SmartQ are upping the stakes in their MIDs with the V7 - an Internet device that boasts full HD 1080P video playback.
Due out in China soon, the SmartQ V7 has an ARM11 processor, built in WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, 3G, Edge card and mobile Internet meaning it’ll be hard to not get online where [...]

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Soyea’s latest is the Z5 MID, a pretty solid looking device with more than passable specs.
It has a 1.2HGz Z515 processor, 1 GB of RAM, a 5 inch WVGA touchscreen, Windows XP/Linux option, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, WiFi and 3G.
The Z5 comes with with 8GB SSD which can be expanded via microSD. Also onboard are [...]

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Leaked from Vietnam is details of Dell’s ‘Streak’ prototype, their Android 2.0-based MID.
It has a 5 inch WVGA 800 x 480 touchscreen, WiFi, Bluetooth and 3G WWAN connectivity.
Also onboard is a 5-megapixel camera with dual-LED flash and a microSD card slot.
To see the images and video check out the link below.
[Via Slashgear]
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A short video of the new RAmos W7 being used to stream flash video content of a website. This video was made by imp3.net
original article:
http://www.imp3.net/10/show.php?itemid=21827

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Pocketables have kindly snapped the year old Archos 5 Internet Media Tablet with its brand new successor, the Archos 5 Internet Tablet with Android.
The pics speak for themselves in terms of how size and style comparisons as well as featuring an unboxing and a demonstration of the dock.
See the full Pocketables run-down here.

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The slightly aloof Camangi are releasing an Android based Internet tablet, the WebStation.
It runs Android 1.5 on a Marvell 624Mhz PXA303 processor, has WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0 and GPS.
There’s also A/V playback, an eBook reader, Google Maps, email, web browser and it measures 4.7 x 7.9 x 0.53 inches and weighs 13oz.
For a video and the [...]

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Showcased at CEATEC 09-Live is the new line of MIDs from FlatOak, a Japanese company built by “a handful of Heavy hardcore Japanese Geek[s]”
They’ve got this green ‘PearTree’ device on show and it boasts an Atom CPU, WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth.
There’s also a different white model (see after the jump). Both will be released at [...]

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UK gadget site T3 have got their hands on an Archos 5 tablet to review and awarding it 3 out of 5 stars, their biggest gripe being the lack of 3G and applications.
Their overall conclusion was that the Archos 5 is a good PMP but the Android “concept just doesn’t live up.”
Despite being “well built” [...]

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The SmartQ5 (an MID that got mixed MP4Nation reactions back in April) has been updated to the SmartQ5a and is now an Android-based system.
The 4.3 inch MID now comes with Android 1.5 pre-installed and costs $199.
[Via Engadget]
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The H800 has been making some slight rumblings, apart from some specs and a few pictures of the OS it would be using, there wasn’t much info on the H800, till now, forum member nlite found these pictures of what looks  x to be the H800 prototype.
Some things we do know about this player is [...]

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