Archives For March 2006
Another UMPC introduction …
- PC World magazine is carrying news about still another Ultra-Mobile PC pending release on the market. Named the "SmartCaddie", this one is from PaceBook Japan, but the details are pretty sketchy.
Sling Media Announces Support for new Ultra-Mobile PC
Warner points us to a press release from Sling Media, announcing its support for the UMPC. Now this is the kind of application the UMPC was built for.
Hands On / First Look at the V-700 Ultra Mobile PC
Today seems to be the day for news on TabletKiosks V-700 Ultra Mobile PC. TabletPc2.com / UltraMobilePCs.com has published an exclusive hands on review of the V-700 UMPC.
StudentTabletPC.com is back up!
I just received an email from Tracy Hooten regarding StudentTabletPC.com. They are having temporary issues with their domain name, but should be back up in the next day or so.
Video overview of the Asus R2H Ultra Mobile PC
Gizmodo has published a video review of Asus' R2H Ultra Mobile PC (via JkOnTheRun). Looks like a very nice UMPC - love the built-in camera and the brushed metal look! Interesting to see the Asus rep using his car keys to navigate the screen.
JkOnTheRun has the details on the V-700 UMPC
JkOnTheRun has the technical specs (as provided by Martin Smekal) on the V-700 Ultra Mobile PC by TabletKiosk. He also posts photos of the device, which confirms my earlier post about what the potential TabletKiosk UMPC would look like.
Craig, Neil, and Hugo talk Tablet PCs
You've got to love it when 3 Tablet PC enthusiasts get together and make their discussion public in this special edition of Talk'n Tablet Downunder.
New Ultra Mobile PC web sites launch
We have a couple of new Ultra Mobile PC website launches to alert you about: UltraMobilePCs.com (run by TabletPC2.com) is on the "slate" for a grand opening and has a couple of teaser articles.
OneNote 2007 and the Ultra Mobile PC
Chris Pratley posts on his blog about how OneNote 2007 is Ultra Mobile PC “ready” as he talks about the “minimal UI mode” OneNote 2007 has a new mode we currently call "minimal UI mode" (insert sexy name here).
ISVs are stepping up to the plate
Lora posts another helpful entry on what developers can do right now to help position their company's applications for the Ultra Mobile PC.
GoBinder 2006 on the Ultra Mobile PC
If you remember my post from last week regarding the Ultra Mobile PC being demoed at the Blackboard Conference, I said that several of the apps mentioned to be built to run on the UMPC included Blackboard Backpack and GoBinder 2006.
TabletKiosk gives a little scoop on whats coming via JkOnTheRun
On JkOnTheRun, Martin Smekal, CEO of TabletKiosk, provided an intriguing comment to a post on James site. Here is what he had to say: JK, Thank you first off for the positive words on our systems - our UMPC (V-700) - is NOT the Baja - the Baja platform is a 8....
abletFactory announces abletFoodCalc for the Ultra Mobile PC
abletFactory has just announced the availability of abletFoodCalc, a nutritional calculator for Ultra Mobile PCs that assists you in tracking the nutritional values of the foods you eat.
CNN on Ultra Mobile PC
CNN has posted a nice video review on the Ultra Mobile PC. In the video, you can see the DialKeys keyboard at work. Marc Saltzman mentions that the thing most challenging the Ultra Mobile PC is going to battery life.
MobileKinetics HandPortal screenshots
MobileKinetics.com has sent me some screen shots of their HandPortal application for the Ultra Mobile PC that I posted about last evening.
Thinking of developing for the Ultra-Mobile PC Platform? Check out WhatIsNew.com!
- Editorial content: Okay, so we have a new mobile computing device looming on the horizon (note I said looming, not in hand).
“Origami Revealed – First Take Analysis”
- I picked this really great analysis up from this post in Loren Heiny's blog this morning. Michael Gartenberg with Jupiter Research states that he has had an Ultra-Mobile PC for a "bit", and offers some very insightful comments on where this device is going to enter...
Ultra-Mobile PC Accessories are coming out….
- Well, here at GottaBeMobile.com we want to provide you with more than just the standard press regurgitations, so I spent some time this morning looking for what is new for Ultra-Mobile PC devices (uhh, I guess it's all new but you get the point).
So, what is an Ultra Mobile PC?
Microsoft has released the following guidelines as to what makes up the baseline specs for being called an Ultra Mobile PC: Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 OS Approximately 7†diagonal display (or smaller) Minimum 800 x 480 resolution Approximate...
Scoble interviews Otto Berkes on Channel 9 about Origami!
- Robert Scoble has posted his video interview with Otto Berkes on Channel 9. It's like 37 minutes long, and will give you lots of insider info.
New OrigamiProject.com site …
- Well, the sites are popping up out of the woodwork at Microsoft. If you go to : http://www.origamiproject.com/default.aspx You will get a look at the new Origami Project site.
Microsoft Unveils Details for Ultra-Mobile Personal Computers
Microsoft has just published their official press release on their Ultra Mobile PC (formally known as Origami). They feature some good Q & A's with Bill Mitchell, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Windows Mobile Platforms Division, that you might...
High res image of Samsung’s Q1 Ultra Mobile PC
We have high res images of the Ultra Mobile PCs to be announced by Samsung. Click on the thumbnails to see the high res shots.
Origamiproject.com Week 3 is LIVE!!!!!
- Well, the final week of the www.origamiproject.com "teaser" is live and kicking! Head on over and see what it has to say! The most exciting aspect of this occurring is the realization that Ultra-Mobile PC computing is now a reality.
Microsoft Ultra-Mobile PC (Codename Origami) Site is LIVE!!
- Things are happening fast right now, but if you want LOTS of good information on Ultra-Mobile PC's and what Microsoft is saying about them, then you have to check out this site! On this site you will find lots of cool video, images of UMPC's, plus be able to get...
MobileKinetics.com announces HandPortal for the Ultra Mobile PC
We've got the first bit of Ultra Mobile PC software news, even before the CeBit announcement. MobileKinetics has just launched their website, MobileKinetics.com , and is announcing their flagship application, HandPortal, designed specifically for the new Ultra M...
Engadget disappointed me on Origami comments ….
- Well, I had a good laugh a bit ago at Engadgets first look at the new Samsung Q1 Ultra Mobile PC at Cebit. It would seem that someone with the level of experience sifting through product "spin" like the Engadget folks would have had a reasonable set of expectations...
Agilix posts an important note for Beta testers
I just received this notice from Agilix regarding potential data corruption issues for folks who had done beta testing for GoBinder 2006.
Intel Ultra Mobile PC Video!
- This is an awesome video done by ZDNet. A really nice demo of some of the hardware features, but also some software demos. They also spend some time looking at actual functionality and feature set, and this really does demonstrate what the difference is between a r...
Windows Presentation Foundation – the best thing to happen to Tablet PCs
Josh Einstein has written a great article highlighting Windows Presentation Foundation (aka Avalon). If you are a developer focused on Tablet PC apps, take a read.
Samsung Electronics is showing a new Origami device at Cebit!
- Online News Writer Al Sacco posts this story from CIO.com that gives news of Samsung displaying a new Origami device at Cebit (see picture below).: "Samsung Electronics is showing the first device designed around Microsoft's Origami project at the CeBIT electroni...
Windows Vista on a Tablet PC — Getting closer!
- If you don't follow the Tablet PC Team blog, well -- you should! They do not make a ton of entries, but when they do, you know that the info comes from the actual guys making things happen on the Tablet PC OS.
Fujitsu P1510D reviewed
TabletPCReviewSpot.com offers up another great review, this time of Fujitsu's ultra mobile P1510D Tablet PC. After playing with the P1510D at CES and the Mobile Brief, I found the tablet to very nice and light.
What Is New.com – CNBC showing Origami??
- Lora Heiny over at WhatIsNew.com pinged me a bit ago with information that CNBC was doing a spot on Origami. Lora recorded the audio and trancribed it on her blog here.
Intel releases more UMPC (Origami?) info!
- Well, Intel has released more information at IDF and on their website on UMPC. This is pretty much the biggest source of verifiable info on UMPC I have seen yet, and has links to a PDF file as well.







