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Cussy, the Windsurfer:
BenQ Reveals its First Mobile Internet Device at 2008 CES
2008-01-05
Giving users a full interactive Internet experience anytime, anywhere by combining the advantages of notebooks and smartphones
Taipei, Taiwan, January, 4th, 2008- Global digital lifestyle solutions leader, BenQ, today announces that it will reveal its first ever Mobile Internet Device (MID) at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The device, embedded with Intel Menlow platform, gives users a full interactive Internet experience anytime, anywhere, fulfilling every need for a true mobile lifestyle.
Featuring wireless technologies such as WiFi and 3.5G, BenQ’s maiden MID focuses on simplicity. Surfing the web, sharing videos, music or photographs, blogging, emailing, instant messaging, social networking on Flickr and Facebook will no longer be a hassle as users can expect increased Internet access speed, a user-friendly interface and a large 4.8 inch touch screen which gives a full-screen Internet experience right in the users’ hands. The device also consumes comparatively lower power than a normal UMPC, making it the best mobile device for someone always on-the-go.
“As a global digital lifestyle solutions leader, BenQ cannot help but see that our users have increasingly sophisticated and complex needs to fulfill their increasingly mobile lifestyle,” Peter Chen, General Manager of Technology Product Center, BenQ Corporation said, “BenQ MID combines the advantages of notebooks and smartphones to satisfy users’ multiple demands in a single device. Not only do we put the familiar PC experience in our users’ hands, they are now allowed to have high-speed internet access, work with a powerful CPU, and enjoy the full screens previously only available on notebooks.”
CES, the world’s largest consumer electronics show, will take place in Las Vegas, USA, from the 7th to 10th January 2008. BenQ will showcase its MID prototype at Intel’s MID exhibition arena at Central Hall, booth 7153.