Again, Jenn has come up with the goods and picked up information on a raft of Menlow-based Mobile Internet Devices that Intel is showing off. As was the case last year at CES, there asren’t any official press releases and although we’ll probably pick up some details over the next days, the formal and final information will be left to individual company launches when Menlow goes into full production in April. Unless, that is, Intel have broght the launch forward.
Everyone is going for the Aigo as there favorite of the bunch so far. Me too. The 4.8@ slider form factor is one of the most optimal designs in terms of usability. I’m really suprised at how many slate-type devices there are though. Rather dissapointed in fact.
Here’s the summary of devices that Jenn got images of at the Digital Experience event.
Toshiba. An important brand. A slate device with metal surround.
Clarion. Again, a slate-type device. Given Clarion’s automotive focus, I wouldn’t be suprised to see this integrate into some sort of in-car media system.
Digifriends. Nope, i’ve never heard of them before either. It looks like they are a Korean company. The similarities with the iPhone are sure to draw criticism but I like the look of the device. Again, it seems there’s no keyboard.
Aigo. With a nice slider form factor, this is starting to rise to the top of the favorites list for many.
There’s one more device over at Pocketables. One from an unknown company. Again, a slider. To see that, take a trip over to Pocketables and keep it bookmarked as Jenn will be re-visiting the Intel MIDS for close-up action.
