Showing posts with label Cebit 2008. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cebit 2008. Show all posts

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Aigo MID at CeBIT 2008


One of our lost videos just found.. Here is Aigo MID, better late than never...

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Details, News and Links for Aigo MID




Monday, March 31, 2008

Belinea SBook 1 at CeBIT 2008


Hands-on with S.Book 1...

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Details, Links and News about Belinea SBook 1




Saturday, March 22, 2008

Abit MID at Cebit 2008


3G HSDPA, SSD, and good battery life! All my favorites..

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Details, News and Links about Abit MID soon at Database




Friday, March 14, 2008

Asus R50A UMPC, hands-on video from CeBIT 2008


A medium sized slate UMPC.. High specs but poor battery life..

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32GB SDD, HSDPA and GPS.. all super features for mobile computer.
But if it's only 2.5 hour device...
I really hope this was just a bad proto..

Details, News and Links for Asus R50A




Intel & MIDs at CeBIT 2008


We got some good insights on Intel's mobile Internet plans. Here Steve is interviewing Pankaj Kedia. Topic is MIDs and Atom.

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If you want to get detailed info on Intel's plans with Atom, Jump to UMPCPortal:

Intel Atom. Facts and Analysis. Part 1 of 2

Intel Atom. Facts and Analysis. Part 2 of 2




Wednesday, March 12, 2008

LG XNOTE B831 UMPC hands-on at CeBIT 2008


This is one to watch. LG XNOTE B831 slider UMPCs..

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As I used Gigabyte M528 and OQO 02 same day as LG XNOTE B831, I can easily say this felt the best..

Slider was working smooth and there was now "wobbling" at all. Keyboard felt super too. Even the touch pad looks small, i think it will be easy to adopt.

Details, News and Links about LG XNOTE B831




Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Gigabyte M528 MID, Ubuntu Mobile UI


Playing with the user interface..

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I think it was pretty good. I was first a bit worried about so many Linux distributions on these MIDs but Intel's focus on Moblin is looking good..

More M528 videos

Details, Links and News about M528




Monday, March 10, 2008

Inventec miniUMPC 5-D, iPod dock with remote screen


Not a typical UMPC.. 5.6 inch XP PMP...

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Asus R70A slate UMPC hands-on at CeBIT


This might be the one for inkers..

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More features, smaller package and better battery life than on previous generation R2 family..

Details, Links and News about Asus R70A




Sunday, March 09, 2008

UMPC Podcast no. 11. CeBIT 2008


Welcome to listen UMPC and Mobile Internet Podcast no. 11. Join me and Steve talking about new UMPCs coming from CeBIT 2008.

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Saturday, March 08, 2008

Follow up on Asus Eee PC 900


I got to speak with Asus about specs and availability of the Eee PC 900..

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I talked with Rick Tung, Senior Manager at MB Business unit, and he confirmed some details:

- Eee PC 900 will have the same hw ( cpu/chipset/etc ) as current versions.
so the cpu is 900Mhz Celeron.

- As it uses same batteries as 7 inch models, it's battery life will be little bit less than 3.5 hours, due to bigger screen consuming more power.

- Bluetooth is not planned for this version.

- the 8GB SSD version will be sold with XP.

- the 12GB SSD version will be sold with Linux.

- even they said April at the conference, the more likely release date will be May - June.

- it will be available in black too.

- it will be 399 euros with Linux, "XP version will cost just a little bit more"
( remember that if something is sold in Europe for 399 e, you should not compare the price to US dollar as it is, I would guess it will be less in USA. )


I also talked with Asus CEO, Jerry Shen, and he told that they have been testing touch on Eee and but they have not decided if there is going to be a touch screen version in future. They have been testing and developing a touch optimized version of the current Linux build too, but again, they may not release it.
There will be "Easy Mode" for XP too.

Here are the specs again:

Xandros Linux version:
8.9 inch 1024 x 600 screen
900 Mhz Intel Celeron
Intel GMA 900
1 GB RAM
12 GB SSD
1.3M Pixel webcam

Windows XP version:
8.9 inch 1024 x 600 screen
900 Mhz Intel Celeron
Intel GMA 900
1 GB RAM
8 GB SSD
1.3M Pixel webcam



Here are some of my own observations:
- my 7 inch Eee battery worked on it so current batteries can be used with it
- touch pad was now much bigger, making it easier to use.
- ram is upgradable easily, as there is similar removable cover as in older versions
- keyboard is the same
- it felt as light and small as the 7 inch version
- i changed the resolution to 1280 x 800 and it worked but panning.. with sw interpolation we could still use it at 1280 x 800!
- me want!

If you haven't seen my video of it, go watch it now!





BenQ MID hands-on


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More Details, News and Links of BenQ MID




Clevo TN70M Convertible UMPC at CeBIT 2008


This small convertible has 2 unique features: loooong battery life and pci express slot..

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Remember to check what Steve thinks about it

Details, Links and News about Clevo TN70M




Thursday, March 06, 2008

Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium. High power UMPC in use


If you are looking for powerfull mobile computer, this is one to have..

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Details, Links and News about Q1 Ultra Premium




Wednesday, March 05, 2008

UMPC Podcast no. 10. Live from CeBIT 2008


Welcome to listen UMPC and Mobile Internet Podcast no. 10. Live from Cebit 2008.

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Chatting about Gigabyte M528


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Samsung teases us with 64 gig SSD Q1U


So close but so far away...

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They say it's still too expensive so we will have to wait...




Hands on with Aigo MID


Basicly, it's the same device as Gigabyte M528, but with different Linux distribution

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It use Midinux and it really wasn't ready for prime time..

Video is comings as soon as we get to edit and upload it..




Tuesday, March 04, 2008

CeBIT 2008 video interviews: Gigabyte M528


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More Details, News and Links of Gigabyte M528




UMPC Podcast no. 9. Live from CeBIT 2008


Welcome to listen UMPC and Mobile Internet Podcast no. 9. This is the first one from CeBIT, me and Steve talking about new UMPCs coming from Cebit 2008.

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Topics:
Gigabyte M528 MID - What did we think. (we liked it!)
Gigabyte M700 UMPC - An explanation of what it is. Its more than just a UMPC!
ASUS R70a - We had very good hands-on time with it today .We give our feedback.
ASUS R50a - Thoughts and feelings
ASUS Eee PC 900 - Feedback from a good hands-on session