IMOVIO's iKit
Well, I’m anxious to get my hands on IMOVIO’s iKIT, a £99 (about $161) miniature PC with a teensy 2.8-inch LCD that some are dubbing a sub-netbook or sub-subnotebook. While it won’t run Word, it does pack quite a punch for its diminutive size.
The iKIT, officially dubbed a “Pocket Mobile Companion,” is a familiar, if miniaturized, clamshell device with a QWERTY keyboard, Linux OS, Wi-Fi, 0.3-megapixel webcam, and a mini-USB port. It has 64MB of RAM and supports storage on regular SD cards (up to 8GB in size), and it’s preloaded with apps, including the usual contact managers, messaging systems, a media player, and the Opera Mini web browser. It’s really designed to be used as alternative to your cell phone for mobile email and messaging needs.
It’s not, however, a replacement for a cell phone: The iKIT doesn’t include voice features nor a cellular radio. Its only connectivity option is Wi-Fi (plus Bluetooth), unless you plug a WWAN adapter into the USB port or connect it to something else via Bluetooth.
Sadly, iKIT won’t be showing up at local shops anytime soon. The British company is hoping to partner with wireless carriers or other companies to sell the device as an add-on or alternative to an expensive phone or laptop. It’s unlikely that IMOVIO will bring the device to market on its own, as IMOVIO is not a well known name so it would definitely attract a few.
iKIT compared to Apple Keyboard
The review is over now the specifications :-
Processor Marvell PXA270 312MHz
Operating System Linux 2.4.19
User Interface GUI : Proprietary plus Trolltech QT/E 2.3.8
Display Icons / Indicators
– Battery signal strength
– WiFi active/inactive/level
– Bluetooth® active/inactive
– Date & time
Home screen: 8 icons
– Email, launches Email application
– IM launches Instant Messaging application
– Web browser, launches browser application
– Contacts, launches A-Z listing contacts
– Multimedia, open 2nd level icon screen with
– icons for, Video player, Music Player, File manager
– Wireless, open 2nd level icon screen with icons for
– BT, WiFi
– iKIT, open 2nd level icon screen for Display settings,
– Date & Time, Sound settings
– Utilities, Open 2nd level icon screen with icons
– for PC Sync
Keypad
– QWERTY/AZERTY + numeric keys, other
– languages optional
– 2 soft keys, 5 quick access keys, multi directional
– key, power on/off key, volume up/down key
– Backlight: White
Speaker
– 16 mm built-in, monophonic
Memory Internal
– ROM : 128 MB, RAM : 64 MB SDRAM
– User data : 12MB, User media files : 23MB
Memory External
– Micro SD (up to 8GB)
Display
– 2.8 inch QVGA, TFT, 260 000 colors, landscape
Camera
– 0.3 MP fixed focus camera (Option)
– Viewfinder: 15 fps, 16-bit color depth
– Image format: JPEG, fine and standard
– compression, user selectable
– Digital zoom: Up to 3X smooth digital zoom with
– 7 steps
– Effects: Color, black & white, negative, sepia
– Capture time: less than 2 seconds to return to
– viewfinder mode after shuttered
Vibrator
– Built-in for use as an alert
Dimensions
– 95 mm (L) x 65 mm 
x 15.5 mm (H)
Weight
– 113 g (with battery)
Form factor
– Clamshell
Connectivity
– Bluetooth® 2.0 with EDR, supports wireless
– stereo headset
– (A2DP) & DUN profile
– WIFI® IEEE 802.11 b/g
Connector
– Mini-USB 1.1 used for charging, PC data exchange
– and wired stereo headset.
Browser
– Web browser Opera Mini 4.1
Java
– JTWI / JSR75 compliant
Email Protocols
– POP3 / IMAP / SMTP
Instant Messaging
– Support MSN
Audio Formats
– MIDI, WAV and MP3
Image Formats
– JPG, BMP, GIF and PNG
Video Formats
– 3GP, MP4 and AVI format, Maximum size
– QVGA
– 25 fps video playback for QVGA size video
– clips
– Support full-screen display
Contact List
– Maximum 2 000 records
Calendar
– Maximum 1 000 events
PC Sync
– With Outlook 2000/2003 & Outlook Express v6
– (emails, contacts, calendar)
Personal Features
– Calculator
– Media folder
– Notepad
– World clock
– Alarm clock
– Stop Watch
– Countdown Timer
Battery
– 1050 mAh, Li-ion
– Standby Time; up to 250h
– Power-up Time; up to 3h (25% data download
– per hour)
– Gaming Time; up to 4h (java game)
– Charging time: 2.5-3.5 hr to full charge from flat
– with device power off
Colors
– Velvet Black, Satin White – other colours available
– to order
Box Contents
– iKIT
– Battery
– Mini USB / USB cable
– USB stereo earpiece
– Charger
– User guide and CD
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