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131 Electronic - Ultra Mobile PC Resources
A Digital Photographer and his UMPC
A short while back, I came across a blog in my UMPC searches by Cristian Sorega, Ricoh-GR-Diary. The UMPC reference turned out to be a really interesting one because Crisitian is using the Q1 Ultra as a partner device for his digital camera.
Open Open Tab May 9, 2008 Provides Information
Accessories Start Plugging Into Asus' Eee PC
Asus' compact laptop debuted in October, but accessories aimed at the ultraportable have just started to ship.
Open Open Tab February 29, 2008 Provides Information
Asus Announces New 8.9" Eee PC
Asus finally released a 9" version of the much loved Eee PC at CeBit in Germany. Rumors have been flying back and forth on this speculated model in the past, but it appears Asus finally took action and brought this larger screened UMPC to the market.
Open Open Tab March 3, 2008 Provides Information
Asus dropped hard disk from Eee PC at eleventh hour
Did Asus originally plan to release its elfin Eee PC mini laptop with a magnetic hard disk drive? A snippet from the computer's manual suggests that the company did.
Open Open Tab December 4, 2007 Provides Information
Asus Eee PC 2G Surf User Review
The "Eee" represents a philosophy; easy to work, easy to learn and easy to play. Just about the hardest part of using this computer is deciding on which model to buy - both in terms of specifications and color. Versions consist of 2G, 4G and 8G units (the number refers to the size of the unit's solid state drive).
Open Open Tab January 22, 2008 Provides Information
Asus Eee PC 4G Windows Review
The Asus Eee PC quickly became an overnight success after its release last year. Consumers looking for a low-cost ultraportable laptop began buying the Linux-based Eee PC in record numbers.
Open Open Tab April 7, 2008 Provides Information
Asus Eee PC 8G Available for Preorder
The Asus Eee PC 8G laptop is now available for preorder through Dynamism.com for $499, and will arrive late December, according to the product pages on importer's website.
Open Open Tab December 3, 2007 Provides Information
ASUS Eee PC 900 Announced
Asustek introduced today the Asus Eee PC 900, a new version of its low cost ultraportable laptop. The Eee PC 900 will bring a larger RAM, more data storage space, and bigger displays, when compared to the current Eee PC (700/701) models.
Open Open Tab March 4, 2008 Provides Information
ASUS Eee PC 900 battery capacity update.
It appears that Asustek, Hong Kong, have decided to offer users free upgrades of the Eee PC 900 batteries due to a slip-up that saw reviews and presentations include a larger capacity battery than was actually shipped.
Open Open Tab April 23, 2008 Provides Information
Asus Eee PC 900 flips one at MacBook Air with multi-touch input
Asus' next-gen 8.9in Eee PC 900 will come complete with a MacBook Air-style multi-touch touchpad, documents filed with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have revealed.
Open Open Tab March 27, 2008 Provides Information
Asus Eee PC 900 Linux Edition
It's not even a year since Asus first demo'd the machine that would become the Eee PC 701 - aka the Eee PC 4G - and here we are reviewing the second version, the 900.
Open Open Tab April 25, 2008 Provides Information
Asus Eee PC 900 Review
The Asus Eee PC 900 is the new update to the original Eee PC ... the affordable mini notebook that shook up the notebook market in 2007.
Open Open Tab May 12, 2008 Provides Information
Asus Eee PC is No Longer Voided by Memory Upgrade
The only real thing that users have been complaining about is the "warranty void if removed" sticker on the laptop's access panel, saying that users couldn't perform a simple memory installation without giving up their warranties.
Open Open Tab December 9, 2007 Provides Information
Asus Eee PC Tech Support Seems Kind of Lousy
Everyone seems to love the EeePC's tiny body, but their tech support seems kind of lousy. Reader John purchased one, but couldn't get it to work with his 2Wire router.
Open Open Tab May 2, 2008 Provides Information
Asus Eee PC with Windows XP Coming April 9th
The Asus Eee PC model 4G with Windows XP operating system preinstalled will be hitting the U.S. retail market in the first half of April, Laptop Magazine reports.
Open Open Tab March 31, 2008 Provides Information
Asus HDTV USB Tuner Installs on Eee PC's Linux
The insanely popular Asus Eee PC has the same number of USB ports as many regular laptops, yet the sub-notebook doesn't go well with USB peripherals particularly TV tuners until recently.
Open Open Tab April 10, 2008 Provides Information
Asus Lamborghini VX3 - New Luxurious Ultraportable
Asustek showcases the Asus Lamborghini VX3, its new luxurious ultraportable notebook PC with a 12.1-inch display, Intel Core 2 Duo “Penryn” processor, and a new Nvidia GeForce video card, at the ongoing 2008 CeBIT show in Hanover, Germany.
Open Open Tab March 4, 2008 Provides Information
Asus launches second-gen Eee PC
Asus has formally launched the second generation of the diminutive Eee PC sub-notebook, the 900. It confirmed the specs announced when it first unveiled the little laptop, but it was decidedly coy when it came to the machine's CPU.
Open Open Tab April 16, 2008 Provides Information
ASUS R2E First Impressions
To date the R2E has not had a full review done on it and since I owned an R2H largely to my satisfaction for over a year I felt I was the best person in the team to take a good look at ASUS’s latest UMPC offering.
Open Open Tab May 8, 2008 Provides Information
Asus releases application kit for Eee PC coders
Asus has posted a Software Development Kit (SDK) for the Eee PC, the better to help coders write new programs to run on the elfin laptop's Xandros Linux distribution.
Open Open Tab March 28, 2008 Provides Information
Asus reschedules 8GB Eee PC to Q2, moles claim
Waiting for the 8GB Eee PC? Then you're going to have to wait a little longer - until April at least, it has been alleged, thanks to problems Asus is having getting the machine out of the door.
Open Open Tab February 4, 2008 Provides Information
Asus to offer Linux-less Eee PCs globally
Asus has formally announced it will begin offering outside of Japan its tiny Eee PC laptop with Windows XP pre-installed in place of the Linux distro it's offered to date.
Open Open Tab March 6, 2008 Provides Information
Asus to show off keyboard-less UMPC
Asus will be showing off the new design of its upcoming UMPC, and instead of being modeled after a laptop like the Eee PC, it's a keyboard-less tablet design.
Open Open Tab March 3, 2008 Provides Information
ASUS U6S Ultraportable Features Dedicated Graphics, HSDPA
Asustek plans to release the ASUS U6S 12.1-inch ultraportable notebook, featuring the Intel "Santa Rosa" mobile platform, a dedicated video card, and a 3.5G HSDPA support.
Open Open Tab September 29, 2007 Provides Information
Asus: Eee PC Shipments to Soar in Second Quarter
Eee PC shipments will rise to between 1.2 million to 1.3 million units in the three months ending June 30, Asustek said in presentation materials for its first quarter investors' conference.
Open Open Tab April 30, 2008 Provides Information
Asus: no plans for 10in Eee PC
Asus has claimed it has "no plans at the moment" to produce a version of its Eee PC ultra-small laptop with a 10in display. The upcoming 8GB model will sport the same 7in screen as the currently available 4GB unit, it added.
Open Open Tab November 15, 2007 Provides Information
Asustek Displays Asus R50, R70 UMPCs at CeBIT
The R50 and R70, with 5.6-inch and 7-inch displays respectively, are most likely based on the recently introduced Intel Centrino Atom platform, codenamed “Menlow”, with the Atom “Silverthorne” processor and the “Poulsbo” chipset. The both devices run Windows Vista operating system.
Open Open Tab March 9, 2008 Provides Information
Asustek Released Accessories for ASUS Eee PC
Asustek has released accessories for the ASUS Eee PC, including a mouse, headphones, power adapter, and extra batteries for this ultraportable notebook.
Open Open Tab January 2, 2008 Provides Information
Atom CPU performance figures
A Samsung Q1 Ultra with the A110 returns 2700 and 3000. Remember that the Atom processor can do hyperthreading. I have no idea what affect it has on the test compared to real-life scenarios.
Open Open Tab April 18, 2008 Provides Information
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Bearlake, New Form Factor PCs Take Stage at Computex
With only a few major chip revisions on the horizon, Taiwan's strengths – cost-cutting and, more recently, system design – will be on display, analysts said.
Open Open Tab June 1, 2007 Provides Information
BenQ Plans Ultramobile PC
BenQ has unveiled the user interface for an upcoming Linux-based 'mobile Internet device.'
Open Open Tab February 12, 2008 Provides Information
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Cloudbook UMPC to run Googlish Linux
Everex has confirmed plans to ship a UMPC (ultra-mobile PC) with a 7-inch screen, similar to competitor Asus's EEE PC. A source close to the company revealed that the device -- codenamed "Cloudbook" -- will ship with the Google Apps-oriented "gOS" Linux distribution early next year.
Open Open Tab December 9, 2007 Provides Information
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Dreambook Eee PC Competitor Enters the Ring
With a 7-inch display (88 x 480), a 1GHz Via C7-M processor, maximum 1GB RAM, either a 2GB, 4GB or 8GB flash storage or a 40GB HDD, the Pioneer Computers Dreambook Light IL1 sounds like a worthy competitor to the Eee PC crown.
Open Open Tab February 9, 2008 Provides Information
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ECS G10IL Mini-Notebook Unveiled
Elitegroup Computer Systems has officially unveiled the ECS G10IL mini-notebooks, featuring the Intel Atom “Diamondville” processor, 8.2-inch and 10.2-inch displays, and mobile broadband (HSPA) connectivity.
Open Open Tab March 20, 2008 Provides Information
Eee PC 900 battery life tests. Thoughts on Atom
The Eee PC madness continues. There must be 20+ Eee PC web sites by now and every day there's at least one good set of new information. I've even seen a couple of Eee PC books on Amazon which just shows what sort of a market there must be out there.
Open Open Tab May 6, 2008 Provides Information
Eee PC 900 Gets Unboxed
With the release of Eee PC 900 imminent, the folks at XEPC have managed to get their grubby little mitts on a final production model. Not only that, but they've posted the glorious unboxing pictures all over the tubes for you to see.
Open Open Tab April 12, 2008 Provides Information
Eee PC with Larger Screen Gets U.S. Price, Release Date
Since Asus announced plans to launch a version of its low-cost micro laptop with a wider screen and more built-in storage last week, many in the United States have been eagerly awaiting the news on when the Eee PC 900 series will debut in this country.
Open Open Tab March 10, 2008 Provides Information
Eee PC: better with Windows?
I have now installed Windows XP Pro on my Eee PC and while the unit's power consumption characteristics are slightly better than they were under the standard Linux installation, it's not as much of a gain as I'd hoped for.
Open Open Tab December 7, 2007 Provides Information
Eee PC's Sales Success Prompts Competition
Asustek's early success with its sleek, budget laptop is inspiring rivals to enter the market, Gartner says.
Open Open Tab December 12, 2007 Provides Information
Everex CloudBook CE1200V Introduced
Everex has announced the CloudBook CE1200V , the first ultra-mobile PC for the U.S. market based on the VIA NanoBook device with a 7-inch display and a laptop-like design.
Open Open Tab January 9, 2008 Provides Information
Everex Cloudbook Unboxed, Fondled, Declared Horrible So Far
Those of you excited about that cheap, small Everex Cloudbook Wal-mart laptop as an alternative to an Eee PC might be slightly disappointed.
Open Open Tab February 15, 2008 Provides Information
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FlipStart PC Now for $699
This “super compact PC” has a 5.6-inch display, very small dimensions (5.9” x 4.5” x 1.6”), and weight of 1.5 pounds. It incorporates the Intel Pentium M Ultra Low Voltage 1.1 GHz processor, 512MB of DDR memory, a 30GB hard drive, as well as 802.11 b/g wireless LAN, Bluetooth, and an optional mobile broadband modules.
Open Open Tab January 18, 2008 Provides Information
Fujitsu Announces Ultramobile PC Tablet
Tiny Fujitsu LifeBook U810 weighs less than 2 pounds, converts from clamshell-style device to tablet.
Open Open Tab August 14, 2007 Provides Information
Fujitsu Launches Slick P8000 Series Ultraportable PC
As a fan of ultralight, ultraportable PCs--I'm typing on one now at CES--I'm always interested in seeing what Fujitsu has on deck. More often than not, Fujitsu introduces new features and innovations in the ultraportable space, always packing in something more.
Open Open Tab January 8, 2008 Provides Information
Fujitsu Siemens pitches Eee-style sub-notebook at pros
Fujitsu Siemens is taking on the likes of Asus, Toshiba and Sony with ultra-compact 1kg laptop of its own, this one with a 8.9in, 1280 x 768 display and HSDPA/HSUPA 3G connectivity.
Open Open Tab March 3, 2008 Provides Information
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GeCube Genie PC, Eee Clone with a Special Talent
It's fair to call the GeCube an Asus Eee PC clone. With a 7" screen, 2GB of flash storage, Linux backbone and that form factor, I mean, c'mon. The 2.1lb computer does have two things going for it though. It has a splash proof keyboard and...what could the special talent be?
Open Open Tab March 6, 2008 Provides Information
General Dynamics offers rugged UMPC
After a slow start, the UMPC concept seems to be gaining momentum in recent months. The latest entrant to the field is US arms colossus General Dynamics, which launched its GoBook MR-1 rugged UMPC at the DSEi military tech fair today.
Open Open Tab September 11, 2007 Provides Information
Gigabyte M700 UMPC Has 2 GB RAM, 7-Inch Touchscreen
Just unveiled at CeBIT, Gigabyte's M700 UMPC comes with a surprising 2GB RAM. In addition to its hefty memory and bright design, the M700 manages to pack in a 7-inch, 1024x600 touchscreen and a 1.2 GHz Via C7-M processor.
Open Open Tab March 5, 2008 Provides Information
Gigabyte's second-generation UMPC
Though better known for making mainboards than consumer electronics, Gigabyte's first foray into the UMPC market--the U60--was surprisingly competent and incorporated a few innovative features such as split keyboard and GPS/TV tuner expansion slots.
Open Open Tab November 21, 2007 Provides Information
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How to Buy an Ultra-Mobile PC
Get your own companion PC.
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HP 2133 Mini-Note PC with XP Pro Coming in Mid-May
Hewlett-Packard's new HP 2133 Mini-Note PC with Windows XP Professional operating system preinstalled will be available in mid-May, Laptop Magazine reports.
Open Open Tab April 17, 2008 Provides Information
HP 2133 MiniNote. Vista Frustrations, XP Installations and a word from HP.
While Europe waits patiently for the HP 2133 Mininote launch, users in other parts of the world are spending a lot of time optimizing and testing. Joanna Stern of Laptop Mag is testing out the HP 2133 as her only PC but wasn’t too happy with the Vista experience saying "a Vista Experience score of 1.2 (out of a possible 5) tells you right off the bat how poorly the system handles the bulky OS.
Open Open Tab April 28, 2008 Provides Information
HP 2133 Mininote. XP testing wave!
Laptop magazine and jkOnTheRun are reporting back from their initial tests with upgrading (yes, it's an upgrade in my opinion) from Windows Vista to XP on the HP 2133 MiniNote. Just how much evidence do OEMs need to convince them that installing the shiny Vista option is going to degrade the quality of their low-end computing product?
Open Open Tab April 29, 2008 Provides Information
HP Compaq 2133 - the Company's First UMPC
Hewlett-Packard is going to release the HP Compaq 2133, the company's first ultra-mobile PC (UMPC), Engadget reports.
Open Open Tab February 19, 2008 Provides Information
HP's UMPC 2133 revealed
We've just received these images of HP's rumored UMPC. Honestly, we have no reason to doubt their authenticity. The HP Compaq 2133 "lifestyle accessory" features a big, scratch resistant 8.9-inch 1366 x 766 (WXGA) display, ExpressCard/54 slot, Wireless LAN, nearly full-sized QWERTY (95% of full), integrated webcam, and optional SSD in a 2.5-pound anodized aluminum sex pot running Vista or Linux.
Open Open Tab February 19, 2008 Provides Information
HTC Advantage
Depending on how you slice it, the HTC Advantage is either a nifty miniature laptop or a huge smartphone—and that's not exactly a good place to be.
Open Open Tab August 28, 2007 Provides Information
HTC Advantage Available Now For $899
The HTC Advantage, HTC's not a girl, not yet a woman smartphone/umpc hybrid is available now.
Open Open Tab August 8, 2007 Provides Information
HTC Advantage gets a facelift
Mobile World Congress Handset manufacturer HTC has redesigned its existing Advantage device, upping the storage capacity to 16GB, overhauling the keyboard's responsiveness - it claimed - and updating the UMPC's software.
Open Open Tab February 11, 2008 Provides Information
HTC Advantage Pre-order at Amazon
If you're at all interested in an HTC Advantage, you can pre-order one on Amazon right now. If you don't remember, the Advantage is the not-quite-a-UMPC, not-quite-a-smartphone device that runs Windows Mobile 6.
Open Open Tab June 25, 2007 Provides Information
HTC Diamond features Opera 9.5 and VGA screen.
Just announced in London, the HTC Diamond looks like an interesting alternative to a MID if you're a one-man-one-device type of person.
Open Open Tab May 6, 2008 Provides Information
HTC Has Surprise Hit With Touch
HTC said this week that it had shipped some 800,000 Touch phones since it first went on sale on July 22, almost a month later than the iPhone.
Open Open Tab October 3, 2007 Provides Information
HTC Launches Shift UMPC in the UK
The HTC Shift ultra-mobile PC runs Windows Vista and has a 7-inch touch-sensitive display.
Open Open Tab October 2, 2007 Provides Information
HTC Sells Shift Ultramobile in Taiwan
The Smartphone maker is taking advance online orders for its Shift ultramobile PC.
Open Open Tab January 23, 2008 Provides Information
HTC Shift Specifications Revealed
The HTC Corp.'s upcoming HTC Shift ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) features the Intel "Stealey" 800Mhz processor and the Qualcomm MSM 7200 chipset.
Open Open Tab September 10, 2007 Provides Information
HTC Shift UMPC Finally Going on Sale in Europe on February 19
It's been almost a year since we first saw the HTC Shift, the fold-up Windows Vista and Windows Mobile-capable UMPC with a pretty decently-sized keyboard. The touchscreen device is finally getting a release date of sorts from the European Expansys retailer on February 19 at a launch price of 1185 Euros ($1720).
Open Open Tab February 7, 2008 Provides Information
HTC Shift UMPC Now Available in the US
It took damn near forever, but the HTC Shift—the UMPC that was supposed to change your mind about UMPCs—has finally hit store shelves in the States. To refresh your memory, the features include an 800 Mhz processor, Vista Business, 1GB RAM, a 40GB HD, Quad-Band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, HSDPA/UMTS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Open Open Tab March 7, 2008 Provides Information
HTC Shift Vista UMPC Coming in EV-DO Flavor
It's only been a couple weeks since the Windows Vista-capable HTC Shift UMPC was just released in the US and it's already getting an EV-DO version for you to hook up to Verizon or Sprint (theoretically).
Open Open Tab March 19, 2008 Provides Information
HTC Polaris Spotted
HTC gear always seems to leak a bit early, and here is what appears to be the first shot of the WM6 Pro HTC Polaris.
Open Open Tab October 8, 2007 Provides Information
HTC Vista UMPC to hit the UK within weeks
HTC's long-awaited Shift UMPC is set to arrive in the UK later this month and, rumour has it, you'll also be able to buy it from Orange.
Open Open Tab February 7, 2008 Provides Information
HTC's Shift UMPC set to finally go on sale
Taiwanese phone manufacturer HTC will apparently start selling its Ultra-Mobile PC within a few weeks in Britain, and has apparently also signed a distribution deal with Orange.
Open Open Tab February 8, 2008 Provides Information
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Intel Introduces Next Generation UMPC, MID Platforms
Intel has showed the upcoming Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC) and Mobile Internet Device (MID) platform, codenamed “Menlow“, during its Developer Forum 2007 in San Francisco. The new platform is scheduled for launch in the first half 2008 and is comprised of the “Silverthorne” 45-nanometer processor and the “Poulsbo” chipset, which is based on a single-chip design.
Open Open Tab September 20, 2007 Provides Information
Intel readies 16GB SSD for UMPCs
Chip giant Intel has begun sampling a solid-state drive (SSD) designed for handheld devices. The product's known in the trade as 'a stack of Flash chips'.
Open Open Tab December 18, 2007 Provides Information
Intel Shows Advanced Ultramobile PC
Intel's prototype Mobile Internet Multimedia Device runs on Linux and uses the company's next-gen Menlow chip set.
Open Open Tab June 7, 2007 Provides Information
Intel Shows Menlow-Powered Ultramobile PCs
The prototype designs use newest mobile chipset, scheduled to ship in mid-2008.
Open Open Tab October 15, 2007 Provides Information
Intel unveils Atom: new microarchitecture for UMPCs, MIDs
When you make smaller transistors, you can make much smaller processors, and the immediate payoff is that you use less power. The trick is to make the consumer want the smaller processor, and that may not be as easy as having invented the thing.
Open Open Tab March 3, 2008 Provides Information
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Japanese geeks offered smaller-than-Eee little laptop
Japanese laptop maker Kohjinsha has rolled out a pair of Eee PC challengers, taking on the elfin sub-notebook with a pair of similarly sized tablet-style units incorporating 80GB hard drives.
Open Open Tab April 15, 2008 Provides Information
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Kohijinsha SR8KPO6S is 7-Inch UMPC With Optical Drive
The Kohijinsha SR8KPO6S fits a DVD burner into its tiny, 9.2 x 7 x 1.3 inch chassis. As if that were not enough to stick it in the Eee's face, the 7-inch (1024 x 600) display also boasts touchscreen functionality, an 800Mhz CPU, 60GB HDD, Wi-Fi g support and weighs in at 2.4lbs.
Open Open Tab April 10, 2008 Provides Information
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Lenovo IdeaPad U110 Hands-on
The U110 is particularly interesting as an 11.1-inch subnotebook, a first for Lenovo (at least in the U.S.). The U110 could also qualify as the shiniest laptop going.
Open Open Tab January 7, 2008 Provides Information
Lenovo IdeaPad U110 Overview
Detailed specifications of the Lenovo IdeaPad U110, which is a part of the new IdeaPad laptop brand, are currently unknown. However, Lenovo has published that this sub-notebook features an 11.1-inch widescreen display, weighs 2.3 pounds, and is 0.7-inch deep.
Open Open Tab January 5, 2008 Provides Information
Lenovo IdeaPad U110B, U110R Coming Soon
The Lenovo IdeaPad U110 11.1-inch ultraportable notebook is coming soon to the United States, according to product pages at J&R.
Open Open Tab April 15, 2008 Provides Information
Lenovo Launches IdeaPad Consumer Laptops
Lenovo IdeaPad line of low-price consumer laptops is designed for gamers and home users.
Open Open Tab January 3, 2008 Provides Information
Lenovo, Toshiba Unveil Intel Menlow UMPCs
Intel is showing four ultramobile PCs (UMPCs) designed around its Menlow chips at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Two of the UMPCs are highly anticipated devices from Lenovo and Toshiba.
Open Open Tab January 9, 2008 Provides Information
LG shows gadget based on next-gen Intel UMPC chip
LG has craftily shown off an ultra-mobile PC based on Intel's as-yet-unlaunched '45nm Silverthorne' processor at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
Open Open Tab January 9, 2008 Provides Information
Lightning Review: HP 2133 Mini-Note
The ($750) tested version packs a 8.9" screen, 1.6Ghz processor, 2GB of RAM, 120GB HD and Windows Vista Business.
Open Open Tab April 25, 2008 Provides Information
Lightning Review: WiBrain B1E UMPC
WiBrain's B1E UMPC, a slightly-wider (and much thicker) than PSP-sized UMPC with full QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen, trackpad, and on-board webcam.
Open Open Tab January 21, 2008 Provides Information
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Man opens Eee PC, adds internal USB ports
Want to boost the storage capacity of your Eee PC in a cheap and - more to the point - upgradeable way? Want to add Bluetooth while you're at it?
Open Open Tab December 5, 2007 Provides Information
Microsoft shows where Origami devices sit on their priority list
So when Microsoft prevents OEM's from shipping a standard build of XP with a UMPC and then makes an exception for ULCPC’s it kind of stinks.
Open Open Tab May 12, 2008 Provides Information
Miu HDPC Does Linux and Windows in All-in-One Package
Yes, you will have seen slimmer UMPCs, but probably not one quite so feature-packed as the new Miu Hybrid Dual PC. The Dual bit comes from its dual-boot options of XP plus WinCE 5.0 or linux Qplus. It earns its Hybrid label by being a cellphone, navigation device, PMP, electronic dictionary, internet phone, voice recorder, games machine, mobile IPTV device and digital camera.
Open Open Tab March 24, 2008 Provides Information
Monitor maker aims s.book sub-notebook at Asus Eee PC
Fancy Asus' tiny Eee PC but put off by the equally diminutive spec? Monitor specialist Belinea's s.book micro laptop may be just the ticket: it's got the same 7in screen as the 4GB Asus, but comes with double the memory, 20 times the storage capcity and a 1.2GHz CPU.
Open Open Tab December 20, 2007 Provides Information
MSI Wind Notebook To Come In 8.9 and 10-Inch Flavors
MSI has dropped some new info on its contender to the Eee-PC throne, the Wind Notebook, which we first peeked at in March. The roughly 2.2 lb UMPC will come with either an 8.9 inch or 10 inch LCD display sporting a 1024 x 600 resolution.
Open Open Tab April 19, 2008 Provides Information
MSI Wind PC Low-Cost Ultraportable Revealed
MSI has revealed the ultrapotable laptop called the Wind PC, which will compete with the Asus Eee PC in the low-cost notebook market.
Open Open Tab March 10, 2008 Provides Information
MSI Wind spotted for online ordering
EeePCnews.de reports the first sighting of the MSI Wind U100 online. The specs match up with what was given in the MSI press release and the price shown is 406 Euro.
Open Open Tab May 6, 2008 Provides Information
MSI's Upcoming Wind Laptop Priced From $560
The Wind, which is expected to use Intel's upcoming 1.6GHz Atom N270 processor, is just one of an expected flood of low-cost systems based on the new chip that will be on show at the Computex exhibition in Taipei during June.
Open Open Tab May 12, 2008 Provides Information
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Newest Eee PC Has Multi-Touch Trackpad
Asustek's next-generation notebook thinks bigger--with its screen, storage, and touchpad.
Open Open Tab March 27, 2008 Provides Information
Nokia tries again with N810 Internet tablet, now available
The Nokia N810. boasts both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, and a nearly 4 1/4-inch display with 800x480 resolution.
Open Open Tab November 21, 2007 Provides Information
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OQO cuts UMPC prices, adds solid-state drive option
UMPC maker OQO will next week launch an updated version of its Model 2 handheld in Europe, upping the Windows Vista device's processor and storage specs, and - if OQO does what it's just done in the US - a reduced price.
Open Open Tab September 10, 2007 Provides Information
OQO Model 02 UMPC Refreshed
VIA Technologies announced yesterday that the OQO Model 02 ultra-mobile PC is the first computer with the chip maker's new 1.6GHz VIA C7-M ULV processor.
Open Open Tab September 11, 2007 Provides Information
OQO Model e2 UMPC
OQO may sound like a city in Japan, but it's actually a company that makes ultra-mobile PCs - handheld computers capable of running a full-size operating system.
Open Open Tab October 31, 2007 Provides Information
OQO Running OS X Leopard: The Smallest Mac in the World?
Forget the Psystar business—this Hackintosh is much more interesting. A member of the OQOTalk forum has demonstrated his OQO running a hacked version of Leopard.
Open Open Tab April 29, 2008 Provides Information
Origami Project
Origami is a code name for a small project with big plans. Our team wants to make Ultra-Mobile PCs a device you won't leave home without, but we need your help.
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Panasonic's Atom-Based Toughbook UMPC Is Mini Hercules
The Toughbook UMPC spotted around CeBIT has been made official by Panasonic. The ultra mobile sports an Atom CPU and runs Vista on its 5.6-inch LCD screen.
Open Open Tab March 5, 2008 Provides Information
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Review: $400 Cloudbook Takes Aim On The Eee PC
Everex's Cloudbook is a scrappy fella that could pose a challenge to its only serious rival if more time is spent perfecting the rough cut of Linux that hobbles it.
Open Open Tab February 25, 2008 Provides Information
Review: Fujitsu U810 UMPC
That's a serious claim, but as soon as people got a look at this device they started to get excited about it. After all, the first generation of UMPCs had some high points, but they missed the mark in a number of areas.
Open Open Tab November 12, 2007 Provides Information
Review: HTC Shift UMPC Is Barely Mobile, Hardly Useful
Ultra-mobile PCs are the awkward middle children of gadgets. They're constantly trying to assume the notable attributes of their older and younger siblings, but almost always come up short.
Open Open Tab April 7, 2008 Provides Information
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Samsung Deluxe MIT SPH-P9200 Unveiled
Samsung unveiled today at its 4G Forum 2007 in Korea the Deluxe MIT SPH-P9200 ultra-mobile PC (UMPC), featuring an innovative design with a folding keyboard and a 5-inch touch-sensitive display.
Open Open Tab August 29, 2007 Provides Information
Samsung enhances Q1 Ultra UMPC performance
Samsung has upgraded its Q1 Ultra UMPC, adding 'Premium' to the machine's moniker and boosting the handheld's processing power and its battery capacity.
Open Open Tab January 6, 2008 Provides Information
Samsung Introduces Q1 Ultra Premium UMPC
Samsung today unveiled the Q1 Ultra Premium UMPC, which advances the Q1 Ultra line by delivering “enhanced performance, extended battery life, and superior text entry”.
Open Open Tab January 7, 2008 Provides Information
Samsung Q1 Ultra
The second-generation Samsung Q1 Ultra UMPC adds a keyboard and pointing devices, but it's still a work in progress when it comes to usability, performance, and price.
Open Open Tab June 18, 2007 Provides Information
Samsung Spinpoint N2 - The First 160GB 1.8-Inch Hard Drive
Samsung Electronics announced today the hard drive model with 160 gigabyte of storage in company's Spinpoint N2 1.8-inch HDD series.
Open Open Tab August 22, 2007 Provides Information
Samsung to unveil its Mobile WiMAX UMPC
Samsung Electronics unveiled its compact UMPC 'Deluxe MITs(model: SPH-P9200)' at the Samsung 4G Forum 2007 in Korea market.
Open Open Tab August 28, 2007 Provides Information
Stormy Software Pushes Everex Cloudbook Launch Back to Feb.
If you were suiting up to brave the cold and make the long, arduous journey to Wal-Mart (or walmart.com) today to pick up Everex's $399 potential Eee PC blood-rival, the Cloudbook, just strip back down, plop back into your chair, and make a big mug of cocoa. Like enough to last you until late February, since that's the earliest you'll be able to snag a Cloudbook now.
Open Open Tab January 25, 2008 Provides Information
Sony Gives its Super-Mini Vaio U Series an Upgrade
Sony's pocket-sized U series Vaio has been updated, replacing the previous CPU, an Intel Core 2 Solo U2100 at 1.06 GHz with a Core Solo U1400 at 1.2 GHz.
Open Open Tab September 25, 2007 Provides Information
Sony VAIO VGN-SZ791N
The SZ791N becomes our new ultraportable Editors' Choice by delivering a combination of outstanding performance scores and long battery life.
Open Open Tab March 7, 2008 Provides Information
SPH-P9200 manual reveals details. Via processor. No Bluetooth.
The manual for the Samsung SPH-P9200 reveals the full specifications of the device. Unfortunately the manual is in Korean but the details are fairly clear.
Open Open Tab October 11, 2007 Provides Information
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Toshiba M700 Tablet PC and Concept UMPCs at CES
A few weeks back Toshiba announced the release of their newest Tablet PC, the Portege M700. This time I am bringing you some real pictures and hands-on information from the CES show floor.
Open Open Tab January 10, 2008 Provides Information
Toshiba quietly shows fuel-cell fitted UMPC
Toshiba didn't make much of a fuss about its UMPC, claiming the smooth-cornered handheld PC was intended to demo technologies the company develops to potential manufacturer customers. One such technology: fuel cells.
Open Open Tab January 11, 2008 Provides Information
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Ultra Mobile Life
Latest News and reviews about Ultra Mobile PCs.
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Ultramobiles Struggle for Respect
Small PCs or big PDAs, 'tweener' devices still struggle with technical and categorization issues.
Open Open Tab January 13, 2008 Provides Information
Ultraportable Laptops That Perform
Ultraportable laptops are the latest trend, but buying decisions could be a struggle when choosing between low-cost and better-performing models. Low-cost ultraportables under 3 pounds, like Everex's CloudBook and Asus' Eee PC, have limited processing power and storage, but they're good enough to surf the Internet and edit Word documents.
Open Open Tab May 2, 2008 Provides Information
Ultraportables to Feature Miniaturized Core 2 Duo CPUs
The miniaturized Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile processor, developed specially for Apple’s MacBook Air ultraportable laptop, will soon be used in notebooks by other computer vendors, PC Advisor reports.
Open Open Tab January 31, 2008 Provides Information
UMPC News : EB presents Menlow-based UMPC platform.
The device will run Linux (presumably one of the distributions that comes out of the Intel MIDIA project) and will contain advanced communication hardware such as Mobile WiMax and HSDPA. GPS will also be thrown in. It has a 4.8" 'high resolution' screen.
Open Open Tab June 8, 2007 Provides Information
UMPC Offers. (UK and AU) Eee PC free RAM and Vye PC price cuts
UMPCPortal have been fortunate enough to be able to build some good relationships with resellers over the last few years which means there’s a nice two way channel for information that can go to and from potential customers.
Open Open Tab April 29, 2008 Provides Information
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Via NanoBook Takes Aim at Ultramobile Market
Via Technologies unveils the NanoBook, an ultraportable notebook that can run Windows Vista.
Open Open Tab June 5, 2007 Provides Information
VIA's Isaiah Doubles Ultraportable Chip Performance
Via's Isaiah CPU platform, as efficient as its older C7 lineup but more than twice as fast, marks a line in the sand for the longtime maker of low-power chips.
Open Open Tab January 24, 2008 Provides Information
Vista Running on Eee PC
Using vLite, a tool to customize a Vista install before actually installing it, Paul shrunk Vista Home Premium and put the custom disk image onto a USB stick.
Open Open Tab December 14, 2007 Provides Information
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Wibrain and Terratec in 120kmh UMPC TV test
I surprised myself yesterday morning when I managed to get live digital TV working at 120kmh. I had heard reports that the dual-tuner DVB sticks in ‘diversity' mode were good but never expected it to be this easy to get live TV working in the car.
Open Open Tab May 6, 2008 Provides Information
Wibrain B1
The WiBrain B1 is a full function 1.12 pound Windows XP computer with innovative features like a split keyboard and pop-up video camera. all wrapped around a beautiful 4.8 inch WSVGA touchscreen.
Open Open Tab November 27, 2007 Provides Information
Wibrain UMPC price drops to 395 Euro.
Only yesterday, I was writing about the Wibrain accessory pack and the fact that the price appears to be good value. Today, I get an email from Mobilx telling me that the prices have dropped even lower!
Open Open Tab April 26, 2008 Provides Information
Willcom D4 WSO16SH Hands-on!
Finally we're back, and GOOD Lord this new Atom powered device is impressive! Stunning design, stunning size (84x188x25.9mm), stunning weight (470g), stunning screen (5” with a 1024x600 resolution and LED backlight), but average performance.
Open Open Tab April 14, 2008 Provides Information
Windows Eee PC Will Outsell Linux Version, Says Asus
Asus predicts its Windows XP Eee PC will outsell its Linux-based version by a ratio of 6:4, despite its price.
Open Open Tab March 13, 2008 Provides Information
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