable and sturdy as well. This device is like sidekick on steroids!
More picture here [engadget]
11Jan2008
With so much similarities between the two, a lot of users were confused as to what are the things that keep them apart and at CES looks like Intel has the answers to them, though most of us could have speculated them here it is in their own words
UMPC
- Business-class device for enterprise users
- Runs a “heavy” OS like Vista
- Optimized for office-use applications like Excel, Word, etc.
MID
- Consumer-class lifestyle device
- Runs a ‘lightweight” OS with quick startup like Linux
- Optimized for things like media playback and web surfing
- In 2009 (or so) Moorestown-based devices will be classed as MIDs only
Intel explains: MIC vs. UMPC [engadget]
18Oct2007
When Nokia initially launched the Internet tablet, one of the main issues was the lack of keyboard (if only had a on-screen one). With N810 fans of Nokia have the sliding QWERTY built in to the product and a GPS receiver. The N810 will be powered by maemo Linux based OS2008, which just means it’s open for any one to write other apps…
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