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Kohjinsha PA MID gets reviewed: overshadowed by massive price

By Chris Davies on Monday, Nov 16th 2009 No Comments

Kohjinsha's PA-series MID may have a fussy aesthetic going on, but that doesn't mean we don't find the 4.8-inch touchscreen convertible appealing. Announced back in October, we've already seen the PA-series unboxed but now comes the moment of truth: a full review. Jenn from Pocketables knows a bit about MIDs and ultraportable devices, so when she says that the Kohjinsha is versatile yet "truly insane" in how it's priced, we know it's dark days for the little MID.

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Kohjinsha PA-Series MID gets video unboxing

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Nov 5th 2009 No Comments

Even if you don’t quite see how a MID or UMPC might fit into your daily life, most people can summon up some enthusiasm about just how much tech is squished into those tiny chassis. Kohjinsha’s PA-Series MID wowed us when it made its dinky debut then caused us to choke when we saw what the company were charging; now Wow-Pow have unboxed the tiny convertible.

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Video unboxing after the cut

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SlashGear Week in Review – Week 44 2009

By Shane McGlaun on Sunday, Nov 1st 2009 No Comments

The weeks are just flying by, time change is this weekend so I hope you aren’t late for anything. The holidays will be here before we know it. This has been another busy week in the gadget world. HTC has confirmed that Android 2.0 smartphones are incoming and the HTC Dragon is the likely first Android 2.0 device to come from HTC.

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Kohjinsha dual-display netbook detailed in video demo

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Oct 29th 2009 1 Comment

Remember Kohjinsha’s nifty dual-display netbook from CEATEC, that sandwiched two 10.1-inch displays together for some extra-wide Windows 7 productivity? Another video of the netbook in action has emerged, courtesy of DigInfo, and if the sight of beautifully engineered sliding LCD panels makes you weak at the knees, well, sit down before you hit the jump.

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Video demo after the cut

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Kohjinsha PA MID priced out of the market?

By Chris Davies on Monday, Oct 26th 2009 No Comments

Kohjinsha’s PA-series MID may have satisfied us that the company is at least listening to critique about form-factor and usability – unlike other mini-notebooks, such as the UMID mbook m1 and Sharp’s NetWalker, it has a rotating touchscreen for use as a slate – but they still seem to have their fingers in their ears when it comes to pricing. According to WOW-POW, the PA MID will come in at 69,800 yen, which works out to a whopping $760.

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SlashGear Week in Review – Week 41 2009

By Shane McGlaun on Saturday, Oct 10th 2009 No Comments

After spending most of Friday curled in a ball twitching and drooling after losing power and Internet access for almost 12 hours, I am glad to be back online and in the 21st century again. Just in time to hunker down and dose myself with a nice helping of week in review for your perusal. Chris reviewed the GSM Palm Pre and found the camera wasn't as good as some of its peers but found plenty to like in the end. The webOS operating system stands apart from rival OS'. Buffalo announced the HD-HU3 USB 3.0 drive and controller that will be shipping in Japan this month. The drive isn’t even that expensive; I hope it comes to America too.

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Kohjinsha dual-display netbook: feel the width

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Oct 8th 2009 No Comments

Kohjinsha’s dinky swivel-screened MID, the PA-series, isn’t the only unusual rotation happening on the company’s stand at CEATEC. They’re also showing off this dual-screen beast, currently in prototype form, packing twin 10.1-inch LCDs for some mobile widescreen action. SlashGear Japan stopped by to grab some live photos for us.

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Kohjinsha PA-series MID adds swivel-screen to mini-notebook

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Oct 6th 2009 No Comments

Kohjinsha may have filled their MID niche with a rebadged UMID mbook m1, but that hasn’t stopped their own engineers from coming up with a homegrown alternative. The Kohjinsha PA-series takes the same mini-clamshell form-factor of the m1 and Sharp’s NetWalker, but throws in a convertible display for using the MID as a slate.

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Kohjinsha PM MID vs. Sharp PC-Z1 NetWalker

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Sep 17th 2009 No Comments

MIDs are, despite the extra attention Viliv’s range has drawn to the segment, still very much a niche within a niche, but most of us can at least admire the hard work that goes into squeezing a full PC into a tiny little chassis. It’s with that in mind that we’ve been enjoying PC Watch’s comparison photoset of the Kohjinsha PM MID (aka the UMID mbook M1) versus Sharp’s PC-Z1 NetWalker.

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Kohjinsha PM-Series MID is rebadged UMID [Video]

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Sep 8th 2009 No Comments

Kohjinsha have announced their latest MID, the PM-series, and if you’ve followed the scene in ultracompact PCs over the past few months then you’ll be quick to recognize it as the UMID mbook M1. Freshly rebadged and on sale in Japan for 59,800 yen ($646), the Kohjinsha PM keeps the mbook’s Atom Z510 1.1GHz processor and 512MB of RAM but seemingly lacks an integrated 3G option.

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