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Toshiba Demos UMPC Hand-Held Tablet Prototype, But Thinks it's Too Small

At a recent presentation, Toshiba demoed a little hand-held UMPC prototype, indicating that the company is considering that product market. The silver-framed machine has a 5.6-inch touchscreen, and runs Windows Vista on an Atom processor and 64GB of SSD storage, and even packs in GPS. Though the onscreen touch keyboard takes up too much real estate, it's a great-looking little package. But apparently Toshiba isn't going to turn prototype into product as it's considered too small for practical use. That'll interest fans of the fabled Apple touch tablet, I'm sure. What do you think guys: would you buy a PC this size? [PCAuthority via Gizmodo.au]

5:51 AM on Thu Jul 24 2008
By Kit Eaton
2,581 views, 13 comments

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umpcs

Panasonic ToughBook CF-U1: Pricing and Specs of the Rugged Little Intel Atom UMPC

Panasonic may have "announced" the ToughBook CF-U1 back in March, but it's only now getting around talking speeds, feeds and wallet drain. Even though it uses Intel's "low cost" 1.33GHz Atom Z520 processor, the little ruggedized UMPC will arrive in August (or later, if the rumored Atom delay is true) at a starting price of $2,500. Obviously, it's geared towards customers who need a super serious, military-grade resistance to the elements. It runs Vista (with XP downgrade option) from a removable 16GB or 32GB SSD, packs tons of wireless options, weighs 2.3 lbs. with two batteries, and runs for 9 hours. If you can get over the teensy 5.6" screen, you got yourself the perfect PC for spelunking, fly fishing or whatever it is you call "extreme." (See more details below.) More »

11:40 AM on Wed Jun 25 2008
By Wilson Rothman
2,987 views, 17 comments

Latest by odysseus: We've been playing with one of these at work, very bulky, keyboard is hard to use, and the screen is too hi-res it's hard to read. We scored it a fail, although it rated highly on the entirely accidental more »

origami experience

Origami Experience 2.0 Ready For Download For UMPC Owners (Vista Only)

Microsoft has released its second version of the Origami Experience, making it available as a free download for Ultra-Mobile PC users with Windows Vista. The OE 2.0 software includes Picture Password, Weather, RSS functionality, an e-mail client, calender and other web features – basically what you get with Vista, but more touch screen friendly. OE 1.0 was barely used, partially because UMPCs had yet to really catch on in January 2007, but also because it made them slow down to a crawl. Hopefully, they've rectified that problem this time around. [JKontherun]

5:30 PM on Sat Jun 14 2008
By Elaine Chow
11,211 views, 17 comments

Latest by Kamalot: So I just installed this on my OQO model 2 and can safely say that this is the worst piece of software I've used in a long time. It is buggy, glitchy and too slow to use. I use my OQO more »

umpc

Everex Targeting the Eee PC With the New "Cloudbook"

It appears that Everex, the same company that sent Wal-Mart shoppers into a tizzy of values with its Linux-based gPC , now has its sites set on the Asus Eee PC with a new ultra-portable dubbed the "Cloudbook." The device will feature a 7-inch screen and the same Linux gOS found in the gPC. A 1.3 megapixel webcam is also rumored to come standard. Additional image and info after the break. More »

5:00 PM on Mon Dec 10 2007
By Sean Fallon
24,178 views, 51 comments

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BenQ Mobile Internet Device Running Linux


BenQ was hitting the floors of IDF showing off a new UMPC (although they call it a 'mobile internet device'). While it may look like just a poor attempt to capture iPhone/iPod touch hype, it was surprisingly running Linux. Could we be moving towards a non-Microsoft based ultra-mobile future? [JKKMobile]

3:30 PM on Wed Sep 19 2007
By blongo3
2,372 views, 7 comments

umpc

Hands On With Fujitsu's $999 LifeBook U810 UMPC


We told you they'd been promising it, but the specs have been shuffled a bit. Here's the final product, the LifeBook U810. Now that it's shipping on Sept. 18, it's sporting a new lower price and some nice new features...
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8:00 AM on Tue Aug 14 2007
By Wilson Rothman
27,180 views, 15 comments

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OQO Chipmaker VIA Launches NanoBook, the Cute L'il $600 PDA Killer


Today at the VIA Technology Forum in Taipei, people get the first glimpse of VIA's ultra mobile PC reference design, the NanoBook. Though the term "reference design" might suggest "concept product," this design is actually being picked up. In Europe, Packard Bell will ship it, and VIA will announce its US partner later this month. The ultra-sweet selling points: 1.87-lb weight, up to 5 hours in battery life, and a projected price tag of $600. More »

8:00 AM on Tue Jun 5 2007
By Wilson Rothman
32,532 views, 37 comments

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Intel Menlow-based UMPC: The Movie


Behold the new UMPC with Menlow, for it will "truly put the full Internet in your pocket"! According to the Intel Ultra Mobile Group Chief Evangelist, that is. And provided you have the pants of Krusty The Clown and are ready to take all kinds of "is that the full Internet in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?" jokes. The most interesting bit from Mark, showing the Compal prototype in Beijing, was his mention of the Ultra Mobile Platform 2008 running Windows, Linux and Mac OS X: More »

5:23 AM on Thu Apr 19 2007
By Addy Dugdale
26,312 views, 16 comments

Latest by n/a: So, at the time this video was made (around April 19, right) Intel was still positioning the Menlow/Silverthorne as an x86, but now (December 20 and beyond) they are positioning it as a competitor to non-x86 chips like ARM's. Did more »

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Intel Ultra Mobile Platform 2007 Officially Announced, MIDs and Menlow to Follow

Intel has officially presented the Intel Ultra Mobile Platform 2007 (formerly known as McCaslin) and announced the new Menlow architecture with Silverthorn processors for 2008. They have also given us a peek and poke over Redflag's MIDinux Linux distribution, which apparently has been designed for those mobile devices that can't decide if they want to be an iPhone or a PSP when they grow up. More »

6:17 AM on Wed Apr 18 2007
By www.gizmodo.com
13,421 views, 14 comments

announcements

Stylish UMPC Too Cool For Buttons

We're all for the improvement of Ultra Mobile PCs (UMPC), but we're not sure if this is a step forward or a step back (we're inclined to go with the latter). In an effort to make UMPCs less cold and more cuddly, Brit designer Crispin Jones has done away with their intimidating buttons, engraved them with different etchings, and splashed them with some color. We admit, the carved surfaces are a nice alternative to some of the scarier-looking designs we've seen, but the lack of buttons is gonna make it a pain to use since you'll be relying on the UMPC's touch screen all the time. The designs were mocked up by Crispin for Tablet PC maker PBJ. – Louis Ramirez More »

11:00 AM on Thu Nov 2 2006
By Louis Ramirez
229 views, 6 comments

Latest by macbigot: Not a problem. If you go to their web site you'll see that it comes bundled with their very popular bluetooth cranial implant (installation procedure not included in the price). more »

portable media

Daewoo Lucoms Solo M1 UMPC

Daewoo Lucoms apparently decided to get into the ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) game, shipping its handsomely-styled Solo M1 which has a 7-inch touchscreen, 1.3-megapixel video camera and a DMB TV tuner for those Asians fortunate enough to have access to such signals. It's powered by an Intel Celeron 900 processor. More »

9:46 AM on Tue Jul 18 2006
By Charlie White
381 views, 4 comments

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Intel's UMPC Teaser Site is Live


This image from above comes from the ultra-mobile PC teaser page put up from Intel. Coincidentally the planned UMPC announcement comes on the eve of CEbit 2006. More »

11:40 AM on Fri Mar 3 2006
By Travis Hudson
188 views, 7 comments