Mids

Will MIDs Replace Your Mobile Phone?

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10:30AM May 14, 2010 | Anthony Caruana

In the midst of all the different mobile phones and smartphones, a niche is being carved out. Mobile Internet Device, or MIDs, are wirelessly connected devices that are designed for web browsing and email. More »

Computing

The Archos 7 And Archos 8 Home ‘Tablets’ Each Cost $US200

2:18AM March 2, 2010 | Mark Wilson

Archos has never made bad products, but their PMPs have definitely grown less relevant over the last few years. But now? Now two Android-wielding Archos Home Tablets will each cost only about $US200. More »

Computing

Sungworld Android Tablet Apes Apple In Form And Function

9:00AM January 25, 2010 | Jack Loftus

Forget the fact that, for most of 2010, most tablets not branded Apple will be, fairly or unfairly, swept under the rug. OK, with that out of the way, here’s a peek at Sungworld’s upcoming 7-inch Android tablet: More »

Computing

Hands On With The Atom-Powered UMID MBook BZ

11:00AM January 7, 2010 | Brian Barrett

The UMID mBook BZ is in many ways a curious animal: It packs a ton of power into a MID, but doesn’t know quite to how to harness it. It’s an ultra small computer that can be ultra hard to use. More »

Computing

Optima OP5-E Tablet Caught On Video And Gives Nokia’s N900 The Eye

10:50PM December 8, 2009 | Kat Hannaford

The open source platform Maemo has returned to town after last being seen in Nokia’s N900, this time spied in a video review of the Optima OP5-E. More »

Software

Hands-On With The Netbook Linux Anyone Can Master

11:00AM October 7, 2009 | Joanna Stern

Sure, Windows 7 is around the corner and there are lots of Linux alternatives for your netbook. But Moblin, which has been pioneered by Intel specifically for netbooks and internet devices, is gonna rival them all. More »

Computing

UMID M2 Gets Faster, Cheaper: Windows 7, 1GB RAM For $US500

9:59PM September 22, 2009 | Danny Allen

Intel’s Developers Conference kicks off today, and UMID is showing off its upgrade to the M1 ultra mobile PC. The M2 has the same keyboard and 4.8-inch (1024×600) screen, but will use faster 1.2Ghz or 1.6GHz Atom processors. More »

Computing

Viliv S7 Review: Looks So Good, Tastes So Bad

1:10AM September 18, 2009 | Mark Wilson

As a kid, I never ordered a deep sea submarine off the back of a cereal box only to discover it was a lousy little model. But I did fall for the promise of the Viliv S7 convertible netbook. More »

Gadgets

Archos 5 Internet Tablet Hands On: Where’s The Flash?

3:30AM September 16, 2009 | Joanna Stern

The new Archos 5 Internet Tablet is indeed powered by Android, and improves all around over its predecessor, with more storage and a better interface. But something’s still missing. More »

Computing

Netwalker Suggests That Sharp Sleepwalked Through The Last Few Years

11:00AM August 28, 2009 | Joanna Stern

No matter what kind of consumer electronics you make it seems you’ve got to add some sort of internet device to the portfolio. Sharp’s addition (at least in Japan) is its 5-inch Netwalker that has a touchscreen and runs Ubuntu. More »