Atom-powered Cowon W2?!

[Rockin_Zombie]

http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/a...-on-imaginary/

[CrowdAds]

[don527]

Lol, the title makes me think of a nuclear powered DAP

[The DarkSide]

Here's the actual article, via DAPReview.net:

Cowon W2, Atom-based MID leaked

Friday, October 30 (2009) 03:07PM | Posted by Michael

It looks like Cowon is the latest company to stake a claim in the mobile computing industry. A certification page from Bluetooth.org leaked out recently revealing the Cowon W2. The Design name entry tells us exactly what kind of product it is, a MID, Mobile Internet Device. The only other pertinent info listed is that it'll be powered by an Intel Atom processor.

I never really put much thought into it, but the PMP market has slowly transformed into a convergence market. Archos is the best example of this, transitioning from big and beefy PMP's to a more refined "Internet Media Tablet." The saying "Jack of all trades, master of none" comes to mind when I think about these all-in-one devices. Hopefully the W2 won't sacrifice any of the great audio/video capabilities that Cowon is known for.

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[WalkGood]

Originally Posted by The DarkSide

... ... Hopefully the W2 won't sacrifice any of the great audio/video capabilities that Cowon is known for.

Well I won't hold my breath, :cough: Q5W, O2, iAudio 9, gapless, ... :cough:

[bxbomber]

I hope cowon stays away from anything MS.

Don't want another repeat of the q5, and def don't want something that tries to compete with the viliv s5.

I want something more like the itouch, archos android. Good OS, Good browser, and being able to add app because it's using an os like android.

[The DarkSide]

Android for EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[aki]

Boo! intel... I hope they will make an hybrid between S9 and O2, the Davinci processor from O2 and the sleek design from S9, improved(metal casing, new flash engine)

[dfkt]

Or rather the OMAP platform instead of the DaVinci.. that would be nice. Either way, Texas Instruments beats Telechips/Wolfson any time. Atom is something else, but I'm not sure I want an UMPC from Cowon...

[bxbomber]

Originally Posted by dfkt

Or rather the OMAP platform instead of the DaVinci.. that would be nice. Either way, Texas Instruments beats Telechips/Wolfson any time. Atom is something else, but I'm not sure I want an UMPC from Cowon...

It could be mid, like a more powerful archos 5, hopefully with a 5 inch oled screen.

[günter]

Originally Posted by don527

Lol, the title makes me think of a nuclear powered DAP

Holds power for 2 lifetimes but then you have to shoot it to the moon

[The DarkSide]

Originally Posted by günter

Holds power for 2 lifetimes but then you have to shoot it to the moon

Did you bother to see when the last post was??? Another dead thread resurrection!!!

[Marvin the Martian]

[Paleskin]

Why don't they just make an andro phone, and label it as "music phone", like those w series from SE

[The DarkSide]

[Kerebron]

Well, what did you expect? - it's a thread by Rockin Zombie.

[The DarkSide]

^excellent reply ^

[Paleskin]

Euh, sorry, I dun pay the attention to thread date, especially if the thread is listed on page one in the forum ehuehuehuehe