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Computex and Gigabyte's Slick UMPC, Linux SmartPhone

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the mail-me-three dept.

MojoKid writes "Computex Taipei is brimming with new technologies as usual this year and the first day of the show has proven to be a Tech Geek's nirvana of sorts. Highlights of the show for the handheld crowed include Gigabyte's slick UMPC, FIC's Linux-based Smart Phone, and Asus' sub-$300 Eee notebook PC shown at an Intel keynote address."

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  1. Re:Nice $300 notebook by stoolpigeon · · Score: 4, Informative

    Here is the most substantial list I've seen of specs on it. I agree with you that calling it a notebook is a stretch. At the same time, I haven't seen anything with that kind of capability at this price point, smaller or larger. I think I could easily go for the $199 model. They don't specifically mention usb in the list of features - but I would think that it would be necessary to augment the storage.

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  2. openmoko is that linux phone project by Danny+Rathjens · · Score: 3, Informative

    http://openmoko.org/ is the site for the software running on that FIC phone. It's quite a nifty project. The wiki also has pictures of the insides of the phone if you are into that sort of thing. :)

    But ... those girls don't wear cases. You can see their bare circuits! -- Bender

  3. Re:Will any smart phone measure up to the iPhone? by suggsjc · · Score: 3, Informative

    Here are some specs on the phone:

    Physical Dimensions
      * 120.7 x 62 x 18.5 mm (4.75 x 2.44 x 0.728 inch)
      * 184 +/- 5 g (6.5 ounces)

    Hardware
      * 2.8" VGA screen
      * 266 MHz Samsung Processor
      * 128MB SDRAM
      * 64MB NAND FLASH ROM
      * GSM/GPRS
      * Bluetooth
      * GPS

    http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Category:Neo1973_Har dware

    And here's the newest news. The second generation will have the following additional specs.
    -400MHz Processor
    -a 2D/3D-Graphics Accelerator
    -256MByte of Flash Memory
    -WiFi
    -updated battery: 1700mAh
    2 Accelerometers.

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  4. Re:Will any smart phone measure up to the iPhone? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    I believe the Neo also has bluetooth.
    And since you brought up the iPhone's price, the Neo is going to be $350 and will be unlocked, with no plan.