Just when you thought Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) have no place in our lives, BenQ went and announced its latest one. The S6 is smaller than the more popular netbooks, housing a 4.8-inch touch screen and weighing no more than a pound. Supposedly, it's more advanced than a smartphone--minus the voice capabilities--and has the full capabilities of a laptop. It's meant to go in your pocket, albeit a pretty large one; but the S6 has some compelling features.

The BenQ S6 has full browser support and integrates the necessary wireless connections, including 3G, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. And the standard stuff is there, like headphone and microphone jacks and a built-in speaker. With all MIDs, though, expect a stripped-down Linux variant, but you can surf Google and YouTube, run Skype, and edit documents with OpenOffice. So it's almost like a netbook. And it runs Intel's Silverthorne Atom platform, which lately has been getting some pretty good street cred.

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