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Fujitsu LifeBook UH900 multitouch MID coming January [Updated]

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Dec 3rd 2009 No Comments

Fujitsu have always been partial to tiny computers – the LifeBook U8×0 series still rank as some of the most appealing UMPCs around – and their latest model certainly looks endearing at first glance. The Fujitsu LifeBook UH900 has a more traditional clamshell form-factor than the mini-convertibles in the company’s back-catalog, but more than makes up with it with a 5.6-inch sunlight-readable WXGA multitouch display, 62GB SSD and optional integrated 3.5G WWAN.

Update: Pricing and more photos added after the cut

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Sagemcom Spiga MID: yet another rebadged, expensive UMID

By Chris Davies on Friday, Nov 27th 2009 No Comments

It went unnoticed by most, but back in October Sagemcom announced it would be selling its first MID, the Sagemcom Spiga. A rebadge of the UMID mbook M1, the Spiga will be reaching European shelves this month complete with its Intel Atom CPU, 8GB of flash storage, 4.8-inch touchscreen and integrated 3G HSPA. Unfortunately they’ve also given it a stonking price tag: €500 ($748).

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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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One Device to Rule Them All – I Think Not

By Michael Gartenberg on Wednesday, Oct 14th 2009 1 Comment

There’s a lot of discussion about the role of convergence of devices. Everywhere you go, it seems that someone’s pushing the notion that every function needs to be converged into one device. Now convergence is a great idea: the idea of carrying one device instead of multiple devices is compelling, but is it really realistic? Sure, I’d rather carry one device than two, but our research shows consumers will carry two or, in some age demographics, they’ll even carry as many as three.

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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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Sharp NetWalker PC-Z1 lands for unboxing, MID comparison

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Sep 29th 2009 No Comments

Sharp’s NetWalker PC-Z1 may not be the device for everyone – after all, a 5-inch touchscreen clamshell MID with a tiny QWERTY keyboard and 800MHz ARM Cortex A8 processor makes it a pretty niche handheld – but most people can appreciate a mini-laptop so we’re pleased to see the first unboxing over at Pocketables. Jenn of course is no stranger to MIDs, in fact she has a UMID mbook M1 on hand to compare the PC-Z1 with.

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UMID mbook M2 debuts: faster CPU, $499 in Q4 [Video]

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Sep 22nd 2009 1 Comment

UMID promised a new MID for IDF 2009, and they’ve delivered on that promise. The UMID mbook M2 – seen here in pre-finalised prototype stage – gets a choice of faster 1.2GHz or 1.6GHz Intel Atom processors, together with 1GB of RAM (the M1 had just 512MB) and standardized ports.

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Video demo after the cut

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New UMID mbook model promised for IDF; in US by end of 2009

By Chris Davies on Monday, Sep 21st 2009 No Comments

It comes as no surprise that UMID are delivering the first look at their second-generation mbook MID at next week's IDF - after all, they revealed those plans back in August - but the big news is that they're promising a US launch for the new device by the end of the year. That could mean the UMID M2 discussed back in February.

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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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