A mobile Internet device (MID) is a multimedia-capable handheld computer providing wireless Internet access. They are designed to provide entertainment, information and location-based services for personal use, rather than for corporate use. They allow 2-way communication and real-time sharing. MIDs are larger than smartphones but smaller than the Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC). They have been described as filling a niche between smartphones and Tablet P...
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A mobile Internet device (MID) is a multimedia-capable handheld computer providing wireless Internet access. They are designed to provide entertainment, information and location-based services for personal use, rather than for corporate use. They allow 2-way communication and real-time sharing. MIDs are larger than smartphones but smaller than the Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC). They have been described as filling a niche between smartphones and Tablet PCs.. They are an easy way to stay in contact with others wirelessly.
Intel announced a prototype MID at the Intel Developer Forum in Spring 2007 in Beijing. An MID development kit by Sophia Systems using Intel Centrino Atom was announced in April 2008.
Intel MID platforms are based on an Intel processor and chipset which consume less power than most of the x86 derivatives and are previously an extension of the Centrino mobile platform for Menlow platform (Silverthorne). A few platforms have been announced as listed below:
This platform...
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