Overview
The latest addition to the portable netbook industry is the Ubisurfer from GB based wireless technology provider Datawind. Datawind’s PocketSurfer devices have been the precursors to today’s netbooks and once introduced, they made the internet inexpensive and reachable to all. The UbiSurfer genuinely is the next big jump in technology – all the functionality of a laptop computer with the “go anywhere” internet connection which makes Datawind products so popular. The embedded SIM-card provides you with a free internet connection everywhere there is cellular phone network connectivity. Whenever you are near to a wireless network you can connect and explore the internet at your leisure in true vivid color on its seven inch TFT LCD screen.

Connectivity

In order to render more connectivity alternatives in the Ubisurfer aside from featuring the standard Wi-Fi and LAN connections, Datawind has teamed with Vodafone to provide an embedded SIM and GPRS modem. This provides access to the internet anywhere a cellular phone signal is available, at home and overseas. You're not confined to Wi-Fi hotspots and no need to purchase a unaffordable USB broadband dongle to ensure connection this is one of the Ubisurfer’s strongest assets. Besides Datawind’s proprietary bowser acceleration technology comes enabled with the UbiSurfer which thereby delivers web pages faster than other portable netbooks on a mobile network, at 5 to 7 secs per page.

Features

Another feature that makes the UbiSurfer stand out from the competitors is the free-usage model which eliminates the complexity of buying mobile web devices by eliminating lengthy contractual payments, activating fees and credit checks. With the UbiSurfer you pay for the device not the usage. For the average user, there are no fees each month like airtime tariffs, contracts or recurring fees – those are paid for by Datawind. Users get 30 hrs of free surfing a month for 12 months and 5p per minute roaming in Europe. Upgrading to an unlimited usage package is available, and only an additional £5.99 a month.

Much More
you can do so much with this little beauty that it’s very likely we’re going to run out of space. Here goes: it has a highly secure Linux operating system which hosts a word processing program, a spreadsheet program, a paint brush program, a media player, a sound recorder, it’s flash enabled, you can use instant messaging programs, check your emails, (if you’ve read this far, you should probably buy it) read PDF files, arrange your life with the inbuilt calendar, read E-Books and once you’re done with all that you can install more programs from a USB flash drive. Utilizing the embedded SD card reader or by plugging an external hard drive into one of 3 USB expansion ports, you can increase memory to your heart’s content. With this baby stuffed in your backpack you’ll be ready to go wherever you are.

Price
The Ubisurfer is priced at a very reasonable £159.99 and is available now at Maplin retail stores and Ideal TV home shopping