Sunday, July 31, 2011

Handheld Computing

Q1. What are MID and UMPC devices? How do they differ. List at least three examples of both types of devices & include images.
The mobile Internet device (MID) is a small Internet communications unit designed to provide entertainment, information and location-based services for the consumer market (rather than the enterprise). 
UMPC stands for Ultra Mobile PC, a UMPC is a mobile device that has been optimized for accessing online media and content for mobile users. UMPC devices are small enough to easily to carry, deliver long battery life for mobile connectivity, include multiple wireless connectivity options, and are also location-aware.


Differences- UMPC runs a heavy OS like vista, business-class device for enterprise users. MID is a consumer-class lifestyle device, runs a 'lightweight' OS with quick start up like Linux and it is smaller than an UMPC.

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