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Also, how can you loop 24 hours on an iTunes playlist with Windows CE? Did Apple recently come out with a port for Windows CE I'm not aware of?]]>Oct 14th 2009 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/mobinnova-elan-renamed-beam-headed-for-mysterious-carrier-in-ja/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/mobinnova-elan-renamed-beam-headed-for-mysterious-carrier-in-ja/Oct 15th 2009 3:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/mobinnova-elan-renamed-beam-headed-for-mysterious-carrier-in-ja/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/mobinnova-elan-renamed-beam-headed-for-mysterious-carrier-in-ja/Oct 14th 2009 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/mobinnova-elan-renamed-beam-headed-for-mysterious-carrier-in-ja/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/mobinnova-elan-renamed-beam-headed-for-mysterious-carrier-in-ja/Oct 14th 2009 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/mobinnova-elan-renamed-beam-headed-for-mysterious-carrier-in-ja/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/mobinnova-elan-renamed-beam-headed-for-mysterious-carrier-in-ja/Oct 14th 2009 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/mobinnova-elan-renamed-beam-headed-for-mysterious-carrier-in-ja/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/mobinnova-elan-renamed-beam-headed-for-mysterious-carrier-in-ja/Oct 14th 2009 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/mobinnova-elan-renamed-beam-headed-for-mysterious-carrier-in-ja/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/mobinnova-elan-renamed-beam-headed-for-mysterious-carrier-in-ja/Oct 15th 2009 12:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/mobinnova-elan-renamed-beam-headed-for-mysterious-carrier-in-ja/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/mobinnova-elan-renamed-beam-headed-for-mysterious-carrier-in-ja/*sigh*
I'll be waiting for more details about this little machine, it sounds like a nice media center if it has HDMI, to stream content from a LAN.]]>Oct 14th 2009 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/mobinnova-elan-renamed-beam-headed-for-mysterious-carrier-in-ja/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/mobinnova-elan-renamed-beam-headed-for-mysterious-carrier-in-ja/
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The best aspect of Windows CE is the ability for instant on/off, like Windows Mobile (if implemented). If it can run with low consumption for 24 hours, it can run in soft-off for a week or more, just turned on for actual use.

Concerning the iTunes playlist, maybe the manufacturer created some custom app that handles iTunes sideloads.]]>Oct 14th 2009 1:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/mobinnova-elan-renamed-beam-headed-for-mysterious-carrier-in-ja/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/mobinnova-elan-renamed-beam-headed-for-mysterious-carrier-in-ja/
Sounds like the "Handheld PC" is making a return, but described for people who have already forgotten them. Though a Google Voice app could overcome the lack mentioned above, since carrier pairing implies WWAN onboard.]]>Oct 14th 2009 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/mobinnova-elan-renamed-beam-headed-for-mysterious-carrier-in-ja/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/mobinnova-elan-renamed-beam-headed-for-mysterious-carrier-in-ja/
Seriously, if all I wanted to do was output HD or music I'd get one of the new pocket PMPs like the Zune HD or an Archos. We've already got low-cost machines that are small and run for 8-12 hours for browsing. Heck, those are on sale because they're nearly obsolete now (the Acer 1005 comes to mind). Why release something with even less? This is just a bizarre amalgam of compromises.]]>Oct 14th 2009 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/mobinnova-elan-renamed-beam-headed-for-mysterious-carrier-in-ja/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/mobinnova-elan-renamed-beam-headed-for-mysterious-carrier-in-ja/
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Even a run-of-the-mill Intel Atom netbook would blow this thing away. ARM is not competitive with Atom until we start seeing dual-core Cortex-A9s running over 1.0Ghz...]]>Oct 14th 2009 9:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/mobinnova-elan-renamed-beam-headed-for-mysterious-carrier-in-ja/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/mobinnova-elan-renamed-beam-headed-for-mysterious-carrier-in-ja/Oct 14th 2009 10:11PM