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Gigabyte M700 IPTV UMPC with digital tuner base-station

, May 15th 2008 Discuss [0]

With the array of Eee-style budget notebooks clamouring to play the role of your companion PC, Microsoft's UMPC format is being forced to think outside of its traditional box to score sales. Gigabyte have stepped up with the M700; while it may look like a typical 7-inch touchscreen slate, in actual fact it's running VIA's 1.2Ghz processor with the new VX800 chipset (with Chrome 9 graphics and video decoding hardware) and is part of the company's latest IPTV push. The M700 is in actual fact a mobile media center, complete with a dock that packs a digital TV tuner and IPTV streamer. Check out the video overview of the Gigabyte M700 after the cut Read The Full Story

MSI and Gigabyte launching new budget notebooks end of Q2

, Apr 14th 2008 Discuss [0]

According to a Chinese-language paper, Commercial Times, there are sources that say that MSI will be launching its Wind notebook in 8.9 and/or 10 inch sizes priced between $470 and $1099. I don’t know what kind of budget PC they are marketing that is going to cap out at a little over a thousand dollars though. Read The Full Story

Gigabyte M704 UMPC – more robust than the M528 MID

, Mar 6th 2008 Discuss [2]

This device is an actual UMPC, not a mobile internet device, and it has a 7” screen and 780 gram weight to prove it. The screen on this one is an actual touch-screen though, meaning you can control everything from the screen.

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Gigabyte Roll Pad passive notebook cooler – makes me hungry for California Roll

, Mar 6th 2008 Discuss [0]

Basically, what this is is a giant heat sink for the bottom of your notebook. It attracts the heat from the bottom of your notebook, and due to the metal it’s made out of, is able to dissipate the heat faster than your notebook or your lap.

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Gigabyte M528 MID – small and light, yet powerful, like dynamite

, Mar 6th 2008 Discuss [1]

It has a 4.8-inch screen, which should give you a reference for dimensions, and it weighs a mere 340 grams. Technically it’s being called an MID or Mobile Internet Device, but it looks pretty capable.

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Gigabyte M704 UMPC yet another addition to what seemed to be a stale market

, Nov 19th 2007 Discuss [0]

First we get hit with the new Asus offering, and now Gigabyte has a new UMPC too, looks like things are popping in the UMPC market again. Sadly it looks like this will, for now, only be available in Taiwan. But if you are still interested, it has a 1.2GHz VIA Esther ULV C7-M processor, a 7” LED backlit LCD with a 1024x600 resolution, and a 40 or 60GB HDD with Windows Vista. It weighs a mere 780 grams. Read The Full Story

Gigabyte W251-G5 – Small, sleek, but still packs some power

, Jul 31st 2007 Discuss [1]

I'm not a huge fan of smaller laptops, mostly because I hate sacrificing my larger screens. However, when I'm traveling to shows I do get burdened by carrying around a larger (and bulkier) laptop. So I'm almost thinking that I need to get a smaller notebook just so I'm not weighed down. This new one from Gigabyte looks pretty appealing. Read The Full Story

Gigabyte set to release their first UMPC next week

, May 16th 2007 Discuss [1]

Gigabyte Technology has decided to throw their hat into the ring with other UMPC makers with their own U60 model. Read The Full Story

Gigabyte mini-DTX motherboard offers compact dual-core grunt

, May 15th 2007 Discuss [0]

Looking at Intel's new mini-ITX board that Scott wrote about earlier, but disappointed by the Celeron 215 processor?  Gigabyte might have the answer with their slightly-larger but still compact Churchill mini-DTX motherboard, capable of sporting CPUs from the Athlon 64 or Sempron single or dual-core ranges.   Read The Full Story
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