The N5 MID, which has been eagerly awaited from recognised Korean maker Viliv, was reported as being delayed to some point in June and, surely enough, the MID has showed up at Computex and, quoting from the video, is supposed to be hitting shelves in around "2 weeks" with full pricing information to be unvilived unveiled then. The video above doesn't show the Viliv N5 in action, but you get a sense of scale of its UMPC form factor and a quick glimpse at the Windows XP Home OS. Apparently the Viliv N5 might also be coming in two flavours - one with 3G and one without, so expect pricing to differ on those fronts if that speculation proves true.
To refresh your memory, rumours of specs - and now seemingly all but confirmed - the sleek device will be powered by the Atom Z520 processor c
Hong Kong has been hit with the latest Viliv, the X70 EX Premium Internet Tablet with optional 3G.
It is powered by a 1.3GHz Intel Atom Z520 processor, 1GB RAM, a 32GB SSD and a SDHC slot for extra storage. The display is a 7” touchscreen with 1024 x 600 resolution. The OS is Windows XP and it also sports WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0 and GPS. It is currently bothering wallets for around $890 US.
[Via Engadget]
Chinese brand Inkia International have revealed two solid contenders in the MID market, running on the Intel Atom N270 and packing a host of Z5xx series processors.
There's two sizes available, a model with a 5-inch screen and a 7-inch model, both 800 x 480 touchscreens. The 5-inch model sports Intel Atom Z510, Z520, Z530 with US15W chipset and the 7-incher runs on a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 with 945GSE/ICH7M chipset.
Both run Windows XP or Linux on 1GB of RAM and SSD up to 32GB. They also support 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS.
In addition they also have a microSD card slot, mouse buttons, stereo speakers, a 0.3-megapixel webcam and a 3.2 megapixel camera.
[Via Pocketables]
