MiTAC MiSTATION netbooks brings GPS to workers on the go

GPS sold as differentiating feature

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30 August 2008 14:45 GMT / By Stuart Miles

MiTAC the company that owns Mio and Navman has become the latest company to launch a netbook computer.

Following hot on the heels of other manufacturers launching netbooks at IFA in Berlin, the new model, called the MiStation, will sport a 8.9-inch screen and run the 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor.

The specs include the choice of a 20GB SSD or 60GB hard drive, Windows XP or Linux and the usual array of connectivity options including wireless (b and g) and Bluetooth 2.1.

However hoping to break away from every other netbook offering, like the new LG X110 also announced at IFA, the MiTAC MiSTATION will feature a GPS receiver on board.

Users will be able to use the already bundled and installed Mio GPS software to help them find their way around Europe by poping out a receiver tucked away at the front of the mini laptop.

Other tech specs include a 1.3-megapixel webcam, three USB 2.0 ports, an SD card slot, and VGA out.

The model will be hitting Europe at the end of November and prices will start from £282 for the 60GB Linux version.

The 20GB SSD model would cost around £400 a spokesperson for the company said.



Comments

  • I think you should get someone to proofread your articles Posted by Sam, UK
  • Don't you mean poofread?

    I'm actually looking forward to this. As a long time Mio satnav user; just about the only company that could get me to part with ready cash for a netbook is Mio. Not so bothered about the GPS, although it will be fun, and easier to journey plan than my PDA - and hopefully I'll be able to plan a journey on the netbook and then transfer the waypoints etc to the PDA. And will it do Marine, I wonder (Ooh, there's a thought). Altogether, a very exciting prospect.     Posted by Tim Turner, Gibraltar
  • I remember the Psion handhelds.. series 3, series 5 and the final line.. the all java netbook. They had instant-on, many applications, very long battery life, qwerty keyboards in a clamshell design and if you bought the extra software and hardware.. GPS navigation. I loved them and feel sorry that Psion do not seem to be making a comback in this new age of the netbook. They had a brilliant hardware design. Posted by Jones, England

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