Lenovo Ideapad U8, Beyond MID, PDA and GPS

Friday, April 4th, 2008

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Let’s guess! What features a 4.8 inch touchscreen, EDGE and 3G connectivity and a “bullseye” optical mouse? It might just be the best MID you’ve ever used, or Lenovo’s Ideapad U8, a device that’s got them all: PDA features, GPS, MID functionality and even manages to replace a notebook, at times.

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Productivity increases when you’re using Ideapad U8, as it features location-based apps, helping out when you’re visiting a new town plus hand writing recognition with the aid of its touchscreen. Introduced at Intel’s IDF, this useful MID also supports MS Office and includes a 12 key num-pad and our guess is that it’ll run Linux.

Feast your eyes on a video presentation of U8:

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Rolly and Budy, 2 PDAs That Will Be “Big in Japan”

Monday, March 17th, 2008

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PDAs seem to be ready to go more casual when it comes to design, or at least the two concepts below are. Rolly and Budy were designed by Nikola Knezevic for CREAT, of Tokyo. The 2 PDAs seem to fit the Japanese market perfectly, as they’re the product of research, studies and the materialization of current trends.

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Why do the Japanese love handheld consoles and other such gaming devices that even PDAs start to look like them? Well, other than that Rolly and Budy seem to be packed with apps and enough features to make any ASUS rival jealous.

[via Tuvie]



Couple-IT is a Dual-Device Concept

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

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We’ve heard about dual-touchscreen devices, about dual-SIM handets and even about phones that can use up to 3 SIMs, but a dual-device is surely new for us. Couple-IT is basically a twin gadget, that includes a dual-touchscreen cellphone and a laptop-style smartphone, introduced for the first time at , in Barcelona.

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Each of them uses a SIM, but all of your content and information will be stored on both devices, as they’re permanently synchronized with the aid of the network in use. This concept was created by Alloy and it seems to be a sollution for those seeking an alternative to the Palm Foleo, or just another companion to ease your work. The dual-touchscreen handset is a clamshell device, while the “mini-laptop” is an ultracompact smartphone.

Truth be told I fancy the clamshell phone more than the smartphone, as I was never a fan of companion devices and PDAs, in the era of handset shrinkage and slimmer phones.

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Alienware Android Concept Phone Revealed

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

 

 

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Seems that the Android platform finally has a “father”, courtesy of Google and Dell and the device is closer to its launch than you might have thought. This is not Dell’s first shot at launching a mobile phone, but let’s say that their PDAs were pretty much the reason for lack of enthusiasm these days. You’re probably wondering what’s the deal with that “Alienware” associated with the Android brand. Well, Dell bought Alienware, which you might know as one of the best tech companies ever, specially when it comes to gaming and multimedia. What you see above is an Alienware Android concept mobile phone but if you want to check out its specs, you’ll have to read the rest of this entry.

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