Damn, if only this thing wasn't headed for ATT-Mini 5

[Pliablemoose]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjBcv9iZinY

 

[Demo24]

Looks nice, but 5" is too big of a phone for me.

 

[Riverhound777]

More interested in the Mini 3.

 

[dougp]

Looks nice, but 5" is too big of a phone for me.

Don't think it's a phone, but a mobile internet device. If I could get it without a SIM, I'd choose this one until we find out more about the Slate.

 

[vshah]

Don't think it's a phone, but a mobile internet device. If I could get it without a SIM, I'd choose this one until we find out more about the Slate.

without a sim meaning unlocked w/o a contract? or without a 3g radio. the latter seems kinda pointless.

 

[dougp]

without a sim meaning unlocked w/o a contract? or without a 3g radio. the latter seems kinda pointless.

I meant without a 3g radio. I don't need it - anywhere I'd use this device, I'd have wireless, or I could tether with my phone. I want a device like this for the bigger screen than my iPhone.

 

[Pliablemoose]

The videos show it's a phone

 

[sswingle]

Where does it say headed to AT&T?

 

[dougp]

The videos show it's a phone

Damn, then that's too freaking big.

 

[boomhower]

Could make a nice alternative to an ipod touch if they make one without a cell radio and price it right.

 

[randomlinh]

Could make a nice alternative to an ipod touch if they make one without a cell radio and price it right.

that's exactly what I was hoping for, but did not get. The market is too small for it with so many iphones out there.

Though, when does he say it's a phone? He says android device... if this comes w/o 3g, I may instantly buy it if it's price competitive w/ the ipod touch *edit* ok, they mention SIM cards in other specs, heh

 

[deputc26]

Lol the @ the "interviewers"

 

[pm]

Rumors on ZDNet are talking over $1000 - that's about $400-500 more than I'd want to spend. I'm not thrilled with the iPad, but at least it's priced at a range that I could vaguely think about buying.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/gadgetreviews/?p=11845

 

[idiotekniQues]

Rumors on ZDNet are talking over $1000 - that's about $400-500 more than I'd want to spend. I'm not thrilled with the iPad, but at least it's priced at a range that I could vaguely think about buying.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/gadgetreviews/?p=11845

you are pulling info that clearly states it is the street price of the prototype versions on the streets of china.

tsk tsk.

 

[BabaBooey]

<------------Waiting for t-mobile and the HD2 ....:awe:

 

[boomhower]

that's exactly what I was hoping for, but did not get. The market is too small for it with so many iphones out there.

Though, when does he say it's a phone? He says android device... if this comes w/o 3g, I may instantly buy it if it's price competitive w/ the ipod touch *edit* ok, they mention SIM cards in other specs, heh

Just because it has a SIM card doesn't mean it will be a phone. A SIM can be just for data access ala the ipad.

 

[Pliablemoose]

Stop the video on 0:15, you can see the speaker & microphone.

The video is blurry and you can't make out the icons on the top, but if you look at the video and pics:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-9TeB3USZA

1:27 shows a phone icon on the top row.

 

[randomlinh]

Just because it has a SIM card doesn't mean it will be a phone. A SIM can be just for data access ala the ipad.

well, as Pliablemoose, I had seen a mic and speakers listed as specs. That and after looking at more CES videos, you have plenty of dell guys saying it's a data device, that just happens to be able to make voice calls too, heh. I'll take just the data device.

 

[pm]

you are pulling info that clearly states it is the street price of the prototype versions on the streets of china.

tsk tsk.

Thanks for pointing out that it's for the prototype. I missed that and it does change things. But, in fact, I'm still not seeing it.

To quote the entire article in it's entirety:

Is Dell preparing a Mini tablet to challenge the recently-announced Apple iPad and forthcoming HP Slate?

According to Shenzhen-based PC Online, it just might be.


Called the &#8220;Dell Streak&#8221; or &#8220;Mini 5&#8243; tablet, the device &#8212; officially model M01M &#8212; has a 5-in. 800 by 480-pixel touchscreen, Google Android 1.6, a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G mobile broadband, a 5-megapixel camera with dual-LED flash, another front-facing camera, and a 1530mAh battery.


Really, this device is more in line with a MID than an iPad competitor &#8212; but it shows that Dell is already trying to move into this space, riding Google&#8217;s open source wave.

The price for this BlackBerry Storm-like tablet device? &#165;7,500, or approx. $1,098 USD.

It doesn't mention street prices for prototypes... I presume you can read the original Chinese from the original article? If so, you are tsk-tsking me for not being able to read Chinese? That seems a bit harsh. ZDNet is a fairly noted publication, their blog perhas not so much, but the blog is from their "associated editor" and it doesn't mention details like prototype pricing. And if you pull up the Google-translated link... well, it's more or less unintelligible.

 

[Demo24]

http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/dell-mini-5-we-have-it/#comments


Looks scratched to hell, so I wonder if this was a tumbler sample

UI looks pretty intuitive and looks like it's pretty easy to change stuff. Should be interesting to see how this pans out! Although, I dunno how one would carry this.