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Hanbit's Pepper Pad 3 returns with Intel's Atom inside
Whoa, has it been a hot minute since we've seen a Pepper Pad 3 or what? Straight from the depths of left field comes Hanbit's Pepper Pad 3, this time with a slightly more adept processor at the helm. Reportedly showcased ever-so-quietly at Computex (alongside a Tablet PC prototype), this critter was purportedly packing an Intel Atom CPU and a Linux-based OS. Further specifications included a 7-inch VGA touchscreen, QWERTY (loose interpreters, we see) keypad, integrated WiFi and a 20GB / 30GB hard drive. Not a clue when this thing is scheduled to slip out, but it will certainly give the Everun a run for its money in the ugly department.
The 2006 Engadget Awards: Vote for Handheld of the Year
Now's your chance to cast your ballot for the 2006 Handheld of the Year! (For reference: yeah, we're including UMPCs in the Handhelds category.) Our Engadget Awards nominees are listed below, and you've got until 11.59PM EST on Sunday, April 15th to file your vote. You can only vote once, so make it count, and may the best tech win! The nominees: Asus R2H, Pepper Pad 3, Samsung Q1P, Sony Mylo, Sony Reader PRS-500, and Sony VAIO UX280P. %Poll-305%
Here comes the Pepper Pad 3!
As expected, the Pepper folks are busting out their new Pepper Pad 3, which is supposedly "now available," though we're having a hard time spotting it up for anything but pre-order. The new unit isn't too much of a departure from its Pepper Pad Plus predecessor, but it has slimmed down a bit, and is running the new 3.0 OS, which claims enhancements such as 3x faster web browsing and enhanced video performance. There's also "faster" 802.11g WiFi and USB 2.0, and Pepper claims they've got a SDK out, so we might finally see a bit of application support. The new form factor is 0.9-inches thick, weighs 2 pounds, and the screen size has been trimmed down to 7-inches, but while we didn't have a terrible time holding this thing in one hand for snapping a few pics, it's not going to slip into your shirt pocket anytime soon. We could've done for a bit more of a refresh to the QWERTY keys, but we suppose they'll have to do, and if the purported speed increases from the new OS and the AMD LX800 processor prove true, the Pepper Pad 3 should serve its teensy little niche market well enough. And for $700, it sure oughta. Keep reading for a few more action shots.
Pepper Computer announces Pepper Pad 3
Hard to believe there was a first and second Pepper Pad (wait, there weren't two, unless you count that Pepper Pad Plus, which we don't), but it looks like with the recent upgrade to the Pepper Platform 3 comes the Pepper Pad 3 as well. Users can look forward to 50 percent longer battery life (supposedly), faster WiFi (802.11g this time, we presume), an integrated webcam, UPnP support, and a new AMD Geode LX 800 0.9 watt processor (instead of Intel's 624MHz Xscale PXA270). It's supposed to launch in August for $699 -- less than before -- but unless they do something about that cripplingly bad keyboard, unresponsive touchscreen, and dearth of applications developed for the "Web player," we can't imagine this one being any more successful than its predecessor(s).
