Written by dgoldring on Friday, May 1, 2009

Finally…A MID Concept I Could Like


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.)]

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Dave
May 2, 2009

Do you think these “MID”s will be the next cellphones? Or in other words, you could get MID and use as computer, mp3, phone, etc.. I use my moto q for a lot of stuff.

All you need is MID and bluetooth stereo headset.


dgoldring
May 2, 2009

Dave, I certainly think that is what the MID manufacturers would like. These were originally intended to fill exactly that niche. Though I think netbooks have really stolen a lot of that away from them. I also think that while your idea has merit, a lot of people have problems with a phone they can’t hold to their ear easily. BT headsets would have to become a lot more popular for that to happen. In all honesty, I think the MID market has just about dried up. They are shooting at a niche market which almost does not exist anymore.

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