
Designed by a Japanese modder, this nice looking UMPC is based on an ASUS Eee PC 701 to which a touchscreen and new casing has been applied. It ditches the keyboard and loses the grams going from 922g to 760g. It even comes with a pen for the touchscreen and a slot to slip it in. Sadly not a sign of ASUS’ upcoming Eee PC UMPC plans, so it remains just a prototype for now. [DVICE] More

Here is a video that shows the OQO model 2+ with 1.86GHz Intel Atom CPU at 2009 CES. The gadget also offers an OLED display, worldwide 3G capability, and 2GB RAM. I can say the new OQO model 2+ is perfect for mobile professionals who work on the go. Other cool features include Qualcomm’s Gobi global mobile Internet solution, which supports both of the world’s leading 3G cellular standards. The OQO model 2+ will be available in the first half of 2009 with pricing starting at $999. Watch the video after the jump. [AVING] More

Gigabyte has revealed its new UMPC for the next release. The Gigabyte M528 comes with an 800Mhz Silverthorne/Poulsbo (Menlow), WiFi, Bluetooth, HSPA, USB, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, GPS, dual cameras (VGA up front, 3-megapixel with autofocus round the back), and a 4GB SSD. But, sorry for now the M528 is no longer available for pre-order on its website. It’s priced at £539.99 including tax. [Slashgear]

Look at the picture above, are you getting curious? Yes, it is a teaser picture from Sony Vaio’s next release product. It’s long, thin, and the white color makes it looks very bright. So, keep guessing until the next update. Stay tuned with us. [Engadget]

Trigem (TG) has released a 4.8-inch touchscreen MID under it’s Lluon brand. Priced at $411, it comes with the 1.3GHz Intel Atom Z520 processor, 1GB of RAM, a choice of 30GB HDD or 16GB SSD and WiFi, Bluetooth, WiBro, and Windows XP OS. In addition, there’s a 2MP webcam, a DMB-T receiver and it’s nice to see an optical mouse button on the frame. I think this little MID is pretty impressive for a net device. [Slashgear]

Kohjinsha has decided to launch two new UMPCs with Intel Atom CPU. The Kohjinsha SC3 features a 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520 CPU, 1GB of RAM, 60GB of HDD, a 7 inch wide touchscreen LCD with LED backlight, an internal GPS (optional), WiFi b/g, Bluetooth, and 1.3MP webcam. Meanwhile, the Kohjinsha SX3 UMPC features with the same specs, but with a larger screen size of 8.9 Inch, and a DVD Super Multi Drive. Both UMPCs will be released in December 2008. [GeekStuff4U]