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Clarion MiND GPS MID gets $650 November release; 3G coming Spring 2009

Chris Davies, Sep 26th 2008 Discuss [1]

Clarion have set both a price and a more specific release date for their MiND GPS Mobile Internet Device hybrid. The touchscreen unit, announced back in January, will launch in the US and Canada in November 2008, priced at $649.99, with a European release following in January 2009 for €649.99. Clarion have also given more detail on the MiND's functionality, together with confirming that a 3G-equipped version will be released in Spring 2009. Read The Full Story

Fujitsu U820 UMPC appears on US support site

Chris Davies, Sep 24th 2008 Discuss [4]

It's been almost two months since Fujitsu's U820 UMPC (aka U2010) cleared the FCC, and it's still yet to show up for sale in the US. Now at least a small sign of the compact touchscreen convertible has turned up, in the support section of Fujitsu's US site. Read The Full Story

Raon Digital recall Everun Note: overheating, blue-screens & dodgy battery gauge

Chris Davies, Sep 22nd 2008 Discuss [0]

It can't be in too many hands as of yet, but the Everun Note is about to be snatched out of them and dragged back to base. Raon Digital have recalled the compact touchscreen notebook over "failure symptoms" that include high-pitched fan noise, blue-screening, overheating processor, inaccurate battery monitor levels or "an error related to the preinstalled e-dictionary and/or PDA authentication". Read The Full Story

Porient H12 MID with WiFi, touchscreen & digital TV

Chris Davies, Sep 22nd 2008 Discuss [0]

Porient is probably not a name you're familiar with, but then again they likely aren't too bothered about that unless you're looking to buy a few thousand of their H12 MID. The compact handheld uses a 4.8-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen with a 520MHz Intel XScale PXA270 processor, 2GB of flash storage and a Linux-based OS. It's intended for mobile internet access, courtesy of WiFi b/g, but also entertainment thanks to DAB/DVB-H/DVB-T digital TV and radio tuners. Read The Full Story

OQO reversal on Intel Atom UMPC? New Atom product hinted

Chris Davies, Sep 18th 2008 Discuss [0]

OQO, makers of high-end UMPCs, may have lost their CEO but they could be gaining a new Intel Atom based version of their touchscreen device. CEO Dennis Moore left the company this week, with company co-founder Andy Popell taking over the reigns; that seems to have loosened spokesperson Bob Rosin's tongue. He appears to be suggesting that the prototype OQO Model 02 running an Intel Atom CPU spotted at the IDF conference back in August will, in fact, become a production product. Read The Full Story

Fujitsu U820 UMPC video unboxing

Chris Davies, Sep 18th 2008 Discuss [1]

From big boxes do small gadgets come, and Fujitsu's U820 (aka U2010, aka U/B50N) UMPC certainly doesn't disappoint on either of those counts. The U820's 5.6-inch WXGA 1280 x 800 touchscreen might not be ideal for everyone's eyes, but the tech packed into such a small device surely has to earn Fujitsu some kudos. jkkmobile has one of the first video unboxings we've seen so far. Read The Full Story

Belkin Laptop Sleeves are a stylish way to protect your gear

Brenda Stokes, Sep 18th 2008 Discuss [0]

Belkin has come out with a few new laptop sleeves to protect your portable and they are actually pretty nice to look at. Dare I say it: fashionable? One in neoprene, the other quilted, you have plenty of options for storing your laptop on the go. Read The Full Story

Kahilo KU860 convertible Linux-based UMPC

Chris Davies, Sep 16th 2008 Discuss [0]

Kahilo are hoping to drum up enough interest in their Linux-based KU860 convertible UMPC for someone to buy a few dozen crates and slap a company logo on them; the OEM is offering this 7-inch WXGA touchscreen device for bulk orders. Running a 1.2GHz VIA C7-M processor, 1GB of RAM and up to a 60GB hard-drive, it also includes GPS for the navigationally-challenged. Read The Full Story

Lenovo IdeaPad U8 MID goes on sale in China

Chris Davies, Sep 12th 2008 Discuss [0]

Lenovo's IdeaPad U8 MID concept looked to be just that - a concept - with no intent from the company to actually put the touchscreen-centered ultraportable device into production. However Chinese buyers can now pick up the IdeaPad U8 from Lenovo's online store, priced at 4999 yuan ($731). For that, you get a 4.8-inch WVGA touch-sensitive display, an 800MHz processor, WiFi, Bluetooth and 512MB of RAM. Read The Full Story

Raon Digital Everun Note Reviewed: Flexibility & Power, at a price

Chris Davies, Sep 12th 2008 Discuss [0]

I know a lot of SlashGear readers, like me, have been following the developing story of the Everun Note, the souped-up subnotebook from Raon Digital. Since the first prototypes were spotted in June, and Raon Digital themselves leaked some impressive performance stats, interest in the AMD Turion 64×2 Dual Core 1.2GHz UMPC has been high. After an unboxing and benchmarks, Steve Paine has finally posted his full review of the Everun Note, and while it's obviously not for everyone, this is certainly an exciting crossover device. Read The Full Story

Raon Digital Everun Note benchmarks better than expected

Chris Davies, Sep 8th 2008 Discuss [1]

While we wait for the first proper English-language review of Raon Digital's Everun Note, there's definite interest to be had in the preliminary benchmark testing from UMPC Portal. If you remember, Raon Digital themselves stirred up some interest pre-launch by announcing some very promising performance figures; at the time there was a collective assumption that they were too good to be true, but in fact that turns out to not be the case. Steve from UMPC Portal has been able to comfortably use the Everun Note as a desktop replacement, with the setup you see here running two Firefox windows with five tabs, Skype and Livewriter with 434MB of RAM free. In fact he's unable to tell the difference between the Note's performance in this setup, and that of a 1.6GHz Core 2 Duo laptop. Benchmark details after the cut Read The Full Story

Raon Digital Everun Note unboxed on video

Chris Davies, Sep 4th 2008 Discuss [0]

Raon Digital's Everun Note is looking more and more like the holy grail for some mobile users: a super-portable touchscreen UMPC that, when back in the office, can be plugged into the mains and provide enough performance to be your main PC. We're still waiting for the first full-scale English language review, and it seems like Steve from UMPC Portal will be the man to deliver it. Check out the Raon Digital Everun Note unboxing video after the cut Read The Full Story