Dells Mini 5 Touchscreen, Code Named 'Streak', Leaked

Posted 03/10/2010 at 1:31pm | by Bart Salisbury

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The kids at Engadget are thrilled with themselves today. Turns out their build up of the Dell Mini 5 has paid off--existence of Dell's tablet PC appears verified. And, as proof, Engadget is offering up images from leaked internal Dell documents.

The Mini 5, code named “Streak”, is a 5-inch WVGA (800 x 480) touchscreen, with a 5 megapixel autofocus camera with flash on the rear, and a VGA webcam on the front. It also has a 30-pin docking connector. Unfortunately no other specs are available, other than finish. It looks like the Mini 5 will be available in a rainbow of colors.

Another interesting tidbit from these leaked documents--Dell’s partnering with Amazon for content delivery. It looks like the Mini 5 will come with a Kindle eReader application, and support Amazon's MP3 and video streams. Such a connection is logical, given that tablets are going to need content, and making it easier for users to get that content might make the Mini 5 more attractive in the marketplace.

Unfortunately, the information of greatest import (besides what's under the hood)--price and availability--is still unknown at this point. But, just knowing the Mini 5 is out there might give some potential early iPad adopters pause, which could play out to Dell’s advantage.

Image Credit: Engadget