Turns out that people like origami. The Origami, that is. The Samsung Q1, a UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC) codenamed Origami before its’ unveiling, was made available in the U.S. exclusively on BestBuy.com (it wasn’t available in Best Buy stores). It took only one day for the entire inventory to sell out. Though that makes great headlines for Samsung, it’s hard to tell just how much of a success it was. There is no word of how many units were sold, so it’s hard to tell whether the sellout came about as a result of a small initial inventory, or if overwhelming demand for the computers, which Microsoft says will change our lives, meant that they couldn’t be kept on the virtual shelves.
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08May2006
Get your favorite newspaper anywhere in the world on the date of publication! Through the innovative technology of the NewspaperDirect global digital network, same-day editions of internationally-recognized newspapers are available in print and onscreen in their original layout. NewspaperDirect has today announced that through an important new technology relationship with Microsoft, its publishing partners will now have an opportunity to reach the emerging mass market of typically young and technology savvy subscribers who wish to read news and access content while on the move.
NewspaperDirect is one of the first companies to work with Microsoft to bring media content to the new category of Ultra-Mobile PCs (UMPC), formerly code named Origami.
06May2006
Jeffrey Graebner has posted his First Impression about TabletKiosk eo v7110. He got his e0 v7110 and he says “I can easily see issues like the excessive heat and poor battery life frustrating those that aren’t prepared for the frustrations of a first-generation system”.
05May2006
Tomi B got his new TabletKiosk UMPC and he has posted a nice review with the pictures of device he got.
05May2006
Ultra Mobile PC Segment Offers Strong Growth Opportunity, Says In-Stat
Posted by Joe in General. 0 CommentsBehind the backing of industry heavy weights Microsoft and Intel, several electronics vendors introduced a new class of hand-held consumer electronics device that attempts to offer consumer and communications functions combined with a full-function PC. Based on a traditional PC platform, the Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC) overcomes many of the computing limitations associated with other Consumer Electronics (CE) devices, such as cellular phone, and the mobility limitations of existing PCs.
