Intel-based MID to make a splash on France's SFR

It looks like France's SFR will be getting some tweaked variant of Aigo's familiar P8860 Intel-based MID... with 3G on-board. The device features an 800 x 480 touchscreen display, an 800MHz Atom CPU, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of flash memory, Bluetooth, WiFi, a VGA webcam, 3 megapixel camera, and a full slide-out AZERTY keyboard (as well as some odd, circular navigation wheel). Obviously the big bonus here is the 3G connectivity, which sounds like it will be offered at €19.90 (about $26) or €24.90 ($32) per month, depending on plan. By appearances, those plans include unlimited data -- though the machine translated article seems to suggest there could be some capping. The Linux-powered device will sell for €249 / $310 (€349 with a €100 rebate) -- no word on release date.

[FinDog @ Oct 23rd 2008 12:19PM]

What?......no WiMAX? Thought these Moorestown-based MIDs were supposed to be able to use WiMAX too.

[d00b @ Oct 23rd 2008 1:51PM]

I think the real question would be: Will it (or any MID for rest of '08) run Android?

[Patriks7 @ Oct 23rd 2008 2:49PM]

I agree..
Add a phone and I'm sold..
I don't really want to carry 4 gadgets in my pockets :\

[Patriks7 @ Oct 23rd 2008 2:49PM]

Uhm I clicked on the wrong Reply button -.-

[htd @ Oct 23rd 2008 12:20PM]

cant they just add the phone function to this thing?

[phanbouy @ Oct 23rd 2008 12:53PM]

yes

[PynkFloydd @ Oct 23rd 2008 3:37PM]

I'll be waiting on Nvidia's Tegra (if they ever end up releasing it)...

http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/03/nvidia-shows-off-tegra-on-video/

[Flying™ @ Oct 23rd 2008 4:43PM]

I have to agree. It is such a shame that it doesn't sport a basic phone function ! It could have been a great competitor to the iPhone, now it's just a too big device to carry on a daily basis.

BTW, rumor has it, it's Archos made ...

[Lowest Ranked @ Oct 23rd 2008 12:27PM]

Looks retro already. How the hell did they manage that?

[phanbouy @ Oct 23rd 2008 12:46PM]

Berets. Lots of berets.

[Dave Chappelle @ Oct 24th 2008 1:44AM]

with a name like 'lowest ranked' how the hell do you manage to ALWAYS be high ranked? and get your comment highlighted...

please explain.

[webon @ Oct 23rd 2008 12:30PM]

qderfunsb ... Oh, merde! I forgot this aint qwerty, conneries!

[StalematE @ Oct 23rd 2008 12:33PM]

this thing's an asshole on an elbow with no wimax

[Esat Dedezade @ Oct 23rd 2008 12:36PM]

The imagery portrayed by your comment has simultaneously both intrigued and disgusted me.

[StalematE @ Oct 23rd 2008 12:38PM]

good

[VampireHunter Z @ Oct 23rd 2008 12:39PM]

Wait...4GB RAM?? Is that a typo? My badass PC at home only achieves 3.25GB under Vista 32.

[Andrew @ Oct 23rd 2008 1:03PM]

I blame your motherboard.

[Phoenix @ Oct 23rd 2008 1:49PM]

"512MB of RAM, 4GB of flash memory,"

Learn to read

[VampireHunter Z @ Oct 23rd 2008 3:22PM]

Unfortunately Engadget gets to edit their posts while we can't. The article was originally posted with 4GB of RAM. The least they could do is acknowledge corrections and not make dummies like you get highly ranked.

[broli @ Oct 23rd 2008 12:42PM]

Wow that's insanely cheap considering an average MID costs double that amount.

[phanbouy @ Oct 23rd 2008 12:49PM]

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?

[Rogue_Genius @ Oct 23rd 2008 5:09PM]

No sir, I would not.

[RadicalxEdward @ Oct 23rd 2008 12:50PM]

What the heck kinda keyboard is that?

[phanbouy @ Oct 23rd 2008 12:53PM]

you just don't get it, do you scott?

viva la FRANCE! ;P

[RadicalxEdward @ Oct 23rd 2008 1:59PM]

I hate the damn french.

[phanbouy @ Oct 23rd 2008 2:32PM]

awww... touche. had some bad cheese the other day?

[Dave Chappelle @ Oct 24th 2008 1:53AM]

no actually, France just sucks.

and wtf don't try and claim Cheese as your own, we all know you take it from the Moon.

[Benga @ Oct 23rd 2008 12:52PM]

*512 RAM.. 4gb SSD like the aigo

[g3n3tix @ Oct 23rd 2008 1:04PM]

The article says it's unlimited data but capped "Just in case".
My French skills have shown. (they should, I'm from there...)

[Jigsaw hc @ Oct 23rd 2008 1:18PM]

Looks pretty nice

[Jash Sayani @ Oct 23rd 2008 2:30PM]

No Multi-touch..??!!?!?

BTW, I would prefer a netbook for $400

[Flying™ @ Oct 23rd 2008 4:47PM]

Yeahh ... not exactly the same size. I'd rather have myself a 17" MacBook Pro than a netbook beacause it's more comfortable.

[ShogunMaster @ Oct 23rd 2008 2:50PM]

That thing is huge! It would be almost as convenient as walking my desktop around town...

[Gary @ Oct 23rd 2008 7:40PM]

Is the Os MAEMO?

[aron @ Oct 23rd 2008 8:23PM]

I'm guessing they licensed the Aigo MID? Looks pretty sweet nonetheless.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/08/hands-on-with-aigos-iphone-ripping-menlow-based-mid/

[MID-Watcher @ Oct 24th 2008 7:13PM]

These devices run really hot. I would wait for better devices that have better battery life.
I thought it was funny at Fall IDF '08 when Intel GM Chandrasekher put the device
in his coat pocket for a second, quickly removed it and exclaimed: "It's a little hot right now".
Classic moment showing how these Intel devices have a way to go before prime time.

[kelz @ Oct 25th 2008 4:25PM]

Would it have a command prompt? Hopefully BASH

[Manabu @ Oct 26th 2008 12:44AM]

Ugh. It's an Atom device. The battery life must be short, or very big... ARM is better suited for those devices.