The iDOLA comes equipped with the second version of MIMOS’ Jemapoh software which was built on top of MIMOS’ Intelligent Service Delivery Platform (iSDP). The software, which is user-friendly and easy-to-use, can also be deployed in desktops, notebooks and mobile phones. The technology has been patented by MIMOS.
The iDOLA comes equipped with iBazaar as a services centre, iCreator, a software development application and iClip4Me used as a content aggregator. With hybrid application technology called mashup, it is able to bring information directly to users with one click, via icons that categorise the content. For easy access, the contents are divided into several categories, such as family, community, government, business, and mobile games.
iDOLA has full-fledged PC features, 1GB RAM (upgradable to 2GB), 802.11 b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth connectivity, as well as IPv6 enhanced multicasting technology. The portable computer runs on an Intel Atom N450 1.66GHz processor, a 250GB hard disk, 10.1in display, and several ports, including Bluetooth, WiFi and USB 2.0.
With the boom of netbooks around the world, Malaysians are steadily catching up to the digital age as netbooks are much more affordable than typical notebooks. Most of the netbooks now are made by companies in the US and Taiwan(where it all started). And it seems that now Malaysia has its own portable PC which is the iDola which is now in version 2. (I never heard of it before though). The newest version of the homegrown iDola portable PC, developed by Mimos Bhd, brings information from the Internet directly to the user with just a single click, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili. He said the intelligent Service Delivery Platform netbook spares users from having to use search engines as is normally required in conventional notebooks and netbook computers.
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“The new innovation has given rise to the best local netbook and the ideal device for the roll out of the national broadband initiative,” he told a media briefing at the Information, Communications, Culture and Arts Ministry here.
Also present was Information, Communications, Culture and Arts Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim. Ongkili said the iDola is equipped with the second version of the Mimos-developed Jemapoh software, which can also be deployed in desktops, notebooks and mobile phones.
“iDola has full-fledged PC features, 1GB RAM (upgradable to 2GB), 802.11 b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth connectivity, as well as IPv6 enhanced multicasting technology.
“Content is categorised based on icons, providing faster access to iDola’s multilingual content in three clicks,” Ongkili said.
He said the computer will help make broadband a utility and increase domestic broadband adoption.
“It will also enable the Government to deliver its e-services directly to the public. As such, it will enhance interaction between the Government and the people,” he said.
Ongkili said the product is still new and the ministry has yet to fix a specific price for it. But if the orders exceed 1,000 units, the price could be as low as RM900 a unit. - Bernama
Smart Idola N450
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