Sure, we were expecting new UMPCs being announced duing the CES, and now CNET confirms that there will be a second generation of UMPCs that would be made public at CES. This time let’s hope for those ones that are
- Priced right
- Weighs light
- Improved Batteries
- and better specs
Even with some improvements over the course of 2006, the first Origami devices have had very limited appeal.
“They haven’t done very well,” said IDC analyst Richard Shim. Some of the ultramobile PCs even found their way onto a list of biggest tech disappointments of 2006.
Forget battery power, cost or weight- screen resolution is the biggest failing on the current UMPCs. Far too many programs are rendered near unusable with a resolution that would have been adequate in the late 80s. Once the cost of a 1280×720 LCD comes down far enough in price to be included in the UMPC… they will have sold one to me. Even if it is a little bigger/heavier, the battery only lasts two hours and it costs over $1000.
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