C-motech Mangrove – Best Windows Mobile device/MID ever?

Here is a MID from C-Motech that comes with the mighty 1GHz Snapdragon CPU. It is powered by Windows Mobile 6.5. The most interesting thing about this MID is its 7-inch display that has WVGA (800×480) resolution (which is the maximum a Windows Mobile device supports).

C-Motech has worked hard to make this look as sleek as possible. Its huge 3200mAh battery should keep your device running for days. If that was not enough, there is an optional 4000mAh battery, which we think is way too much for a device that is based on ARM-platform. Despite its huge dimensions, it still manages to stay light at 300gm.

It is every single radio that you can imagine: 3G, WiMax, WiFi and GPS. For storage, you get 512MB and for running apps, there is 256MB RAM, which is more than enough for any Windows Mobile application out there.

DreamScreen internet tablets by HP – DreamScreen 100 and DreamScreen 130 – both have pathetic 800×480 resolution!

HP has released its affordable series of Internet tablets, DreamScreen 100 and DreamScreen 130. The new HP DreamScreen comes with a remote control that can used throughout the house to stream content from your home network, removable storage cards, or internal storage. It is available in two display sizes: the DreamScreen 100 that has an 10.2 inch display and the DreamScreen 130 that comes with 13.3 inch display.

The Dreamscreen will retail for $429 while the DreamScreen 130 will retail for $299.

In both the models you will find WiFi, Ethernet, 2GB RAM and a media card reader. These models have 800 x 480 pixel display resolutions. Both devices also include support for MPEG 1,2, 4, and H.264 video as well as JPG, PNG, and BMP images and MP3, WMA, AAC, and WAV audio. They can handle a number of flash card formats including CF, SDHC, Memory Stick, and xD.

They feature software for watching videos and visiting web destinations including Pandora, Snapfish, and Facebook. With HP’s SmartRadio feature, you could find about 15,000 internet radio stations from across the globe.

Commentary: HP, what were you thinking when you decided WVGA resolution (800×480) for Internet tablets and that too in 2009? It is a crime!