Remember the Mintpad?  The tiny 2.46-inch Korean built device is currently under going the necessary modifications for a US release.   Date and price have yet to be set, but Pocketables contacted the company and got their hands on the English manual.   My gut tells me the device will never be a smash success here in the US or UK, but those who aren’t iPod Touch or smartphone handset converts might enjoy its feature set.

• Memo – one of the core functions, vector-based memo engine, advanced technology that mimics the “same feeling of writing on paper,” auto-save, detailed drawings, handwriting recognition
• Schedule – calendar, appointments, to do list
• Name Card – individual contact cards using photos taken with built-in camera
• Camera – still images (JPG) and video recording (AVI)
• Life – community feature, daily contests for mintpad users to enter
• Blog – community feature, create your own and view others’ “mint blogs”
• Book Store – community feature, create and share content published as “books”
• Chatting – real-time memo exchange, chatrooms, WiFi and ad hoc connections
• Music – standard music functions (APE, FLAC, MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA)
• Video – Internet streaming TV, standard video functions (DiVX, MPEG-4, WMV, XviD)
• Pictures – photo album, slideshow, up to 2048 x 2048 resolution
• Recording – voice recording (WMA)
• Internet – ” high-speed full browsing with Flash support” (according to product brochure)

[Pocketables]