I have always had sort of a love-hate relationship with Mobile Internet Devices, or MID’s.  They are too small and underpowered to work well as a real laptop, and too large to function well as a media player.  The truth is, pretty much every MID I have used has suffered from a serious lack of synergy between the software/functionality and the hardware.  so, I was awfully excited when I stumbled upon this concept MID from Yanko Designs.  Now, obviously, there is a good chance this will never see the light of day, but I have to think that a lot of MID manufacturers are slapping their collective heads right now and wondering why they did not think of a sliding keyboard design.

Even better are the specs (which again, exist only on paper) but would hypothetically include:

• 180 x 80 x 20mm
• wide-aspect OLED touchscreen
• trackball embedded in the keyboard
• stereo speakers for entertainment
• Intel Atom processor
• two USB ports
• audio in/out
• SD card reader
• docking port
• Bluetooth and wifi connectivity

I used to think a MID like this could only exist in my dreams…but now I know, it can exist on paper as well.  We’ll keep you posted if this ever becomes an actual device, though I might not recommend holding your breath.

[via Slashgear (where you can find a whole gallery filled with pictures.)]