Wibrain's B1 UMPC gets showcased on video

It's Wibrain's (recently redesigned) B1, and it's on video. Granted, it's narrated in a foreign language, but hey, it's the B1, and it's on video. Thankfully, the clip does include a shot of an updated specifications list (in English), so here's the skinny on all that: we're now looking at a VIA C7M ULV 1.2GHz processor, a 4.0-inch (or is that 4.8-inch?) 1,024 x 600 resolution panel, your choice of 512MB or 1GB of RAM, 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, a 30GB / 60GB 4,200RPM PATA hard drive, four-cell standard Li-ion battery (six-cells in the extended one), stereo speakers, a built-in webcam and a number of connectivity options including HSDPA / UMTS, GSM / GPRS / EDGE and WiMAX. As for ports, the sheet explains that it'll have a single USB jack, headphone output, microphone input and a cradle connector to boot. Go on, check out the video after the break, but make sure you call over a translator before pressing play.

[ragejg @ Nov 12th 2007 8:51AM]

Reminds me of an old 1st-gen sharp wizard... chunky/blocky

[Lurch @ Nov 12th 2007 8:55AM]

I thought it looked like the Atari Lynx :)

[Steve Paine @ Nov 12th 2007 9:07AM]

I've had confirmation on final shipping specs and that it will ship before Christmas.
No pricing yet though.'

http://www.umpcportal.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1044

Should be getting one in to test when they're available.

Steve 'Chippy'
UMPCPortal

[Benson @ Nov 12th 2007 10:04AM]

Anyone else notice their site shows a silver version of the device? Looks real nice to me!

[Benz145 @ Nov 12th 2007 3:43PM]

That is the older version of the unit. The new black one is the recently redesigned and probably the final release version.

[Benson @ Nov 12th 2007 5:16PM]

No, that's what I thought at first, but if you look on tbe poroducts page, you can see a silver version with the same round buttons, rather than the silver pie-plate thing, down on the left. It's a silver version of the same new design.

[Jeremy K. @ Nov 12th 2007 11:21AM]

...but what's the battery life like?

[BradStar @ Nov 12th 2007 2:48PM]

Looks like a hyper-extended N-Gage- but will it blend?

[epi117 @ Nov 29th 2007 2:17AM]

sweet, im really considering getting this just to mess around with at work

[go yungon @ Dec 3rd 2007 7:55PM]

It's korean. I will explain because I am korean. It seems the man talking to the camera is CEO or a PR manger. Basically he says that the small computer can do anything which small computers should do with a great mobility. Also he says that this is the first mobile computer and his company will develop another one soon to become the number one mobile computer company in the world.