With the high prices of the UMPC microsoft is now looking ways to make it a success.
Microsoft is pushing for Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC) devices to be used for new niche applications ranging from media players to GPS navigation systems and health monitors.
In a session at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in Seattle, the company showed off concept designs for a series of such niche applications.
“The UMPC is a platform that enables us to reach people and markets that we could never dream of with desktop or mobile PCs,” said Seiya Ohta, a Microsoft hardware experience architect working on UMPC.
UMPCs are facing a thougher challenge than laptop computers or Windows Mobile devices because they are primarily targeting consumers. Their budgets are more limited that those of enterprises investing in mobile computers, Ohta said [...read on]
While at Sillicon Valley Sleuth, there are number of concepts that are shown for the future UMPCs, Take a look
Source VNUNet.com, UK
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