Spiga Smartbook – UMID M1 clone

The Spiga, like any other smartbook/mini-netbook is comapct, light weight, power efficient and has a full keyboard (AZERTY 56 buttons). It has various connectivity options like WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G and 3G+(?). The Spiga measures just 158 x 94.1 x 18.6 mm and weighs only 315 grams making it a perfect clone of the Umid M1. ‘Spiga is the smallest laptop in the world’ says Sagemcom. It has a 4.5-inch display with touch screen and carries 1024×768 resolution.

It is eqipped with Intel Atom processor (Z510) that runs @ 1.1 GHz. It comes with 24 GB SSD for storage which can be expanded via micro SD card reader. It has a replaceable 2400 mAh Lithium-Ion battery. Runs Window XP as OS. This smartbook is already available in parts of Europe and priced at EUR 499 (~USD 750)

Kohjinsha now selling UMID M1 as Kohjinsha PM series

UMID M1 is one of the smallest touchscreen clamshell we have ever come around. This little beauty will be rebranded and sold under Kohjinsha’s brandname too. Kohjinsha will be selling it under their PM-series.

Unfortunately, Kohjinsha has not upgraded the hardware. This means you have this little unit with paltry 512MB RAM. We can bear with the 16GB solid state drive, but it hurts when are spending more than $600 on a device that has less than 2GB RAM.

Here are its full specs:

• Intel Atom processor Z510@ 1.1GHz
• 16GB SSD
• 512MB RAM (!)
• 4.8-inch 1024×600 display
• 1.3MP webcam
• 1 mini-USB port
• SDHC slot
• WiFi (b/g)
• BT 2.0 + EDR
• 345gm
• Windows XP

Kohjinsha is selling it for 59,800 yen ($640)

[Kohjinsha PM official webpage] (Japanese)

UMID M1 launches in Korea (plus typing demo video)

UMID M1 has finally been launched in Korea. This tiny 4.8-inch little monster runs on Intel Atom processor and promises a whoping 6 hours battery life, which should be enough for a full day use. However, due to its small size, do not even think about writing a novel on this small device. According to slashgear, the keyboard is surprisingly nice for thumb-typing.

The base model starts at $465 and goes upto $532 for high end model.

Here is the thumb-typing demo: