CNET, UK for some reason wanted to compare the Samsung Q1 and the Apple Newton which was released ten years ago. One thing that is surprising from the results is that the Newton was declared the winner!
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They are comparing various aspects of both. CNET declares Apple Newton as the winner. If you were do decide which one will it be?
Hugo has played a main role in evangelizing the Tablet PCs and UMPCs. He now shows a great video comparison of the Samsung Q1 and the Tabletkiosk eo.
Part 1
Part 2
Dan writes on his blog, an open letter to Microsoft, Sure a lot of us would be feeling the same as himself…
Dear Microsoft,
As a devout “early adopter” and self-proclaimed gadget nerd, I waited with enthusiasm for the UMPC’s release. Starting with the original Origami rumors and hype campaign, I followed every gadget blog and web forum for the inside scoop. When I saw the release specs and information, I was impressed with what I saw [...]
I had a Samsung Q1 in my hands at Fry’s Electronics a week ago. I played with it and thought of all the fun I could have with it. I would no longer need to carry the laptop on trips. I would no longer have to carry separate devices for web browsing, personal organizing, or portable media. It would do it all.
But why, then, did I not purchase it already? [...]
Go ahead read it [An open letter to Microsoft]
Otto Berkes, General Manager of the Mobile Platform Division at Microsoft talks about the future of UMPCs and the Haiku project at the VIA technology conference. He also talks about the latest VX700 single chipset from VIA technologies.
Otto Berkes Discusses the History of the UMPC and the Future with Haiku - via [GottabeMobile]
Unlike the other UMPCs, CNET seems to be impressed with the ASUS.
Whereas we were fairly underwhelmed by the Samsung Q1, we’re pretty enamoured with the R2H. It has more features and though it’s slightly less portable, we think it’s much more functional
This being a pre-production unit, they had some glitches which i hope will be taken care of. Way to go Asus!
Asus R2H: Origami UMPC in ‘quite good’ shocker - via [UMPC Buzz]
