Moorestown Concept Video

Remember the device [more images here], JKK has posted the video, looks really cool if it can be done!

Moorestown based MID prototype on Video [jkkmobile]

Fujitsu U-810: Shipping now — $999

The wait is over, If you were waiting for the Fujitsu U-810 you have it.

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Product Page [Fujitstu Computers]

Laptop Authority seems to be selling the same for $50 less @ $949 with Free shipping. Details here




Moorestown — Will Apple do it?

Intel is showing a lot of new technologies at IDF. They’re also showing some upcoming UMPC devices. Here is a glimpse

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More at Phonorix [via UMPC Portal]

One that is really interesting is code-named “Moorestown”, which is a prototype showing what the future iphones could be like! Here are some of the pictures

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Moorestown: The Future of the iPhone? [AnandTech]

MID VS the iPhone & iPod touch

As Intel is working hard to push its MID (Mobile Internet Devices). Apple just launched a new line of iPod the “iPod touch” and lowered its price on the high-end iPhone by $200 making it even more attractive to the consumers.

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Both MID and Apple’s iPod and iPhone have a lot of similarities and features. Be it internet or the connectivity options or the touch screens. It’s hard, at this time to decide on which would be more popular platform. Will Apple enter in to the UMPC Market or have they already?

iPod Touch [Apple] | Moblin.org

Asus: Comsumers Rejoice!

Looks like Asus Eee PCs will force the prices of the UMPCs and Laptops to be lowered. With the price advantage that they have other manufacturers are worried about the market.

According to DigiTimes Systems

…With its price advantage, Asustek expects its Eee PCs to make headway into the consumer notebook segment starting the second half of next year, with total shipments of Eee PCs to top three million units for all of 2008, company vice president Jerry Chen has said. Asustek plans to start delivering the low-cost notebooks in the latter half of this month…

…Intel’s planned introduction of its Menlow-based mobile Internet devices (MIDs) is likely to be adjusted, and Samsung Electronics, which has been following Intel’s steps to develop UMPC, would also be affected, the sources contended…

Asustek Eee PCs to push down ASPs of notebooks, UMPCs and other portable digital devices, say sources [DigiTimes]






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