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One of the devices I have been lusting after the most of late, the new Kohjinsha SC3, is the topic of a very comprehensive and informative review by Jenn at Pocketables.net. The device (straight out of Japan and largely unavailable in the US except through Conics or Dynamism) boasts the impressive combination of a 7 inch swivel touch screen coupled with an Atom processor running Vista. It is not cheap by any means, but it is small and powerful, and certainly eyecatching.

Specs for the little wonder are as follows:

• CPU:1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520 (Silverthorne)
• Chipset: Intel SCH US15W (Poulsbo)
• RAM: 1GB DDR2-533, upgradeable
• OS: Windows Vista Home Premium
• Storage: 60GB HDD
• Display: 7” swiveling touchscreen (1024 x 600)
• Wireless: 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, GPS, 1seg tuner
• Size: 7.44″ x 6.10″ x 1.00″-1.30″
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Colors: Black or white

Jenn is not a pushover when it comes to reviewing new tech, but she was very impressed with the device across the board with only a few minor caveats, saying:

The Kohjinsha SC3 has come such a long way from the original SA1 series from 2006 that it’s hard to believe they’re actually related. Everything the SA1 did wrong, the SC3 does right . . . and then some! It looks fantastic, is more compact than any other 7-inch UMPC around, has an excellent keyboard and a good selection of ports/features, and performs well under Vista. Battery life is a bit lacking and the unit gets very warm after a bit of use, but all things considered, there is very little to complain about.

If this is what we can expect from all Menlow-based devices, then there’s definitely a lot to look forward to.

Check out the full review, including comprehensive performance benchmarks, UMPC comparisons and a video of the Kohjinsha’s video capabilities (whew…try saying THAT five times fast) HERE.

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By day a department manager and writer for a major network device vendor...by night Zealot stalks the mean magnetic streets, striking fear into the hearts of bandwidth abusers and theme park mascots. Zealot has been involved with mobile devices for more than a decade now, starting off with dumb phones, moving to PDAs and then to smartphones, notebooks and netbooks with the odd PMP thrown in. Most of his mobile time currently is spent on a Treo Pro, Zune HD, Thinkpad T61, Gigabyte M912M or a Hackintoshed Compaq Mini 704. He proudly groks the Geek community and considers himself a Neo Maxi Zune Dweebie (thanks Will Wheaton!).