Entries from January 2008

Maxdata Belinea s.book 1 Hardware and Software Specifications

January 31, 2008

Maxdata has released their version of Via Nanobook under the Belinea brand. Belinea, more famous for their line of LCD displays than laptops or ultra portables, calls the attractive UMPC - Belinea s.book 1.
The UMPC is currently selling in a few European countries (UK and Germany) and priced round £420 or US$830. Some notable differences […]

Everex Cloudbook New Release Date - 15th February 2008

January 29, 2008

ZaReason.com’s best guess on the shipping date for Everex Cloudbook is 15th February 2008. Well, that is an excellent guess. Everex had just put up a notice on its website declaring the latest release date for its highly anticipated Cloudbook:
“Find your $399 CloudBook at Walmart.com and ZaReason.com beginning […]

Stone UMPC: Nanobook Design with Touchscreen & Windows XP Tablet

January 28, 2008

Another UMPC based on the Via Nanobook UMD reference is going to make it to the UK ultra portable scene. Made by Stone Computers, the Stone UMPC was recently showcased in BETT 2008, an educational information and communications technology event in London, UK. The specifications of Stone UMPC suggest that it is going to cost […]

3 Things to Take Note When Preordering Everex Cloudbook from ZaReason.com

January 27, 2008

Some points to take note to avoid misunderstanding and disappointment!
1) Availability Delayed Until Late February
In case you have not been following the news, Everex recently announced that release of its Cloudbook had been delayed to late February. Therefore, even if you preorder, the earliest you will receive the Cloudbook is late February, or when […]

Everex Cloudbook Delayed - Availability Postponed to Late February

January 26, 2008

As reported in ComputerWorld, Everex had announced that its highly anticipated Cloudbook will not be available until late February. According to Paul Kim, Everex’s director of marketing, the delay was caused by “a couple of last-minute software tweaks” to its gOS Rocket operating system.
The upcoming Chinese New Year public holidays are another cause of the […]

Everex Cloudbook UMPC NOT Shipping to Europe, Chile, Singapore and Malaysia

January 25, 2008

According to ZaReason, while they can ship other ZaReason systems to Europe, Chile, Singapore and Malaysia, they are unable to do so for Everex Cloudbook. My guess is that it is probably due to some arrangement between Everex and Via. Packard Bell Easynote XS and other Nanobook variants are already available in some European and […]

Everex Cloudbook Available at ZaReason.com from 25th Jan 2008!

January 24, 2008

Thanks to a tip-off from JamFish, Everex Cloudbook will be available at ZaReason.com from 25th Jan 2008, other than previously announced walmart.com This can be confirmed from Everex Homepage: “Find your $399 CloudBook at Walmart.com and ZaReason.com beginning 1/25/08.”.
Another piece of good news is that ZaReason.com is accepting pre-orders. The company ships to US, Canada, […]

Packard Bell Easynote XS Reviews, Photos and Videos

January 23, 2008

To continue with my previous post on Packard Bell Easynote XS Hardware and Software Specifications, I have compiled some links to Packard Bell Easynote XS reviews, photos and videos.
Reviews

Packard Bell Easynote XS review by Steve Paine from umpcportal.com
Packard Bell Easynote XS review by Dave Stevenson from pcpro.co.uk
Packard Bell Easynote XS review by Julian Prokaza from […]