NetbookTech

[Reprinted from Krunker.com]

Photos and limited details of a second Dell-branded Android device called the “Dell Streak” have managed to leak out onto the Internet via sites Tinhte and SlashGear. Here’s what we know thus far:

• 5 inch WVGA (800 x 480) resolution display
• Android 2.0 Donut MID
• Built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 3G wireless
• 5 megapixel camera with dual-LED flash
• microSD slot
• 1300 mAh battery

No word on when it might become available.. but it’s certainly an interesting device – especially if it comes with built-in 3G connectivity.

[Check it out via SlashGear]

While most of us appreciate netbooks with larger display sizes and keyboards, there’s certainly a number of you out there who prefer portability and compactness over anything else. To address this particular market, there’s the super-portable “mbook” sfrom Korean manufacturer UMID.  While it’s probably better classified as a Mobile Internet Device (MID), one can’t help but think of it as a super small netbook system. This tiny wonder has the following specs:

• 4.8 inch Color TFT LCD with 1024 x 600 resolution
• Intel Atom 1.1 GHz or 1.3GHz processor
• 512MB DDR2 RAM
• Linux or Windows XP
• Mini USB port, microSD slot
• USIM card slot
• Mobile TV (T-DMB,  DVB-T/H, 1-Seg) support
• 1.3 megapixel camera
• 16GB of 32GB NAND flash
• microSD card
• Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity
• WiBro, HSDPA, WiMAX support
• Keyboard and touch-screen display
• Measures 158 x 94.1 x 18.6 mm
• Weighs 315 grams

According to AVING, the mbook is now available in Korea for a price of 600,000 KRW to 700,000 KRW ($399 to $466 U.S. dollars). That’s not too shabby!

[Check it out via AVING]

Here’s the tiny UMID M1 Mobile Internet Device. The specs include:

• Intel Atom Z5xx Processor
• Windows Vista/Windows XP
• 512MB/1GB RAM
• 16GB SSD
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Optional GPS, HSDPA, Optional WiMAX/WiBRO, Optional DVB-H, T-DMB, DAB, DVB-T
• 4.8 inch display with 1024 x 600 resolution

This is the Panasonic Toughbook U1 Mobile Internet Device. The specs include the following:

• Intel Atom Z5xx Series Processor
• Windows Vista/Windows XP
• 1GB RAM
• 16/32GB SSD
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, WWAN, Optional GPS
• 5.6 inch display with 1024 x 600 resolution

This is the Trigem LLUON Mobbit PS400 Mobile Internet Device. The specs include:

• Intel Atom Z5xx Series processor
• Linux/Windows Vista/Windows XP
• 512MB RAM
• 30GB HDD
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Optional GPS, HSDPA, GSM/GPRS, UMTS, EDGE, Optional EV-DO, Optional WiMAX/WiBRO, DVB-H, T-DMB, DAB, Optional DVB-T, IR emitters and receivers
• 4.8 inch display with 1024 x 600 resolution

Here’s the BenQ/TIM S6 MID. The specs include:

• Intel Atom Z5xx Series Processor
• Linux OS
• 512MB RAM
• 2GB/4GB/8GB SSD
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HSDPA, or TD-SCDMA
• 4.8 inch display with 800 x 480 resolution

Aigo enters the MID space with the Aigo P8880. Listed specs include:

• Intel Atom Z5xx Series Processor
• Linux OS
• 256MB/512MB RAM
• 4GB/8GB SSD
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, GPS, Optional WiMAX
• 4.8 inch display with 800 x 480 resolution

Here’s the Clarion MIND MID. Listed specs are as follows:

• Intel Atom Z5xx Series Processor
• Linux OS
• 512MB RAM
• 4GB SSD
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS
• 4.8 inch display with 800 x 480 resolution

The Compal JAX10. The listed specs are as follows:

• Intel Atom Z5xx Series Processor
• Linux OS
• 256MB/512MB memory
• 4GB/8GB SSD
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, GPS, Optional WiMAX
• 4.8 inch display with 800 x 480 resolution

Above is the SFR M! PC Pocket MID. The listed specs are as follows:

• Intel Atom Processor Z5xx Series
• Linux OS
• 512MB RAM
• 5GB SSD
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, ISDB-T/DVB-T
• 4.8 inch display with 800 x 480 resolution