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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[I still dont know how about feel about MID's. I think once I get a new cell phone and laptop ill have no use for this. Thoughs?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[SDAlpha1510]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 2:14PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have similar feelings toward this device family: Is it really going to serve a purpose that will justify spending the money?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[themonsteraria]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 2:18PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'm not sure if i need a device such as this either. I already have an android phone and a netbook that serves most of my mobile needs. When i'm at home i have my computer so I'm not sure where I would use a mid. If it could control my entire entertainment center, i could see playing around with one when laying around on the couch, watching TV or a movie, and lightly browsing the internet.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[legendary1022]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 2:27PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[That's precisely why I'm on the market for one.  Just want a small, keyboard-less tablet to keep in the living room.  Both for TV browsing and for visitor use.  Hopefully something with quicker boot time than a netbook and good screen response.<br><br>We use an Archos PMP right now but the system is very sluggish for browsing.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pingles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 3:05PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'm stuck with winmo phones due to work, but I've been very curious about Android and am a MID fan.  The price is very good.  What I need to know is if it has multitouch.  If it does, then I'm sold.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[regionto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 2:19PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[@regionto<br><br>If it has stock android 1.5 then it doesn't support multitouch yet. 1.6 (donut) is going to fix this.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[legendary1022]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 2:23PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[@legendary1022: Unless they wrote the multitouch drivers/handling themselves. It is android, after all.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 2:25PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[@Mark<br><br>Thats true, but honestly, do you really think they did that? We've only seen HTC do so as of yet and they have a pretty good development department.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[legendary1022]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 2:28PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[Report him, then reload and down rank.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dafrety]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 2:21PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[@Dafrety: Decided to follow your advice, coming from a happy owner of a new green 32GB zune hd.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 2:24PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[How does it look? I was very tempted to get a colored one, but I just went with a black 16 GB.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dafrety]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 2:30PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[It's pretty sweet, got one of the designs on the back. The back looks freaking awesome. The front is REALLY green, so not good if you don't like such things. I love the color green though so it was an obvious choice for me.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 2:32PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[Cool. I think I'm going to wait until I can get a true red. The current one is a bit too pink for me.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dafrety]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 2:41PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[So what is the benefit of Android?  I would hope that it is smaller footprint and snappier response.<br><br>Oh, and being able to say "IN YOUR FACE, MICROSOFT!!!!!" but that would be further down on the list for me.<br><br>But really, does it have an advantage over WinMo or is it just to make sure MS has enough competition to make sure they keep up with their portable OS?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pingles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 3:00PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[I haven't seen any MIDs running Windows Mobile, so that's one reason I'm looking for an Android MID or PMP. Android seems to have a vibrant app development environment which seems more active than what I'm seeing for Windows Mobile, as well. I'm very interested in a small portable device that has WiFi that I can keep in sync with my Google account. I had a smart phone but quickly got tired of the extra $35 a month to Verizon.<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chuck Steel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 3:18PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[Pfft, would be better with Android.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[10minutehobo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 3:22PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[;-) I see what you did there]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[WindowsFTW]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 4:07PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[Get a room guys.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[edu3000]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 11:51PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[Can it run flash?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Flaystus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 3:30PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why not get the same thing with Ubuntu??? It is 20 dollars cheaper ($179 on mp4nation)  after all and has a real full featured OS. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[BaDZeD]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 3:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yes, I don't get why this is better than the version running Ubuntu MID, a more full fledged version of linux, which I take has better software support no? ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Al]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 4:17PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[I had one of these SmartQ 5's and can honestly say it was great with Ubuntu, but slow. It just does not have the horsepower to run with Ubuntu to a point that makes browsing comfortable. I believe the hope is that the browser installed with Android will work more snappily, probably as a result of the OS having a smaller footprint as suggested in another post.<br><br>I sold the SmartQ 5 less than a week after buying it...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MrVectrex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 4:35PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[Its probably because of GNOME, I am sure you can change the window manager to XFCE, that thing takes minimal resources.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[BaDZeD]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 4:38PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[Also, firefox is a bit of a resource hog. Opera does MUCH better.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[BaDZeD]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 4:38PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[The default install on the SmartQ 5 includes only Midori as the web browser. Other people have tried Firefox without much luck - it uses too much memory...I also believe it runs LXDE window manager to keep things minimal, not GNOME, which would probably kill it...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MrVectrex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 4:42PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[LOL I am still waiting for my Pandora then :-)<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[BaDZeD]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 5:01PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[can I use it to take notes in class?  If so then I'm sold.  If not then funk it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[hijackthisreality]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 10:41PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[re: notes, maybe...your choices would be pecking at the tiny onscreen keyboard with the tiny stylus or installing a Linux handwriting recognition program. I'm not so sure what the options are in that scenario. Final choice would be to pair it with a portable Bluetooth keyboard - If you don't mind taking those two pieces of kit in to class, then it would work well...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MrVectrex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 1st 2009 2:56AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[It kinda looks pink on the Zune Originals site, but it looks much less so in pictures of the device itself.  The site seems to have extremely inaccurate renders.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Silverskull]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 11:20PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why is this called an MID and not a tablet?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[rob mathieson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 1st 2009 7:17AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID... now with Android!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/smart-devices-smartq5a-mid-now-with-android/</guid><description><![CDATA[Where can i buy it? I live in Guangzhou China.<br><br>Sam<br>sam@asiamena.com]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 6th 2009 2:19PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
