IMOVIO's new iKIT is the size of your palm, but sports a keyboard and connects to the internet at 3G speeds. Continue reading...
Laptops, Tablets, eReaders
Acer Bullish on Low Cost Laptops, Smartphones
Acer says its PC shipments will total 25m to 30m this year, up from about 20m.President Gianfranco Lanci also forecasts a 40% annual rise in laptop shipments, and about 5m to 7m units will be those new low-cost Atom-based laptops Acer will launch at Computex in June… Hmmm, those two forecasts (up 5-10m in total units and up 5-7m from low-cost laptops) seem to share a common number. Acer says revenue during Q2 will be slightly down from Q1…but wait until those low cost laptops hit total Continue reading...Longshine Hands It to You: The E-Book
Thomas Grashoff, VP of Longshine Technologie Europe GmbH, demonstrates the portability of the new 6” E-book.
Users can read books, play MP3, store photos, and view documents in this thin, handheld format. With 1GB NAND flash, 128MB SDRAM, SD Card (up to 8GB), WiFi and USB, the E-Book is fully featured to keep up with mobile life. Batteries conveniently go on stand-by if you are not turning pages.
Join the Crowd: HP with “ULCPC”
HP's Mini-Note PC is the latest ULCPC, an ultra, low cost PC. For less than $500.In USA, HP 2133 Mini-Note PC comes with basic functionalities -- web, e-mail, WiFi, instant messaging plus video and playback. And here’s how you get low cost: Linux. Go ULCPC by HP
Fujitsu to Show Cedar Wood Laptop
For a design show in Milan, Fujitsu (not Fujitsu-Siemens) will show a prototype laptop with a cedar wood case and bio-plastics parts. Bio-plastics are produced from vegetable oil rather than petroleum. Go Wood Shell Laptop Page 126 of 129
