UMID's "super mini laptop" is small, shiny, super

Netbooks too big for you? MIDs too cramped? What you need is a super mini laptop from Korean company UMID, one of the sexiest entrants into what seems to be a burgeoning sub-netbook category (or subnet-books for the network admins out there). It weighs just 315 grams (a little over a half-pound) and, while exact dimensions weren't listed, seems to sit somewhere between Nintendo DS and Everun Note in terms of size (judge for yourself, more pics below). Inside it can pack a 1.33GHz Atom processor, 1GB of RAM, and up to 32GB of storage via SSD, meaning it can hold its own against the netbook hordes, and do so on the run thanks to WiBro, WiMAX, HSDPA, WiFi, and Bluetooth connectivity. It also has a 1.3 megapixel camera situated next to a 4.8-inch 1024 x 600 touchscreen and can be yours running XP, Vista, or Linux. Well, not yours, since we don't know when or where this thing will be appearing for sale first or, for that matter, how much it will cost when it does.

[Via jkkmobile]

[broli @ Nov 12th 2008 8:27AM]

Trackpad?

[Jawrdo @ Nov 12th 2008 8:31AM]

touch screen :D

[Jacko @ Nov 12th 2008 8:27AM]

Damn! Thats awsome.

[FRZ @ Nov 12th 2008 11:16AM]

I agree.

[Ray @ Nov 12th 2008 11:31AM]

Awesomeness aside, am i the only one thats thinking that text will be too small to read?

Meh, not a complaint. The smaller these net books, uh, "super mini laptops" get, the more likely its going to find its way onto a SMALLER phone. XP in my pocket ftw!

[happy_penguin @ Nov 12th 2008 3:01PM]

It's super cool. But I bet that keyboard is a bitch to type on and as already said, it's going to be hard as hell to read text on that screen. As we begin to see more of these micro mini computers, Microsoft needs to develop a version of Windows which has the power of the full version while being customized for use with this form factor.

[linuxamp @ Nov 12th 2008 11:04PM]

I agree with penguin. They should have redesigned the keyboard to be more thumb friendly.

[Matthew C @ Nov 12th 2008 11:36PM]

I also agree with penquin. Mostl people finger are fare too fat for normal typing here.

And if no one else noticed, the keyboard looks visibly warped. Bad build, or intentional?

[Lance @ Nov 12th 2008 8:36AM]

Great, just great.

Now i need to change my pants!

[GingerFox @ Nov 12th 2008 8:37AM]

i bet this thing will cost loads, i dont know why just seems expensive 'oooh' 'aaah' maybe all those wireless conectivity options=/....seems good though:)

[Superevil @ Nov 12th 2008 12:07PM]

I'm expecting it to be at least $1000

[Cybergypsy @ Nov 12th 2008 8:44AM]

Love it

[NLI @ Nov 12th 2008 8:44AM]

Wow! iPhone killer! (if you hit it hard enough)

[Cybergypsy @ Nov 12th 2008 8:49AM]

Nothing is going to kill the iPhone....why say it!

[GingerFox @ Nov 12th 2008 8:51AM]

why even mention the iphone???? its a subnet book thing god lol

[Craig @ Nov 12th 2008 8:53AM]

This WILL kill the iPhone: href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edaJP3Lp0Gg

[MM @ Nov 12th 2008 9:09AM]

OpenMoko will kill the iPhone...

[albtms @ Nov 12th 2008 9:35AM]

Joke's on you, Craig. I've come to enjoy this song now. The man in black spent years develolping an immunity to iocaine powder, and I to Rick Astley.

[Hel @ Nov 12th 2008 9:38AM]

To Craig -- Damn, you'd think I'd have memorized that youtube video code by now...

[Kamokazi @ Nov 12th 2008 9:39AM]

Notice the part where he says "if you hit it hard enough"...I think he means literally kill it, by hitting it.

[Cybergypsy @ Nov 12th 2008 8:48AM]

Releases in 2009 !

[Cybergypsy @ Nov 12th 2008 8:50AM]

I will wait and buy this puppy!

[Lance @ Nov 12th 2008 8:52AM]

Somebody's excited!

[avis @ Nov 12th 2008 8:52AM]

cannot comment on "Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 reviewed on Engadget Mobile"..any idea?

[chefgon_ign @ Nov 12th 2008 8:54AM]

They disabled the comments because you're supposed to do your commenting on the actual review at Engadget Mobile.

[chefgon_ign @ Nov 12th 2008 8:52AM]

I'm predicting a $2000 price tag for this thing.

[Wodheila @ Nov 12th 2008 8:53AM]

Now we're getting somewhere! Do need to see the price though. Over $599=meh.

[chefgon_ign @ Nov 12th 2008 8:55AM]

There is absolutely no chance in hell of this thing coming out at Netbook prices. Just look at the loads of wireless options for proof. They didn't hold back any specs because they weren't aiming for a low price.

[Benson @ Nov 14th 2008 2:54AM]

Yeah, this is more on par with the U820 (worse screen, better wireless) than netbooks. Definitely gonna be $1000 or more.

[Cybergypsy @ Nov 12th 2008 8:54AM]

1200.00 price just guessing or 999.00

[Macdelaney @ Nov 12th 2008 12:38PM]

I would say $9001.-

[Shinigami @ Nov 12th 2008 8:25PM]

$100 and "EEE PC killer" tag.

[schmitty338 @ Nov 12th 2008 9:01AM]

Is it just me, or is that keyboard suffering from some major bulging and uneveness?

Nonetheless, pretty sleek and good specs for those who have a use for such a thing, or techies that have enough money just to play around with it!

[dura @ Nov 12th 2008 10:27AM]

I want this; never understood why netbooks like my Asus 900 offer 1/3 of the keyboardspace to unpleasant-to-use touchpads. Why does no one add a mouse and a decent keyboard instead?

[Lou Gayle @ Nov 12th 2008 9:15AM]

Where do I sign? Pretty puppy!

[strider_mt2k @ Nov 12th 2008 9:23AM]

From the hinge it appears to take "C" batteries.

Cool!

[projectdecember @ Nov 12th 2008 10:26PM]

Come on, is there any laptop that runs on C batteries? Definitely not.

[Fizzl @ Nov 12th 2008 9:28AM]

At what point does it stop being a small laptop and start being an oversized PDA?

[chefgon_ign @ Nov 12th 2008 10:47AM]

When a Chinese factory replaces Windows XP with Windows CE, which has sadly already happened far too many times.

[linuxamp @ Nov 12th 2008 11:07PM]

When the go from ARM to x86

[sandmanfvrga @ Nov 12th 2008 9:47AM]

Nice, but 4.8 inch screen? Hard to really work on. I would like the 8 or 10 in netbooks. Still cool.

[DiGiC @ Nov 12th 2008 9:48AM]

EPIC want!

[seaotter @ Nov 12th 2008 10:10AM]

The UMID is eerily reminding me of the Psion palmtops of old...

[DudeManDude @ Nov 12th 2008 10:18AM]

sweet! this reminds me of my old school Toshiba Libretto I used to carry around with me, just updated an fancier! This is just what I've been looking for, a mini pc to carry in my backpack for fun use. Tether it to the iphone and wallah! Hopefully this hot piece of goodness isn't too expensive, under $600 would be nice =) Definitely plan on checking this hot piece of pc when it becomes available.

[chefgon_ign @ Nov 12th 2008 10:50AM]

Why bother tethering when it's got 3G data built in?

Keep dreaming on the price, this thing clearly isn't competing with the Eee, it's a high-end product.

[Tired_ @ Nov 12th 2008 10:20AM]

I'm glad to see more competition in the high-end sub-netbook category...Fujitsu and Sony are about the only players there at the moment.

[Patriks7 @ Nov 12th 2008 10:32AM]

Wow that looks awesome. Get rid of a bit of the bezel, and you have a buyer!
I don't think there is anything better for carrying around school than that!

[Unique Gift Ideas @ Nov 12th 2008 10:47AM]

What I would like to know is how hard it is going to be to type something out on a laptop that small.

[mercurysunblast @ Nov 12th 2008 11:26AM]

Depends on how small your hands are. I have long thin hands/fingers so this would be no problem for me. I used to own an HP Jornada 728 handtop and it was freakin' AWESOME! I used it all the time to type out papers for class. But it used WIndows CE which is ridiculous nowadays.
This having XP would be the PERFECT upgrade. I like netbooks, but this is closer to what I'm used to.

[linuxamp @ Nov 12th 2008 11:08PM]

Said already above but this might be a thumb-typer.