Taiwan’s Science and Technology Advisory Group revealed it’s newest creation : an UMPC device based on Linux that has a 2.8 inch VGA touchscreen and WiMax. It’s name is MTube and is powered by a 1Ghz VIA CPU. Fitted inside the small 8.5 x 8.5 x 2cm body is a 8Gb Hard Drive. Unfortunately they could not squeeze a bigger battery and the one that it has will only last about 4 hours. The good news is that this gadget will become available in 2009 so there is still hope for some improvements in that area.
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Hitachi released a slimmer version of their remote control. This one has only one big trackball in the middle and a back button. I must say that this one looks pretty nice and sleek but I have my doubts about its usability. Plus, being so small it might be too easy to misplace or loose even. It comes in different colors, most attractive being it’s leopard design.
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The successor of the AT&T 8525 is here and is call sign is : Tilt (8925). After some leaked photos and specs appeared on the net, AT&T officially announced it. Here are the specs : Windows Mobile 6, 2.8-inch screen, Mobile Office, slide-out, HTC-style QWERTY keys, 3-megapixel camera, GPS with TeleNav, Push to Talk, standard IM program, Push Email, 3G HSDPA. This gadget is available for a two year contract at a price of $299.
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Posted in Wireless Gizmo's and Gadgets on Sep 27th, 2007
ShowStoppers, NYC presented the brand new D-Link model DGL 4500, a router designed for the gamer in you with a built-in OLED Screen that adds a more interactivity to it. A pretty new and catchy trend nowadays. It’s based on the N Draft, has the standard 4 port LAN interfaces and one WAN interface to hookup to the net. Rumors are, that someday, you will be able to tweak what you see on the screen, not just the standard configuration settings and upload / download speed.
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Motorola was unveiled two brand new WiMax Modems. A silver droid like desktop modem based on Intel’s 2250 Rosedale 2 chipset, compatible with 802.16e-2005 ( the CPEi300 ) and the much sleeker looking CPEi800 that has WiFi, 4 ethernet ports, two analog line jacks and external antenna jacks. The first model will become available latter this year and will cost aproximatly $200, but the second model will be out next year.
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