More coffee-time MID testing Originally uploaded by steve-chippy I really like the integrated blogging feature in Flickr. By using my smartphone to take and post the image using 3G, I can simply add my text in the description with my umpcand hit the ‘blog this’ button. Using Wibrain umpc here.

Sometimes, voice is simpler. Certainly when you’re in a mobile scenario, getting some audio recorded can be extremely efficient if you’re in a position to be able to do it. Most smartphones give you the ability to record audio but in my experience, you get poor quality, a fixed mic and no way to post-process. If you want to broadcast live, there are very few ways to do it. Using a MID or ultra mobile PC gives you the option to work in a higher quality and more flexible way. […]

Jenn spotted that T-swivel UMPC. It’s still doing the rounds. First hands-on was nearly 2 years ago now. Will someone just sell it, please? T-swivel ultra mobile PC concept at Marvell booth.

Spotted by ‘EC’ at CES. This Via Nano-based Samsung Tablet PC. No keyboard. We’re thinking auto or media device. Not a consumer-focused ultra-mobile.

Assuming Aigo increase the SSD size, would it actually be usable on the 800Mhz Atom? I doubt it.  I wonder if Compal are planning to drop the 1.3ghz CPU in. Aigo MID To Be Running Windows 7 This Year on Flickr – Photo Sharing!.

Liliputing, one of my favorite netbook blogs, isnt going to cover the Vaio P on the site due to it’s cost. Netbooks are built on the promise of low cost and value for money. The Vaio is most definately aiming somewhere else and misses that low cost mark. Minus points too for the pointer and the screen res from Liliputing. Hands on with the Sony Vaio P.

As we mentioned on CES podcast 8 yesterday, the UMID M1 seems to be getting a lot of attention. Mini clamshell laptops always attract the eye as a familiar form factor so its not surprising…

Engadget seem quite impressed with the Pegatron Freescale-based netbooks. 8.9-inch screen, 8 hour battery life, 8GB of storage and retail prices near the $199 mark. Pegatron will be working with Ubuntu to get the ARM-compatable distribution cleaned up and ready for a late Spring launch. Maybe it’s just the design that Engadget are impressed with though. “The limitation here is obviously straight-up processing power — it’s not very impressive, and certainly slower than Intel’s Atom” say Engadget but it’s clear (check the video below) that it’s a whole lot faster […]