TabletKiosk is one of those names we’ve not heard for a while, but the touchscreen-centric firm is back with three new Intel Atom based slates. The TabletKiosk eo a7330D UMPC and eo TufTab a7230XD are both 7-inch ultraportables with dual-type active/passive digitizers, meaning you can use either your finger or a more accurate stylus, while the Sahara NetSlate a230T is a 12.1-inch entry-level Tablet PC.
If you’re a sucker for a dinky dongle then roll on up; TRENDnet have just launched what they’re calling the world’s smallest WiFi 802.11n USB adapter. The TRENDnet TEW-648UB is a little larger than a quarter coin, measuring 1.3-inches long, but boasts 150Mbps theoretical throughput speeds.
Having tipped their upcoming next-gen Android MID back in August, French firm eviGroup have now revealed their 5-inch touchscreen device. Set to arrive in France in December, priced at the equivalent of $300 to $400, the eviGroup Wallet has integrated 3G, WiFi and GPS.
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Geeks really like to make their own electronic devices, we also tend to build our own computers and we tweak our mobile phones. Those of us in the U.S. have been able to get the BUGbase for a while now, even though it lacked WiFi. However, fans in Europe could not get the BUGbase, until now.
We know Onyx better as a BlackBerry smartphone codename or a touchscreen cellphone prototype, but in China it’s also the name of an ebook reader manufacturer. Engadget Chinese had a chance to play with their new product, the Boox, a WiFi-enabled touchscreen device with an internet browser as well as an ebook app.
MSI have announced the release of their latest long-running netbook, the Wind U110 Eco. They’re a little behind – after all, Amazon started selling the netbook last week, and at $30 less than MSI’s $429.99 MRSP – but we’ll let it slide since the U110 Eco manages to squeeze up to 15 hours of runtime from its 9-cell battery.
Oh, how we laughed at Kopin’s Golden-i wearable computer when the company showed us renders earlier in the year; even though they promised it was heading to production, we were still dubious. The joke is on us, it seems, as Kopin have announced that the Golden-i Gen 2 will be entering field trials in December this year, with production kicking off in earnest next year. Units are expected to have a Bluetooth headset, 15-inch virtual PC display, head-gesture recognition and voice-control.
PURE have already been pushing their WiFi and DAB radios for some time now, but their latest Sensia model really deserves to tip them over into prime-time. The PURE Sensia couples both a DAB/DAB+ digital radio and WiFi streaming into a single model, complete with a 5.7-inch 640 x 480 capacitive touchscreen and social networking plug-in apps including Twitter, Facebook and Picasa.
Carrier T-Mobile will be the first in the UK to offer Novatel Wireless’ “Intelligent Mobile Hotspot”, the MiFi 2352, which SlashGear reviewed back in June. Available through retailer The Carphone Warehouse in early October, the Novatel Wireless 2352 will be priced from free, assuming you’re willing to sign an 18 month contract (at £20 ($33) per month for 3GB data). We sat down with Rob Hadley, Novatel Wireless’ senior VP of sales and marketing earlier this week to talk trademarks, software and the next step for personal hotspots.
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It's been some time coming, but mintpass have finally seen their mintpad 2.86-inch touchscreen PMP and WiFi internet tablet arrive for general release. The palm-sized mediaplayer boasts 4GB of internal storage and a microSD card slot, together with a 1.3-megapixel camera, audio, video and picture playback, and an ebook reader.
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