Well we might not be able to order the UMPCs with these colors but does not hurt to wish for one. These were the prorotypes that AmTek has prototyped for Microsoft which the Team at Origami Project had posted (more photos here).
Which one would you like?
So looks like AmTek’s Origami is being sold with yet another branding. We had Tabletkiosk eo, then the SmartCaddie, and now the Pioneer Dreambook UM
What should we say, There was a huge buzz late April that Apple might be Working on an UMPC type device, Then we heard about apple filing for new(more) patents for its touch screen interfaces. Now the guys at AppleInsider (I’ve seen most of their news / rumors take shape) reports that Apple might be working an all new Ultra Portable PC (so it’s an UPPC not an UMPC!) Chances are Yes, with all these patents why not. Apple Insider reports…
Apple Computer could introduce an “ultra-portable PC” that employs NAND-based flash memory in time for the January Macworld trade show in San Francisco, one Wall Street analyst says.
UBS Investment Research analyst Ben Reitzes said this week his proprietary checks indicate Apple is working on “ultra-portable PCs” and even notebooks equipped with NAND flash memory in order to speed up boot times.
“We believe these new products could start in notebook products with combo-drives (NAND and HDD) or ultra-portables (NAND only), and could be released in time for MacWorld,” Reitzes told clients.
Intel, which supplies microprocessors to Apple, has made no secret of its plans to build NAND flash — a type of solid-state memory commonly found in consumer electronics like digital audio players — into its own PC logicboard designs.
At its developers conference this past March, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaker said it would deliver NAND flash features in its forthcoming notebook platform, dubbed Santa Rosa, due in early 2007.
It was way back in march we discussed about what can the UMPC do? CTitanic has a posting on the performance of the Slingbox with his TabletKiosk, it’s an interesting read.
The video quality within the Home Network is “SUPER”. I can stream video at 1500 kbps via WiFi in my eo V7110. This picture does not look as good as it’s in the reality, but if you take a look you can see clearly the details in the bar with the score of the game. The video quality when I use SlingPlayer windowed is compare with what I see in my HDTV. The eo works stable at 600 MHz with a CPU Utilization of around 55 to 60%, that’s is good enough to let me run Outlook and some other little tools to take care of my business having the SlingPlayer working in background or just paused…
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We’ve more, With the ability to view Live TV on your UMPC, how about if you can record them and take them offline and view them where there is no WiFi. Geek.com goes furthur with their experiment with the Slingcorder -yes SLINGcorder from applian technologies.
Slingcorder captures Slingbox broadcasts instantly or even with scheduled recordings exactly as you would see it in SlingPlayer. My home network streams Slingbox content is extremely high quality, so I’ll be able to make some good recordings of TV content. Replay SlingCorder is available now for US$29.95 and requires a Windows PC.
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How would you use your UMPC?
Or is is just me ? Well about few days back the same inquirer said that UMPC is a Disaster, and they had some valid point to that,
Now they have a new article with the title “UMPC killer revealed, reviewed” - Great lets get to see what they have in it. They talk about a 40″JVC TV amnd its review, then about some ATP Thumbdrive, then about some video card and then the only place i see a reference is the Review of ths Sony UX50 at Digital Trends(they have a rating of 9 /10 for this device), which the inquirer states
It has a unique design that sets it apart from the rest of the UMPC/Ultra portable segment and reminds us how exceptional Sony designers can be at time. The UX50 has a sliding full size keyboard with two cameras, a unique design, a touch screen and a honestly priced tag. The rest is also impressive. 1.06GHz Core Solo with 2MB cache, 512MB memory, a 30GB HDD, 4.5-inch TFT and HD Audio.”
So what do they mean by honestly priced tag. The UMPC has a 7″ much better size with pretty much the same config other than those few gimmics and they said it was OVER PRICED. So what do you think ? I understand that when bloggers weite about stuff it is their personal opinion as opposed to a REVIEW that the public can refer to. Go ahead tell us what you you think.
