Viliv debuts S5 MID, S7 UMPC
By Donald Melanson 
posted Aug 21st 2008 11:32AM
posted Aug 21st 2008 11:32AM
It's been quite a while since Viliv last popped up on our radar, but the company has just rolled into IDF with a pair of new devices to rectify that situation, including the S5 MID and S7 UMPC. From the looks of it, the S7 (pictured above) is the more interesting of the two, with it sporting a convertible form factor, the usual Atom processor, built-in GPS, and an integrated Wimax or HSDPA module. Pricing doesn't look to have been nailed down just yet, but the company is apparently looking to launch it in the first quarter of 2009. The S5 (after the break), on the other hand, looks to be a fairly run of the mill MID, although UMPC Portal says that a 3G option is "possible," and its promised video playback time of five to six hours is certainly respectable enough. No word on a price or release date for it either, but you can check out some more pics and videos of each device by digging into the links below.
P.S. We should note that the S7 is still in the "final design stages." We hear that last "P" is always the toughest.
Read - UMPC Portal, "Viliv S5 MID"
Read - UMPC Portal, "Viliv S7 Atom-based UMPC"
P.S. We should note that the S7 is still in the "final design stages." We hear that last "P" is always the toughest.
Read - UMPC Portal, "Viliv S5 MID"
Read - UMPC Portal, "Viliv S7 Atom-based UMPC"
wtf? cool smallness but too small.
and wheres the P on the keyboard?!
am i going insane here????
I can't see the 2nd set of characters on the keyboard clearly but based on the fact it's not running a copy of windows in English I'm going to guess its not the North American model and has a layout for some Asian language (my guess simplified Chinese but that's a shot in the dark) and they put the English letters on anyway. So the NA model will have a "p"
Um... Yeah, it looks awesome except the fact that there doesn't seem to be a "P" key on it. If you put a "P" key on there, I would totally buy it. I just thought that was funny. Looks great though!
I wonder.
If some super rich government poured billions of dollars of research into it...could we get a netbook that size to run Crysis in Very High?
1.) If it was a gaming machine then it wouldn't be a netbook.
2.) You wouldn't be able to see the enemies on the tiny screen
3.) Lay off of Crysis's dick, for awhile.
Knowing me, the first net book i buy, im going to try to run crysis :(
But if for that reason, why not get the xps 1330, it can run crysis on ultra ugly settings, but run it none the less
No need to spend billions on R&D. Just use StreamMyGame to launch Crysis on your high-end PC and play it remotely on your netbook: www.streammygame.com
LOL..... theres no (P) on the keyboard ??
Netbook manufacturers make such ergonomic and user friendly keyboards these days, that it wouldn't surprise me if you would have to press something like FN + CTRL + PAGEUP to access the P key...
they should rename it the S7 UM_C...... (no P)...ok i'm off to take a swim in my ool now.
Thats no mistake. This is the Little Orphan Annie decoder ring model. Only your friends *wink, wink* with one of these will be able to decode your messages.
wned.
LOL.
anyone else wondering how to navigate on that thing? no trackball/pad that i can see...
I hear there's some some fandangled thing called a "touch screen" or something.
keyboard and problem with P
look at this keyboard
is better
http://klawiatura.wordpress.com
see, i knew there was a reason for the missin p! you just touchtype on the touchscreen!
This UMPC is a good player. It has got enough power to compute and process complex tasks simeltaneously.
http://www.mobile-computing-news.co.uk/
I HAVE A P ON MY VILIV S5 II JUST WOULD LOVE TO FIND OUT HOW YOU GET THE@ ON THE THING TO DO EMAILS
ITS RUNNING A NEW UENGLISH XP AND SP3
HELP!!!!!!! PLEEEEESE....
Also anyone know where to get the viliv s5 accessories eg the multi in out cable?
PLEASE CAN SOMEONE HELP I NEED TO FIND HOW ON THE VILIV S5 KEYBOARD (ONSCREEN) HOW GET THE @ SYMBOL HELP PLEEZ
I HAVE TRIED SHIFT AND @ AND SHIFT F2