We showed you the Gigabyte M912 sucker back in June, and it’s now officially launched with a few varying specs. Check out the dets below

* Intel Atom 1.6GHz CPU
* 1GB memory
* 2.5 inch 9.5 mm SATA 120, 160 or 250 GB HDD
* 8.9 inch 1280×768 res WXGA touch screen LCD panel
* 3 USB ports
* 1.3 Mp web cam
* Bluetooth, 802.11b/g wireless connectivity
* 3.5 hours battery life
* OS options of Windows XP, Vista Home Basic or Linux
* Express card slot
* 235 x 180 x 42 mm
* 1.3 kg

Conspicuous by its absence is an internal optical drive but this is offset by a price tag of US$700. Not bad for a tablet PC especially given OS options too. Yeah we like the Netbook-M912V so we give it a big thumbs up!

Source: Gigabyte

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Whilst not actually out there yet the M912 is being displayed on the Gigabyte website and a pretty nifty tablet cum UMPC it is too.

* Intel CPU 1.6GHz
* 1 GB SO-DIMM memory
* 8.9 inch WXGA 1280×768 res display with touch screen and 180 degree rotation
* 2.5 inch 9.5mm SATA HDD with 120, 160 or 250 GB options
* External optical drive via USB
* 3 USB 2.0 ports
* Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity
* 1.3 Mp camera
* 802.11b/g wireless connectivity
* 4 hour battery life
* 235 x 180 x 42 mm
* 1.2 kg

Nothing definite but it looks as if the consumer will have the option of XP or Linux as an OS for this sucker. Unfortunately the price tag is just as vague but suggestions are that it will be around the US$600 mark, which doesn’t make it cheap, but if you’re looking for a swivel-screen UMPC, the M912 could be just the unit for you.

Source: Gigabyte

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Any residents of the US of A hanging out for the Willcom D4 UMPC? Well make a note of June 20th in your diaries as that’s when GeekStuff4U will be sending out your pre-ordered Willcom D4 aka Sharp WS016SH. The little puppy will set you back US$1526 and here’s what you get for your moola.

* 40 GB HDD
* Windows Vista Premium
* 1 GB memory
* Centrino Atom Z520 1.33 GHz
* 470g
* 5 inch 1024 x 600 res touchscreen display
* 84 x 188 x 25.9 mm
* external display res of 1360 x 768
* 802.11 b/g connectivity
* Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity
* mini USB 2.0 port
* 2 MP camera
* microSD slot

Apart from the lack of wisdom in trying to get Vista Premium to run in 1 GB of memory - thank goodness for that microSD slot - the Willcom D4 certainly sports all the bells and whistles you’d expect from a slimline UMPC. Well almost, where’s the cellphone functionality? Huh? So this little sucker will replace none of your current gadgetry unless you’re willing to fore go a decent laptop. So whilst it’s slimline sexiness is very appealing, $1500 seems a touch extravagant for a new toy that doesn’t really replace another. If you’re still interested then waltz on over to GeekStuff4U.

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With all the hullabaloo going on over the MacBook Air, Fujitsu have launched an even lighter UMPC, the LifeBook P1620. Weighing in at 1 kg it beats the Air by 360g and the basic model costs roughly the same at US$1,749. Here are a few more details for you to check out

* 1.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
* 512 MB RAM
* 60 GB 1.8 inch HDD
* 8.9 inch touch screen display
* 802.11a/g/b connectivity
* Windows XP Tablet Edition
* Fingerprint sensor
* Two USB 2.0 ports
* PCMCIA slot
* 3 cell Lithium ion battery

An extra US$350 or so gets you a 6 cell battery and a 1 GB of RAM but adds an extra 150g to the weight. I must admit that the LifeBook doesn’t appeal, the HTC Shift seems to offer a very similar unit for considerably less wallet liner and even that didn’t really get me too excited. So I get the impression that with the MacBook Air creating so much (unjustified?) buzz at the moment that other notebook manufacturers are desperately shoving out new product just to compete with Apple.

Source: Fujitsu

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I must admit I’m always on the lookout for ultra small PCs and the latest PMP from Korean outfit UPOP is almost a winner. Despite marketing it as a personal media player the specs on this sucker scream UMPC.

* 30 or 60 GB hard drive with SD expansion slot
* 800 x 480 res 4.8 inch display
* Handles mp3, wma, mp4, acc, ac3, ogg and wav audio
* Handles avi, wmv, mpg, dat and vob video
* Runs Windows CE 5.0 Pro
* Powerpoint, Excel Office apps
* 84 x 157.7 x 24.4 mm
* 370 g
* Wi-Fi connectivity

One downside is Windows CE - I’m not too sure how good this OS is and what software it supports, but this is a start. Unfortunately the unit is only available in Korea at the moment but I wouldn’t be surprised to see it overseas soon and there’s also no price tag but I’d be keen to see one of these puppies in action, very keen!

Source: DAPReview

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Specs for the HTC Shift have just been amended and the hard drive capacity has increased to a whopping 60 GB. That’s a pretty impressive stat for any UMPC and here’s a list of other bells and whistles that this sucker boasts

* An Intel Stealy Processor 800 MHz
* Windows Vista Business
* 1 GB of memory
* 1.8 inch 40 or 60 GB HDD
* 207 x 129 x 25 mm
* 800g (with battery)
* 7 inch 800×480 res display
* Slide out QWERTY keyboard

On the downside Vista operating time is only two hours on full battery and as I like to consider a device mobile when it can survive away from a power point for more than three hours, this seems like a bad limitation on what otherwise looks like a very well specced device. The unit seems to be selling for around US$1,450 which is not a bad price either for a well specced UMPC and it should sell like the proverbial hot cakes. However with that battery life, I’m just not interested, anyone else out there gonna take the plunge?

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