It looks very very nice indeed. I like the way they’ve beveled the edges to be able to keep the frame thin and yet provide enough surface area for a mouse pointer. This is an incredibly stylish UMPC. There’s still no word on supplier, price or availability.
Hardware specs look very 2006 and look at the battery. Its Lithium Polymer. This is a very bad sign that the Sony Li-ion problems last year have caused a backwards step. Li-Polymer is more stable but less dense. This could really cause problems for designers. Intel have higher drain components than VIA but Intel supports more Vista functionality. This set-back couldn’t happen at a worse time I’ll be investigating it further. But back to the main feature:
Images: (click to enlarge)
Specs:
OS – Microsoft Windows Vista Business/Ultimate
Processor – Intel Celeron M 1.06G MHz
Display – 7″, TFT-LCD,WVGA
LCD – 800 x 480 Pixels
Memory — 1G MB SODIMM
HD-1.8″20G/30G/40G/60G
Bluetooth-V2.0+EDR
Wireless LAN-802.11b/g
USB 2.0 *1
VGA OUT *1
WebCam 1.3M
Memory Expansion- SD/MMC
Battery- L-Polymer 1,800 Mah(IN) /3,400 Mah(OUT)(6 hours)
Size-198 L x 114 W x 20.5 H mm (Max.)
Weight-560g … (more) (less)
Source: Mobile-01 Thanks to the anonymous tipster.
January 18th, 2007 at 5:11 am
Try googling US700W for more info!
January 18th, 2007 at 5:55 am
I always thought Lithium Polymer batteries were more dense than Lithium Ion? Take a look at the Wikipedia article for Lithium Polymer batteries. It mentions that they are more dense, and lighter weight than Lithium Ion batteries. They are the newer technology, after all.
January 18th, 2007 at 6:29 am
It’ll hit the market in the 4th quarter of 2007(Oct~Dec). The OEM claims it’s 2 cm thin, 20 cm wide, and weights only 560g. In addition, it’s fanless and has no any cooling tubes!
This is the thinnest UMPC than other devices currently.
January 18th, 2007 at 12:26 pm
Mmm. I could be wrong about the Li-pol stuff. I thought it was less dense.
I’ll double check.
Thanks.
Steve.
January 18th, 2007 at 12:35 pm
I’ve done some double checking. The Li-Pol stuff is indeed newer but the densities aren’t up to Li-ion standards yet. The main advantage is stability. For consumers its a step back in cost and capacity (apart from the safety aspect.)
Good article here
http://pd.pennnet.com/display_article/259963/21/ARTCL/none/Appli/Select-the-right-Li-Ion-and-Li-Polymer-battery-charger/
However, if you consider the Li-ion problems of 2006, I would not be suprised if a lot of money has swithed into Li-pol R&D. Development could speed up now.
Steve.