SmartQ 7 Internet Tablet MID revealed

Jenn K. Lee May 05, 2009 UMPC

The SmartQ 5 MID that never interested me enough to write about has just gotten itself a bigger, better-looking sibling.

The newly unveiled SmartQ 7 (or SmartQ7 or Smart Q7; there's no consistency!) earns its name from the 7-inch WVGA touchscreen making up most of the curvaceous device. A 4500mAh li-polymer battery promises to deliver up to 48 hours of music playback, while the built-in stand, stereo speakers, a USB 2.0 host port for connecting peripherals, and of course WiFi connectivity make the Linux-based gadget a versatile and potentially very capable Internet Tablet and MID.

No word on price or availability outside of China at the moment, but I think this one looks pretty ripe for importing.

[Shanzhaiji (trans) | JiongTang's World]

Thanks, FOB!

MID

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Jenn K. Lee is the founder of Pocketables. She loves gadgets the way most women love shoes and purses. The pieces in her tech wardrobe that go with everything are currently the Samsung Galaxy Note II, Sony Tablet P, and Nexus 7, but there are still a couple of vintage UMPCs/MIDs in the back of her closet.

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13 Comments

Shyam D. May 6, 2009 at 4:03 am - Reply

I don’t know. Unless it has an OMAP3 series SoC, i doubt it will anything too interesting.
John May 6, 2009 at 8:14 am - Reply

Someone over on the InternetTabletTalk forums has put Mer (the open version of Nokia’s Maemo) on to the SmartQ5 … it would be VERY interesting, to me, to see Mer on the SmartQ7.

And, I wonder if they’re going to make a SmartQ9… :-}
Phogg May 6, 2009 at 10:58 am - Reply

Looks like a good reader for in bed at night.

How much does it weigh?
Jenn K. Lee May 6, 2009 at 1:26 pm - Reply

I don’t know. There are still a lot of unknowns in the specs list: CPU, dimensions, weight, internal storage, etc. I’m guessing it’s under a pound.
greeny May 6, 2009 at 1:29 pm - Reply

I want one
aaa May 6, 2009 at 9:48 pm - Reply

I love this blog
sacmont@yahoo.com May 7, 2009 at 4:39 am - Reply

I think its going for 189 at http://www.eletroworld.cn
Dont know how real this is. Has anyone bought anything from them?
fab May 7, 2009 at 8:30 am - Reply

Steve from umpcportal ordered one and we’re waiting for some interesting news. i don’t think it’s scam, but lets see
alanmc May 8, 2009 at 11:50 pm - Reply

I have bought one Smartq5 from the eletroworld. It is a good device for internet browsing and sending and getting Emai. But the media player is so slow that you can not use it to watch a movie. The supplier said that they will update the firmware a these days.
jim May 9, 2009 at 8:38 pm - Reply

I hope they make the GPL source code for it available. I haven’t seen the source code for their previous Mid device offered anywhere yet.
leon May 11, 2009 at 12:32 am - Reply

it is same as the Q5 , onlt different screen size
same hardware and system
more pictures on
http://www.jiongtang.com/blog/digital-product/smartq7-unboxing-picturewill-you-buy-it/
english language firmware by maemo
:http://www.jiongtang.com/blog/digital-product/smartq5-english-version-firmware-beta/
jeff June 17, 2009 at 10:35 pm - Reply

Phogg
detailed info for the SmartQ5 and SmartQ7 ! http://www.dddintl.com
hope you find it useful!
pankomputerek October 1, 2009 at 8:17 am - Reply

500 grams and it is you can buy it now!