16May2007
Fujitsu today unveiled the “FMV U8240″, We’ve seen and heard about this a lot, but here is the official word on it.
Tokyo, May 16, 2007 — Fujitsu Limited today announced the addition of the U Series of ultra-mobile PCs (UMPCs) to its FMV-LIFEBOOK line of notebook PCs. Intended for business users, the U Series is the world’s smallest tablet-convertible UMPC(1), weighing only 580g and with a thickness of only 26.5mm. The new series is available as of today. Combining the usability advantages of a UMPC with robust security features, the U Series has wide-ranging appeal as a powerful mobile machine…
The specs have not changed much from what we heard earlier
OS: Windows XP / Vista Business
CPU: Intel® Processor A110 (800 MHz)
RAM: 512 MB (DDR2 SDRAM)
HD: 20 GB
100BASE-TX
Security chip
and the pricing starts at JPY 144,000 (~USD 1200) to JPY 164,000 (~USD 1350) for the Vista and 1GB Ram.
Press Release [Fujitsu]
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15May2007
Posted by Joe
in Fujitsu.
Fujitsu might be giving us a lot more than just the prototype device at WinHec 2007. WinFuture has some more information on the device and some never before seen pictures of the device. All of these from the WinHec 2007 at LA.
Here are the specs (let’s wait for the official note on this soon)
- Windows Vista Business
- Intel Ultra Mobile platform 2007
- Intel processor A110 (CPU: 800MHz)
- North Bridge: Intel 945GU Express Chipset
- South Bridge: Intel ICH7U I/O Controller Hub
- LCD 5.6″ (touchscreen!)
- Communication: Wireless LAN (we can expect the Bluetooth)
- Fingerprint sensor
- QWERTY keyboard, Touch Panel, Stick Point
Fujitsu UMPC news from WinHEC. Announcement imminent. Images and specs released. [UMPC Portal]
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15May2007
PLX technology will be demonstrating the USB Duet™ at WinHec 2007. So what does this do? Well this technology will allow your UMPC or computers running Windows XP or Vista to connect directly to other devices via docking or for video sharing.
Asus R2H gets shipped with something similar but not close, the USB sync cable(item 6 on the linked page) lets you connect 2 computers through the standard USB without a need for router or a network. USB Duet will let you share video to another device like an Xbox or use the standard dock for sharing your mouse, keyboard and the monitor.
The demonstrations feature USB Duet - a revolutionary cabling technology allowing computers running the Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista operating systems to connect through a standard USB cable — in two applications the technology excels in: video-file sharing and computer docking.
Press Release [PLX Technology]
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15May2007
Posted by Joe
in Analysis and Videos.
Steve has done a great job on demonstrating the Via based Medion UMPC with Vista and from using it as your main desktop. Take a look at the video below for details.
One thing to note is that I’ve optimised Vista on this UMPC. If you’re using Windows Vista on any UMPC I recommend the following optimisations: Turn off Indexing. Turn off Windows Defender checks. Turn off the anti-phishing filter in Internet explorer. Reduce screen candy (System->Advanced->Performance Settings) and try out the registry mod that the members of Origamiproject have been testing out. I’ve found it to be good at reducing disk activity on this UMPC.
Vista on VIA. Desktop UMPC Demo [UMPC Portal]
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15May2007
Looks like UMPC will be playing a major role in WinHec this year. TabletPC2 and JKK have been shedding some light on these coverages.
Some of the most awaited UMPCs like the HTC shift and Fujitsu UMPC are being displayed, we hope to get more details as time goes. JKK has posted a video and here it is.
Here are some of the pics from TabletPC2
TabletPC2 Coverage | JKK Coverage
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