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more about #mids Nathan Obbards: Is anyone else reminded of the Flight of the Conchords camera phone? more » Maori_Yelir: Hideous isn't the right word but it's the first word that comes to mind. more » Odin: I don't see why this has to have a phone in it. It seems like it'd be much better marketed as a pocket computer. more » Barry99705: 2.1 is buggy as hell on a Hp mini. more » Brookespeed: Even with Ubuntu the repository and installation of programs is hit and miss with Linux. This Garage function is intriguing. more » FiddlingWhileJimRomeBurns: Tried the live distro of 2.0 on my Mini 9 this afternoon. Very slick...but no WiFi support without a full hard disk install and some customization aft... more » Digitallysick: Thats the problem, its linux, and its designed for only specific notebooks, if you have other hardware and want to make drivers, or find drivers, good... more » Joe: Has anyone tried this on a MacBook or MacBook Pro? more » uncle_jojo: Any suggestions on a good netbook to buy (on the cheap) to try this out with???? more » notatoad: i found installing to be ridiculously easy. a couple of clicks of the next button and it was done. on my aspire one everything was supported. i d... more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Oh well, I guess it's something close to what I was expecting from a random brand I never heard of before. But I'm setting my eyes on an HP tablet. K... more » NotChoinski: But... but... what about the conveneince of turning the monitor around when turning the monitor & keyboard together are soooo inconvenient? more » MitchellGoose: Mark, it's Matt Burns from CrunchGear. I'm thinking that you have a bad model. I have a S7 sitting next to me and the screen is as bright as my LED-ba... more » Software_Goddess: Darn, that really bums me out. I am still on the hunt for the perfect computer to keep in my purse. I want one that I can just unzip the side of my ... more » Pew Pew BOOM: The battery life should be a "-" too. Because the battery life is so damn long, you have to stare at that crappy screen all day. more » rock99rock: I'm really liking the +/-/= features in your reviews. more » Charbax2: It does support Flash 9, check your facts! It streams video much better than the HTC Hero, in fact it supports Youtube HD which no other device does!... more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: I have to say that coming from Archos, I'd expect that Flash upgrade to be a payed add-on. And that's why I don't buy their products anymore. My old... more » RyaninCalgary: I have an Archos 5 60gb and I like it but the video out though the dock is crap and their propriatary connectors break and are generally annoying. Th... more » BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2: I miss the simpler times of Archos -- as they were my first mp3 player -- FYI I still have it if anyone wants it. Still works. more » -
#cellphones
First Pics: ViewSonic's VPC08 Windows XP Phone is Freakin' Huge
Here are the first shots of the VPC08 in action. The hardware looks faithful to those renders we saw mid-November, and includes a 4.3-inch touchscreen, 800MHz Atom Z500 CPU, and separate phone controls with a second 2-inch screen. More » -
#moblin
Hands-On With Moblin 2.1 OS: The Netbook Linux Anyone Can Master
Sure, Windows 7 is around the corner and there are lots of Linux alternatives for your netbook. But Moblin, which has been pioneered by Intel specifically for netbooks and internet devices, is gonna rival them all. More » -
#umpcs
UMID M2 Gets Faster, Cheaper: Windows 7, 1GB RAM for $500
Intel's Developers Forum kicks off today, and UMID is showing off its upgrade to the M1 ultra mobile PC. The M2 runs Windows 7 (instead of XP), faster 1.2Ghz or 1.6GHz Atom processors, and no longer needs USB port dongles. More » -
#review
Viliv S7 Review: Looks So Good, Tastes So Bad
As a kid, I never ordered a deep sea submarine off the back of a cereal box only to discover it was a lousy little model. But I did fall for the promise of the Viliv S7 convertible netbook. More » -
#handson
Archos 5 Internet Tablet Hands On: Android Power, But Where's the Flash?
The new Archos 5 Internet Tablet is indeed powered by Android, and improves all around over its predecessor, with more storage and a better interface. But something's still missing. More » -
#foreigngadgets
Netwalker Suggests that Sharp Sleepwalked Through the Last Few Years
No matter what kind of consumer electronics you make it seems you've got to add some sort of internet device to the portfolio. Sharp's addition (at least in Japan) is its 5-inch Netwalker that has a touchscreen and runs Ubuntu. More » -
#gps
Garmin Nuvi 1860 Will Come with Browser and Camera
More evidence that standalone GPS units will soon be as obsolete as MiniDiscs. Garmin's nuvi 1860 (which looks to be released in early September at IFA) has a full-fledged browser and a camera. More » -
#android
Did Someone Track Down the Mysterious Android MID?
Remember that iPhone-like Android MID that everyone went crazy about yesterday? It looks like someone may have tracked it down. Manufactured by SMiT, the device is called the MID-560. And it's got decent specs. More » -
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#android
We Want to Own this Mystery, Apple-Like Android MID
We know almost nothing about this device of any substance. It could be a prototype. It could be on an assembly line now. But it's a tiny, touchscreen MID that runs Android. And it's pretty much distilled hotness. More » -
#google
Android, Chrome OS Relationship Confusing Everyone, Including Google
Just as companies were starting to get serious about installing Android, a mobile Linux OS, on netbooks, Google announces Chrome, a Linux OS. The relationship between the two OSes is already getting tense, or at the very least, awkward. More » -
#mids
Viliv X70: A 7-Inch Netbook Without the Keyboard
The Viliv S5 was sort of charming in its own way—a tiny Atom-powered touchscreen MID that went for $599. Well the Viliv X70 is the S5's bigger cousin, and it runs just $599, too. More » -
#gizexplains
Mobile Chipsets: WTF Are Atom, Tegra and Snapdragon?
Low-power processors aren't just for netbooks: These computers-on-a-chip are going to be powering our smartphones and other diminutive gadgets in the forseeable future. So what's the difference between the Atoms, Snapdragons and Tegras of the world? More » -
#nvidia
Nvidia Announces 12 Tegra Products You'll Probably Never See, Tweaks Expectations
Nvidia is using Computex to herald the arrival of their system-on-a-chip Tegra platform, but it's not the most explosive debut. They've announced 12 netbook and tablet products from relative unknowns, and bizarrely altered their claims about the platform's capabilities. More » -
#mids
Tiny UMID mbook M1: A Mini-Netbook With Mini-Features
We spotted Korean manufacturer UMID's new MID back in November, but now it's finally seeing release, with a few changed specs and a $599 pricetag. But it probably won't change MID-haters' minds. More » -
#android
Archos Event Invitation Unsubtly Hints at Rumored Android MID
On its own, it's a stretch: the invite is green and vaguely Android-y, and there's a faint rectangular device in the background, therefore Archos must be working on an Android MID! Right? Well, they are. More » -
#review
Viliv S5 Lightning Review (Netbook, Meet MID)
The gadget: Viliv S5, a computer that fits in your palm, packing all the Atom processor power of the latest netbooks along with GPS. More » -
#rumor
OQO Cancels All Pre-Orders, We Come to an Obvious Conclusion
Despite widespread speculation about the company's health, OQO has been fairly coy about their financial situation. Now, they've canceled all pre-orders for their upcoming Model 2+ UMPC. Sort of like a dying company might do! More » -
#processors
Intel Atom Turns One With New 2GHz, 1.2GHz Models
It's been a year since Intel fired the opening salvo against regular-size laptopping with its Atom processor. Now, the Z series gets its expected speed bump, and at the bottom end, a low-power MID-oriented model. More » -
#processors
Intel's Leaked Z550 Atom Processor For Netbooks/MIDs Reaches 2GHz
Leaks suggest that Intel will be dropping a new single-core Z-series Atom proc that will be the first of the family to reach 2GHz. More » -
#acer
Who Needs Netbooks? Acer Plans Detail Mobile Internet Device
Acer, makers of the 10-inch Aspire One netbook coming later this year, could be prepared to take business in a new direction, if a recent U.S. patent filing is to be believed. More »
