Vega- new ultra-portable coming in Korea

It is not a UMPC/ Origami device but this new ultra-portable due to appear soon in Korea competes directly with them and might even give the Sony UX a run, too.  The Vega runs on the AMD Geode processor and looks roughly the same size as the Sony UX, if not a bit bigger.  What I find most interesting about the Vega is the inclusion of a lot of buttons to make working the UI much easier.  Take a look at this photo and you will see what I mean.  Not a lot is known about the Vega yet but reports are that it might debut around the $700 mark.  I knew when I predicted that 2006 was going to be the year of the handheld that we were going to see some really cool devices appear and I haven’t been disappointed.

Vega_2

Carrypad has translated the specs from the Korean web site:

  • AMD Geode LX800 processor
  • Widows XP HOME operating system
  • 256MB of memory
  • 30GB hard disk
  • 4.3 inch LCD
  • measures 160 X 80 X 27.5mm and weighs 480g
  • wi-fi antenna
  • connector for GPS antenna
  • USB to connect remote keyboard
  • DMD reception again using USB
  • available in September
  • (AVING via Carrypad)

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