possibly engineers at WiBrain were being smart when they didn’t integrate a GPS receiver chip into the body of their UMPC - WiBrain B1. Who wants another capability consuming chip in their handheld mobile device? Thinking you’d be in your vehicle 99% of the moment when you need directions - they put the GPS receiver into the car cradle which now serves three functions: holds your UMPC, charges the battery, provides GPS operate. That’s a smart solution.

WiBrain B1 is an all in one UMPC that has a touch screen and a stylus as well as a keyboard, and a touch pad. Use whichever interaface you want. In fact that UMPC has everything your laptop has and probably more.

It has bluetooth. No big deal right? It additionally has 802.11 b/g connectivity, 30GB HDD, and upto 1GB RAM. Still nothing special. But don’t forget that is probably 1/3 the size of your laptop. It doesn’t end here though. WiBrain even has a flip-out webcam; complete with integrated microphone and speakers. We’ve additionally heard some rumors that it may even have integrated HDSPA or WiMax but we don’t take that so seriously.

The place to pick up WiBrain is Dynamism. The one with 60GB HDD and 1GB RAM will cost $850, and 30GB and 512MB version will cost you $700. The GPS cradle we just talked about is an additional $150.

Original post by Dave Rubert