Update: It looks like we got the model name wrong. It says S32 on the product info sticker underneath the device!
Kohjinsha weren’t present at CeBIT but we found a few of their products on the Taiwan Excellence stand. The SX3 was there (Sascha and JKK have a video of that that they will post soon) but I took the time to take a closer look at the SC32 having heard that the pricing has been slashed and that a 3G version is now available in the UK. You can see in the video how Kohjinsha have implemented the 3G module. After we did this video we popped off the battery but couldn’t see a SIM card slot so I can’t guarantee that this is how it’s happening with the KJS-UK version. Looking at their spec sheet (PDF) it shows images of a removable 3G card so it could be the same. We’ve got a query out with KJS-UK to confirm this.
With the built-in 3G module and rotating screen, this could make an interesting car navigation device or photographers tool (great screen, geo-tagging with the GPS, good storage, fast SD slot) but with just 2hrs battery life (standard battery) its difficult to use it as a long-term mobile device.
More details, along with our review and images are available on the
SC3 information page.
March 8th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
Kohjinsha SC32 3G UMPC http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=6137
March 8th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
I wonder when Kohjinsha will release the Z540 1.86 GHz version, the 1.33 version is here for more than a year and its high time that they move forward. Come on Kjs, release at least the Z530 1.6 GHz version, it will cost you just few bucks more, we are prepared to pay that.
March 8th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
something tells me that the 3G module is a expresscard version that’s small enough to fit inside the device.
as there is a external hatch, i suspect one could always remove the module and insert something else. still, i’m kinda hard pressed to come up with something other then a 3G module to use with a expresscard slot…
March 9th, 2009 at 2:00 am
Kohjinsha SC32 3G UMPC | UMPCPortal – The Mobile Internet and Computing Reference Site (our product) – http://is.gd/msIo
March 9th, 2009 at 3:51 am
Shouldn’t that be S32, not SC32? That’s what the bottom reads at least.
Looks like a 19 Wh battery. What kind of battery life can you expect with that 1.33 GHz Silverthorne and Poulsbo on a 7″ device? If it’s nearly the same hardware as the SC3, could it be just as bad at conserving power when idling as the SC3 was?
chippy Reply:
March 10th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Hi.
Yes I think you’re right about the name! I’ll put a note in.
Battery life should be the same as before. I don’t expect see any hardware changes.
Steve
March 14th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
I must say, I can not agree with you in 100%, but it’s just my IMHO, which could be very wrong.
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