If MIDs still matter, then get me one of these Moblic E7s pronto

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by Devin Coldewey on February 22, 2010

What with tablets looming large on the horizon, one could be forgiven for thinking MIDs might be reaching the end of their usefulness. But when you put something like this in front of me, I can’t help but get excited. ABXY buttons and a real D-pad? Yes please. 4″ 800×480 screen, 8GB of built-in storage, 600MHz ARM A8 processor? Man, this thing will be a mobile gaming powerhouse if it isn’t super expensive.

The Moblic E7 is still pretty much a cryptogadget right now, though. No pricing or availability is indicated on the Moblic page, so I’m just going to guess randomly. I’m going to say… $600 and available in the Summer, probably not in the US. Doesn’t that sound realistic?

[Image and find: CarryPad; via Engadget]

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Zephik - February 22nd, 2010 at 9:39 pm UTC

I wouldn’t pay more than $400. Otherwise you’re looking at paying however much more over an iPod Touch just for buttons. …and buttons are pretty tempting… I could totally own Eliminate Pro.

Drone - February 22nd, 2010 at 11:57 pm UTC

“I’m going to say… $600 and available in the Summer, probably not in the US.”

“I wouldn’t pay more than $400.”

Man, they got you guys brainwashed. it costs next to nothing to build these things, they run software ripped from the collective efforts of open-source.

Ann Julie - February 23rd, 2010 at 7:20 am UTC

@Drone

I think most of us know these things don’t cost much but still you have to set up a whole company to make one of these and I am sure that would cost you more than 600 dollars.

As fas as pricing is concerned, less than 500 would be fine.

Gary - February 23rd, 2010 at 3:25 pm UTC

I dunno, the Open Pandora looks like it could be better (pretty sure the Pandora has a touchscreen too? And bigger buttons?) and the Pandora is also less than $600.

Kangal - May 17th, 2010 at 12:52 am UTC

This “review” is dumb!
It never stated that this had a mobile phone function, ie CDMA/GSM/HSPDA!!!
The website states SMS, this would mean it should do voice calls but I think this is a typo they deliberately put, otherwise they would come out and tell you its phone functionality.
So it is a MID not a phone/smartphone.

It never stated to have a ARM Cortex A8 processor!!!!
It could be an Intel Z-series OR an underclocked and undervolted Atom.
It is most probably an ARM11 CPU set since it fits the price range and since these devices always have an older generation CPU. So gaming performance should only match something like the HTC Touch Pro = nothing serious and barely emulates SNES.

Also its stated it had an 8GB ROM!!!
This is probably another deliberate typo (read false advertising). Something like this device; cheap and KIRF, would not put expensive components inside. It is most likely to be 512MB Flash ROM with 8GB SD. What’s the difference? Firstly price (ROM more expensive than SD). Secondly performance (ROM faster than SD).

And lastly but important, what OS is running?
Such a simple info they failed to give, its most likely Windows CE5, something so common on these devices.

So it’s basically just a Sony Ericson Xperia X1 without the Camera, GSM and 3G, instead a WiMax Chip, and placed a different keyset into it. Hardly wasting money over, trust me.

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