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February 16th, 2010, 15:05
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The LG GW990 (http://www.engadget.com/tag/GW990/) got the lion's share of the attention, but Intel showed off a second Moorestown (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Moorestown/)-based MID (or giant smartphone, if you like) back at CES from Finnish startup Aava Mobile -- more a prototype reference design created to show off Moblin 2.1's (http://www.engadget.com/tag/moblin2.1) capabilities than a retail-ready product -- and it's back in force here at MWC (http://www.engadget.com/tag/MWC/) this week. What's really striking about this thing is just how much smaller it is than the GW990, probably a good 70 percent smaller by surface area while still managing a shell just 11.7mm thick. Besides Moblin, the proto fully supports Android (though we only saw it on Moblin at Intel's booth) and will naturally support MeeGo (http://www.engadget.com/tag/MeeGo/) going forward. It's got a front-facing cam, noise cancellation, compass, GPS, WiFi, and 3G plus that next-gen Atom (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Atom/) core, but don't plan on buying it any time soon -- Aava's stressing that this is just a starting point to get carriers and VARs off the ground. That's probably just as well, though, because the Moblin implementation on here was totally useless; the UI looked like little more than a proof of concept with awful, stuttery performance, bugs left and right, and... well, a distinct lack of features. Maybe we can get a sweet skin over MeeGo down the road, but shorter term, this could make a killer high-end Android device without totally encroaching on the Mini 5's (http://engadget.com/tag/mini5) large-and-in-charge attitude. Follow the break for some video!
Gallery: Aava Mobile's Intel Moorestown prototype hands-on (http://www.engadget.com/photos/aava-mobiles-intel-moorestown-prototype-hands-on/)
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The LG GW990 (http://www.engadget.com/tag/GW990/) got the lion's share of the attention, but Intel showed off a second Moorestown (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Moorestown/)-based MID (or giant smartphone, if you like) back at CES from Finnish startup Aava Mobile -- more a prototype reference design created to show off Moblin 2.1's (http://www.engadget.com/tag/moblin2.1) capabilities than a retail-ready product -- and it's back in force here at MWC (http://www.engadget.com/tag/MWC/) this week. What's really striking about this thing is just how much smaller it is than the GW990, probably a good 70 percent smaller by surface area while still managing a shell just 11.7mm thick. Besides Moblin, the proto fully supports Android (though we only saw it on Moblin at Intel's booth) and will naturally support MeeGo (http://www.engadget.com/tag/MeeGo/) going forward. It's got a front-facing cam, noise cancellation, compass, GPS, WiFi, and 3G plus that next-gen Atom (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Atom/) core, but don't plan on buying it any time soon -- Aava's stressing that this is just a starting point to get carriers and VARs off the ground. That's probably just as well, though, because the Moblin implementation on here was totally useless; the UI looked like little more than a proof of concept with awful, stuttery performance, bugs left and right, and... well, a distinct lack of features. Maybe we can get a sweet skin over MeeGo down the road, but shorter term, this could make a killer high-end Android device without totally encroaching on the Mini 5's (http://engadget.com/tag/mini5) large-and-in-charge attitude. Follow the break for some video!
Gallery: Aava Mobile's Intel Moorestown prototype hands-on (http://www.engadget.com/photos/aava-mobiles-intel-moorestown-prototype-hands-on/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/aava-mwc-2010-00_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/aava-mobiles-intel-moorestown-prototype-hands-on/2713814/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/aava-mwc-2010-01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/aava-mobiles-intel-moorestown-prototype-hands-on/2713815/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/aava-mwc-2010-02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/aava-mobiles-intel-moorestown-prototype-hands-on/2713816/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/aava-mwc-2010-03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/aava-mobiles-intel-moorestown-prototype-hands-on/2713817/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/aava-mwc-2010-04_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/aava-mobiles-intel-moorestown-prototype-hands-on/2713818/)
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