To be honest, I'm not really into netbooks. I'm looking for an internet device that is more than just a really tiny laptop. This MID concept seems to be a step in the right direction.
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Right off the bat it is plain to see that this thing just looks good. It's designed more like a slider phone—which opens up portable possibilities beyond that of a simple netbook. Plus, the proposed features are actually realistic: QWERTY keyboard with trackball, wide LCD touchscreen, 7 "action buttons" that can be used when the device is closed, two USB slots, microphone and audio input, SD card reader, stereo speakers and docking connector.
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Again, the MID is only a concept, but I can see how people might dig it if it became a real world product. [Yanko]
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The keyboard layout on this makes sense by getting rid of the trackpad like the one Eee PC tablet. It actually made a smaller profile. I mean, why bother with a trackpad when you have touchscreen?