Onyx is talking about their latest status of the firmware updates that they are making for their implementation of embedded Linux in a wacom touch screen enabled WiFi e-ink e-reader the Onyx Boox, also sold at Bebook Neo. They are also talking about the imminent release of a 3G version, different designs, larger e-ink screens and the eventuallity of using Android OS in future devices or as a firmware update in the current one.
Category: CeBIT
Forsa 7″ Android Tablet at CeBIT 2010
Posted by – March 4, 2010
Here’s a 7″ Android Tablet powered by a Marvell xscale processor, can have built-in WiFi, GPS and 3G.
1Cross Tech MIDhybrid Android e-ink/LCD/keypad e-reader combo
Posted by – March 4, 2010
http://1crosstech.com is showing a cool looking combination of a 6″ e-ink e-reader on one side, with a 3.2″ HVGA Android LCD on the other side, and also with a touch panel keyboard input and a whole bunch more hardware features such as a 3G sim card slot, WiFi, Bluetooth an accelererometer, VGA webcam for video-conferencing and more.
Gigabyte EB10 Android e-ink e-reader
Posted by – March 3, 2010
Gigabyte is secretly showing a prototype of Android running on their first e-ink e-reader project. They are trying to adapt Android for e-ink e-readers, to allow users to install whatever RSS feed reader, news aggregator, any source for ebooks, web browsers and more adapted reading on paper-like screens with WiFi or 3G connectivity and perhaps even touch screens. I’d like a browser plugin that lets me bookmark articles in one click to read later on the e-reader thus using such synchronization software within Android that generates the reading queue based on web contents reformatted perfectly to read on such screen like reading on paper.
DSK Mobilis at CeBIT 2010
Posted by – March 3, 2010
DSK Digital is launching this Texas Instruments OMAP3 600mhz ARM based full Linux computer system for a whole bunch of low power, even solar powered computing for on the field healthcare, e-government and teacher training applications.
Argosy HV335T and HV339T
Posted by – March 3, 2010
Argosy released a new affordable full HD video player the HV335T based on the Realtec processor and is releasing a new one with DVB-T and composite video recording the HV339T.
Daza Electronics E-002 and E-003, WiFi/3G e-ink e-reader
Posted by – March 3, 2010
New e-ink e-readers shown at CeBIT 2010 by Daza Electronics.
usmart Sun Power Technology Limited Windows XP Intel Atom 4.8″ laptop/tablet form factor
Posted by – March 3, 2010
usmart Sun Power Technology Limited is showing what they say is the world’s smallest x86 computer, comes with a 4.8″ screen, Intel Atom 1.60ghz processor, 512mb RAM, USB port, WiFi, MicroSD slot, removable battery that lasts 2 hours of Windows XP usage. It should cost below $500 if it becomes available. This device when I touched it for a few seconds it seems to be very hot and it was actually shaking because of the small fans that are inside. Though this is a hand made early prototype.
JKK Mobile and Myself on the Meet:Mobility Live Podcast
Check out the recording of the live video coverage from this morning at 10AM from in front of the Archos booth at CeBIT 2010:
Thanks to JKK Mobile for the awesome live video upload system he’s using to broadcast live on the http://meetmobility.com/ setup by Chippy of UMPCportal.com. They are streaming during the whole of CeBIT every two hours or so at http://meetmobility.com/live/
Streaming live video from the CeBIT has been kind of like my dream, but I never got to actually experiment with live 3G and WiFi video streaming upload setups, good cameras, video capture, good sound, testing to make sure it works, having backup connections for optimal video bandwidth thropughput and working this way together with someone in a studio to do live video editing to coordinate more than one live video-blogger. So it is really fun to see JKK and Chippy achieve something like it, even though the 3G bandwidth doesn’t seem to be optimal in this case.
Asus DR-900 e-reader at CeBIT 2010
Posted by – March 2, 2010
Asus is showing this 9″ e-reader that uses SiPix and comes with a pretty cool capacitative touch screen for navigation, text input and more. It will come in WiFi and GSM versions.
MAG Digital presents Windows CE that looks like Android in a Tablet
Posted by – March 2, 2010
This is a 7″ Windows CE tablet, but with a very interesting user interface, comes with GPS, HDMI output, based on a Telechips processor that playsback 1080p video, is based on Windows CE that I think is made to look like Android.
Skytone Alpha Android Laptop/Tablet presented by MAG Digital at CeBIT 2010
Posted by – March 2, 2010
It runs Google Android, it’s the first Android based Laptop that also come with a swivel touch screen for full Android tablet form factor. It also comes with cool gaming controls on each side of the screen. It uses an ARM11 processor, has 2 hour battery runtime, built-in mini-jack to composite tv output, and a pretty well integrated mousepad build quality. You can find more information at http://mag-digital.com
PlayOn!HD, PlayOn!HD Mini and PlayOn!HD DVR
Posted by – March 2, 2010
A.C.Ryan PlayOn! HD media players are on the market and new cheap ones are being introduced such as the PlayOn!HD Mini with MSRP 99€, you can connect any USB hard drive and the Ethernet to play most video formats up to 1080p high profile at full bitrates. The PlayOn!HD is already on the market and comes barebones for MSRP 149€ to insert any 3.5″ hard drive inside for storage. The new PlayOn!HD DVR also records two DVB-T channels at the same time up to 1080i each, and can record PAL resolution from the composite inputs in Mpeg2 9.8mbit/s formats. Those recordings can then be played back on the device or streamed over the Internet.
Leicke Chinfai Bluetooth keyboard works on the Archos 5 Internet Tablet with Android
Posted by – March 2, 2010
Chinfai, distributed by http://leicke.de in Europe, sells this rollable Bluetooth keyboard which I am testing with my Archos 5 Internet Tablet in this video. It seems to work great.
Leicke Chinfai Wii remote wireless charger
Posted by – March 2, 2010
Here’s a 30€ wireless Wiimote charger. It uses induction charging and a special battery pack for two wiimotes.
Aiptek PocketCinema Z20 720p camcorder and projector combo
Posted by – March 2, 2010
Here’s probably one of the first 720p camcorders with a built-in projector. With this you can take some cool videos and project them directly on any white wall to show friends and family, pretty cool.
Aiptek PocketCinema V20
Posted by – March 2, 2010
Aiptek is showing the latest generation of their pico projectors. You can see my popular video of their previous generation of pico projectors that I filmed at IFA 2008: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4-BkGQ2YGI
Aiptek 3D camera and 3D screen
Posted by – March 2, 2010
Aiptek is showing probably one of the cheapest 3D camcorders on the market so far. It films 3D at VGA resolution, to then watch on any TV using polarized auto-shutter 3D glasses (or however they are called).
Hanvon 8″ touchscreen e-reader prototype
Posted by – March 2, 2010
Hanvon is working on a 8″ and 9″ e-reader prototypes to be released once the software and the screen are stable and mass produced.
