Intel isn’t just showing off its new Atom hotness at IDF Beijing, they also pulled out a previously unseen MID from previous non-player BYD. Codenamed Mars, the MID runs an Atom processor in a clamshell form factor, with a full Windows XP install and QWERTY keyboard. On the back of the lid there’s a regular phone keypad and secondary screen. It’s not going to beat the RAZR at a weigh-in, and we’d feel pretty dumb holding something this large up to our head, but it’s a pretty wild concept all the same, and a nice teaser of the sort of MID / phone “synergy” we might come to expect when Moorestown rolls around. No word on the timeline for commercialization, but there’s supposed to be a working unit floating around IDF so we’ll keep our eyes peeled. Video is after the break, with the BYD unveiling a bit after the 3 minute mark.
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