Today we live in the world which is booming with technology and new-inventions. Everyday we come across something new, something which can bring a change in our lifestyles. The modern way of communication – the Internet – of course is one of the cheapest and fastest ways to communicate. From PCs to Laptops, internet now has reached out to our mobile phones.

Many companies including Intel is quite ready with their Mobile Internet Devices (MID), and they see India as a great platform to introduce it. Recently when Samsung, Acer Lenovo and Compaq showcased their MIDs in Vietnam, they received a good response.

MID is actually a palm-sized internet device. It is mobile and can be carried anywhere by the user giving him the liberty to use it wherever and whenever required. MID gives you a much better and bigger screen than the Mobile Handsets.

The product is soon to hit the Indian market though it’s not sure as to when. Director of Software and Solutions Group, APAC, Intel, Mr Narendra Bhandari, feels that India is a booming economy and would prove to be a big market for the device.

He also feels that around 200 million Indian mobile phone users will start using data services and access Internet for work and play.  

The MID became possible because of Intel’s ‘Atom’ processor, which is actually a very small chip, less than 2.2 cm square, but packs 47 million  transistors and consumes very less power.

The company though very hopeful for its product to work, however has some criticizers.

PC vendors for instance are pessimist for the company’s future. The sources at PC vendors have noted that the increasing demand for 7- to 10-inch net books and declining worldwide economy impose great threats toward MID products.

In addition to the above factors, Nvidia's ARM-based Tegra is also creating pressure toward MIDs.

Intel has yet not commented anything on what PC vendors are pointing at.

It is thus hard to decide as to whether the MIDs are here to stay for long since it would also have to face a stiff competition from smartphones, which are hoped to be introduced next year.