It looks like Cowon is the latest company to stake a claim in the mobile computing industry. A certification page from Bluetooth.org leaked out recently revealing the Cowon W2. The Design name entry tells us exactly what kind of product it is, a MID, Mobile Internet Device. The only other pertinent info listed is that it'll be powered by an Intel Atom processor.



I never really put much thought into it, but the PMP market has slowly transformed into a convergence market. Archos is the best example of this, transitioning from big and beefy PMP's to a more refined "Internet Media Tablet." The saying "Jack of all trades, master of none" comes to mind when I think about these all-in-one devices. Hopefully the W2 won't sacrifice any of the great audio/video capabilities that Cowon is known for.

via GMP3