We just played around with Viliv's latest MIDs, the stylish
S5 and
X70. Both devices use haptic feedback for onscreen keyboard input, and despite the resistive screen we found them both to offer some of the best touchscreen interaction we've seen on devices like this. They were both running Windows Vista, and seemed rather responsive and usable, even with Atom under the hood. What's really impressive is the X70 (pictured), which is thinner than the S5, and also can be mounted to an optional leather case that brings a keyboard and foldability to the device, and turns the unit into a laptop of sorts. Neither device is particularly thin or light, but there's a lot of quality going on here, and for folks sold on this sort of functionality and form factor, it would be hard to do much better than these at the moment -- of course, you'll have to swim to Korea to do it. Video of the S5 is after the break.
posted Feb 18th 2009 1:22PM
As if my eyes didn't hurt already!
For running Vista, that sure looks like XP.
Agreed. You'd have thought Engadget would know the difference after all these years of Vista bashing.
Backlash of the Mojave Experiment...VISTA is XP :D
I chuckled reading that then looking at the screenshots.
The input doesn't seem that great for the device. The OQO does a great job of this (I know they can't really be compared, but onscreen keyboard are really not that great).
That is the most XPish Vista skin I have ever seen.
/ sarcasm
I had to skin the hell out of XP because of its boringness, but I just muddle with the color and transparency settings in Vista and have been completely satisfied.
Yup.
*cue sarcasm*
I sure want that vista skin...
Maybe it does that so that it doesn't overwhelm the (probably) puny graphics in that thing.
It can be XP, if it is they changed the theme. (If your on Vista you can do this by going to Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Personalization then click on the Theme logo. Once your at the Theme you can chose between about five options, for XP just click on XP) But to tell you the truth i don't know why anyone would do that because whether you like Vista or not, you got to admit it looks pretty good.
what is that !
Kind of cool as a small touch full out PC!
The looks on the other hand need some work, but I am sure this is a beta build maybe...
I can't understand what they're saying - translation please
It's a UMPC, not an MID.
Mmm, want it! But $600 is about as high as I would go. I'm seeing some prices floating around more along the lines of $900 or more.
i'd like to see more of these types of products. i might rather by this than a netbook.
Me too, check out the Archos 5 incher smartphone(more of a MID really).
But I want it to be capable of making phone calls too (via a BT headset or BT car system obviously), that's why I did'nt buy the Nokia N810, and I'm looking forward to the Archos/Android smartphone even if obviously Android can't offer the same functionality as XP.
it is multimedia device. you can run iTune as portable like. additional feature is GPS navigation.