MSI to offer UMPCs and MIDs too

Focus will be on design for business use...

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"Micro-Star International (MSI) is already planning a smaller, thinner version of its popular Wind mini-laptop aimed at business people, an official from the company said Thursday."


"MSI is also working on a concept for a device smaller than a mini-laptop to attract people who want to surf the Internet wirelessly on a device that's easy to carry around, said Tung. Right now, the company is considering a device with a screen smaller than 7 inches and a keypad that slides out from below for typing."

IDG News Service

Via Gizmodo

Albatron Rocker mini tablet with CE

Not a work horse but really thin and light..

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7 inch 800 x 480 touch screen
400Mhz ARM 9 with 128MB RAM / 128MB flash
Wifi and bluetooth
Webcam
SD, MMC
Desktop cradle
188.3mm x 113.2mm x 12.9 mm 343g
6 hour battery life
Windows CE

Thanks Aving

FIC updates their netbooks to 8.9” screen and Atom cpu

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"With only a negligible increase in weight, and a few millimeters in thickness, the CE2A1 and CW0A1 now sport larger displays then their 7” siblings, yet retain almost the same overall dimensions. In addition to 8.9” WVGA screens, both PCs also feature a revised, centrally-located touchpad, 1.3MP webcam, 802.11b/g wireless LAN, 4-cell Lithium-Ion battery (6-cell optional) and a 1.8” hard disk drive with up to 160GB of internal storage."

Model CE2A1

- Windows Vista Basic, Windows XP Home Edition or Linux operating system support
- 1.2GHz VIA C7-M ULV Processor
- 1 DDR2 533/667 MHz SO-DIMM Slot (up to 2GB)
- 8.9” WVGA Glare LCD (1024 x 600)
- 1.8”, 8mm Hard Disk Drive (up to 160GB)
- 802.11b/g WLAN
- 10/100 Ethernet LAN
- 1 x VGA port, 2 x USB 2.0 ports, 1 x Headphone Line-Out, 1 x Microphone Line-In, 1 x Bluetooth 2.0 Interface, 1 x PCI Express Card slot, 1 x 1.3MP Webcam
- 4-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery (up to 5 hours battery life) or optional 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery (up to 8 hours battery life)
- 230mm x 171mm x 38.7mm (W x D x H)
- 0.97Kg

Model CW0A1

- Windows XP Home Edition or Linux operating system support
- 1,6GHz Intel Atom Processor N270
- 1 DDR2 533 SO-DIMM Slot (up to 2GB)
- 8.9” WVGA Glare LCD (1024 x 600)
- 1.8”, 8mm Hard Disk Drive (up to 160GB)
- 802.11b/g WLAN
- 10/100 Ethernet LAN
- 1 x VGA port, 2 x USB 2.0 ports, 1 x Headphone Line-Out, 1 x Microphone Line-In, 1 x Bluetooth 2.0 Interface, 1 x PCI Express Card slot, 1 x 1.3MP Webcam
- 4-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery (up to 4 hours battery life) or optional 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery (up to 6 hours battery life)
- 230mm x 171mm x 38.7mm (W x D x H)
- 0.97Kg



Expect to see these computers from many different brands.

Press release

Ultra Mobile Podcast no. 16

Welcome to listen Ultra Mobile Podcast no. 16. Join me and Steve talking about Ultra Mobility.

On the podcast: Intel Atom, Asus Eee PC 901, MSI Wind, Acer Aspire One and other netbooks. Moblin getting new Linux distros, AMD Turion64X2 UMPCs...

Click here download it [ mp3, 46:12 ]

Eee PC 901 internals hint future upgrades and options

Asus is clearly not telling everything yet..

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First the bad news; it looks like the SSD is still 2 separate drives as there are only 4 flash modules/ side on the psi-e card.. 2 x 8 = 16 so to make 20GBs there needs to be 4GB separate SSD.. above screenshot proofs it.


Then the good ones; There is a place for the SIM card and extra PCI-E slot.. 3G HSDPA option!

and if you look at the shape and the size of that hole.. and the zif connector near it, you can see it's for 1.8 inch drive.

Big HDD or super fast SSD anyone?!

So expect wwan and bigger drive options/upgrades in near future...

High resolution pix here

Details, News and Links for Asus Eee PC 901

Follow up on new AMD UMPC at Computex

Steve and I have been looking this baby a bit deeper..

Click to see the video and more info

So far we have these specs up:

7 inch 1024 x 600 touch screen
AMD Turion64X2 with 1GB RAM
60/80GB HDD
optical mouse pointer and buttons
2 x USB and one mini USB
audio in/out
VGA out
2.5 hour battery life while playing videos
about 200mm x 120mm x 25mm

Going into small details, it looks like Raon Digitals new device as:
- Raon is known their AMD based UMPCs
- It has the same optical mouse as in Raon Digital Everun ( which is pretty good to use )
- It has same short cut buttons as Raon Digital Everun
- It has same ExpWin icon as Raon Digital Everun

It is small... Me wants!

If I hear SSD and HSDPA options like on Everun, I will fly to Korea immediately!

As always, we will follow it until we get all the info.. and devices home.

Steve's thoughts

Asus Eee PC 901 in pieces

It was about the time to get it open..

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I'm waiting for more info to fully analyze these but so far it looks like easy access and very similar design as in older models..

UPDATE: Eee PC 901 internals hint future upgrades and options

Thanks AnandTech

Details, News and Links for Eee PC 901

Acer Aspire One hands-on video

More hands-on videos from Computex.. Ace Aspire One..

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Looks pretty good!

Thanks Sascha

Details, News and Links for Acer Aspire One

AMD joins netbook race with low-cost and high performance models

More competition! AMD is back..

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Low-cost model featuring 8.9 inch screen, AMD cpu, ATI's RS690 and Linux operating system..



And high performance system with 7 inch 1280 x 600 touch screen, 60/80GB HDD, 1GB RAM...

UPDATE: More info about the "performance" version

More here

Asus Eee PC 901 hands-on video

Our man in Computex, Sascha, gives the first look of Asus Eee PC 901

Click to see the video

Thanks Sascha! [ translated ]

Details, News and Links for Eee PC 901

Gigabyte M912 to have Vista option

This might be good news for handwriting fans..

Continue reading..



"This is the first Atom-based ultra-portable we see that runs Vista, and it appear to be running smoother than expected, though impact on battery life is yet to be determined."

Chinese Engadget [ translated ]

Details, News and Links for Gigabyte M912

Acer Aspire One gets official

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Specs:
Intel Atom @ 1.6Ghz
8.9" LED-backlit 1024×600 screen,
512MB of RAM
Linupus Lite OS
8GB of SSD.
SD card reader (5-types)
Four colours: four colors - sapphire blue, seashell white, golden brown and coral pink
248mmx170mmx29mm
3hrs (3-cell) and 6hrs (6-cell) battery options.
Options: 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD. Windows XP

Pricing beginning at US$379.

Read the hands-on at UMPCPortal

Details, News and Links for Acer Aspire One

Asus Eee PC 1000 pictures up

Looking same as 901 but there are big differences..

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This is not a mobile computer like Eee 700/900 series are.

It's much bigger, it weights 1.5 kilos and has spinning HDD..

Keyboard seems to be much bigger so this one might be good for those who didn't like the original one..

price:

Eee PC 1000(H)with XP and 80GB HDD: NT$18,988 or about $625

Eee PC 1000 with Linux and 40GB SSD: NT$19,988 or about $658


UPDATE: it seems to have the same keyboard as Asus U2E which is 277 mm wide..



UPDATE: pictured with Eee PC 901


More at Blogeee [ translated ]

Asus Eee PC 901 battery life "secret" revealed

Not 7 hours, but the official battery life figures are out now..

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4.2 to 6 hours...

..and as the battery is heavier 6600mAh 6 cell this is easy to believe.

Only downside is that Eee PC 901 will weight 1140g, where 900 weights 990g

As the battery design has changed, 901 batteries are not compatible with 701 or 900. Which meas that you can't use cheap 3rd party batteries for 701/900 on 901 either..

With 3rd party 8700mAh batteries 901 could run full working day..

Details, News and links for Asus Eee PC 901

Easy to add touch screen kit for Asus Eee PC 701

It doesn't get easier that this..

Continue reading..






1. open 6 screws on screen frame
2. snap the frame open
3. bend the frame
4. disconnect webcam wire
5. connect touch panel to controller
6. slide the panel and controller in
7. connect webcam wire to controller
8. adjust the panel so that it is streight
9. close the frame and tight the srews

No soldering needed!

UPDATE: after currency confusions, the price has been confirmed to around 70 US..

... 90 US with bluetooth

UPDATE2: Now available at eBay for $76

Btw. my Eee PC 900 has touch now too ;) video coming soon..

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