Virtual modding today..

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I have been testing Viliv S5 and UMID Mbook today.. UMID for 3G mod etc.

Then I noticed that my new video lights are here soon and I don't have a bracket for the one to my cam.. started drawing a bit on paper... switched to 3D... started to to play with designs... rendering...


So... now you know how my day has been and why there are no new videos etc..

Good news is that soon my videos will be brighter and more detailed as those new lights should make a big difference.

.. i will adjust the bracket just a bit more.. then I stop...

Intel's Mobile Internet Design contest gets great concepts

Design is one major factor on a personal device...

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Intel had this design contest at Czech Republic November 2008. Here are some of my picks from them:


" Grand design prize to the design by Petra Matyščáková, an industrial design student at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology.
“The famous adage, ‘Simple is beautiful,’ is absolutely true about this winning design. The simple concept is perfectly designed for the typical user model of mobile devices,” raves Martin Drdúl, Market Development Manager CEE at Intel. "








" The design winning jury’s highest acclaim was submitted by Petr Kubík, an industrial design student at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology. His approach to MID closely resembles a mobile phone, but once you open it, it looks like a book and a notebook at the same time. The design reflects the need for a wide display for comfort when reading and working while seated, as well as for ergonomic controls that can be used when walking. "







Some great new ideas...

.. what's your favorite? Me likes the the basic black/silver slider with keyboard and track pointer... and the sliding/folding thingy on the last pics.

Check the rest of the designs at MediaKom ( translated ]

Very nice looking UMPC design on video.

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It was done as a college project by Umang Dokey

Nice design for UMPC or MID

4.8" TFT (800 x 400), 60GB, Windows CE 5.0 Pro.. 84 x 157.7 x 24.4mm

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HTC X9500 Shift landing soon.

Time to admire it's design one more time..

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More companion devices?

Palm foleo died...but some are missing it. Now i-Mate is rumored to make their own version, compatible with their phones. Hmm.. there is actually pretty simple way to make a "universal" device like that..

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This is iPod video dock. It has bigger screen, video input and battery. Sells at $175.

Take that iPod away, add keyboard with bluetooth, and it could be used with any smart phone with bt and video out... for about $200.


But would we want/need one? If yes, what would be the optimal size?

10 inch screen like in Foleo? UMPC like 7 incher or should it be pocketable?
And should it have VGA in for small UMPCs like OQO and Everun?

Steve has been thinking something similar too... He just don't have the same 3d cad software I'm using..

High Tech Penthouse with UMPCs

I would move there...

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Mini Version of HTC Shift!

Yep, it's a dictionary... Looks like HTC Shift is starting a new trend with it's sliding/tilting design.

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Details

UMPC from 1982. NEC PC-8200

2.4576MHz cpu, 16kb ram, 32kb rom, 2kg.... Cool?

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What if mobile phone design was used in UMPC..

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Futuristic modular UMPC design

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Superb UMPC design

Sad it's not UMPC...

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source: Akihabaranews