Get the latest firmware for your SmartQ V5 and V7, looks like the Android implementation has improved.
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The new SmartQ MID is nearly here, save a little by pre ordering it, it will make also for one great Christmas gift also.
Get the new SmartQ V7 MID for $259.50 during this presale. We expect to have the first 30 units in stock by Wednesday the 25th.
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In a very exciting preview of the forthcoming Nationite MIDNite Xpress touchscreen MID it’s going to be put through its paces against the SmartDevices SmartQ 5 MID.
Let the games begin…after the jump.

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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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Well i finally got to uploading this video review, the ending is cut short a little due to Youtube time limit, also i am not entirly sure why Youtube made this video in to a 4:3 res when the original video is in 16:9.
Anyways hope you enjoy.
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So i finally got off my arse and did a video review, again i do want to clear up the point on the audio video playback comment i made, i kind of fumbled on what i was trying to say, basically the hardware is too taxed to properly allow for video playback and the audio [...]

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Our very own forum mmeber and font of SmartQ knowledge,?Nation.A.List, has reported SmartQ as testing new TV out firmware for the existing SmartQ 5 MID.
It turns out that all the mechanics are already in place within the players, all ready to be rleased when the firmware update is complete.

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SmartQ today announced two big possible shake ups to their MID line up, not with new products, but with a change in the apparent firmware and UI. Firstly SmartQ has announced the development of a media player only UI dubbed Conola 2, which seems to be a UI dedicated for image, audio and video playback. [...]

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The people over at UMPC Portal got their hands on a brand spanking new SmartQ Q7 and done a nice unboxing review of it. The first thing that surprised us was the English OS, which has been lacking on the Q5, we were expecting it to have the same default Chinese language OS that the [...]

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Well looks like the Q7 has hit (or is about to hit) the market, well at least in China, with a price tag of about USD$190, the Q7 will be a tempting budget MID buy, at least for hose outside of China, within it will be considered on the high end on the PMP price [...]

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