06Jun2006
Oh Thank Samsung, it’s not NONE. It’s been a hard week for us, there were many reviews and some of them were really taking the Q1 down. This review by (Consumer Electonics net) on the other hand seems to be unbaised.
My first impression of the Samsung Q1 was that it was well put together with graceful industrial design, with its shiny piano-black surface immediately reminding me of my black iPod nano. Samsung paid thoughtful attention to the out-of-box-experience with this unit. For example, learning from the problems people had with smudges and scratches on the nano, Samsung thoughtfully included a microfiber polishing cloth from 3M in the package, which proved itself to be handy for wiping off the easily-smudged surface of the Q1. The unit is about the size of the paperback book and weighs a little bit more than a hardcover book, but is a comfortable size for carrying around. However, it’s certainly too big and heavy to be carried in a pocket [...]
It’s a good read, and neverthless it wont hurt to get a clear picture of the Q1 if you are planning to buy one. Read the full review here
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06Jun2006
Kevin [jkOnTheRun] has a neat posting of how seamlessly the Think Outside stowaway BT keyboard works with the Q1.
So what’s the verdict after several days of use? A keyboard has it’s time and place; same conclusion as before. For lengthy text entry like this post, it’s appropriate to use a keyboard. I actually find myself moving “in-and-out” of input contexts; I’ll type something, then perhaps touch the screen for something etc….
If a keyboard is a “must have”, then this particular keyboard is an excellent match for a UMPC, Windows Mobile or other portable device that supports Bluetooth. The small size but excellent functionality makes it a winner, so of course, if I keep the Q1, I’ll be keeping the Stowaway keyboard I purchased as well.
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06Jun2006
Posted by Joe
in Hardware and Official.
It’s the Computex trade show in Taipei, The VP of Intel promised to ship new chips by the second half of this year which will consume less than 1watt (0.75 to be exact) - Great so what would be the price?
Intel has announced a new dual-core notebook CPU that can run on less than one watt of power.
The Ultra-low Voltage Core Duo CPU will be on the market during the second half of this year, and will consume “a median average” of just 0.75 watts, the company said in a statement.
Speaking at the Computex trade show in Taipei today, Intel senior vice president Anand Chandrasekher said that HP, Dell and other vendors are already developing notebook PCs which will use the chip [...]
Chandrasekher also noted that the low-power chips are a perfect match for handheld PCs based on Microsoft’s Ultra Mobile PC platform specification.
Intel has been surprised by competition from Taiwanese chip maker VIA Technologies in this market. VIA’s low-power, low-cost C7-M CPU has found its way into handheld devices like the PaceBlade Easy Book E7 [...]
Via [VNU Net]
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06Jun2006
Well we know it’s not an UMPC news, but sure enough it is an alternative to those who are not willing to spend about a $1000. The latest from pepper pad is powered by an AMD processor and runs Linux (long live Open Source). These devices are priced at $699 (hope to have some new UMPCs with this price tag) and carry the spec of
- Linux Kernel 2.6 embedded operating system
- AMD Geode(TM) LX 800@0.9W(a) processor
- 256 MB DDR SDRAM
- 256 KB LPC ROM
- 20 or 30 GB 1.8″ disk drive (ATA)
- 7.0″ 800×480 WVGA TFT LCD
- Wi-Fi 802.11b/g / WEP / WPA
- Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
- Dual IR emitters and IR receiver
- USB 2.0 HOST AND DEVICE
- STEREO HEADPHONE OUT
- COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
- MICROPHONE IN
- AC ‘97 AUDIO CODEC
- STEREO SPEAKERS
- BUILT-IN MICROPHONE
- RESISTIVE TOUCH SCREEN WITH STYLUS
- FULL SPLIT QWERTY KEYPAD
- DIRECTION-PAD
- SCROLL WHEEL
- FULL SPLIT QWERTY KEYPAD
- VGA VIDEO CAMERA
- RUGGED AND SPLASH RESISTANT
- 11.4″ X 5.9″ X 0.9″ (290 X 149 X 23MM)
- 2.2 LBS (985 GRAMS)
Tablet PC Review Spot also notes that “One special feature to note (besides the somewhat enchanting price tag) is the “instant on” capability of the Pepper Pad 3. When you have 2 minutes in line at the bank or need to pull over to double check driving directions, it’s never fun to wait 90 seconds or so to boot up.”
Via [Tablet PC Review Spot]
UPDATE: Make sure you read the article at
Digital Trends, which says this nifty gadget does compete well with the UMPCs and is much efficient than some of the microsoft tools.
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04Jun2006
Posted by Joe
in Software.
Einstein Technologies has released the latest version (V3 Beta 2) of their product Tablet Enhancements for Outlook, the product does what it says - improves the functionalities and the UI of Outlook to make it more easy to use on the Tablet OS ( and ofcourse on the UMPCs). Now that is something we might really need for the UMPCs. Especially when we have no keyboard to work with.
Tablet Enhancements for Outlook is an add-in for Microsoft Outlook XP and 2003 that turns the popular Personal Information Manager into a full-fledged Tablet PC-aware application. TEO replaces Outlook’s standard UI with fully ink-enabled forms and lets you write and keep your notes in your own handwriting. No synchronization required.
[ Download the beta here ]
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