A Germany company, Maxdata, follow the trend on UMPC (Ultra mobile PC) like ASUS Eee, introduced a mini laptop Maxdata Belinea s.book. It is powered by VIA processor with a 7-inch LCD display. The s.book features a 80GB hard drive, DVD writer, and run on Windows XP Professional edition. WIth only 1kg weight, it is definetely for mobile professionals.
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Everex has confirmed plans to ship a new UMPC (ultra-mobile PC) with a 7-inch screen, coded Cloudbook. It is revealed that the device will ship with the Google Apps-oriented “gOS” Linux distribution early next year. This will be a rival to Asus’s EEE PC, which is also 7-inch UMPC. The Cloudbook comes with Standard and Developer editions. Cloudbook will use a Via C7 ULV (ultra-low voltage) processor, clocked at 1.2GHz. And, instead of the EEE PC’s 4GB SSD (solid-state disk), the Cloudbook will pack in a 30GB hard disk drive. It has 512MB of RAM, built-in wired and wireless Ethernet interfaces, a 4-in-1 card reader, a pair of USB 2.0 ports, and DVI-out. Unlike standard Cloudbook models, the Developer edition will include a touchscreen interface. It will also include some kind of expansion interface for modules that will include a webcam, cordless Skype phone, and retro LCD alarm clock module.
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Asus has unveiled the upcoming ultra mobile PC, Asus R3 UMPC. It is going to be available in 2008, meanwhile not much information is available now. Expected to come with a 4.8-inch touchscreen display, 1204×600 pixel resolution, GPS, webcam and a fingerprint reader.
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Celluon, a leading Korean manufacturer of portable input applications, is planning to launch a virtual laser keyboard, Celluon CL850, in early September of this year. Based on Celluon’s sensor module, the CL850 makes use of its trademarked 3D electronic-perception technology to identify the location and movement of the typer’s fingers and transmit the input recognized by the sensor to the user’s device. Not only that, the CL850 will incorporate Bluetooth and USB connectivity, allowing you to connect the device to desktop PCs or other mobile devices such as laptops, UMPCs, smartphones, PDAs, and PMPs.
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