When Origami Experience was initially released for Vista based UMPCs there were improvements made over the original one, but this time it seems to even further than just the new UI. Some of the highlights are Origami™ Central, Origami™ Now and Origami™ Picture Password. Microsoft has added touch settings as well.
Something New [Origami Project]
We’ve seen small devices before, but Lime PC had a slew of products at CES and of which engadget highlights 3 products which are really small. One being categorized as UMPC and the other two as Handheld PC an Palm PC.
As for the specs
More about mobileGT [freescale] | Hands on with Lime PC [engadget]
Samsung must have been really busy with their mainstream products like TVs and Mobile phone and PMPs, but they managed to squeeze in a premium version of their Q1 ultra UMPC. The interesting thing is the battery life at 7.5 hours!
According to JKK — “The initial Q1 Ultra Premium UMPC – Model: Q1UP-XP, Part Number: NP-Q1U/P01 – is based on the Microsoft Windows XP Tablet Edition operating system, and will be available for an MSRP of $1,399.00. To make room for this new model, Samsung will be lowering the price of their entire family of Q1 Ultra UMPC systems.
Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium gets official [jkkmobile]
Though LCD TVs and other WiFi stuff seem to take a lot of attention in the media at CES, there were lot of new UMPC and MID devices & prototypes that were shown at CES.
Starting with the Amtek U560 otherwise called as the Aigo which seems to be really handy when it comes to size, though it does not sport the menlow platform, sure it does have its place. Though we have heard about the device before when intel launched the MID, this time the product seems to be more stable and sturdy as well. This device is like sidekick on steroids!
More picture here [engadget]
With so much similarities between the two, a lot of users were confused as to what are the things that keep them apart and at CES looks like Intel has the answers to them, though most of us could have speculated them here it is in their own words
UMPC
- Business-class device for enterprise users
- Runs a “heavy” OS like Vista
- Optimized for office-use applications like Excel, Word, etc.
MID
- Consumer-class lifestyle device
- Runs a ‘lightweight” OS with quick startup like Linux
- Optimized for things like media playback and web surfing
- In 2009 (or so) Moorestown-based devices will be classed as MIDs only
Intel explains: MIC vs. UMPC [engadget]
