06Apr2006
James has an Audio and a Video review for us, in a nutshell he says
- The quality of the construction: solid and well connected.
- The keys and navigation is really handy and easy to use.
- The screen and display quality if nice and bright & supports 3 resolutions …
- Touchpack is cool, but it requires a log off and on if you change the settings.
- DialKeys is interesting to use and handy.
- Works like any other tablet pc, works fine with all softwares (pretty much)
- Overall it’s a nice and it’s a fun to use device.
…. and much more, make sure you watch and listen to his video review.
I can’t remember the last time a genre of mobile device created quite the buzz that the Origami/ UMPC has generated. Show #14 is a video overview of the TabletKiosk eo v7110 UMPC, generously provided by the good folks at TabletKiosk. I only had the device for a couple of days but wanted to give a thorough overview of the hardware, software, and potential of the UMPC using the eo and a video review seemed the best way to do that.
Watch the Video here
Source [jkOnTheRun]
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06Apr2006
Posted by Joe
in Shopping.
According the CE pro the UMPC will have a special media center extender software.
The especially good news for Media Center Edition aficionados is that Microsoft will enable Origami to serve as a Media Center Extender (MCX). Microsoft is coming out with a software version of MCX expressly for Origami, meaning these little touchscreens can serve as a slave to any MCE in the house, so users can play recorded content, exploit Online Spotlight, use the electronic programming guide — anything they can do with other MCXs (and most things they can do with an MCE).
If you have automation software for MCE, you can use the Origami touchscreen to control the house [...]
Source [eHomeUpgrade] | Read on
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06Apr2006
Posted by Joe
in Reviews.
Darryl Burling has gone through the manual of the TabletKiosk eo and has come up with the list of things…
Good
- The EO includes a stand and according to page 21 (marked as page 11) the stylus can also serve as a stand.
- The EO also includes headphones.
- Docking port on bottom
- As well as navigating with your finger or stylus, you also have the choice of a D-Pad (right side of the device) or a pointing stick (left side of the device) - even left handed people should be able to work with it easily.
- Hardware WiFi switch
- The ability to remap buttons is included natively
- 850grams… not too heavy for a first gen device.
Bad
- The stylus is on the bottom of the device, meaning it will be hard to extract if the device is docked.
- 2.2 hours @ 26W/h - not a long battery life under “typical” condition.
- A single SODIMM slot limits memory to 1Gb and forces you to toss out what you get with the device
Ugly
- The warning on page 20 (marked page 10) to not press on the back of the device.
- No VGA output - IMHO this is a really bad omission. You HAVE to get a docking station to use an external screen (assuming they will be available and will have a VGA output).
Miscellaneous notes
The image on page 14 (marked page 4) indicates that the device has a single front speaker. Thus, no stereo sound, however the text on page 55(45) would indicate otherwise.
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05Apr2006
Posted by Joe
in Hardware.
VIA’s CX700 packs a horde of features into a 37.5mm x 37.5mm package.
VIA today announced the new CX700 digital media IGP chipset for its C7 and Eden processor platforms. The CX700 offers a rich embedded platform complete in an ultra-efficient (3.5 watt maximum power envelope), single-chip package.
The CX700 features a 128-bit VIA UniChrome Pro IGP core with hardware MPEG-2 decoding, VIA Vinyl HD Audio, support for up to 4GB of either DDR400 or DDR2-533 memory, along with SATA, SATA-II, PATA, and support for up to six USB ports. VIA’s press release claims:
In the CX700, VIA has integrated all the key functionality of both the North and South bridges of a regular VIA chipset into a single chip package exactly the same size as a North bridge, i.e. 37.5mm x 37.5mm, representing a saving of over 34% in board real estate. This represents a major breakthrough for the embedded industry where ultra compactness is essential, and will have significant benefit for embedded boards such as PC/104 and VIA EPIA mainboards [...]
Industry insiders tell us that with the CX700 IGP, we should expect to see even more UMPC manufacturers make announcements since the chipset is really the first full featured, DX8.1 capable IGP with such low power requirements [Read on]
Source [DailyTech]
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