Handheld Computing

1.What are MID and UMPC devices? How do they differ. List atleast three examples of both types of devices & include images.

MID (Mobile Internet Device) are a consumer-class lifestyle device which runs a "lightweight" OS quick startup  like Linux. They are optimized for things like media playback and web surfing. In 2009 (or so) Moorestown-based devices will be classed as MIDs only. Whereas the UMPC (Ultra Mobile Portable Computer) are business-class device fr enterprise users, they run a "heavy" OS like Vista and are otimized for office-use applications.
Some examplse of MID and UMPC devices are:
 MID - Laptop
      - iPhone
      - Nokia N810

UMPC - Ipad
         - Acer Aspire One (A110L)
         - Viliv X70 EX

2. What are the differences between a Notebook handheld computing device and a Netbook handheld computing device?

- There's more power, Memory and storage in the Notebook rather than the Netbook.
- Notebook can run Windows Vista, XP, it had a dual core processor, it's got a large, regular hard drive that spins and it can have anywhere from 80 to 320 GB of storage onboard. However, the netbook have a very small 4 ir 8 GB solid state drive. Sometimes they have bigger 32 ir 64 GB solid state drive. And then occasionally they'll come with a 80 GB hard disk drive, But again from 4 to maybe 80 (in netbook) to 80 to 320 (in a notebook) is a huge difference in storage. In a netbook you won't be able to store a lot of movies, or a lot of videos it's pretty much going to be a few pictures, a few songs, becuase you can play music on it, but that's about it. You're not going to be able to load a bunch of games or applications, there's not going to be Photoshop or Word or Excel.
- The whole point of the Netbook is for Net-Centric Computing is surfing the web, checking your mail, running web applications, only simple stuff like that due to the processor.
- The processors in a Netbook and Notebook are different.
- The Notebook can do anything, it has a big hard drive, DVD drive, lots of inputs and outputs, full operating system, whereas the Netbook is only for using the internet and/or Netcentric computing

3. Describe the design & features of the Apple iPad then discuss how it compares with a Netbook.