10Oct2006
Posted by Joe
in Hardware.
Steve over at carrypad had disected his i7210 and shared it with the world. Thought the warranty would become void. The cause for this was to see what the audio solution was and how it was implemented in the i7210.
…After a good few hours messing with the device I can honestly say that the warranty is invalid.
What did I find out though? Well, the reason for taking the device apart was to see exactly what audio solution was implemented. The Intel 915GMS has a 7.1 channel HD audio core but that’s only half the story when it comes to audio. I wanted to see what codec was used and to see it there was a possibility of getting a digital audio output [...]
More info & pictures [carrypad]
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06Oct2006
Posted by Joe
in General and Hardware.
According to some reliable sources, Yahoo and Intel are working together to bring in the next version of UMPC in 2007. It will be smaller,but not faster than current UMPCs.
Intel provided a sneak peek at one of the UMPCs planned to hit the market in 2007 - a Yahoo! branded mobile device - that packs a comprehensive feature set into a small form factor. Technical details were scarce, but the presentation and hints given by senior vice president Dadi Perlmutter indicate that this will be the UMPC Microsoft and Intel should have introduced earlier this year. According to the executive, the devices will not use Core 2 Duo processor, and “consume approximately half the power of today’s CPUs with approximately one-fourth the package size.”
Yahoo! UMPC [Mobility Site]
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05Oct2006
Posted by Joe
in Software.
ActiveWords are now instantly available using ink on a Windows Tablet PC or UMPC. Tap the stylus on the InkPad icon, ink your ActiveWord, tap “Go”, and your ActiveWord is acted on. Tap, ink, and go!. Some of the main features are
- The new interface implements a floating InkPad icon that can now be dragged to any edge of the display where it is docked as a pop-out tab. You can drag the tab from the edge to the display surface where it changes back into the floating InkPad icon.
- The type and position (tab or floating icon) is remembered between changes in screen orientation. For example, you can use the docked tab in landscape orientation and the floating icon in portrait orientation, and the position of each is remembered for each orientation.
- The InkPad is now designed for finger tip use on a UMPC. When you begin to enter your ActiveWord a “Go” button appears on the InkPad surface to trigger the ActiveWord entered. You can also simply move your stylus or finger away from the InkPad surface to trigger your ActiveWord.
- A control is included to prevent movement of the mouse cursor from popping up the InkPad. This should be helpful as you switch between “stylus” and “keyboard/mouse” entry.
- Recognition of inked ActiveWords is now even faster, making ActiveWords InkPad more spontaneous and delivering instantaneous response.
- Compatibility with Windows Vista operating system.
They have a cool video with voice of active words running on the UMPC
ActiveWords 2.0 beta product page [via jkOnTheRun]
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05Oct2006
We have seen them all, Mobile 01 has a dozen of neat pictures of the R2H. Take a look
More pictures at Mobile01 [Mobile01]
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