When someone needs mobile device that can accomplish complex tasks, smartphones are first that comes in mind. However, operating systems that are used on smartphones nowadays are very different from desktop ones. This means they need other applications, which are often very limited comparing to regular ones. What if someone needs fully functional portable PC? Netbooks or laptops are way bigger than usual smartphone, UMPCs offer good possibilities but without phone function. Fortunately, Chinese company MIU successfully integrated phone into UMPC, making a perfect and almost almighty portable gadget for computer geeks. Details below.This collaboration between UMPC and smartphone is named HDPC, which stands for Hybrid Dual Portable Computer. It uses Windows XP as its main OS, so it is able to launch almost every regular application created for Windows. However, phone functions are realized in an unusual way. MIU engineers made an interesting move - they decided to not reinvent the wheel and didn't even tried to icorporate Wireless protocols - Bluetooth 2.0 and Wi-Fi. There are two cameras - one for video chat (VGA) and other (3 megapixels) for taking photos. IT even has Digital TV receiver, which is fully DVB -T compatible. Chinese companies often want to put as many functions as possible, so presence of TV signal receiver is not a novelty in Chinese smartphones. Las but not least - HDPC has full QWERTY keyboard hidden under its screen.
Big list of functions almost every time means big size, and this is true. Mio HDPC is big - no bigger than usual UMPCs but it is a huge phone in any case (160 x 65 x 25 mm), weight is not small too - HDPC weights 387 g.
This gadget is bulky, it looks like a brick, but nevertheless it is one of the most multifunctional devices on market. Usage of desktop OS means that user is not limited in audio and video formats; there is absolutely no need to convert video and audio files so they can be played on HDPC. It is also very convenient to use for internet browsing, IM applications and text editing purposes due to its QWERTY keyboard. In any case, let's wait for its release; it will be interesting to check its price. If it will be like their previous model, around 500 dollars, this gadget will have a good chance to be successful.
