Computex 2008: Hanbit Electronics Pepper Pad 3

Hanbit Electronics (www.hbe.co.kr) revealed its handheld media computer, the Pepper Pad 3, based on Intel Atom processor and Linux OS during Computex 2008.

The Pepper Pad 3 supports Web browsing, instant messaging, video playback and more with a 7-inch wide VGA touchscreen, QWERTY keypad, built-in Wi-Fi and 20/30GB hard disk.

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Computex 2008: Fun Twist Cinema 150 PMP

Fun Twist(www.funtwist.com) presented the Cinema 150 pmp that looks like an iPod Touch during Computex 2008. It features a 4.3-inch 480 x 272 pixel TFT LCD, TV-out, SD/SDHC card slot, FM tuner, FM recording, voice recording, 8EQs eBook, and 4GB, 8GB, or 16GB of memory. It measures 5.35 x 2.99 x 0.51 inches.

It supports WMA, FLA, APE, and MP3 audio; WMV, MP3, AVI, FLV, 3GP, and RM/RMVB video; and JPEG, BMP, GIF, and PNG images.

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Computex 2008: Mio GPS Camera

At Computex 2008 (Asia's largest technology trade show), Mio unveiled a new concept product called the "PND (portable navigation device) camera" that integrates a GPS radio into a digital camera. Details and specs are still fuzzy, but according to GPS Business News, the device will feature a 3.5-inch touchscreen, optical zoom lens, and, with the two integrated technologies, the camera will be able to geotag your photos. Pretty cool!

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Computex 2008: E-ten Glofiish DX900, X900, X610 Smartphones

E-Ten introduced three new Windows Mobile smartphones - Glofiish DX900, Glofiish X900, and the Glofiish X610. Not much is known as yet but it appears that the interface could be similar to the HTC TouchFlo.

What is known is that the DX900 smartphone will feature a 640 x 480 touchscreen, dual-SIM, HSDPA/EDGE, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a 3-megapixel auto-focus camera, and has already picked up a Best Choice of Computex award.

The X610 and X900 appear to be successors to the existing X600 and X800 models, respectively.

[Le Journal du Geek]

Computex 2008: Mio Leap K1 and G50

Mio introduced two handsets at Computex 2008. The Windows Mobile 6.1 G50 and the two-faced LEAP K1.

The G50 features a 400MHz processor, quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Bluetooth, possible Wi-Fi (still needs confirmation), GPS, and a 2.0-megapixel camera, running on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. There's also Spb Mobile Shell 2.0, MioMap 2008, and geotagging support as added extras.

The Leap K1 has two faces - one with a traditional numeric keypad, while the other features an expansive display perfect for displaying routes. The communications system of the Leap K1 features a tri-band GSM (900, 1800, 1900), 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, side SIM card slot that is hot-swappable, and a micro-SD slot. The multimedia functions include a mp3/mp4 player, and portable navigation device feature running under Windows Mobile 6.1. The Leap K1 has Mio's own cell phone interface with text messaging capabilities.

[Pocket PC Thoughts, Chinese Engadget]