DAWA D7 7-inch multi-touch MID

KexunGuoJi, from Shenzhen is soon going to launch a nice 7-inch MID that boasts a capacitive display with multi-touch support. Under the bonnet, you will find the 720Mhz Telechips 8901 processor, 4GB storage (expandable via microSD card slot) and 256MB RAM. Inside, you will also find a lot of wireless radios – GPS receiver, Wi-Fi and 3G radios. The Dawa MID works perfectly as a PMP too. It plays those 1080p videos like a duck soup. Now, how many MIDs can do that?

Right now, there is no information on its release date or price.

Shenzhen manufacturer, Phecda launches 3 CULV based netbooks

Phecda from Shenzhen has launch 3 netbooks that use CULV processors: Phecda P10, Phecda P11 and Phecda P12. All of them sport almost the same features. All of them measure 292 x 225 x 31.6mm and weighs 1.76kg. All have 12.1-inch TFT WXGA display, Intel GL40 + ICH9M Chipset, integrated GMA X4500 graphics, 160GB hard drive, 1GB RAM. Wireless LAN is built-in. It comes with 6-cell 4400mAh Lithium battery which runs pto 2-3 hours. It can run Windows XP/Vista/7 or Linux.

• Phecda P10: Celeron Dual core T1600 (2.0GHz, L2 cache 1MB, front bus 667MHz)
• Phecda P11: Pentium Dual core T4200 (2.0GHz, L2 cache 1MB, front bus 800MHz)
• Phecda P12: Core SU3300 (2.0GHz, L2 cache 3MB, front bus 800MHz)

K.R.T. X9 runs Windows 7 – has multi-touch support

Many tablets which we have came across from Shenzhen either have Windows XP or run Windows CE. But as exceptions are always there, the K.R.T. X9 runs Windows 7 with full support for multi-touch. This convertible tablet has 10.2 inch display and measures 226.3mmx166.9mmx24.7mm. It weighs 2kg, which is a bit bulky if you ask us. Inside, it is a pure vanilla netbook: Atom N270 processor running at 1.6GHz clock speed, 1024×600 resolution, 1GB RAM, Intel 950 integrated Graphic chipset, 160GB Hard disk, Wi-Fi (b/g) and support for WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, CDMA2000 3G connectivity.

You can choose between 2800mAh or 3500mAh capacity battery which runs for upto 4 hours. And for this have to pay a hefty amount of $588 USD.

Outstanding Macbook Air clone for $249

A new clone of Apple Macbook Air by Shenzhen’s Tong Men Tech Co has been discovered, which will be launched in the (Chinese) market this week. Why this clone stands out among other clones of Macbook Air?

Not to be surprised, but this one sports removable battery and SIM card slot. It features:

• 12.1-inch display
• Atom N280 processor
• 160GB HDD
• 1 GB RAM
• 2 USB 2.0 ports
• HDMI port
• 3800mAh battery

The keyboard is not so Macbook-ish though

CZC C9 – world’s thinnest smartbook

A manufacturer of Shenzhen, Zichuang Technology has come up with the world’s thinnest netbook, the 8.9-inch CZC C9. Since it is a smartbook, it does not run on x86 architecture, which means that running Windows OS is simply out of scope. It runs some customized version of Linux OS.

It is just 0.2-inch thick at its thinnest point and 0.5-inches thick at its ‘fattest’ point. It weighs mere 0.75kg (1.6 pounds). Rest of its specs are pretty weak.

• 8.9-inch display
• 1024×600 resolution
• 8GB SSD
• 1GB RAM
• 2 USB ports

Priced at about $220, it promises 6-9 hours of battery life. You get three colors to choose from: white, black and pink.

Pierre Cardin PC-729 UMPC – Underpowered, yet expensive

The Pierre Cardin PC-729 UMPC comes from a Chinese company called Shenzhen Vogue Industries. It has an 7-inch 800×480 touchscreen and is equipped with a 1.2GHz VIA C7-M processor, 1GB RAM, 16GB SSD, WiFi and a webcam. It runs Windows XP and weighs just 691gm.

Expected price: $436.