July 12, 2009

Datawind bringing UbiSurfer, PocketSurfer3 to the US

Everybody knows that Datawind's PocketSurfer and PocketSurfer2 handheld internet devices. Datawind is hoping that it'll have better luck with its new PocketSurfer3 and UbiSurfer devices, which are both now apparently officially on track for a US release. Datawind bringing PocketSurfer3
The PocketSurfer3 is a fairly modest update to the PocketSurfer2, with it adding an improved screen and updated UI and, most perhaps importantly, a lower $249 price tag that also includes a year of free cellular usage (up to 30 hours a month). The UbiSurfer, on the other hand, is a more traditional netbook-style device (check it out after the break), although it harkens back a bit to the pre-Atom days with a 7-inch screen, 1GB of storage, 128MB of RAM and an unspecified, presumably low-power processor.