Astone UMPC is probably the most affordable touch screen Nanobook around. As reported over here, it’s selling at USD420 (PHP17,945) in Farmers Cubao in Philippines. Over at Singapore’s Sim Lim Square, it’s reported to be selling at USD489 (SGD670). However, an operating system is not included in the price. Nevertheless, it is certainly price competitive […]

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We know that the screens of Nanobooks can be pushed back more than 180 degrees. But what are the practical uses? tantantiniiin from PhiMUG had the interesting idea of flipping the screen of Astone UMPC and fitting it to the top of his car’s dashboard. With a GPS receiver module and software, it could serve as a car navigation device.

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Astone UMPC, an ultra portable with 7″ touch screen and modular webcam, has made it to Vietnam. Priced at around US$565, the mini laptop is available at chodientu.vn. You can find some nice photos of Astone UMPC over at online forums ledmobile.net and 5giay.com.

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If you have been looking through Astone website and looking for information on Astone UMPC, you might had a little hard time. After some digging, I found that product information for the mini laptop is actually available at the website of Astone’s parent company, Achieva Limited.
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The Astone UMPC has a 7 Inch (800×480) […]

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Another Via Nanobook has arrived in Australia, Philippines and Singapore. Named simply as the Astone UMPC, the ultra portable from Astone comes with touch screen display, modular VoIP handset (or webcam), 1Gb RAM and 30Gb HDD.
The mini laptop seems to come with different operating system in different countries. In Philippines, E-C Mix is selling it with “Open […]

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