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MID development slashed as manufacturer interest wanes?

By Chris Davies on Monday, Nov 30th 2009 No Comments

Many have accused Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) as being gadgets in dire search of a purpose, and despite Intel’s push for the segment the talk out of Taipei is that the ultraportable touchscreen handhelds are having a difficult time finding traction among manufacturers.  DigiTimes is reporting that several companies originally signed up to Intel’s Mobile Internet Device Innovation Alliance (MIDIA) have axed MID development, while those manufacturers who have actually shipped devices have only done so in numbers described as “very weak”.

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Quanta Android Smartbook hands-on plus Qualcomm tablet prototype [Video]

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Nov 19th 2009 7 Comments

We were hoping Qualcomm might whip out Lenovo’s upcoming Smartbook at today’s event, but unfortunately the diminutive all-day ultraportable is still being nursed for an official CES reveal.  Instead, the company had Quanta’s functional Android Smartbook prototype and a non-working Smartbook/Tablet concept out for us to play with.

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Video demo after the cut

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HP 11.6-inch CULV ultrathin and 10.1-inch netbook refresh promised in 2H09

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jul 29th 2009 1 Comment

hp ultraportable 283x256 customEarlier this week word slipped out from Acer and ASUS that N-series netbooks were on hold until the launch of Pine Trail in early 2010, with the two companies focusing on CULV “ultrathins” instead.  Now it seems that they’ll have significant competition from HP, who are believed to have commissioned a new 11.6-inch machine that will go into production next month, with production of a 10.1-inch netbook revision beginning in September.

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Nokia order Snapdragon Smartbook and Atom netbook from Taiwanese OEMs

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jun 24th 2009 No Comments

nokia netbookNokia have reportedly ordered netbook computers from OEM firms Compal and Quanta, according to the Commercial Times as quoted by Bloomberg.  While the source of the information was unclear, Nokia have seemingly ordered both Intel Atom-based netbooks and Qualcomm Snapdragon based smartbooks.  The Atom netbooks may ship as early as Q3.

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Intel announce five Moorestown MIDs for 2010 [Video]

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Jun 4th 2009 No Comments

Intel has announced five MIDs (Mobile Internet devices) which will use the upcoming Moorestown platform, including the 5-inch Inventec “MediaPhone” spotted yesterday.  Now confirmed as the Inventec X3, the device is the largest of the five new MIDs, which include hardware from CCI, EB, Quanta and Aava Mobile.

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Live Quanta M1 MID image and video demo after the cut

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Quanta Optical Touch works with Windows 7 multitouch gestures

By Chris Davies on Friday, Dec 12th 2008 No Comments

Quanta has been demonstrating multitouch touch-sensitive displays using an optical recognition system rather than the more common capacitive or resistive panels.  The technology, which the company calls Optical Touch, relies on two cameras embedded into the top left and right corners of the display, which track the user’s fingers.  It will be compatible with the multitouch functionality coming as standard in Windows 7.

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