There is a keyboard key with "Z z z" on it, which implys, to me atleast, sleep mode. Obviously this is a power conservation theme. If you want to use WiFi you must power it on via a desktop icon title "WiFi Power". Another oddity is that every time you turn on the machine, the WiFi is powered off. Another way to access a SD card or USB stick directly is to access the SD card or USB stick from the command line (RUN->CMD). There is no resident file explorer, but you can access the SD card or USB stick by opening the "My Computer" icon. A plugged-in SD card or USB stick can be accessed by programs, such as WordPad, but they are not mounted on the desktop. The WINCE kernel must be directly loaded into the flash drive at the factory, probably using some external tool. There doesn't appear to be a BIOS ROM - thus booting from a unetbootin USB is impossible. In addition to built-in WiFi, there is an ethernet port. WiFi works just fine with my in-house D-Link router. The ones on the side are labeled keyboard and mouse, but they work fine with a USB-stick.
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According to, the browser identifies itself as Mozilla/4.0 (compatible MSIE6.0 Windows NT 5.1)Īlthough the minimal documentation indicates that the SD slot is just that, an SD slot, in actuality it also supports SDHC. Yahoo Mail classic works just fine, as does Gmail. Also, YouTube doesn't work, complaining that the Flash Player needs to be updated. The Internet Explorer browses most sites OK, albeit a bit slowly, but its antiquated java engine fails to support some sites, such as 's internet speed test. As delivered, nPOP does not support SSL (needed for gmail and Yahoo-mail) but SSL support can be added by installing three DLL files: It also contains an email client, nPOP, titled Outlook on the desktop.
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Other 3rd-part software installed is WinRAR, Foxit PDF Reader, Image Viewer and audio recorder. It contains MicroSoft Media Player, Internet Explorer 6, WordPad and MicroSoft Messenger, but also several 3rd-party software packages:Ī MicroSoft Office compatible suite by SoftMaker Software GmbH, supporting Word, Excel and PowerPoint formats. When open the unit is about the same size as a standard sheet of printer paper (8.5x11). Closed, the units deminsions are 8-3/8 inches wide, 5-3/4 deep and 1-1/4 high. The 2GB Flash Disk has 1.7GB of formatted space, currently with 1.59GB free. This machine is absolutely generic with no brand name whatsoever. It is a cute little machine, weighing 1 pound, 5.7 ounces with a 800x480 7" screen, measured diagonally. It is a generic mini-laptop running a WinCE6.0 kernel on a VIA ARM-VT8500 processor. The are commonly listed on eBay as '7" mini netbook'. I purchased a small notebook machine direct from Hong-Kong distributor, through eBay. Has anyone had any success with loading Linux onto one of these? It wont boot from a unetbootin stick - in fact I suspect that there is no BIOS and that the kernel image is factory loaded into the 2GB SSD drive. The are all pre-loaded with WINCE 5.0 or 6.0 but I feel comfortable that they could run some flavor of Linux, maybe xubuntu, if someone figured out to load it. EBay is currently flooded with super cheap tiny laptops that currently sell for around $125 but after Christmas may drop below $100.