I wouldn’t be here right now if I didn’t pick up a VAIO UX180P [Portal page] a few years back. I’ve been a big fan of the UX series of ultra mobile PC from Sony for a long time. You’ve probably read on our site that the UX180 was my primary PC for nearly 4 years. I’ve built up a lot of respect for the unit since I’ve been using it for such a long time. As great as the UX series might be, it definitely isn’t main stream. Since […]

JKK got hold of that S101 we’ve just posted about and turned round 5 minutes later with a video of it running Android! The magic of JKK!  

I briefly mentioned this back in late 2006 so I was surprised to see it in the flesh at CeBIT 2009 yesterday. Rather disappointed to hear that it still hasn’t hit the market though. Fortunately for ROAD, they were way ahead of the game so they’ve still got a chance to get this out without the specs looking too outdated although something tells me that the 2.5G data capability isn’t going to impress too many ‘road’ warriors .  JKK and I did a quick video overview of the device which […]

We spent some time with Gigabyte this morning and although there were no UMPCs or MIDs (Gigabyte have removed the M528 from the European/US markets) we took time to check out the details of the new M10xx Netbooks. They look like a good improvement on the M912 series. The keyboard is a whole lot better and the screen fills the frame to make it look more attractive. The Thinnote (M1024) is especially interesting as it’s coming in under 1KG. JKK has a video of The 1024 online so pop over […]

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: 262x178x25.7mm I’ll also be uploading a set of photos into the existing 1008HA gallery after posting this.

We managed to get a guide price for the S5 while we were talking to Viliv at CeBIT yesterday. Viliv told us that the model that will ship outside Korea (Intel Atom Z520 1.33GHz processor, 1Gb RAM, 60Gb hard-drive, 4.8 inch 1024 x 600 touch screen, 22.9wh battery and GPS hardware)will be priced at a recommended 699 Euro or below which means that Viliv are probably giving resellers enough room for a 649 price point.  649 Euro is a high price. Higher than I expected and without 3G too. HSDPA […]

When hardware and software work together in harmony, beautiful things happen. Take, for example, this video of Streetdeck 2 navigation software running on the upcoming Vilic S5 MID [Portal page]. Try to watch this video and then tell me that you don’t wish you had this as GPS solution for your car.   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. […]

Two version of the Clarion MiND will be launched in Europe with the first planned for March 2009. Expect to see the same version as we tested over at MIDMoves [Video Overview] but with the addition of a DVB-T receiver for high-speed soap-watching. (Get it now before they ban it!!) Recommended pricing has been set at a steep 799 Euro but remember, this is more than just a navigation system, it’s a complete car entertainment PC with Video, TV, Email, Web Browser and Clarion portal integration. A 3G version is […]