Open Source UMPC
Most UMPCs (ultra mobile personal computers) run on Windows Mobile or something similar. The Pandora, however, is different. It is powered by Linux (probably a modified Debian distribution, but not certain yet). The device is still in development but should be available soon. The following image is a rendering of what it will look like:
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Samsung Omnia Smartphone in action
The iPhone isn’t the only smartphone with a touch screen! Samsung’s newest phone, the Omnia i900, is a Windows Mobile 6.1 powered smartphone that also has one. The following video shows a demonstration of the touch screen interface in action. A word of warning, though: turn off the sound, because it has one of those [...]
Ultra-tiny HP laptop
Tiny laptops seem to be the newest hype. There’s the Asus EEE PC, and of course the way too expensive Macbook Air. HP has jumped on the bandwagon and here’s the result: the HP Mini-Note.
Here are some of the specs. It has a 1.2 ghz VIA C7 CPU, 1 gigabyte of ram and a 120 [...]
Pocket Surfer 2
Forget PDA’s, smartphone or the iPod Touch, for really excellent mobile web access you need the Pocket Surfer 2. Looking like something James Bond or the Mission Impossible team would use, this is sort of an über-mini laptop.
The device has a 5″ widescreen display, built-in quad band GPRS modem, backlit querty keyboard, mouse pointer and [...]
Systemax Assault Notebook
This notebook reminds me of the one Robert Hawkins uses in Jericho. Made from magnesium alloy, complete with anti-shock padding and spill-resistant keyboard, this is a laptop you can take with you to the battlefield! Okay, maybe not really, but it’s still a tough machine.
The computer is powered by an Intel dual core CPU up [...]
Computer Travel Kit
This zip-up bag contains five essential on-the-road accessories for your laptop: a mini optical mouse with retractable cable, an earphone, a microphone, a miniature 4-port USB hub and a USB cellphone charger with adapters for five different brands of cellphones.
Exactly what you need when you travel a lot and need to use your computer!
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Flipstart Mini PC
The Flipstart Mini PC, an ultra-small portable PC backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is now available from Dynamism. This computer fills the gap between a laptop and a PDA. It has a 1.1 Ghz Pentium-M processor, 512 megabytes of RAM, a 30 gb harddrive, 5.6″ display with a resolution of 1024×600 pixels (quite impressive [...]
