Computex and Gigabyte's Slick UMPC, Linux SmartPhone

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."

Comments

Huh?

[Aqua_boy17]

the handheld crowed...

I don't know about the rest of you but when my PDA starts crowing, I think it will be time for me to look for a nice quiet padded room somewhere.

Nice $300 notebook

[CastrTroy]

That would be a nice $300 notebook, if it didn't look like an oversized PDA. I'm all for portability in notebooks, but once they're too small to have a full sized keyboard, they should lose the right to call it a notebook.

Re:Nice $300 notebook

[stoolpigeon]

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.

I want that phone

[alta]

Did you notice the price??? They're free! Don't beleive me? Check out the placard beside the phone!

eee is the Intel Classmate

[stoolpigeon]

Interesting Guardian article explaining that the asus eee is the Intel Classmate - Intel's response to the OLPC.

openmoko is that linux phone project

[Danny Rathjens]

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

Re:Will any smart phone measure up to the iPhone?

[Bishop]

I think the better question is: "Will the iPhone measure up to the iPhone?" There have been endless rumours and hype, few real facts, and no independent reviews. While I am certain the iPhone will be a solid product, let us wait until June 29th before declaring the iPhone the greatest phone ever.

Re:Will any smart phone measure up to the iPhone?

[evilviper]

With the impending release date of Apple's iPhone, I am left to wonder whether there is even any point in other manufacturers continuing to develop smart phones

Really? Because, with the impending release date of Apple's iPhone, I'm left to wonder whether it will be a half-decent phone to begin with.

Apple's success with the iPod is impressive, but it was a fledgling market which smart phones are not, and none of their other product lines have been remotely as dominant as the iPod. I don't believe the iPhone is going to set the world on fire just because its name also starts with the letter 'i'. And a few little features might look good on stage, but that usually doesn't translate into real-world user-friendliness.

Re:Will any smart phone measure up to the iPhone?

[suggsjc]

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.