05Apr2006
Posted by Joe
in Analysis.
Most of us were feeling the price of an UMPC is high (atleast with what gates promised us). The DualCor cpc which seemed promising before the UMPC was announced has a price tag now — yes a whopping 2 grand ($2,000).
Now if you compare the specs of these two, most of it the same (atleast on paper) except the fact that Dualcor has dual OS (Tablet and Mobile) and ofcourse a smaller screen (5″), They promise a battery life of 3 to 8 hours.
Do you think these can be compared? - not until the DualCor cpc is less than a $1000.
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04Apr2006
Posted by Joe
in Reviews.
Update: James has updated us with some cool snaps of the TabletKiosk, comparing against some of the existing gadgets -
Take a look
James the lucky guy gets a TabletKiosk for a few days and we can expect to see a clean and detailed actual review of the product. I’m eagerly waiting for that to happen. So keep on an eye on his blog for updates
Source [jkOnTheRun]
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04Apr2006
Posted by Joe
in Fujitsu and Hardware.
Great, More and more companies are joining the fun, Now fujitsu shows some of their concept for the UMPC.
Fujitsu has put on show a pair of conceptual PC designs, one intended to show how an “ultra-mobile” machine might operate, the other a home computer system which looks funky enough but probably won’t give Apple’s industrial designers any sleepless nights.
The UMPC concept is certainly topical, what with the launch of Microsoft’s Origami Project and the announcement of real-world products from the likes of Samsung based on the design, co-engineered with Intel. Devices like Samsung’s expensive Q1 are keyboard-free kit on the assumption that ordinary folk would prefer to use a stylus.
No, we’re not convinced either, not now that world+dog has had 30-odd years to grow accustomed to computers with keyboards. Fujitsu’s UMPC cleverly squares the circle by providing a small form-factor clamshell chassis with a fold out keyboard. The computer would be the size of a CD case, the company said[...]
Read the full articel at [Reg Hardware]
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04Apr2006
Posted by Joe
in Shopping.
We are aware that the SmartCaddie is only for the japanese market. But we could not stay away from letting you know about the latest happenins with SmartCaddie. The prices will be ¥99,800 ( or US ~$848 ) with Via C7-M ULV at 1 GHz, 512MB RAM, 40GB.
Read more @ [engadget]
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03Apr2006
Posted by Joe
in Analysis.
As we know there has been a lot of analysis so far about the UMPC. A lot of people did express that it’s going to be a rough road for Microsoft & Intel to market the UMPC with the features and the price. Well if it was an Apple product where the price does not change (come down) often but the features updated more often than the price, but in the PC world the Hardware costs keeps coming down day by day and sure enough we’ll have the UMPC that Bill gates primised - yes the ones that cost around $500 may within a year or two. Now IT Bussiness Canada explores it a bit more
After Bill Gates described his vision of a fully functional mobile PC with all-day battery life priced around US$500 at last year’s WinHEC conference, many were surprised to see Microsoft come to market with a device that’s not only bigger but more expensive and power-hungry than the software maker had hoped.
Stephen Baker, an NPD Group analyst, doesn’t see the devices having much mass appeal. “Prices are too high for the mass market, battery life isn’t sufficient and product definition is not sufficient,â€? he said.
“It’s a product in search of a solution. The hardware and software manufacturers have an idea, they have a form factor and components but they’re not really sure what they should do with this other than it’s ultra mobile.â€?
Microsoft recognizes that the initial target audience for the UMPC will be tech-enthused gadget fans, said Elliot Katz, senior product manager of Windows client at Microsoft Canada [...]
Read the full article at [IT Bussiness Canada]
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