Moblic E7 stuffs WiMAX, QWERTY, a gamepad, and all our dreams and wishes into a MID

"Remember the story about the boy who suddenly got everything he ever wanted?" asks the high-pitched man in a funny suit. Gene Wilder was probably referring to the Moblic E7. This 4-inch WVGA MID sports an unnamed 600MHz processor, 8GB of built-in storage, WiMAX, microSD expansion, but most impressively slides open to reveal a QWERTY keyboard and delicious SNES-style gaming controls. There's not much more info to go on, like OS, production plans, or price, but sign us up for a dozen.

[The Albatross Posted Feb 22nd 2010 10:31PM]

Okay, if you're going to use ANY button scheme... BA, XY... or X Square Circle Triangle ... WHY on EARTH would you pick one scheme and then go against the total mainstream layout?

It doesn't even make sense to have B on the left middle spot, then A above it... Only to have X on the lower center and have Y above it... A / B - X / Y would make sense (A is to B what X is to Y), but B is not to A what X is to Y.

GODDAMNIT WHY

[HookEmHorns Posted Feb 22nd 2010 11:42PM]

@(Unverified)

Looks at Xbox controller, then back at picture of MID, then at the Xbox controller again, scratches head...

[The Albatross Posted Feb 22nd 2010 11:47PM]

@HookEmHorns You understand what I'm saying though.... right man!? A game tells you to "PRESS A" and if you're used to using the mainstream controller layout... A is in one place, it's the A button ... not where the Y or Triangle button is. This is madness! Complete madness!

Now, I could get it if their buttons were consistent... ie, B is to A as Y is to X, but they aren't, they're inconsistet... IT's CHAOS CHAOS I SAY CHAOS!

[HookEmHorns Posted Feb 23rd 2010 1:16AM]

@(Unverified) Yes I was describing the wtf moment I had when looking at the button layout on this guy after just playing Mass Effect 2 for a little while with the 360 controller (PC version)

[MaltedVomit Posted Feb 23rd 2010 2:11PM]

@(Unverified) you realize that you can re-map the buttons with almost every game right? relax, just be happy that there are buttons there at all :)

[Wodenborn Posted Feb 22nd 2010 11:32PM]

F@&# YES!!!!!

WHY DID IT TAKE THIS LONG FOR SOMEONE TO THINK OF THIS??

I am totally going to be emulating the shit out of that MIDboy

[Kalian Posted Feb 22nd 2010 11:57PM]

Android OS please!!

I wish the droid's keyboard was similar to this. Maybe MOTO will take a hint and implement something similar in DROID 2?

[JeremyBenthem Posted Feb 23rd 2010 12:38AM]

@pachi72
would have rather had Pandora with WiMAX, otherwise it has everything this has, but also dual nubs, which even the PSP doesn't

[eka Posted Feb 23rd 2010 2:36AM]

Windows Phone 7 Series OEEs !!! take a look at that GamePad! we WANT !!! but I guess iPhone 4G will magically world 1st have it.

[TareG Posted Feb 23rd 2010 5:48AM]

Want X 1,000,000

[Please forgive me Posted Feb 23rd 2010 8:10AM]

This should be a phone.

[Dammerung2010 Posted Feb 23rd 2010 1:20PM]

WANT!!!

[TareG Posted Feb 23rd 2010 1:26PM]

Maybe a bit thinner and less dead space on the front (edge-to-edge)... but yeah this would be the perfect portable gaming device (roms, roms, roms, roms, roms, roms, roms, roms, and more roms)

[TareG Posted Feb 23rd 2010 1:28PM]

NO FRONT CAM!!!!!

whyyyyyyyyyyyy.... I love the gamepad controls but there's no way my 2010 smartphone will not have a front cam...

[MaltedVomit Posted Feb 23rd 2010 2:19PM]

this is what ive wanted for years, why has this taken so long? awesome though, cant wait to see how this turns out.

[GadgetGeeks Posted Feb 24th 2010 10:57AM]

Either way.... I've been waiting for someone to put something like this out for ages.... a REAL gaming cellphone.. hopefully PSP will be next...

[GadgetGeeks Posted Feb 24th 2010 11:03AM]

only if they could throw in a gps chipset. I'll pay the extra $20....