QiGi's Smartbook is more like a WinMo 6.5-powered MID

We're going on the assumption here that the lads and ladies over at QiGi haven't actually heard that "smartbooks" have a vaguely defined look and feel, as the outfit's latest handheld definitely looks nothing like the smartbooks that we've seen emerge over the past few months. In fact, the Windows Mobile 6.5-equipped device looks more like a MID than anything else, boasting a 5-inch 800 x 480 display, only a few face-mounted buttons and 1GB of memory. Hit the read link if you're interested in a poorly translated review, and good luck finding one of these in the open market (at least with an English-language operating system).

[iPhoneMessenger Posted Nov 28th 2009 9:22AM]

too bad, why WM ?

[JAG Posted Nov 28th 2009 9:37AM]

5 inches, this is crazy.

i cant carry this in my pocket

[sarkarraj Posted Nov 28th 2009 10:03AM]

@JAG fold it

[JS Posted Nov 28th 2009 11:05AM]

@JAG

Yes you can .. it's five inches diagonally. It would be about one third wider than an iPhone .. so it can fit in your pocket.

[Erb Posted Nov 28th 2009 1:23PM]

@DarkElfa

I'm pretty sure you need to get that looked at if it's been more than 4 hours.

[thekpv Posted Nov 28th 2009 9:46AM]

What is the best OS for touchscreen and voice commands ??

I want to mount a 4 - 7 inch device right onto my handle bars. Atleast until the eye wear type tech comes out.

Im at a point where I can charge my phone, and batteries at the same time as riding around...

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The Electric and Kinetic Powered Vehicle

[kris120890 Posted Nov 28th 2009 10:24AM]

@thekpv
Fucking shut up about you stupid bike. Its obvious nobody cares.

[thekpv Posted Nov 28th 2009 10:30AM]

@kris120890
Not for nothing here kris321 - most people who afford a minute to reply have a better outlook then you have

[wakeupbomb Posted Nov 28th 2009 9:48AM]

Actually WM 6.1. The article says that, as does the fact that the start menu flag is coloured and not white.

[GadgetGeeks Posted Nov 28th 2009 10:01AM]

screw the buttons and flush mount the touchscreen, place the earpiece on the top side and the mic on the bottom side of the phone and you might have something....

[jujin Posted Nov 28th 2009 10:01AM]

pretty cool...

[savdini Posted Nov 28th 2009 10:19AM]

No mention that its running SPB Mobile Shell 3.5 over WinMo? SPB is the best execution of WinMo IMO. They're supposed to making a shell for Android too, but they wouldn't disclose timeliness or details to me. Just that they were working on it.

[WhatGeeksDotCom Posted Nov 28th 2009 10:45AM]

Thats about the size of the first Pocket PC Mobile Edition years ago. Felt like a brick in my pocket.

[JS Posted Nov 28th 2009 11:07AM]

@WhatGeeksDotCom

You had a 5 inch pocket pc? This would be thinner though, so I doubt it'll feel like a brick.

[JS Posted Nov 28th 2009 11:08AM]

The main prob i see with this device is the bezel. I hate huge bezels. Second thing I would change it I would make the screen longer (increase the aspect ratio to 16:9 or even movie screen)

[Alan Strangis Posted Nov 28th 2009 5:52PM]

@JS I'd say it's pretty close to 16:9...

800x2 = 16
480x2 = 9.6

You'd only see minimal black bars at the top and bottom of a 16:9 video, and the manufacturer both lowers cost of manufacture and removes the headache of a non-standard screen resolution in either the core OS or 3rd party apps.

[fortunzfavor Posted Nov 28th 2009 12:28PM]

What is the obsession with putting glossy screens on devices that will, among other well-lit enviorns, doubtless see regular use in direct sunlight? Are engineers just trying to screw with us? Are they laughing it up back in the lab?

[ejay Posted Nov 29th 2009 1:46AM]

it looks like a big phone.

[JapanCAT Posted Nov 29th 2009 7:58AM]

Ohh！Its U1000！In China，RMB2248=$321.