Why You Should Care
Both UMPCs and MIDs fall into the handheld computing space but have no voice functionality. UMPCs typically run a full desktop operating system while MIDs run a mobile OS like Android or flavor of Linux.
Handhelds
Tablets are likely to dominate January’s Consumer Electronics Show, but there will also be one particular class of product that doesn’t stand a chance of major success: pocketable mobile devices running Microsoft Windows 7. Two key factors continue to keep these devices in the niche category. Read More »
The iPad is not the only slate that has been capturing attention lately, the HP Slate the company introduced at the CES in January has quite a few getting excited. It looks compelling, but HP has big shoes to fill since the introduction of the iPad. Read More »
On the surface, the iiView VPad Tablet looks like a great deal at $499. Is it the sub-$500 UMPC we’ve dreamt of for years? Two glaring deficiencies say the answer is “probably not” but it might meet the needs of some. Read More »
The Sony U70 ultra-portable PC was such a ground-breaking mobile device that it set the tone for all such gadgets to come. I have been taking a trip down memory lane, and it hit me that the Sony U70 is still a viable solution for many. Read More »
Dell’s Mini 5 MID/phone is making the rounds at Mobile World Congress and is captured on video. But there are more devices in this family to come. What will they be like? Is this device more appealing than the upcoming HP slate with Windows? Read More »
A lot of small gadgets come through Mobile Tech Manor but it is rare that one impresses me like the little UMID mbook BZ. The mbook is a full netbook, as it has the full complement of netbook components onboard, yet weighs less than a pound. Read More »
Laptop Magazine tries to define the varied categories of MID, media tablet and smartbook and rate the chances for success of each. But those definitions vary depending on who you ask. Which have the best chance at success and which are niche? Read More »
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