What, more devices that are racking up multiple Mobile phone functions? Bring it on please….!
The Mintpad is one of those crossover devices that aims to do a lot of things – it’s been in the market a little while, but I’m never one to discount a device out of hand for that reason – we all miss gems now and again. The device is running Win CE 5 Pro, which again might not seem like a great reason to check it out, but let’s persist…
First of all, it does look very cool – certainly there’s no hint of Win CE poking through, as has been the case with less successful UI overlays delivered by other device manufacturers. Secondly, it’s quite diminutive, packing a lot in to a very small frame – and third, it claims to have very good audio indeed!
Here’s the specs:
| Mintpad 20GB WiFi PDA Portable Media Player Specification | |
| Audio codecs | MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV, APE, FLAC |
| Audio Output Connections | 3.5 mm headphone socket |
| Audio Recording | Yes |
| Backlit Display | Yes |
| Battery Life | Audio: 30hrs Video: 5~6hrs Approx |
| Battery Type | Lithium Polymer (Li-Po) |
| Built in Speakers | Yes |
| CPU | AMR9 400Mhz |
| Depth | 15.2mm |
| Display | 2.86″ TFT LCD with Touch Screen |
| EQ Band | 12 Band EQ |
| EQ Presets | 12 EQ Presets |
| Firmware Upgrade | Yes |
| Height | 63.8mm |
| ID3 Tag | Yes |
| Internal Memory | 20GB. 4GB built-in with a 16GB MicroSD card included |
| Manufacturer Warranty | 1 Year |
| Memory Expansion Slot | Yes |
| Memory Expansion Type | MicroSD |
| Microphone | Built-in stereo microphone |
| MPEG-4 Video Playback | Yes |
| Operating System | Windows CE 5.0 Professional |
| Photo Viewer | Yes |
| Photo Viewer Formats | JPEG, BMP, PNG |
| Resolution | 320×240 |
| Signal to Noise ratio | 90 dB |
| Text Viewer | Yes |
| USB Battery Recharging | Yes |
| USB Version | USB 1.1/2.0 |
| Video Codecs | AVI, WMV, MPEG4 |
| Voice Recording | Yes |
| Weight | 90g |
| Width | 78.2mm |
| Wireless Network | Wi-Fi 802.11(b) or 802.11(g) Connection |
I guess what a lot of you might be thinking is yeah, but I can get most of this in an iPod Touch – yes, that’s probably true, and the Touch is smaller too – but not everyone wants one of those, so it’s nice to be able to see the alternatives from time to time – of which this is one.
If you want one, hope on over to Advanced MP3 Players, who are selling both 4GB and 20GB variants of the device.
[Via: Advanced MP3 Players]