aigo’s P8860 MID has been disassembled by folks over UMPCFever. The main purpose of dissecting the aigo MID is to assess the possibility off adding an additional HSDPA 3.5G module and flash drives. The conlusion is:
Ram and SSD are soldered.
Many spaces on both sides for upgrade of HSDPA module or flash drive.
16Gb or 32Gb Flash drive upgrade is feasible!!
more pictures and a video of the dissection after the break:

Finally, BenQ made the official product page of its MID S6 online. The MID S6 is now available for pre-order in Italy.

BenQ’s S6 is a Mobile Internet Device (MID) powered by an Intel 800MHz Atom processor, 512MB DDR2 RAM, 2GB of SSD. It features a 4.8-inch 800×480 touchscreen display, Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi 802.11b/g, support for UMTS/HSDPA 3G and triband GSM/EDGE cellular network. It comes with a stylus touch pen and a microSD card slot.

Clarion is going to release its new ClarionMiND “Mobile Internet Navigation Device” (MIND) device in the US and Canada in November this year.The new ClarionMiND is now powered by Intel’s Atom 800MHz processor and 512MB of RAM. It features a 4.8-inch WVGA 800×480 LCD touchscreen, WiFi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2/0, integrated SiRFstarIII GPS with Radio Data System – Traffic Message Channel (RDS-TMC).

The ClarionMiND offers also meida player with the Clarion H.M.I. media player interface for a quick and intuitive user experience. It runs Linux OS 2.6.22 and comes with a Firefox-based browser that supports Flash. It has also integrated Real Player.

Finally, BenQ’s MID S6 (aka BenQ MID, Aries2, Alice) is available for ordering in Italy via TIM, an Italian carrier. BenQ’s S6 MID (Mobile Internet Device) is powered by an Intel …

Viliv, other than the S7, is also preparing its S5, a smaller Atom-based UMPC. The S5 is powered by an Intel Atom processor, 1GB of memory, 30GB or 60GB had drive. It features a 4.8-inch 800×480 touchscreen display, and Bluetooth, WiFi and WiBro/WiMax connectivity. It offers 6 hours of battery life.

Unlike S7, the S5 has no QWERTY keyboard. The S5 can run Windows Vista or XP or Linux OS.

A video from UMPCPortal after the break:

Compal world’s second largest original device manufacturer (ODM) is preparing its Mobile Internet Device that will offer HSPA 3G connectivity. The new MID has the same form factor design as Aigo’s MID and Gigabyte’s M528.

The Compal MID will …

Intel announced the UrbanMax UMPC/Tablet PC Concept at the IDF. The UrbanMax looks like a bigger version of HTC’s Shift. Not much information is available now, but as we can see in the pictures, the UrbanMax will have a tilting touchscreen, and sliding keyboard. The device looks really thin.
More pictures after the break:

Lenovo launched in China during the Olympics the new IdeaPad U8 Mobile Internet Device. U8 is the only MID with the Beijing Olympics branding. It is powered by an Intel processor (probably Atom), up to 2GB of memory and 6GB …

BenQ’s Aries 2 MID has won the Bronze Award in the Interactive Product Experiences at at the 2008 Industrial Design Excellence Award (IDEA) recently. It is said that the Taiwanese company is going to launch the device in Europe …

aigo is going to launch its MID P8860 in Hong Kong in 8th August (to celebrate the opening of the Olympics?). The aigo MID is powered by an Intel Atom processor, and runs Linux OS. It features WiFi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth, a 4.8-inch LCD touchscreen, and GPS navigation function. It costs HKD $5228.

UMPCFever has unboxed the device, let’s take a look.