Newman's janky Windows CE PMP does it all
Newman's been known to crank out a few less than beautiful devices in its time, but the interestingly styled vx1000 certainly ups the ante. This handheld conglomerate manages to wear an awful lot of hats, as it features a built-in media player, four-inch 480 x 272 widescreen panel, an image / text viewer, FM radio, WiFi, gaming functions, and Windows CE at the helm. Of course, we'd be sure to give this thing a whirl before confidently snapping up such a chintzy looking piece, but those willing to take the risk can pick one up in China for 1,999CNY ($264).
[Via PMPToday]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Paul @ Aug 9th 2007 12:42AM
yes, but can it play doom?
strider_mt2k @ Aug 9th 2007 1:07AM
Hello...Newman.
(hey, somebody was gonna)
norris07 @ Aug 9th 2007 1:20AM
Is that windows 95?
Ceralor @ Aug 9th 2007 1:25AM
That is most definitely XP. Check out the tray design, start button design, and a lot of tray icons.
BigD @ Aug 9th 2007 1:29AM
more likely a winxp skin since the title clearly denotes this thing running WinCE.
anthropoid @ Aug 9th 2007 2:13AM
As I commented in in the Nani article:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/06/sophia-mobiles-nani-to-rock-windows-ce-6/comments/6594877/
WinCE actually does look like that. I wonder how many folks actually remember "embedded Windows" before WinMobile? Maybe I'm just old. 8-)
ZSX @ Aug 9th 2007 4:20AM
I do! I'm still using my Handheld PCs and my Palm-size PCs. I don't get this new fangled optimized for one-handed use business. Give me a start button any time! ;-)
Bernhard @ Aug 9th 2007 1:41AM
Must be coming with a pirated version of windows for that price
anthropoid @ Aug 9th 2007 2:16AM
Huh? WinCE doesn't cost that much:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/02/microsoft-launches-windows-ce-6-0-now-with-added-embeddedness/
Also see:
http://blogs.msdn.com/mikehall/archive/2007/01/17/windows-mobile-and-windows-embedded-ce-what-s-the-difference.aspx
for a run-down on the difference between WinMobile (what most folks seem to be familiar with) and WinCE.
Russell @ Aug 9th 2007 3:11AM
exactly, I loved my Compaq C140 Wince 1.1 handheld computer... 2 aa batteries and a couple days of instant on use.... nice low power but readable monochrome screen and a real qwerty keyboard!
Bernhard @ Aug 9th 2007 2:23AM
Well, it could just be a repackaged PSP with custom OS and FM radio pushed in.
Fang Bian Mian @ Aug 10th 2007 2:04AM
To pull something like this off at that price, manjor props to Newman.
China's pushing things forward with the consumers needs squarely in their crosshairs. The world should be thankful that these proactive companies exist.
roc ingersol @ Aug 9th 2007 11:07AM
4" screen at 480x272? Man that's all sorts of ugly.
peter @ Aug 9th 2007 11:49AM
know of any that are around 200 bucks that are better?
Peter @ Feb 12th 2008 4:45PM
Where can i get one of these, i cant find it anywhere?
Richard Lai @ Aug 9th 2007 4:18PM
No TV?
eric @ Aug 20th 2007 7:25PM
Ya seriously, where can I get one. I cant find any trace of an online store that sells one.