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UPOP PMP

It seems that everyone wants to build a top notch player, loaded with cool new features. Here’s another PMP, made by a Korean company name UPOP. This one looks like a cool all-in-one device with a neat Qwerty keyboard.

Features:

• OS: Microsoft Windows CE 5.0 Professional
• Display: 4.8″ TFT (800 x 400)
• Audio: MP3, WMA, MP4, ACC, AC3, Ogg, and WAV
• Video: AVI (divx, etc..), WMV, MPG, DAT, and VOB
• Built-in WiFi and DMB Tuner
• Audio and Video recording
• Office Applications (Powerpoint, Excel, PDF. TXT)
• Built-in Dictionary, Microsoft Office support.
• USB Host
• Capacity: 30GB, 60GB with SD expansion

This UMPC alike, is available only in Korea, and seems like a cool portable mini laptop alternative.

[via dapreview]

Tags: Computers, Korea, Media Players, PMP, UMPC, UPOP

CompUSA - The End

After 24 years, with 103 chain stores, CompUSA has reached its very final end. One of the 90’s biggest computers retail network, owned by the billionaire Carlos Slim, was purchased by Gordon Brothers Group, after facing a liquidation. According to reuters, CompUSA stores will remain open and staffed during the holiday season, offering discounts on computer and electronics ahead of the planned store closures, at the beginning of 2008.

Prior to the announcement of the sale, CompUSA closed more than half of its stores, so the final events did not surprise the analysts.

[via engadget]

Tags: CompUSA, Computers, gadgets, General, liquidation, News, Retail

Asus Eee PC 8GB Goes Live

Asus Eee PC is already a huge success, it is small, attractive, very useful, and comes with a low price tag. Not only individuals are getting excited from this super mini Linux OS based device, but also educational institutes, who already ordered thousands of units.

Now Asus is telling us that the new Asus Eee PC model is going to be released in mid to late December, with even greater specs. The new Eee will have 1GB of RAM and 8GB of flash storage, with the same Intel 900MHz Celeron processor, and a 7-inch 800 x 480 LCD screen. Not to mention, this device has SD card slot, 2 USB ports, an extra USB, mic, headphone jack, a 10/100Mbps Ethernet port and supports 802.11b/g WiFi, as the previous model.

It is up to you to decide whether you want to double your storage size from 4GB to 8GB and have some extra 512MB of RAM for 499$ overall, a 100$ extra charge to the 399$ previous model price tag.

[via gizmodo]

Tags: Asus, Computers, Eee-PC, Hardware, Laptop, Linux, News, Notebook