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Viliv N5 Fits Your Palm, Shy On Specs
Dec 23rd
Viliv, a manufacturer of MIDs, has an upcoming smartbook in the works. Details are sparse but from what jkkmobile has posted it has a 4.8″ 1024 x 600 touchscreen, Intel Atom (not yet confirmed if it’s Pine Trail), the usual WiFi, 3G and GPS as well as a keyboard on its clamshell design. That one is something new since all of the previous creations of Viliv are just touchscreen MIDs without keyboard. We’ll know more when they do the big reveal at CES.
Also teased out is a swivel display MID called S10 Blade with a more generous 10″ screen capable of HD.
via jkkmobile
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
Viliv N5 Fits Your Palm, Shy On Specs
Netbook Predictions For 2010
Dec 19th
Sascha Pallenberg over at the Netbook World Summit discusses some of his predictions on the state of netbooks for the next year. Here are some of the highlights for netbooks:
- Netbooks at 250 euros or $300 with the new Intel Pine Trail processor.
- Linux start to get into more netbooks with the entry of Moblin and Jolicloud, as well as Google’s Chrome OS. This will really be tough for Windows 7 to go against for the netbook market.
- Tablets are going to be big, especially if the Apple Tablet pushes through.
- Netvertibles or tablet netbooks will also have their place if they are priced right and deliver performance similar to the more expensive tablet notebooks.
- Smartbooks will be very aggressive due to the low price they have.
I’m sure Sascha’s prediction will be on spot though currently we still need to see how those smartbooks and netvertibles will pan out. I’ve seen a few tablet netbooks and they still have to be at a better price point or else people will just pick regular netbooks. Also, those tablets better show up since I’m really itching to grab one.
via netbooknews
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
Netbook Predictions For 2010
Shenzhen HT560 UMPC to run Windows XP with Via’s C7 CPU
Dec 3rd
Like netbooks, there seems to be plenty of UMPCs and MIDs to go around these days. And big-name PC manufacturers aren’t the only ones who contribute. Take this new 5.6-inch UMPC called the Shenzen HT560. Judging by its short list of specs, one can’t be faulted for thinking of it as ancient.
It’s got a 1GHz Via C7 CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 16GB SSD, two USB 2.0 ports, an on-board 1.3MP camera, and its screen has a resolution of 800×480. It comes with a slew of wireless connectivity options including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS which will make it come off as modern, but it uses an ancient OS by comparison–Windows XP.
This will probably be quite wallet-friendly considering what you’re going to get, but it doesn’t look like it’ll be easy to get one outside of China. To make matters worse, a minimum order of 10 is required for every purchase. Oh well.
Via GadgetMix
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
Shenzhen HT560 UMPC to run Windows XP with Via’s C7 CPU
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