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Taking the iPhone 3G for a swim

2009-03-09T15:09:00.001+09:00

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This weekend brought some relatively nice weather and I thought it would be a good time for a hike. With some friends I went out to a local preserve, hiked up a large hill, and we had a mini picnic and enjoyed the warm weather. On our way back, we decided it would be a good idea to not go back the same way we came (which involved using a bridge to cross a river), but instead walk down the length of the river and find a downed tree or thin gap that we could cross. We came to a ‘good’ crossing point that had a pretty lengthy jump to a lower bank, but it would get us across. A friend leapt across and I tossed him his gear. It was my turn to jump and after a nice running start I was about to go flying through the air to the other side, when the bank gave way. Short story even shorter, most of me ended up in the water. This included my iPhone 3G which was on my belt. My first mistake was not tossing my phone to someone on the other side, and my second mistake was trusting the edge of the bank to be a good jumping point.

Anyway, the iPhone shut itself off immediately and wouldn’t turn back on; I wasn’t surprised. The phone was only submerged for a few seconds, but it was plenty of time to short some important connections. After a wet drive home, I knew what needed to be done. I pulled a bag of rice out and poured it into a bowl, then buried my iPhone in it. The rice quite readily absorbs water, and if there was any hope for the phone, the rice bath would be the thing to bring it back to life. After several hours in the rice spa, the iPhone powered on! This was a good sign, but it wasn’t completely functional yet. The hardware buttons were shorting out, and the phone constantly thought someone was holding the volume down button and the power button. I used the included SIM ejector key to eject the SIM card from the SIM slot on the top of the phone. This was good because there were visible water droplets covering the SIM card which would have caused problems later. I dried the SIM card and SIM card holder separately and put the iPhone back in its rice bath to try to continue to extract water from it, and hopefully get the hardware buttons back to a working state.

By some inconceivable occurrence, there were two grains of rice in the bottom of the SIM slot several hours later when I checked the phone again. I discovered these after the SIM would not go back into the phone. The SIM slot is a very slim space and it was really hard to see inside. I had to close one eye and line it up with an LED flashlight to be able to see the rice down there. The SIM card contact points are springy and jut out into the middle part of the SIM slot, trapping the rice and making it very hard to remove. The slimness of the space made it hard to get tools down there and around the SIM contact points to remove the rice. All-in-all, I spent at least and hour and a half looking into the slot with a flashlight, then trying to get the rice unstuck using a pocket knife and a paper clip. This was not a fun process, but after much toiling, I finally freed both grains of rice from the SIM card slot.

By this point, the phone’s hardware buttons were functioning fine. I did a restore of the software just to be safe, and had to reload all my media, which took a little while, but it was much better than being without a phone for several days and having to buy a new one.

The moral of this story? Rice not only tastes good, but can bring a soaked gadget back to life. If you are ever in a similar situation, get your device into a bowl of rice ASAP and leave it for several days to give it a fighting chance.

So that was my weekend, did any of you do anything fun?

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114 CeBIT Photos

2009-03-09T00:47:00.003+09:00

I’ve uploaded the ‘best of’ my CeBIT photos to Flickr. A slideshow is embedded below but you can also see them here.

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I’ve uploaded the ‘best of’ my CeBIT photos to Flickr. A slideshow is embedded below but you can also see them here.

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Kohjinsha SC32 3G UMPC

2009-03-09T00:47:00.001+09:00

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Kohjinsha weren’t present at CeBIT but we found a few of their products on the Taiwan Excellence stand. The SX3 was there (Sascha and JKK have a video of that that they will post soon) but I took the time to take a closer look at the SC32 having heard that the pricing has been slashed and that a 3G version is now available in the UK. You can see in the video how Kohjinsha have implemented the 3G module. After we did this video we popped off the battery but couldn’t see a SIM card slot so I can’t guarantee that this is how it’s happening with the KJS-UK version. Looking at their spec sheet (PDF) it shows images of a removable 3G card so it could be the same. We’ve got a query out with KJS-UK to confirm this.

With the built-in 3G module and rotating screen, this could make an interesting car navigation device or photographers tool (great screen, geo-tagging with the GPS, good storage, fast SD slot) but with just 2hrs battery life (standard battery) its difficult to use it as a long-term mobile device.

More details, along with our review and images are available on the

SC3 information page.

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Samsung Q1EX-71G $729

2009-03-08T17:46:00.001+09:00

The Q1UEX has hit the retail channels in the US. $729 for the Q1EX-71G. (NP-Q1EX-FA01US.) Lets take a closer look to see where we stand with this

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The Q1UEX has hit the retail channels in the US. $729 for the Q1EX-71G. (NP-Q1EX-FA01US.) Lets take a closer look to see where we stand with this

Resolution: 1024 x 600 [unknown if this is soft orhard touch]

Processor: via nano ulv u2500 [expect Atiom 1.6Ghz performance]

Processor speed: 1.2 ghz

Hard drive size: 60 gb - 1.8 hdd [if it's the same as the Q1U, can be upgraded to SSD]

Memory size: 2 gb ddr2 667 mhz [2GB is good]

i/o ports: 2-usb 2.0 3 in 1 card slot (ms sd(sdio) sdhc headphone out internal mic [No dock]

Graphics: via chrome9 [better than GMA500!]

hc connectivity: 802.11 b/g wireless bluetooth v2.0 wireless [no draft-n]

battery: 4-cell lithium ion [That should be about 30wh - Expect 3hrs max based on what I've seen on the Samsung NC20. The VIA Nano is not a serious contender to Atom in terms of efficiency.]

Operating system: genuine microsoft windows xp tablet edition software: samsung recovery solution iii samsung magic doctor samsung update plus easy display manger easy battery manager easy network manager easy speedup manager mcafee virus scan adobe acrobat reader

Other: 1.3 mega pixel camera wrist strap & usb data sync cable

I estimate the weight at 700gm

No 3G. No GPS.

If this has a hard-touch screen, it makes it a very interesting small tablet PC but at over $700, Samsung are obviously not aiming at a mass market.

I still don’t understand what Samsung are aiming at here. They were prepared to take risks in the UMPC market in 2006 and 2007 but you can’t take risks with tablets in 2009 if you’re not bringing anything new to the party which makes me think that this UMPC is the result of a demand from a specific industry sector.

Anyone out there got any insights or thoughts?

Source: Samsung Q1EX-71G Now Available to Order, $729 | GottaBeMobile.com.

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Lluon Mobbit PS400 UMPC. Working model Hands-On

2009-03-08T10:38:00.001+09:00

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This is the first time we’ve managed to get a good hands-on with a working model of the Lluon Mobbit PS400 and, as a tablet UMPC, it’s looking great for PMP, Navigation, Web browsing, and as a grab-and-go PC. Lluon have tried to keep the design clean by using a resistive touch layer that lies flat with a ‘no frame’ screen. The button on the right is also touch responsive and acts as a combined mouse pointer and button. A reasonable 16wh battery and a good range of ports rounds of what could be a really good tablet UMPC option. There’s no pricing, territorial or availability details yet as no-one from Lluon was at CeBIT. We’ll try and get more details over the next few weeks but you can always check the latest knowledge in the database. Keep an eye on Lluon’s microsite too.

Update: Korean launch price was about $575.

In the meantime, here’s a new image and a video we put together at the Intel stand. The OS is Korean (we think!) so it was a bit difficult to navigate but I think we managed to answer a lot of questions.

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Sony VAIO P review roadmap

2009-03-08T03:25:00.005+09:00

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Viliv S5 video from JKKMobile

2009-03-08T03:25:00.003+09:00

Heres a great detailed video that JKK made ab out the Viliv S5. Clearly, the S5 is one of the highlights of CeBIT for us.

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Viliv S5 incoming

2009-03-08T03:25:00.001+09:00

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One of the most popular and eagerly-awaited UMPCs is on its way in from Taiwan. Im expecting the S5 to arrive on Monday so of course, as soon as it gets here, ill let you all know and set up the studio for a live session.

On Thursday ill be travelling to Texas for MIDMoves@SXSW so ill have a lot of time on the plane to do all my testing.

If youre interested in the S5, make sure you check back here on Monday.

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1008 HA Presentation video and more specs

2009-03-05T08:25:00.001+09:00

JKKMobile has his presentation video of the ASUS EeePC 1008HA up so here it is below along with the specifications i’ve managed to get so far.

Specs:

10″ LED backlit screen
Intel Atom N280
1GB RAM
160GB HDD
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JKKMobile has his presentation video of the ASUS EeePC 1008HA up so here it is below along with the specifications i’ve managed to get so far.

Specs:

10″ LED backlit screen

Intel Atom N280

1GB RAM

160GB HDD

10/100 LAN, Bluetooth 2.0, WLAN b/g/n

Mini VGA connector 2xUSB, Mic in/ Line out

Webcam 1.3mp

1.1kg

5hrs battery

Size: 262×178x25.7mm

I’ll also be uploading a set of photos into the existing 1008HA gallery after posting this.

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Streetdeck navigation on the Viliv S5 video

2009-03-04T16:44:00.003+09:00

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I’m really impressed with both the hardware and the software in this demo. A few things make this possible, first of which is the fact that the S5 is much more powerful than any standalone GPS unit. Streaming satellite radio while viewing real-time 3D navigation is no problem. Second, is that the Viliv has GPS built in. I might be able to do something similar with my UX180 (which I’m looking to experiment with), but I’ll definitely need to use a Bluetooth GPS device. This video puts the capabilities of my supposedly ‘gps equipped’ iPhone 3G to shame, and even my dedicated GPS unit.

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Clarion MiND CarPC/MID for the European Market. video, info.

2009-03-04T16:44:00.001+09:00

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Here’s a presentation video from the Clarion booth at CeBIT.

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ASUS T91Go hands-on Video

2009-03-03T09:39:00.003+09:00

We hit the ASUS booth today and WOW! About 30% of it was dedicated to the Eee PC brand. From keyboard PCs to Skype phones and every variation of netbook in between. Quite a sight to see.

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Here’s a video of the ASUS T91Go the 3G/SSD version of the ASUS T91 [specifications]. The sky-lighting made it impossible to get a good shot of the user interface but you get to see the device from every angle. JKK does a good job of talking through it too.

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Maemo 5 Alpha SDK released by Nokia

2009-03-03T09:39:00.001+09:00

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The alpha SDK for the new Maemo 5 platform has just been released and is packing some interesting new things. Most notably the new UI framework is now available for developers to code around, and as stated ”provides a simple and beautiful experience with a finger based full screen context.” Developers are urged to follow this new UI style to keep a consistent user interface.

This release only contains a simplified UI implementation of the Desktop and Application menus, with full versions to follow in the future.

As for planned features, we can guess at many from the list of the new APIs included are (directly quoted):

Location API: methods to build location-aware applications.

City Information: methods to obtain information about cities, including city name, country name, and country code.

Time management: an interface for handling time change notifications and collect relevant time and time zone information.

Vibra service: methods for triggering and controlling vibrations.

Device orientation: respond to changes in orientation and discover current orientation.

Maemo will therefore be gaining some nice features that we have become used to on other devices such as vibration notifications and an accelerometer support.

We’re on the lookout for more information.

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MeetMobility (and Podcast 25)

2009-03-01T14:02:00.001+09:00

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Sascha, JKK and I have been working together for a few years now and have built up a solid relationship both in and outside work. As we pack our bags for CeBIT, we’re happy to announce that we’ve launched our own joint website on which we’ll be publishing all the content we do as a team together. That’s mainly podcasts but it also includes events such as live video sessions, CeBIT and other collaborative work that we might do in the future. We’ve called the website ‘Meet Mobility‘ and have renamed our podcast to match.

Podcast 25 is our CeBIT warm-up podcast and all the details are over in a new post at Meet Mobility.

We hope you enjoy it.

P.S. For all of you that made suggestions for the new name of our podcast, we havent forgotten you. The name ‘Meet Mobility’ cane up on a skype session we had one night and we all instantly liked it so we went ahead and used it. To show our appreciation we’ll take a look at your suggestions and choose a winner anyway. The winnong suggestion won’t be used but we’ll send you a ‘thank you’ anyway.

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UMPC Fever Viliv S5 hands-on and unboxing videos

2009-02-27T11:03:00.001+09:00

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Intel’s 1.33GHz Atom Z520 processor

1GB RAM

60Gb hard-drives

hardware 1080p HD video acceleration

4.8 inches 1024 x 600

22.9wh battery (~4 hours WIFI on)

Windows XP Home

Take a look at the unboxing video first below:

Video language is not in English but the text is.

Next, see the hands-on video.

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Long term software impressions — HP Mini 1000 MIE

2009-02-25T14:55:00.003+09:00

It has definitely been an interesting testing experience with the Mini 1000 MIE [Portal page]. The netbook, as you have probably read, runs a custom Ubuntu interface designed by HP. They call it the Mobile Internet Edition of the Mini 1000. I am anything but a Linux pro, so I approached this as a newcomer to Linux. Luckily, HP is marketing the Mini 1000 MIE to less experienced computer users and not Linux pros. I gave you my initial software impressions not too long ago, but I’m ready to give you some more detailed information.

Home Screen

Where to start…. The home screen, as we’ve showed you before, does a good job of simplifying the computer experience down to some of the most commonly used activities on a computer. There is easy access to email, web, and photos/music. I have some issues with the home screen though; it seems like it could be set up to make people a bit more productive. My biggest issue is the photos/music section on the right side of the home screen. For some reason this is really unappealing to me. It shows the album art of the last three songs you have played, or the last three photos in your photo library. All it functions as is a shortcut to my photo or music library. Do I really need to have that 1/3 of my home screen experience taken up by the last three photos I put into the library? For some reason it just doesn’t sit right with me, I have no need to say “Hey look, those are the last three photos I took”. If I want to look at my images, I will actually go look at them, looking at thumbnails of the last three that I happened to take really doesn’t do anything productive for me.

I want dynamic information displayed in this extra space that is actually useful. You can squeeze shortcut button to my photos or music somewhere else on the home screen, but it seems like something else in this 1/3 space would be much more beneficial. One of the things I have considered would be weather. It would be really cool to see the current weather, temperature and, the forecast for the next few days. How about severe weather alerts too? Another idea, which could even be in addition to a weather section, would be some stocks. It would be nice to see some graphs of different stocks which could be customized by the user. Of course you could always p00 pull down some recent news from a major news website. This is the kind of dynamic information that I feel would be much more useful in this space rather than simply showing me the last three pictures I took, or the last three songs I’ve listened to.

The Web section of the home screen gives you a URL bar to reach any page, a drop down list of bookmarks, which aren’t easy to navigate if you have a lot of them, and four customizable squares that act as shortcuts to your favorite sites. It would be nice if each of the four site shortcuts had titles so you could see exactly what you were looking at. You can see small thumbnail previews, but all four of my boxes were filled with Google services, and every thumbnail was the Google login screen, I basically had no idea which site I was going to.

The Mail section of the home screen seems good in theory. There is a list of messages from your inbox right on the home screen. Mozilla’s Thunderbird is the application that makes all of this happen, and clicking on one of your messages in the inbox list will launch the application. I tried setting up Thunderbird using the automatic configuration of a Gmail address but it hasn’t worked correctly for me. It wanted to set up a POP connection to my Gmail account and it downloaded some very old emails for some reason. To be honest, I didn’t dig down and properly set up my email with Thunderbird for two reasons. The first of which is that I didn’t want to accidentally download a bunch of emails to the Mini 1000 and mess up the organization of my Gmail inbox. The second reason is that a target Mini 1000 MIE user should not have to dig through configuration options to make their email work, especially if they already specified that they have a Gmail account (it should know how to set it up correctly for them, given the proper credentials). I trust Thunderbird as a reputable email client to be able to be configured correctly for any email account that supports POP or IMAP, but the point remains that it shouldn’t be up to a target Mini 1000 MIE user to have to figure out how all of those ‘behind the scenes’ preferences work.

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Performance — HP Mini 1000 MIE

2009-02-25T14:55:00.001+09:00

I’ve been testing the HP Mini 1000 MIE [Portal page] netbook for a few weeks now and I’m ready to give some performance information. As you’ll recall, the ‘MIE’ in Mini MIE stands for Mobile Internet Edition. This is HPs way of denoting their custom Ubuntu operating system which runs in place of a typical Windows OS. Unfortunately, because of the OS on the unit I can’t bring you the typical benchmarks. Luckily some benchmarks are already available out on the web from the XP versions which should give you a rough idea of what you will see, and I’ll point you in their direction toward the end of the post. What I can bring you however are some good old fashioned numbers (and maybe a chart or two)!

Video Playback

Video playback within a web browser usually isn’t considered a big deal on a desktop computer, but when working with the relatively small resources of a netbook, it can become a bit more serious of a task. In the screenshot above (click to enlarge) I showed the CPU usage graph while playing back a flash video from Gametrailers.com. This is SD footage. Flash HD video playback is too choppy for realistic viewing on the Mini 1000 MIE. I wouldn’t expect to be multi-tasking while listening to music through YouTube in the background. The CPU was around 80% usage during playback.

Boot Times

All tests are done with no apps open. Open apps will theoretically add a small amount of time to hibernate and standby.

	In (shutdown)	Out (startup)
startup/shutdown	16 seconds	45 seconds
hibernate	48 seconds	42 seconds
standby	5 seconds	6 seconds

It is clear to see that standby is going to be your best option in most cases, offering a pretty quick 5-seconds into standby, and bringing you right back to your home screen in 6 seconds. Startup and shutdown times seem fairly normal, but something is a bit odd with the hibernation times on the Mini 1000 MIE. In general, going into hibernate should take about half as long as shutdown, or at least be equal in its speed. In the case of the Mini 1000 MIE, going into hibernation takes the longest of any of the boot options.

A few things could be causing this. Let’s quickly define the difference between hibernation and standby. As the computer enters standby, it keeps all of the important OS files, and any running applications in the RAM, and powers down to a very low-power state, using only enough power to keep the data on the RAM alive. This means that it consumes a little bit of power while it is in standby. Hibernation consumes no power because the RAM data is backed up to the HDD (in this case, an SSD), and the computer shuts down completely. When turning back on, the data is rewritten to the RAM from the HDD, and the unit returns to the same exact state that was saved when it went into hibernation. Now that we know a bit about standby vs. hibernate, let’s theorize. One potential cause of poor hibernation times is a bottleneck in communication between the RAM and the SSD. Another reason could be due to the way that Ubuntu handles hibernation.

Either way, it is clear that a full shutdown or standby are your best options. In my testing I’ve seen that the Mini 1000 MIE should provide 70 hours of standby time which is pretty good. Put your computer into standby and come back 7 hours later, and you’ll only be missing 10% of your battery life. Considering you are only 6 seconds away from a full computing experience, I’d say that is a pretty good deal.

Battery Life

The battery on the Mini 1000 MIE is pretty darn slim. Take a look at the photos above. The computer itself says that the 3-cell battery will power it for 2 hours and 35 minutes from a full charge. The netbook is good at delivering this amount of time while you are using the computer for web browsing. While not available just yet, a 6-cell battery should be available from HP in the near future. Keep an eye on their accessories page for availability.

Benchmarks

As I mentioned, the non-standard OS doesn’t allow us to run our usual benchmarking programs, but the XP flavored Mini 1000 has been benchmarked by others, I’ll drop the SSD benchmark below, but also swing by this page to see some additional ones.

Check out the HP Mini 1000 MIE coverage roadmap for more coverage on this netbook.

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My VAIO UX UMPC: Now open for experimentation; Suggestions?

2009-02-24T16:22:00.001+09:00

It has been at least three years that I’ve owned my Sony VAIO UX180P, and I’ve been using it as my primary PC for a long time. As the internet continues to evolve, I’ve started to notice that my UX180 is slowing down and slowly becoming less that optimal to function as a primary PC. I can’t believe how long it has lasted with only a 30GB HDD, 512MB of RAM, and a 1.2GHz Core Solo CPU. The components of this machine are crammed into an incredibly small package that still challenges the size of modern UMPCs (and the newer UX models are some of the highest performing UMPCs to date). My UX can definitely still hold its own as a fully functional PC, but as I said, it is becoming less than optimal as internet use becomes even more performance intensive. It isn’t uncommon these days to be streaming HD video over the web, be running a multi-tab web browser with several web apps open at once. All of this multi-tasking is starting to take a toll on my UX180’s mere 512MB of RAM, and the biggest concern was that I was quickly running out of storage space.

Recently I’ve switched over to a full sized desktop system. I was getting really irritated that I couldn’t find anything less important than photos to delete to make space for more stuff on my UX. So I adopted a desktop as my new main PC. Nothing fancy; a Dell machine that is a few years old with 1GB of RAM, 3.4GHz Pentium 4 with hyper-threading and an on-board graphics card (boring, I know). I also picked up a 1TB external HDD to be able to have long-lasting storage for all my media which is great.

Anyway, enough about all this ugly full sized computer stuff. The silver lining here is that my UX180 is not my primary computer any longer, and I don’t need it to be in 100% working condition all of the time in order to function. What I’m trying to say here, is that it’s time to experiment. I now how a relatively powerful handheld touchscreen computer that I can try lots of different stuff on, and I want your suggestions. Windows 7? Ubuntu? OSX? Who has some interesting ideas for me? I’ll probably be keeping this on the software side of things as I’m not a modding genius, like some people.

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Weekly Netbook Roundup 2/23

2009-02-23T09:43:00.003+09:00

It’s that time again. Lets have a look at some interesting netbook content from this week.

Asus to Phase Out 8.9 Inch Screens in 2009 — Asus started with the 7″ screen, moved up to 8.9″ and now seems to be on…

It’s that time again. Lets have a look at some interesting netbook content from this week.

Asus to Phase Out 8.9 Inch Screens in 2009 — Asus started with the 7″ screen, moved up to 8.9″ and now seems to be on track to settle for 10″. Digitimes is reporting that Asus says 95% of its 2009 netbook shipments will be 10″ models.

Dell files for cancelation of Psion’s “netbook” trademark — Dell might not be the biggest netbook company out there, but they are clearly interested in the sector. Dell has filed for a cancelation of Psion’s claim to the ‘netbook’ trademark. Dell says that Pison abandoned the term and it should not have the trademark because of its “genericness”.

Dell launches Inspiron Mini 10 preorders… with QVC — Dell might have made the Inspiron Mini 10 official in the last several days, but the first place you’ll be able to pre-order it is through QVC. This is an interesting partnership and will definitely get the Mini 10 in the sights of those that might not normally come across it.

Mini-notebooks account for 30% of consumer laptop sales in EMEA — A research firm is saying that 30% of all consumer laptop sales in the EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) region are netbooks.

Meet Gigabyte M1028, convertible netbook — Jkk shoes us the new M1028 tablet-netbook from Gigabyte. This bumps the screen size up from 8.9″ as it was on the Gigabyte M912, and a few specs.

Gigabyte M912, convertible netbook, gets the needed 6 cell battery — …and speaking of the M912; there is now a 6-cell battery available.

Asus Eee PC 1000HG with WiMAX gets official — WiMax might not be a highly deployed WWAN technology yet but that isn’t stopping Asus from slapping some letters on to the end of the Eee 1000 and putting out a model with built in WiMax.

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UMPC Portal Mini 1000 MIE coverage on HP’s Mini 1000 site

2009-02-23T09:43:00.001+09:00

HP has a mini flash-based site dedicated to the various versions of the Mini 1000 [Portal page]. There is a section dedicated to each edition (MI, XP, and Vivienne Tam). If you roll your mouse over the “Mini 1000 Mi Edition” button and click “Read the Blogs“, you’ll see that the Mini 1000 MIE coverage from UMPC Portal is being aggregated on the mini site as well as some other sites that are testing out the Mini 1000 MIE. Check out content from several different sites to get an understanding of the device from several different angles.

See all of our Mini 1000 MIE coverage so far

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Dell Inspiron Mini 10 product page now up in the Portal

2009-02-23T09:42:00.003+09:00

We’ve added the Inspiron Mini 10 netbook to our comprehensive Product Portal as well as added a gallery of press shots. I’m looking forward to the Mini 10 and interested to see how it ranks on the Portal’s popularity charts.

Dell Inspiron Mini…

Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Portal page

Dell Inspiron Mini 10 gallery

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Another rugged UMPC for the commercial sector

2009-02-23T09:42:00.001+09:00

We might still be waiting to hear more news of the Side Arm 2 rugged UMPC, but in the mean time it seems like we have a different rugged UMPC to take a look at. Have a look at the…

We might still be waiting to hear more news of the Side Arm 2 rugged UMPC, but in the mean time it seems like we have a different rugged UMPC to take a look at. Have a look at the Yuma rugged UMPC from Trimble.

7″ sunlight-readable 1024×600 touchscreen display

1.6GHz Intel Atom N270

Windows Vista

32GB SSD

802.11b/g WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0

dual-cameras

USB 2.0 port x 2

SDIO slot

ExpressCard slot

It seems to be a pretty large slate-UMPC (read: no keyboard) and weighs 2.6 pounds with the battery. Clearly this device is not for consumer wielding in the local coffee shop, but instead it is designed to stand up to some serious punishment and provide a mobile platform for commercial work. Here are some of the things that Trimble mentioned the device might be useful for while on-the-go:

- Collect and exchange data – lots of data
- Transfer data in real time
- Run reports
- Receive dispatch orders on the road
- Take geo-tagged photographs
- Initiate VOIP communications
- Add secure memory for sensitive files
- Send email
- Write a report
- Find your way out of the forest

[Rugged PC Reviews] via [GottaBeMobile]

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UMID M1 Thumb Typing Demo.

2009-02-22T06:12:00.001+09:00

Thanks to Slashgear for this demo which convinces me that given a bump up on the font size, the UMID M1 is going to be extremely easy to ‘thumb’

Check out the nice gallery too, over at Slashgear. Thanks Chris!

UMID M1 MID…

Thanks to Slashgear for this demo which convinces me that given a bump up on the font size, the UMID M1 is going to be extremely easy to ‘thumb’

Check out the nice gallery too, over at Slashgear. Thanks Chris!

UMID M1 MID typing demo video & gallery - SlashGear.

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UMID M1 UMPC launches in Korea

2009-02-21T22:45:00.001+09:00

Pocketables.net have just reported on the official launch of the UMID M1, one of the favorite devices amongst visitors here (#2 today) and my personal favorite as a potential killer microblogging tool.

Local pricing is available and it matches what we heard…

Local pricing is available and it matches what we heard before but there’s still no news about export pricing or 3G. A quick chat with Mobilx this morning revealed that they don’t have any dates yet but are expecting news very soon. Like Pocketables, we’re expecting a demo device.

UMID M1 mbook MID launched in Korea.

Source -Lazion

UMID M1 info page.

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Dell Mini 10 finally goes official for the US; hits February 26th

2009-02-21T08:42:00.003+09:00

While the Mini 9 [Portal page] was pretty standard fare as far as netbooks good, the upcoming Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (which Engadget had some hands-on time with at CES) throws us a few welcomed curve-balls. Dell has finally made…

I’m looking forward to seeing the Mini 10 and here are a few reasons why:

True widescreen — 16:9 aspect ratio (10.1″)

Macbook-esque botton+trackpad… trackpad — The entire trackpad clicks down and functions like the mouse button

Custom multi-touch gesture support (via the trackpad)

GPS + WWAN

HDMI out port

WiFi B/G/N

The official page from Dell also tells us of some upcoming options

- HD capabilities – Enjoy your favorite movies on the optional 720p Hi-def 10.1¨ seamless display.
- More Storage – Do even more with optional 2GB memory and optional 250GB hard drive.
- Navigation – Know your way like the back of your hand using the optional GPS with optional internal WWAN support.
- Design Studio – Personalize your Mini 10 with cool designs from the artist, Tristen Eaton, in Dell’s Design Studio.
- Long battery life – No need to sacrifice weight for battery life. The Inspiron Mini 10 provides extended battery life while keeping the weight of the system under 3 pounds. 3-cell: approx. 3 hours. 6-cell: approx. 6.5 hours.
- The New TV – Watch your favorite TV shows with the internal digital TV tuner.

I’m most excited about the screen which will be able to support native 720p HD (1280×720) content with its 16:9 screen; I just hope the hardware is up to the task of playing that caliber of video!

[GottaBeMobile]

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