28Jun2006
Posted by Joe
in Analysis.
Well I don’t. The concept is great and we just need few more choices, better battery life, faster processors and ofcourse lower price.
If you think you are one of them who hates the UMPC, Tom’s hardware guide has an article where he explains why does everyone (???) hate (!) Ultra-Mobile PC. Looks like Tom does hate the UMPC, but Dick and Harry might love it.
Again it’s the products that we hate because of the price, performance and various other factors - not the concept, If Intel were to sell their sliding prototype say at $700; I don’t see a reason, why someone would hate it.
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20Jun2006
Posted by Joe
in Analysis and Samsung.
Looks like Samsung has both negative and positive feedback about its UMPC, but wait looks like the negative is all because of Microsoft’s hype with the Origami Project (atleast according to Samsung) PC World reports…
Feedback from customers who have bought Samsung Electronics’ Q1 device suggests that a pre-launch teaser campaign by Microsoft might have backfired, according to a Samsung executive [...]
“Feedback has been quite mixed,” vice-president of marketing for Samsung’s digital media business, David Steel, said.
A positive or negative response was generally related to how much of the pre-launch Origami hype the person had been exposed to, Steel said.
Over a period of several weeks prior to the platform’s March launch at the Cebit trade show, Microsoft ran a teaser campaign in which it slowly disclosed Origami details. With few specific details released, expectations were quickly raised among IT professionals, bloggers and journalists about what Origami would be. At the same time a price tag of between $US500 and $US1000 for the devices became known [...]
Consumers who had encountered the Q1 with no prior knowledge were generally positive about the device while those who read a lot about the Origami platform prior to seeing the Q1 had been more negative, he said. “Particularly from someone [with prior] understanding of Origami, [they have been] saying ‘We expected this and expected that’ and comparing specification and price with laptop computers,” Steel said.
Via [PC World]
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14Jun2006
Posted by Joe
in Analysis and Rumors.
What should we say, There was a huge buzz late April that Apple might be Working on an UMPC type device, Then we heard about apple filing for new(more) patents for its touch screen interfaces. Now the guys at AppleInsider (I’ve seen most of their news / rumors take shape) reports that Apple might be working an all new Ultra Portable PC (so it’s an UPPC not an UMPC!) Chances are Yes, with all these patents why not. Apple Insider reports…
Apple Computer could introduce an “ultra-portable PC” that employs NAND-based flash memory in time for the January Macworld trade show in San Francisco, one Wall Street analyst says.
UBS Investment Research analyst Ben Reitzes said this week his proprietary checks indicate Apple is working on “ultra-portable PCs” and even notebooks equipped with NAND flash memory in order to speed up boot times.
“We believe these new products could start in notebook products with combo-drives (NAND and HDD) or ultra-portables (NAND only), and could be released in time for MacWorld,” Reitzes told clients.
Intel, which supplies microprocessors to Apple, has made no secret of its plans to build NAND flash — a type of solid-state memory commonly found in consumer electronics like digital audio players — into its own PC logicboard designs.
At its developers conference this past March, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaker said it would deliver NAND flash features in its forthcoming notebook platform, dubbed Santa Rosa, due in early 2007.
Continue reading ‘Ultra Portable PC from Apple?’
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14Jun2006
Posted by Joe
in Analysis and Sony.
Or is is just me ? Well about few days back the same inquirer said that UMPC is a Disaster, and they had some valid point to that,
Now they have a new article with the title “UMPC killer revealed, reviewed” - Great lets get to see what they have in it. They talk about a 40″JVC TV amnd its review, then about some ATP Thumbdrive, then about some video card and then the only place i see a reference is the Review of ths Sony UX50 at Digital Trends(they have a rating of 9 /10 for this device), which the inquirer states
It has a unique design that sets it apart from the rest of the UMPC/Ultra portable segment and reminds us how exceptional Sony designers can be at time. The UX50 has a sliding full size keyboard with two cameras, a unique design, a touch screen and a honestly priced tag. The rest is also impressive. 1.06GHz Core Solo with 2MB cache, 512MB memory, a 30GB HDD, 4.5-inch TFT and HD Audio.”
So what do they mean by honestly priced tag. The UMPC has a 7″ much better size with pretty much the same config other than those few gimmics and they said it was OVER PRICED. So what do you think ? I understand that when bloggers weite about stuff it is their personal opinion as opposed to a REVIEW that the public can refer to. Go ahead tell us what you you think.
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10Jun2006
Posted by Joe
in Analysis.
Inquirer has an article that simple states “UMPC - a disaster” Again, this is not the first time that we are hearing something like this, but in anycase they have a point. This is the first generation of UMPCs and sure enough there are going to be more and more umps which would be better, faster, efficient and lower cost.
From the marketing point of view, the UMPC is an attempt to create a new market. But it is not a empty market. It is occupied at one end by notebook PCs, and at the other by smartphones and PDAs. UMPC users already have experience with these devices, and they naturally try to use the UMPC in the same way [...]
The companies manufacturing UMPCs now are doing it to gain experience. They hope that the concept will take off eventually, and they will then be ahead of the pack.
Two things have to happen to make the Origami UMPC dream succeed. First, Microsoft should actually do what it claims to know best: write good software that meets users’ requirements. The current one-size-fits all approach isn’t right for UMPCs.
That’s tough, but the second step is even tougher. The UMPC really needs a lot of technological progress. Lighter, more efficient batteries would change everything. In the interim, new low-power components, like white LED screen backlights, and flash-based hard drives, will help too [...]
Well, again this article does discuss lot of factors which might sound appealing to a big crowd, I think we’ll have to just wait for the dream UMPC which again could be the “Haiku” project that microsoft is talking about.
Read the full article here
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