eviGroup's Wallet tablet/MID gets two-tone redesign, January release date

Sure, it was highly derivative of the iPhone, but we liked the styling on those eviGroup Wallet prototypes that the company teased us with a few months back. So, we're ever so slightly disappointed to see the new aesthetic in the latest (and, apparently, final) revision of the hardware above. That it's grown a front-facing webcam is a good thing, but the two-tone look in this shot makes that bezel look a bit chunky and not entirely lust-worthy. (The rendered shots at the read link look better, but then they always do.) The good news is it's said to be ready for production ahead of a January release and, with Dell seemingly joining the fray with its own Android-powered five-inch tablet/MID device, that date had better not slip.

[LAY Posted Dec 10th 2009 9:41AM]

You guys are being way to nit-picky.

I'm seriously thinking every MID and Tablet is going to get this overly sensitive treatment, making them all out to be sooooo horrible to buy time until, or if, Apple releases a device of their own, where many of the same issues that will exist with it will magically become understandable.

[M Posted Dec 10th 2009 10:51AM]

Wait what are you trying to say? That Engadget's editors are Apple fanboys?! I can't, I will not believe this. Good sir this is plain old herecy!

[Tommy Udo Posted Dec 10th 2009 12:14PM]

@LAY

+1

Out here in the UMPC wilderness, there are those of us actually having fun with our tiny little "computers." I'm happily chuggin' along with my Fujitsu U810 (800 MHz!), upgraded with an ssd, a new wifi card and touch-friendly Windows7.

I am anxiously awaiting the transformation that will occur down at the local coffee shoppe, when the fruitcomputer crowd starts using the new Apple tablet instead coffee table sized things they are currently schlepping (with a light up Apple logo, how cute!).

Of course we have to wait for Apple to invent it, and most importantly figure out a way to charge you for every.single.piece. of content that will be displayed on it.

[bolezhinkov Posted Dec 10th 2009 12:40PM]

@LAY ok forget about apple. does this device actually look good with two silver bars running its length? no.

[LAY Posted Dec 10th 2009 12:55PM]

@(Unverified)

I dont have an issue with the silver bars. I'm not exactly sure which principals of design that they offend. From what I can see from the photo, they look to be no more than half the width of a thumb.

I mean the whole thing cannot simply be all screen.

[LAY Posted Dec 10th 2009 1:00PM]

@Tommy Udo

I'm using a much older tablet PC with 700mb of ram, SD card slot with a 4 GB card in it for app storage, built-in wi-fi, Bluetooth, two USB ports, and a removable battery, running windows 7!

The tech has existed for years, but now we have to wait until the blogs allow Apple to "invent" it before they acknowledge that it's there.

[noneofyourbusinessbub Posted Dec 10th 2009 12:14PM]

The glare,it blinds!

[tazmond Posted Dec 10th 2009 2:21PM]

@noneofyourbusinessbub I noticed it too, but now wondering if it's the feed from the webcam.