No one seems to know what this is, and I’m certainly in that club. A Microsoft patent application was uncovered for the VEDa, which appears to be some soft of mobile device with a flip up screen, slide out keyboard, and phone keypad. From the patent application, which calls it a multi-mode multimedia device and [...]
Origami Experience 2.0 was released on Friday and jkkmobile has already put up a video review. He walks through the major features of the application and explains the ins and outs quite clearly. Like a lot of folks who are taking a look at this, jkk asks the big question about this software release for [...]
Brandon LeBlanc on the Windows Experience Blog tells us that Origami Experience 2.0 has finally been released and is available for download. The Origami Experience 2.0 has been released for download on the Microsoft Download Center today! Download: Origami Experience 2.0 The Origami Experience 2.0 is designed for Ultra-Mobile PCs that run Windows Vista. To [...]
First International Computer, an ODM, is going to be a player in the ultra-sub-mini-portable-low cost space, and most likely offer the guts for some of the players we’ve seen start peeking their heads out this week at Computex. Remember the Everex Cloudbook? That came from FIC. FIC boasts that they are the only ODM that [...]
You’ve got to love this and more power to them. Micro-Star International (MSI) has made a lot of noise at late with the little storm they cooked up called the MSI Wind. So much so, that in this post from Gizmodo they are already saying “following the Wind’s success” and we’ve just seen the annoucnement. [...]
Except for all of the naming confusion, we haven’t seen much in the traditional sense of UMPC coming out of Computex. And this reference design is certainly not traditional either. How about a UMPC with a 3D screen. The catch is you need special glasses. Telson is the manufacturer and they are aiming this at [...]
I’ve been traveling some since the HTC Shift was delivered so there hasn’t been as much time in the first few days as I would have liked. But that changes today as I go back home. I did however get a few hours before I left and some more time on the plane to look [...]
I can’t say I blame the folks at Gizmodo. They are trying to make sense out of the mobile scene this days what with UMPCs, ULCPCs, mini-notebooks, ultraportables, subnotebooks, and netbooks, all floating around out there and no one really sure which is what when it comes to naming and branding. They offer a primer [...]
Wow. I blow out a knee and spend a portion of the day dealing with that and some real amazing discussions break out here on GBM. Rob has highlighted them both but I want to use them in a tangential way to springboard into this weekend’s discussion topic. There are two really fascinating and informative [...]
A couple of weeks ago I had posted that I might be moving to a regular laptop as my main ‘work’ computer (not personal mind you :) ). I also said that I wouldn’t mind checking out the HTC Shift to maybe use as a ‘companion’ device to that laptop. Well, the good folks at [...]
OQOTalk.com forum members JT and Troy lit the mobile blogosphere on fire when they demoed an OQO Model 02 running Mac OS X. They have now posted complete instructions on how to do this yourself. Be sure you purchase a license of Leopard before going down this trail – you definitely want to remain in [...]
Looks like those Canadians are getting a taste of the Shift now. Gadgetell is reporting that Rogers Wireless is now bringing the Shift to all the Canadians now. Interesting to point out is that Rogers is saying they are going to enable the GPS unit within 3 months of release! I would still REALLY like [...]
OQO is running a huge special through May 31 – A brand new Model 02 Tablet PC for just $999 with the following specs: 1.2 ghz 40 gb hard drive 512 mb ram WiFi a/b/g & Bluetooth If a 1.2 ghz isn’t your cup of tea, they are also running a Memorial Day special on [...]
Some, myself inlcuded, may think the UMPC form factor is on the way out, but one of the original OEMs to buy into the platform, and also the most aggressive in advancing their line, Samsung, isn’t willing to concede the field it seems. Samsung R&D Engineer, Jeongseon Euh, in the first of a three part interview [...]
The Origami Experience 2.0 is getting mixed feedback these days, partly because so few are using it on their UMPCs. In addition to the touch screen navigation that it offers, there are other components as well. With Origami Central you can browse the web and also consume RSS feeds. Brandon LeBlanc on the Windows Experience [...]
Engadget is reporting that AU Optronics is bringing out an 8 inch multi-touch display in a few months. Sounds promising if they can slap a digitizer on there as well so we can have some good inking! Unlike the current touch panels in the market, AUO’s in-cell multi-touch TFT-LCD integrates touch function features into the [...]
A lot of readers like to know how different screen technologies work indoors and out. In this video from MobileDemand, they compare their xView screen to their standard display. Here are the show notes from MobileDemand’s video: This video demonstrates the difference in direct sunlight and indoors between the standard xTablet Tablet PC display [...]
Ben over at UMPC Portal noticed that the Wikipedia entry for UMPCs needs some serious work. So much so that at the top of the page you find the following (click to enlarge the image): I’ve been bemused by the goings on about the designations for UMPCs and ULCPCs for quite awhile now. In fact, [...]
This is welcome news. When Vikram Madan started blogging and including some of his drawings awhile back it was always a must read. But, things have been quiet on his blog for sometime. Here’s hoping this latest cartoon means that Vikram will keep on filling us in on his thoughts. I’m sure most mobile device users will get a [...]
Fujitsu isn’t giving up on the UMPC market, having just announced a new model. The U2010 is aimed a the higher end of the market with a price estimated at $1295 and is scheduled for a July launch in Taiwan. A difference from previous models is that it will have a 6–row keyboad instead of five. [...]
Remember the Otterbox 1990 case we told you about last month? Otterbox now has them in stock and they are finally available for ordering. They can be ordered in black and yellow for $79.95. Technical specs: Compatability/Features: This case was designed to protect any Samsung Ultra Mobile PC with either Q1U or Q1UP as the [...]
You read that headline right. Apparently the GigaByte M528 MID is now available for pre-order but at a price of $1131 US? I’m confused. Sounds like the folks at GigaByte are too as that price dropped quickly from the original pre-order price they came out with of $1450 US. Interesting that mate Hugo Ortega’s company Tegatech [...]
I had the opportunity this morning to sit down and chat with Dennis Moore, CEO of OQO, about keeping a company agile, his schedule, his team, the Model 02, Vista Lite, Tablet PC, touch, and the new ultra-portable entrants from Asus and HP. Keep up to date with what Dennis is doing by subscribing [...]
UMPC Portal publishes an interesting review of the Samung Q1 Ultra UMPC from Cristian Soregia, a digital photographer, who uses the UMPC for his work. Well worth a read as Cristian walks through how the device works for him and the pluses and minuses he sees whether through a lens or not. Cristian Soregia’s blog, [...]
Gail Levy of TabletKiosk pens and interesting blog post on Mobility Matters about the use of Tablet PCs and UMPCs in the hospitality industry, especially as relates to Point of Sale (POS). This type of use for Tablet PCs and UMPCs not only makes sense for those in the restaurant or hospitality biz, but I think [...]
And you thought our abuse of MobileDemand’s xTablet T8700 was bad? Check this out! Here is run down by clip of what they do to the xTablet T8700 Tablet PC Insanity Short demonstration clips showing how much abuse the xTablet rugged Tablet PC can take. By clip number: 1. We actually use an xTablet while [...]
I may be wrong here but I haven’t seen a reveiw of the Asus R2E UMPC before. Part of that is we haven’t seen too many users with the device, and Asus has certainly dropped off the radar as far as UMPCs are concerend as most of their mobile attention is centered around the EeePC. [...]
San Francisco news affiliate KTVU.com recently spent some time at OQO headquarters and took a look at the company behind the “pc that fits in your pocket”. In other OQO news, Fast Company also did a pretty cool write up. Check it out. There it sat, between my desktop PC, my laptop, and my iPhone, [...]
This has been an absolutely insane last 5 months for me with a lot happening at the Wayside Theatre where I work. When I say insane, I’m not too far from the literal truth there. In addition thing are, as always, hot and heavy here at GBM as well. Somewhere in there I find time [...]
This is a hilarious cartoon! It definitely points to the personal nature we attach to our mobile computers and the lengths we’ll go to push the limits. Thanks for the link, Mark. Technorati Tags: Asus,Eee
I may be wrong on this, but I think the HTC Shift is the only UMPC currently shipping with the new Origami Experience 2.0. I’ve had a chance to get my hands on a pre-release copy and will be reporting in soon. OE 2.0 will be made available in the future for public download. But in the [...]
While we here at GBM certainly don’t condone the sort of hacking that violates licensing agreements there have been a couple of stories around the blogosphere of late that at least bear a mention from a curiosity standpoint. Engadget (and the rest of the world) is linking to info on OQO Talk where a user [...]
If you’re interested in what’s going on with Origami Experience 2.0 you might want to head over to the The Windows Experience Blog and check out Brandon LeBlanc’s post, Taking a Closer Look at the Origami Experience 2.0. That post is the intro to a 4 part series that Brandon is planning that covers web [...]
Already added to my RSS reader is the new OneNote Tips and Tricks Blog. Starting off with an introduction and a tip, the blog was created by Jeff Cardon from the Microsoft OneNote Team. OneNote’s user base has been steadily increasing over the years. So I thought this would be a good forum to share [...]
We’ve seen plenty of MacBook Air parodies in the past several months, but this one has to be my favorite. It features an OQO Model 01 / 01+ Tablet PC from several years back, running Mac OS X. The author of the video calls it the MacBook Pocket. Love it! >>
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