Filed under: Handhelds
Sure, there’s plenty of far fetched concept devices from big players like
Nokia, but it’s nice to see that folks without millions of dollars in research funding can also come up with equally unrealistic devices, as evidenced by this so-called “Scroll” contraption created by 13 Tech Design. What’s more, this one doesn’t get by on looks alone, with it packing a touchscreen-based cellphone, a 10 megapixel camera
and 1080p camcorder, various media-playing features, built-in WiFi and Bluetooth, and a full-fledged computer that runs on Vista or XP. That’s right, it seems that even fantasyland gadgets need to fall back on XP.
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Filed under: Handhelds
With all the Psystar-related drama going on in the OSx86 scene this week, it’s easy to overlook the fact that people are doing some pretty wild things with the community-led project — we’ve already seen OS X boot on a Sony Vaio UX, and now the crew at jkOnTheRun have managed to shoehorn it on to a Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium UMPC. The Q1′s 1.33GHz Core Solo and upgraded 2GB of RAM are enough to run Leopard smoothly, it seems — Apple sold Mac Minis with similar specs a while back, after all — and while not everything works exactly right, it appears the digitizer is recognized, allowing Ink to work. It’s not perfect, as there are some calibration issues, but it’s a fun little peek into what an OS X tablet might look like — minus the command button, of course.
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Filed under: Gaming, Handhelds
We know, most of you even remotely interested in the F-200 either already own one (and you’re playing it right now, aren’t you? Don’t lie.) or are waiting intently for the Pandora. Nevertheless, the cats over at AnandTech managed to wrap their paws around the GP2X F-200 and give it the full review treatment — needless to say, impressions were (fairly) positive. Immediately recognized as a “hybrid of Sony’s PSP and the Nintendo DS,” the gaming handheld possessed a bright, clear LCD, somewhat “tinny” speakers and the ability to chew through batteries without shame. Still, aside from a few minor niggles, the critics found it to be “well worth the $170 price tag for the emulation capabilities alone.” Hit up the read link for the entire review, but don’t even bother if you’re looking for excuses to hold off.
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Filed under: Desktops, Handhelds, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Laptops
See those people? As much as NEC would like to think so, that’s not you. If it were you’d be ass-deep in nag about your inattentive dismissal of “quality time” while suffering dire warnings about barefoot-borne diseases. Or maybe that’s just us. Regardless, NEC hopes that the launch of its 4-component Lui (Life with Ubiquitous Integration) system — ¥379,890/$3,705 Blu-ray packing PC server (Lui SX), ¥89,880/$877 10.6-inch laptop (Lui RN), ¥49,980/$487 4.1-inch handheld (Lui RP), and ¥300,000/$2,926 Desktop (Valuestar R Lui) — will somehow create harmony in your household. Besides the marketing hype, we’re really just talking about Windows Home Premium SP1 here and a bunch of DTCP-IP DRM and DLNA compliant devices. In fact, the so called “laptop” and handheld units lack any traditional OS at all — they can only be used to receive streaming content off your home server. Even then, some streaming is restricted inside and outside the home thanks to the DRM lockdown. Do we really need one or even two more devices in the home just for media?
Update: Regardless of what you may have read elsewhere, there is no WiMAX here. That’s not even a standard available in Japan.
[Via Impress]
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Filed under: Handhelds, Laptops
Yes, we’re already focused on the next design revision for the site, but thankfully, there’s still time left to celebrate our most recent overhaul. You’ve got until the minute before midnight (ET) this Friday to get your name in the hat for a HTC Shift UMPC, so do yourself a favor and tap the read link for contest rules, regulations and entry instructions.
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Check it out, ’cause you’re looking at what must be the world’s smallest QWERTY device capable of running Windows Vista Home Premium SP1. At least it will be when it makes its debut in Japan come June. Measuring just 188 x 84 x 25.9mm and 470grams, all that power / battery conservation / smallness of the Willcom D4 (aka, Sharp-built WS016SH) comes courtesy of a 1.3-GHz Atom processor pumping away beneath that sliding / tilting 5-inch, 262k color, LED-backlit 1,024 x 600 touchscreen hiding a 64-key QWERTY keyboard. Inside you’ll find 1GB of memory, a 1.8-inch 40GB disk, 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, microSD slot, HD audio codec with mono-speaker, and Opera browser riding atop Japanese PHS (W-SIM) or 802.11b/g WiFi. Hitting Japan for ¥128,600 (about $1,254) — a lot less with 2 year contract. And with Willcom experimenting with Android, don’t be surprised to find this released in an alternate form later in the year or early ’09. Engadget Japanese is at the launch event with plenty of hands-on images in the gallery below.
Update: Whoa, weird. Our Japanese colleagues are telling us that there’s an optional Bluetooth, companion handset for making calls over W-SIM. Gallery updated with new pics.
[Via Engadget Japanese]
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