European retail chain Medion has been offering its own brand of computers for years, and they’re often priced rather competitively with other notebooks available in Europe. Medion doesn’t typically sell its PCs in North America. The company’s latest low-cost computer is the Medion Akoya S2218. It’s a laptop with an 11.6 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel […]
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Medion Life ZoomBox is a 35€ media box for your TV (in Europe)
German electronics company Medion is now offering an inexpensive box that lets you stream content from your phone or table to a TV. It’s called the Medion Life ZoomBox P89230, and it’s available in France or Germany for 35 Euros, which is about $44 US. While it’s tempting to think of the ZoomBox as a […]
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Medion launches a 10 inch Honeycomb tablet
Consumer electronics company Medion is launching a new Android tablet called the Medion LifeTab. I’d be surprised if it’s ever released in the US, as Medion’s devices tend to show up primarily in Europe, but it’s expected to launch in time for the holidays in Europe for about 399 Euros. The Medion LifeTab has a […]
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Lenovo makes play for Europe with plans to take over Medion
Lenovo is reportedly planning to acquire a controlling interest in German consumer electronics brand Medion for more than $331 million in cash and stock. The Wall Street Journal reports the move could help Lenovo expand its business in Europe. Based in China, Lenovo was hardly a household name in the US before the company acquired […]
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Medion launches Akoya E1222 Pine Trail netbook
Medion made a little name for itself in the European netbook market with the launch of the first Akoya Mini netbook in 2008. Sure, it was just a rebranded MSI Wind U100, but that wasn’t necessarily a bad thing, since the Wind U100 was one of the best netbooks available at the time. Since then […]
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Medion Akoya Mini E1217 goes on sale in Europe
North American residents don’t hear much about Medion, but they’re extremely popular in Europe. Today, the Medion web store debuted the Akoya Mini E1217. While it’s certainly a sharp looking netbook, the internals are pretty standard fare. The E1217 sports a 10.1″ screen, Atom N270 processor, 1GB DDR2 memory, and a 160GB SATA hard drive. […]
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Medion rebrands the MSI Wind U210, slaps on a touchscreen for good measure
European computer vendor Medion has a long history of offering rebranded versions of MSI netbooks under its own name. And by long history, I mean, they’ve been doing it for the year and a half or so that MSI has been making netbooks in the first place. The nice thing is that sometimes the Medion […]
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Medion Akoya shows up at Computex
German computer maker Medion has its upcoming low-cost mini-notebook on display at Computex. The company announced the Medion Akoya Mini back in April, but now we have a few more details, thanks to TweakTown:CPU: 1.6GHz Intel Atom prcoessorRAM: 1GB DDR2-667Storage: 80GB SSD!Display: 10.2 inch 1024 x 600 pixel screenOS: Windows XPCommunication: Ethernet and 802.11nPorts: 3 […]
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Medion Akoya gets an 80GB hard drive and 399€ price tag
Medion has released a few more details about its upcoming Akoya laptop. But just a few. French site Blogeee reports that the Medion Akoya will cost 399 Euros, will sport a “latest generation” processor which we assume means Intel Atom, and will have 1GB of RAM, an 80GB hard drive, and a “stable operating system,” […]
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Medion Akoya Mini: A Mini-Note killer?
Medion is the latest company to announces a low-cost ultraportable that will take on the Eee PC. But looking at the Medion Akoya Mini’s sleek casing, it’s hard not to compare this computer with the more professional looking HP Mini-Note.The computer will feature a 10 inch screen, an Intel Atom CPU running at 1.6 or […]