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BenQ Joybook Lite U101 netbook has true 16:9 widescreen, HSUPA

, Oct 17th 2008 Discuss [1]

The BenQ Joybook Lite U101 was first announced last month, and at the time it looked like another case of netbook-by-numbers.  It's only just now launched in Hong Kong, and according to these BenQ slides we may have missed a couple of distinctive features (as long as you remember that, in netbooks, "distinctive" can mean as little as an extra memory card supported).  The screen is the key difference, being true 16:9 aspect rather than the more typical 16:10. Full-sized BenQ Joybook Lite U101 slides after the cut Read The Full Story

BenQ S6 MID impresses owners; Global release imminent?

, Oct 6th 2008 Discuss [0]

As promised after last week's unboxing gallery, we're starting to see the first reviews of BenQ's S6 Mobile Internet Device come through from its new Italian owners.  UMPC Portal have adopted one particular Italian called Alberto, who has been giving his thoughts on how the S6 holds up as an internet device, an ebook reader and a media player. Read The Full Story

BenQ S6 MID reaches Italian buyers: live gallery

, Oct 3rd 2008 Discuss [0]

After months MIA, BenQ's S6 MID is finally in the hands of buyers - namely those in Italy who can buy them from carrier TIM.  The €429 ($626) touchscreen device is being sold there without a contract, although TIM do provide a SIM in case you want to activate the S6's 3G HSDPA connection, and the first hands-on images are starting to filter out. Read The Full Story

BenQ S6 MID (aka Aries2) on sale in Italy

, Sep 26th 2008 Discuss [0]

BenQ's S6 Mobile Internet Device (MID) has finally gone on sale with Italian carrier TIM, priced at €429 ($626) unsubsidized.  The 800MHz Atom MID is centered around a 4.8-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen and has WiFi, Bluetooth and 7.2Mbps HSDPA.  Read The Full Story

Benq 10MP E1050 digital compact camera is slim

, Sep 19th 2008 Discuss [0]

We’ve seen Benq slimmest 8MP digicam DSC-X800 early this year, they has snuck in another slim digital compact onto its global site. Claiming world’s slimmest 3-inch LCD screen compact with a 10 megapixel Son’y 1 / 2.3-inch CCD sensor; the 16.8mm thick E1050 covers a range of 35.5mm-106.5mm (35mm equiv.) with 3x optical zoom lens and offering web sharing mode for online digital multimedia content. Image storage is taken care of by SD cards or the 10MB internal memory. Metallic gray is the only choice of color with Price and availability to be announced later. Read The Full Story

BenQ Joybook Lite U101 netbook to join overcrowded market

, Sep 12th 2008 Discuss [1]

Next on the netbook hit-parade is BenQ's Joybook Lite U101.  As has become increasingly common, the specs of the U101 are more of the netbook-by-numbers generic fare: a 1.6GHz Atom N270 processor, 1GB of RAM and a 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 display, together with an 8.9-inch version.  Read The Full Story

BenQ MID Aries2 wins IDEA award, Europe release by end of quarter?

, Aug 5th 2008 Discuss [0]

BenQ's Mobile Internet Device (MID) has been hawked around tradeshows for almost a year now, with its official announcement taking place at CES 2008.  BenQ has suggested the compact touchscreen device would launch in Europe this quarter, and seemingly put together a new press photo that BusinessWeek have included as part of their IDEA Award Winners 2008 feature. Read The Full Story

BenQ T850 World’s Thinnest 8MP: touchscreen gesture control

, May 29th 2008 Discuss [0]

BenQ have announced what they're calling the "world's slimmest 8-megapixel camera", the T850.  Featuring 1600 ISO, a 3x optical zoom and smc PENTAX lens, the T850 measures in at just 14.9mm deep, with a stainless steel body available in either red or black.  BenQ have obviously been looking to the latest cellphones for their UI, as the 3-inch touchscreen responds to gestures such as tap, circle and swipe. Read The Full Story

BenQ MID – more info coming out of the woodwork

, Apr 18th 2008 Discuss [0]

The more specs we get the more I think this might be an Asus Eee shrunken down to fit in an MID package. It has an 800 MHz Silverthorne processor, Poulsbo chipset, half a gig of RAM, and a 4GB SSD. Read The Full Story

BenQ Updates World’s Slimmest 8mp Dgital Compact Camera

, Jan 14th 2008 Discuss [0]

BenQ presented a sleek and slim X835 last month with a mere 12.5mm in thickness. Apparently that wasn’t enough, they have went beyond 10mm this time with DSC-X800 claiming World’s Slimmest 8mp digital compact camera at 9.8mm. Read The Full Story

CES 2008: BenQ launch MID WiFi & 3.5G Mobile Internet Device

, Jan 6th 2008 Discuss [0]

BenQ will be officially presenting its MID Companion Device at CES 2008, hoping to rekindle any waning interest in the UMPC ultraportable tablet format with its pocketable internet browsing handheld.  Based on Intel's Menlow platform, and fully wirelessly capable thanks to both WiFi and 3.5G cellular broadband, the MID uses a Linux OS rather than something from Microsoft's stable. Image via Clipset / Check out a video of the BenQ MID after the cut  Read The Full Story

BenQ Joybook Q41 is a SideShow freak

, Dec 21st 2007 Discuss [2]

Check out this new notebook from BenQ, not only is it small and compact at 14.1-inches, but it also has an external 2.5” LCD for Vista SideShow use. There are also all the necessary controls to make use of the screen including a D-Pad, and a couple of other buttons as well as a lock switch to turn off the external display. Read The Full Story
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