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#umpcs
SwitchBack Rugged Ultra Mobile PC Unboxed
If you read our story about Roper's coveted SwitchBack PC hitting the commercial market, you might've wanted a closer look at the goods. We got one to play around with, and it's definitely a little bundle of bulletproof joy. It weighs in at just 3lbs 2oz all by itself; when you pop on the standard BackPack (USB, VGA, serial port, audio in/out), it hits 3lbs 11oz. We were surprised to see that it had an integrated (and fully waterproof) speaker, as well as a stylus plus mouse-stick for a choice of cursor movement. Even with a 1GHz Celeron, it started up nice and quick, and the screen looked great, albeit tiny. Stay tuned—in about a week, we should have a video of this baby getting put through the paces big time. Can you say "dunk tank"? Our interns can.
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#bulletproof
Crazy Rugged SwitchBack UMPCs Hit the Market
Roper Mobile announced that it was buying Black Diamond Advanced Technology, creator of the SwitchBack super-rugged UMPC. The machine debuted last fall, wooing fans with its hot-swappable batteries, all-weather reflective screen and full waterproofing to three meters underwater. But until now no one could actually buy one. Though not many knew it, SwitchBack was also the brains used in Intel's Satanic Chopper. Today the computers are finally for sale. We talked to creator Todd Einck about his uniquely kick-ass UMPC: More » -
#portablemedia
Thomson Black Diamond PMP Looks Good, Almost Too Good
Oooh, black, shiny and scratches easily—must be a PS3. Close, it is the Black Diamond EH308 PMP from Thompson. This PMP is decked out in a high-gloss black finish with a light touch of blue around the button area. Other than the looks it is a ho-hum PMP. 1.8-inch OLED screen, 8GB memory, touch-sensitive controls, 15-hour rechargeable battery and support for the basic media files—MP3, WMA, WMV, MPEG4, etc. This PMP will go for a solid $300. Yeah, go with the Zune or the iPod unless you are really set on matching this to your PS3 or owning another product named Black Diamond. More » -
#portablemedia
Black Diamond Switchback Rugged UMPC has a Breathalyzer—Drink On!
I thought the Black Diamond Switchback was just an average run-of-the-mill UMPC that came in a rugged case, until I learned of the module system that they are using. This UMPC has well over 20 modules that can be easily swapped onto the UMPC, including a breathalyzer. Some of the other modules include terrestrial radio, USB, etc. More » -
#cellphones
White Pearl Cellphone: Affordable Pseudo-Luxury
Who could forget the Black Diamond cellphone from last March, only to be reborn as the Windows Mobile Black Diamond a few days ago? More importantly, who can forget the steep $300,000 price tag? Well, the Black Diamond's designer has gone back to the drawing boards and come up with the more affordable White Pearl. Priced at the slightly more sane $1,500, the White Pearl looks suspiciously similar to the Black Diamond, only not made of dark matter. More » -
#cellphones
Sony Ericsson Black Diamond Becomes Windows Mobile Black Diamond
Remember the Jaren Goh designed Sony Ericsson Black Diamond we showed you a few months back? It was just a few renders, but we'll be damned if they weren't sexy. Well now, Voice Internet Phone Network (VIPN) is commissioning five of these phones, but with Windows Mobile 5.0 brains inside. More »
