Silverthorne is a teeny processor built on the 45nm process (like the much-ballyhooed Penryn), designed for UMPCs, subnotebooks, mystery Apple products and any other smallish gadget that needs real crunching on an ultra-lean power diet.
Cheapo computer manufacturer Everex has announced that its Linux-friendly 7-inch Cloudbook UMPC will be coming out as a nine-inch model—and it should be available by June.
The OLPC is all set to launch an American branch, called OLPC America, which aims to help kids from low-income families in the US. The new arm of OLPC has already acquired a director and chairman, and their head office is likely to be situated in Washington D.C.
Asus promised us long ago that their Eee PCs would be available in a variety of colours, but for whatever reason (we’re guessing that reason is the Eee PC’s successful sales) Asus has taken their time colourising the $US399 Eee PC that most of us want, instead offering us only the $US299 and $US350 Surf models in more colours. But fret no more, as Asus has just announced that their $US399 version is getting released in “Pure White, Galaxy Black, Blush Pink, Lush Green and Sky Blue.” Do those adjectcolours look familiar? They should, since they are exactly the same as what’s available on the Surf. Expect them in stores any day now. [mobiletechreview]
Maybe we missed the MTube at CES because at 3.34 x 3.34 x 0.78 inches and 5.3 ounces, this Linux-based WiMax- and Wi-Fi-enabled UMPC is the smallest “full featured” computer in the world. Or maybe because we ran out of time and had to run to the adult entertainment expo to keep all our bases covered. Anyway, here are the full specs:
The Everex Cloudbook that we showed you a month ago has finally been given an official release date. So if you were hoping to get the $US400 Eee PC rival, it will be available from Walmart.com on January 25th. There’s no word on if you’ll be able to pick one up at an actual brick-n-morter Walmart store, so the website might be the only option. [Everex]
Scale is everything: We knew iRiver’s Wing touchscreen UMPC was seriously compact, but didn’t know just how small it was. It’s still a complete prototype—you’re looking at dumb plastic, and the top half even sorta fell off the hinge—but we convinced them to pull it out of the glass case so we could do a quick sizemodo. We just hope it actually comes out at this size.
OQO Model 2 just got a 64GB SSD storage option and Sunlight viewable screen [Dynamism]
The GoodsThe iRiver Wing is a cute little UMPC with a touchscreen and 4GB of flash storage. It’s got Wi-Fi, obviously, and supposedly is instant-on. No word on the battery life. The Catch It runs Windows CE Pro for the OS, and the keyboard looks like it could be difficult to pound on.
We just got hands-on with the Redfly Mobile, the Palm Foleo-ish Windows Mobile UMPC that feeds off of the processing power (and user interface) of your WinMo phone. Here’s what we think.
