Dell "Shows Off" a Netbook at D6

Dell apparently didn't really mean to show off this ULCPC at D6, the Sixth D: All Things Digital conference, but when Michael Dell walks around with something un-sleeved, it's going to attract attention. Dell was caught at D6 walking around with this, and had to fess up.

Since it was already blasted around the world, Dell decided to post some vague information on it at their Direct2Dell blog. The pictures they posted give an idea of the size of the thing (read: small), but no technical details were given, nor was a release date mentioned - or even a name.

I did notice that the images they posted all said "Mini-Inspiron," for what it's worth. Click the images to enlarge.

However, based on (ahem) visual inspection, it appears the system has three USB ports, and a card reader as well as VGA out and wired Ethernet (and you have to assume wireless as well).

This is an obvious competitor to the Asus Eee PC and HP 2133 Mini-Note PC and fits into the extremely popular and multi-named UMPC / ULCPC / Netbook category. Dell says more details are forthcoming ... sometime soon.