Sewoo I&T's Crusoe WebPads
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take a quick look at a previously unknown device using a 400Mhz Crusoe
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Sewoo I&T's Crusoe WebPads
 Sewoo I&T are a South Korean company founded in 1996. With a
background in product development and industrial data
access points, the move towards portable web computing is a natural
one. Recently, during an event held by Transmeta we were able to
take a quick look at a previously unknown device using a 400Mhz Crusoe
processor. The small webpad is multi-operating system capable, running
Mobile Linux, Windows CE, or Windows 98/2000. Battery life is reported to
be between 6 to 8 hours.
The Sewoo SMP-3000 as it is formally known, has three USB ports, and optional
CMOS digital Camera, an InfraRed port, Type II PCMCIA port, and an
8.4" TFT LCD touch screen. The unit we saw was in its most basic configuration,
but accessories like wireless LAN cards, and USB-enabled FDD, K/B, CDROM,
Mouse, etc.. can be attached. Odly it was one of the few products we saw at
Comdex which didn't have "BlueTooth Inside."
Controls are positioned along the margins of the screen, and along with the
touch screen capabilities, a stylus pen comes standard to compliment a
handwriting recognition application. A 6.0GB hard drive, 64MB of RAM and an
embedded microphone provide the necessary ingredients for an experience beyond
the boundaries of the limiting "surf n' email only" webpads. No information was
available concerning what impact the camera has on overall battery life of
the unit. From what we hear from Sony, who also have a camera capable of still
or full-motion video capture embedded in their VAIO C1VN, the camera tends put
quite a strain on battery longevity. The SMP-3000 weighs in at a rather light
1.2Kg, price has not be decided.
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SMP-3000
Specifications |
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OS |
MS Windows 98,
2000 |
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Processor |
Transmeta Crusoe 400
MHz |
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ROM |
256KB ( AMI Bios ) |
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Memory |
64MB |
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HDD |
6GB |
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LCD( with Touch Screen
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Toshiba p-Si TFT 8.4" ( 800 x 600
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PCMCIA |
Type II |
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Camera |
Option
COMS Digital Camera ( 300,000 Pixel
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Battery / Life |
Li-ion 12.6V ( 3,200 mAh ) / 6
~ 8hrs |
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Sound |
Speaker, Ear/Mic |
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Ports |
3USB, IrDA, DC |
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Size( mm ) / Weight( g
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256.4 x 181.2 x 29.5 /
1200 g |
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Accessory |
Stylus Pen, AC/DC Adapter, USB
Smart Cable, Ear/Mic Phone |
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Options |
Wireless Modem/ Lan
Card
USB Interface( FDD, K/B,CDROM, Mouse,
etc) |
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S/W |
Include Web Browser, E-Mail, Media
Player
Hand Writing Software |
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