Thursday, November 09, 2006

Arima UM650UV1: Crummy Name, Much Better Design




What a relief it is to see this newcomer in the ultra mobile world, with its stylish rounded design and integrated sliding keyboard, after living with the nightmarish images still burning in my memory of that Samsung P9000(h)! The UM650UV1 's name may not roll off the tongue, but the styling and features are smooth as butta:




  • 1GHz VIA C7-M CPU + VX700 chipset
  • 512MB of speedy DDR2-533
  • 802.11b/g WLAN
  • BlueTooth 2.0
  • LED backlit 6.5" LCD
  • 40GB HDD
  • 4-5 hrs battery life

...all wrapped up in a 1.5 pound package. The keyboard looks like it's designed for thumb typing, which is helpful, and the LED backlight will help save some battery life and deliver some extra brightness, which may help these things actually be usable outside a darkened room! Imagine that—actual ultra mobility in an ultra mobile device. We can only hope. But for now we’ll have to wait, since no details on price or availability are out yet.

Via CarryPad.


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