Refreshed Pocketable PC Arriving Next Month From UMID

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Although a handful of enthusists have enjoyed using the UMID M1 pocketable computer, you don’t see too many of these devices in the wild. Steve at UMPCPortal checked in to see if the company was still around or went the way of OQO, Raon Digital and the dodo. UMID is alive and kicking, but has been slow to add more supply due to some LCD shortage issues. Maybe that’s a good thing because the company told Steve that an slightly updated product should be available in September. The portable PC will be available in a sleeker looking black model that addresses some screen angle issues found in the earlier product run.

Dynamism appears to be the solo U.S. importer of the UMID M1 at the moment. They currently offer two models at $599 and $749 and are expecting more supply in the final week of August, which jives with Steve’s report. The main attribute accounting for the $150 price difference is a bump of the Solid State Disk hard drive — the base model offers 16GB while the more expensive version offers 32GB capacity.

Both models offered by Dynamism share the vast majority of other specifications:

  • 0.69 pounds in weight
  • 6.1 x 3.7 x 0.6 inches
  • 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520 CPU
  • 512MB of RAM
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home
  • 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0
  • 1024 x 600, 4.8″ touchscreen
  • 1.3 megapixel camera
  • MicroSD clot, MiniUSB port, 55 key QWERTY keyboard
  • 17 Whr battery

Fans of clamshell form factor computers ought to be checking out the UMID M1, especially if the company has addressed some early issues. Not that long ago, I would have been all over a pocketable PC with a full desktop operating system, but my move to web-based apps and services has tempered that desire. Well, maybe not completely, but the gadget fund is a little low now that I added a new netbook to the stable.

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