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Not quite a netbook but still small – it’s the IMOVIO iKIT
If the current crop of netbooks are still a bit too large for your liking, then you should check out the upcoming IMOVIO iKIT Multimedia Messenger device. Billed as a “portable mobile companion”, the iKIT measures 95 x 85 x 15.5 mm, weighs a mere 113 grams, runs a Linux OS, and comes with all the major mobile/productivity apps that you’ll need including email, web browser, VoIP clients, and media players. In many ways, the iKIT is best described as a high end PDA system rather than a super small netbook device. (In fact, doesn’t it remind you of the now killed off Palm Foleo device?).
Here are a list of the included applications on the iKIT.
- Opera Mini 4.1
- Email with POP3 support
- IM client software
- PIM
- Photo album with support for JPG, GIF, BMP, and PNG
- VoIP client
- Music player with support for MP3, MID, WAV
- Video player with support for MPG4, 3GP, AVI
- Java support
- Synchronization with Microsoft Outlook
The specs include the following:
- Marvell PXA270 processor running at 312 MHz
- Plastic soft-touch external casing
- Hard cap with metal dome keypad
- Built-in webcam
- 240 x 320 2.8 inch TFT LCD display with support for 262K colors
- 128MB ROM, 64MB SDRAM
- QWERTY/AZERTY keypad
- Stereo speaker with microphone
- Support for microSD cards
- Lithium Ion battery for up to 250 hours standby time, 6 hours Wi-Fi use, and 6 hours of “gaming”
- 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
- Linux 2.4.19 (Windows Mobile or Android special order)
Evaluation samples of the iKIT are due this quarter while the commercial product is expected in Q1 of next year. Down the road, IMOVIO (who’s parent company is COMsciences) will be coming out with a touch version of the iKIT as well as a “TV Pro” edition of the system. Tom’s Guide reports that the iKIT will be priced around $170 dollars.
[Check it out via Tom’s Guide]
