24Mar2006
Posted by Joe
in Deals and Samsung.
Play.com has it for pre-order for £799.99 Delivered, that is US ~ $1,390.32(as of 03/24/06 8:00 P.S.T) for this config….
- Processor: Intel Celeron M ULV (900MHz)
- Chipset & Graphics: 915 GMS Internal GFX
- Memory: 1 SODIMM Socket, DDRII 400
- PCB: 10L Build up PCB
- LCD 7″ WVGA (800 x 480)
- Audio: Phone out, 2 Array Mic, 2 x 2W Stereo Speakers
- Storage 1.8″ SFF HDD 40 GB
- Communications: 10/100 Ethernet, Mini card WLAN (802.11 b/g), Bluetooth
- Multimedia: Multimedia Instant On
- I/O Port: Phone out, DC-in, CF Card slot (Type 2), RJ45, 2 USB, VGA
- User Interface: 8 Way Stick, 4 User Key, 3 button (Auto Scale/ Enter/Menu), Hold, Volume Up/Down, Power/MIO, CAD
- Battery: 3.5Hrs Standard Battery, Over 1.40 Hrs DVD Playback
- Dimension: 227.5 x 139.5 x 24.5mm
- Weight 779g (w/o ODD)
If this is what Samsung Q1 will cost in US…. we really doubt if people will think about it.
Here is the link [if you want to order]
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24Mar2006
Posted by Joe
in General and Rumors.
Yesterday GottaBeMobile has something interesting for us, Now it Hugo’s turn and he says….
While you were sleeping, Australia was still awake. Knowing that I was nearing Toshiba Utopia (UMPC), infamous bloggers like James Kendrick and Rob Bushway did some investigating of their own. It was mostly Rob that could not let this little Aussie Blogger get away with the UMPC scoop of the blogging era. Even though JK thought I should “get a life,” I thought to myself “tonight’s not the night mate, tonights not the night!” LOL 
Barely 48 hours had passed since I sniffed out a Toshiba UMPC and the blogosphere was ablaze. Most of our readers were not nearly as concerned with the significance of such news, but the inside crew made up of Warner Crocker, James Kendrick, the Uberly passionate Rob Bushway and I, were!
So what did I get up to today?
Today I rang Dan Warne, Journalist of APC Magazine Australia, and decided to get more info. Due to copyright protection neither Rob or I were granted permission to publish the article that sparked this riot. Here’s what I did found out:
[The following is a reenactment of the conversation – omissions are the small chit chat]
Hugo Ortega: “Hey Dan, tell me about Toshiba’s UMPC�
Dan Warne: “I know as much as you do.�
Hugo Ortega: “You conducted an interview with Toshiba Australia’s Product Marketing Manager, Matt Codrington, in regards to a new concept device. When was that interview conducted?�
Dan Warne: “Let me check my diary…on the 26th of January�
Hugo Ortega: “That explains all the veiled talk of Origami while other OEM’s are now touting UMPC. What made you write this up; did Matt submit a Press Release?�
Dan Warne: “No, I’ve known Matt for a while. We bumped into each other at the launch of Core Duo in Australia; over coffee we discussed several topics of which this one caught my attention! So I decided to run with it. I contacted him later in regards to the matter.�
Hugo Ortega: “Did you have a face-to-face?�
Dan Warne: “No, we conducted the interview over the phone.�
Hugo Ortega: “When I read the article I felt that it reeked of UMPC…you agree?�
Dan Warne: “Sure sounds like it to me! I’ve pointed Matt Codrington to your blog, let’s see what he has to say!�
Read the full story @ [Hugo's Blog]
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23Mar2006
A few days back, Hugo blogged about this (Some one tell me when is Toshiba is coming out with the UMPC?) and reffered to an article that might come up in APC Magazine soon. Now GottabeMobile has the answer for it.
I checked with a source of mine at Toshiba and he had this to say:”Sorry, but my inquiries with product planning are coming up blank. Nobody knows what he is referring to… wish I could help.”
I then contacted Dan Warne, the author and News Editor at APC Magazine. He sent me an image of the actual article titled “Toshiba’s Secret Project� where he interviews Toshiba Product Marketing Manager, Matt Codrington. He asked that I not post the article or transcript it due to copyright issues, but that I could relay the facts of the article to you. I’m going to honor Dan’s request and not post it ( I don’t want to get sued ), but I can attest to you that the article is real and I’ve seen it. Here is a summary of what Matt Codrignton told Dan Warne.
- Dan asks Matt if this “mysterious device� is going to compete with the Nokia 770. Matt admits that they have a project underway, it is nothing like a PDA, it will support tablet pc functionality with a strong focus on a much “more natural user input.�
- The device will have loads of connectivity options
- That devices smaller than 7� are difficult to use all day every day.
- That the devices like the one they are working on will need to handle rich digital multi-media.
- Dan asks him if it is another Tablet PC. Matt tells him that there will be support for pen input, but wouldn’t want to classify it in the Tablet PC category.
- He also says that it will be different in terms of weight and form factor.
- The context of the article, the direct questions and direct answers, all point to an upcoming Toshiba UMPC.
Source [GottaBeMobile]
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23Mar2006
Posted by Joe
in General and Hardware.
Interesting, S0 Can you Compare this Salton Pepper thing with an UMPC? Come on. Came across this on Linux-Devices, Cool but who would want to pay a $800 for this while you can get much powerful UMPC for the same price(if not now within few months), if this was say $399 or less, oh yeah we’ll think about it.
Pepper launched its first-generation Pepper Pad as a reference design for broadband providers in December of 2003. It will continue to market the original Pad mainly to Internet service providers, but will also offer the second-generation Pepper Pad direct to consumers.
In comparison to the original Pad, the Pepper Pad 2 has a landscape screen orientation, and a more powerful CPU and graphics co-processor. The new version will be built by Taiwanese manufacturer LiteOn, and will be available direct from Pepper late in 2005 for $800.
Kawell believes that the Pepper Pad represents more appropriate technology for casual home use than the Microsoft and Intel-promoted Origami / UMPC designs, which utilize full-blown laptop processors and Windows OSes. “These are appliances,” he said. “We think the Internet should be at your fingertips. We don’t think everything you do requires a full PC.”
I’m sure we all agree that if at all we need such a Device we for sure will opt for an UMPC, So what do you think?
Read the full article at Linux Devices | Visit the Pepper Site
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23Mar2006
Posted by Joe
in Hardware.
It’s already 24th in Japan and as promised PBJ has updated their site. Well it has a bit more details but as specualted it is going to be only available in Japan (only in japanese) So nothing much to say about it. There’s not much of an information on it though but they have tried to emulate the actual touch/pen interface on their website for navigation, but hey if you are interested in what they have for us, Take a look [SmartCaddie]
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