10Mar2006
Samsung said its device, called the Q1, is aimed at business users and the company played up the multiple connectivity options. The Q1 can be hooked up to a LAN, WLAN, Bluetooth or cell phone to get network access. A version of the device for South Korea also includes support for digital multimedia broadcasting services.Commenting on the probably inevitable comparisons that will be made between the ultramobile PC and Tablet PCs, Samsung said these networking options are key.
“We believe the difference is connectivity,� said David Steel, vice president of Samsung’s digital media business, in an interview. Samsung has yet to gauge well the potential market for the devices. “We’re going to have to wait and see. We’re not launching it with the same certainty that we see with a new laptop introduction,� he said.
Samsung plans to put the Q1 on sale in Europe before the end of June. The device will cost around €1,000 (US$1,190), it said.
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10Mar2006
Posted by Joe
in General.
The UMPC Display Emulator Beta application enables you to test your application’s layout and screen behavior as it appears on an UMPC. Use the UMPC Display Emulator to confirm that your program is legible, accessible, and provides a great user experience when running on a UMPC.
The UMPC Display Emulator is easy to use; however, it is not a hardware emulator or virtualized operating system. The UMPC Display Emulator is a developer tool intended to provide a quick and easy way to check screen layout and behavior at screen resolution of a UMPC. The UMPC Display Emulator sets your screen to the resolution of an ultra-mobile PC (800 × 480), while leaving your monitor’s physical resolution at its current setting. Essentially, the tool shows how your program, which is designed for a standard graphic user interface (GUI), appears in the typical resolution of a UMPC.
Note: Because the UMPC runs Microsoft Windows XP, it isn’t necessary to run a different operating system in the emulator-it’s still your desktop or laptop computer that is running; nothing is different, including the development APIs.
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10Mar2006
Posted by Joe
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Looks like the fat fingered would have some real trouble
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10Mar2006
Posted by Joe
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Guys at eHomeUpgrade have got good pics of the prototypes. Few things we can expect from these UMPCs are
- The first vendors to sell UMPCs to consumers will be Samsung, Asustek, and Founder (Engadget has pics from Cebit).
- The larger 7-inch versions will have 1GHz Pentimum M processors, while the 5-inch will have a 600MHz procesor
- Some UMPCs will come with 1.3MP digital cameras, webcams (perfect for video conferencing), GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- Third-party apps can be integrated with Origami
- 256MB of memory
- Hard drive capacities: 20 - 60GB
- Price points: $600 - $1,000
- Docking cradle: When connected to the dock users can attach their various PC peripherals and use the UMPC as a full PC (note first gen only offers VGA out – DVI is coming in the second generation)
- 2 - 3 hour battery life
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10Mar2006
Well this is no more a big thing, but it would be until we all get to play with it in stores. Take a look
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