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Kevin Tofel from JKontherun just posted an article listing the [url=http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2006/06/10_things_i_don.html]10 things he doesn’t like about the Samsung Q1[/url].

Good list and I’ve heard some of the complaints before.

His main points
1. Resuming from Standby turns the WiFi radio back on.
2. Resuming from Standby turns the brightness up or down based on the status of the AC adapter.
3. No docking potential.
4. Choice of slots.
5. Memory capacity.
6. The Analog stick is not effective.
7. Screen resolution thoughts.
8. Screen rotation is not stable.
9. Keyboard.
10. Last and perhaps most important to me: the stylus.

His full post is available
[url=http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2006/06/10_things_i_don.html]here[/url] and you can see what issues he has with each item on his list. Great Read.

After a short break from UMPC news and journaling, Carrypad is back with a round-up of the UMPC news from the last week. Eo faulty UMPC update.Some of the Faulty Tablet Kiosk Eo’s that were sent back have now been received by their owners. The indications are that the power problem has been fixed and that the Eo’s are running as expected at around 2 hours with wifi. The C3 [...]

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According to [url=http://www.mobilewhack.com/reviews/sony_vgn-ux90ps_and_vgn-ux90s_umpc.html]MobileWhack.com[/url] Sony has announced that it will be releasing a flash drive based verison of its VGN-UX90PS and VGN-UX90S.

The new released version will have a 16GB hard drive which though is a bit smaller than the 30GB hard drive included in the old version is quite a bit slower.

According to the specs on [url=http://www.sony.jp/CorporateCruise/Press/200606/06-0627/]Sony.jp[/url] opening Microsoft Outlook on the hard drive system takes about 1.5 seconds while opening it on the internal HDD UX micro PC takes about 9 seconds. Windows also boots up in 5.6 seconds versus a regular 17 seconds.

Ho Doggy flash drive systems are fast.

According to Sony the systems will also be the same price so there is a comparable choice for what you need, speed or space.

Sodiff announced last week that it would be releasing a new WiBro enabled handheld PC.

According to [url=http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/333/C8415/#]MobileMag.com[/url] the device will feature a 4.3″ LCD screen that will slide over a qwerty keyboard like the Sony UX.

The device also has an SD memory card slot, audio/video playback, a built-in FM tuner, IPTV, and a 2 megapixel camera. there is also a Windows button on the device so it will likely be runing some sort of Windows OS.

The device will likely be released in November for people in Korea to enjoy. Everywhere else can just hear about it on tech websites.

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Rob at gottabemobile.com [url=http://www.gottabemobile.com/AttentionDevelopersHandangoUMPCTabletPCContestUnderway.aspx]posted a story[/url] about a contest [url=http://www.handango.com]Handango.com[/url] is running a development contest with one of 3 UMPC devices as the prize.

According to the newsletter Rob had posted:

Handango is looking for fresh and premier Tablet PC and Ultra-Mobile PC content.are you up for the challenge? By converting your existing mobile applications or creating an entirely new title for Tablet PC and UMPC, you’ll be eligible to win one of three Ultra-Mobile PCs! Personal Productivity, Travel, Fitness, Medical, Multimedia, and Entertainment titles are all great fits for our catalog. The contest runs from now until August 31st..start coding!

More info below…

[update March 8th 2007: The Q2 appears to be real now: Samsung Q2 information here.] A German news site has just reported about new UMPC’s that will be launched later this year. It looks like a copy of information thats already been available apart from one line – ‘Das Modell Q2 von Samsung wird knapp unter 1000 Dollar landen’.Translated – ‘The Model Q2 from Samsung will land at just under [...]

Ctitanic has been keeping us well updated on the recall of his Tablet Kiosk eo. We’re waiting to see what difference its going to make after they admitted there was a battery life problem and promised to fix devices that were sent back. Is it going to be better that the battery life we saw on the Paceblade Easybook P7 we tested? He’s just reported that his eo is on [...]

Wait, isn’t that a picture of a device thats already been released? No apparently its another company releasing an AMtek created UMPC.

According to a report on [url=http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php/id;1921807887;fp;2;fpid;1]http://www.arnnet.com.au[/url] a company called
[url=http://www.pioneercomputers.com.au/products/info.asp?c1=3&c2=108&id=1739]Pioneer Computers[/url] recently announced that they have a new UMPC called the DreamBook Ultra Moblie PC 700 coming to market.

Nothing overly exciting about this release over the other Amtek device (eo, it’s Mobile, SmartCaddie) but at least it has a cute name.

Stephen Manes of PCWorld.com wants more keyboards. Many people have written about it and I too, strongly believe that UMPC’s need keyboards. Take the Psion 5 and Sharp S-CL3200 designs as examples. However, unlike Stephen Manes, Stephen Paine wants keyboards, touch-screen input, speech input, configurable buttons and a mouse pointer on his UMPC. A device that allows freedom from a desk, should also allow freedom of choice for input mechanisms. [...]

I’ve just read the ChannelInsider article about the ‘second-chance’ that Microsoft is giving its UMPC’s. I was going to call it a headline-grabbing article but thats maybe a bit too heavy. Since when is a ‘second wave’ a ‘second chance’ though? ‘Second chance’ would imply that a first-attempt has been, gone and failed. I’m not the biggest Microsoft fan but come on guys, give them a break. The Origami project [...]

Here’s the reason I haven’t posted much this week. Its the buyers guide that I’ve been working on. There’s too much confusion about what is and what isn’t a UMPC and what a UMPC can and can’t do. For that reason, I’ve put together as much info as I can in order to help those that are new into the UMPC market, those that might be looking at the devices [...]

A brief rundown of important UMPC market news this for this week. HTC own brandWe commented on the strength of HTC earlier this week in our Via OnDemand report. It seems that HTC are now moving into distributing their devices under their own brand. This is a good indication of the strength and direction of the company. If they do move into the UMPC market as predicted, we expect to [...]

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According to [url=http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2006/06/sony_ux180p_ava.html]JKontherun.com[/url] the U.S. Verison of the Sony VGN-UX50 (the UX180P) is now [url=http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?pfp=BROWSE&product_code=337635&Pn=VAIO_UX180P_Notebook]listed on CompUSA[/url] for preorder.

It can also be [url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FTLOR4/sr=8-1/qid=1150331738]purchased at Amazon[/url]

According to CompUSA.com the expected ship date is July 10th so it’s right around the corner.

The US version of the UX features:
* Intel Core Solo Processor U1400 (1.20 GHz)
* 512 MB RAM and 30 GB (5400 rpm) hard drive
* 4.5″ Wide SVGA LCD, Touch Screen
* Integrated WLAN, WWAN, and Bluetooth technology
* Microsoft Windows XP Professional

What an apt situation for post number 101. Being teased into responding and giving my comments on what UMPC means! Craig Pringle responded with his version of the definition of ‘UMPC.’ Its the very confusing microsoft product definition previously known as ‘Origami.’ Don’t think about Microsoft’s definition Craig, think for a minute about how a potential customer will try to understand the term ‘UMPC’. The first thing they will hear [...]

[update: Craig's response. My response. Craigs latest response. ] I just read Craig Pringle’ latest post. In it, he says the that Motion Computing LS800 is not a UMPC. I think it is! Craig is a Microsoft ‘Most Valuable Profesional’ (MVP) so I can see why he might say that but I don’t think its going to be good for anyone in the ‘Ultra Mobile PC’ market, customers or resellers, [...]

Its not quite an Origami UMPC but the Nova 5000 is nonetheless an ultra-mobile PC and one that we’ve had interesting discussions about with Fourier Systems recently. Fourier systems have been specialising in data-logging systems for educational markets for over 15 years and have just started to offer an ARM-based windows CE device as a base system for its existing data logging software and probes. The NOVA5000 is a ruggedised [...]

There have been some posts [url=http://www.origamiportal.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=458&forum=8]in our forums[/url] about the AVS Now system losing functionality after upgrading the Samsung Q1′s memory to 1 GB.

So Tomi B did some hacking around and figured out how to get the hibernate file it needs up and running after upgrading.

According to the steps on [url=http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-WSOl1tg1dKXet7GA8E7VbQ--?p=170]his website[/url] you will need to:
1. Plug in an external keyboard.
2. Shutdown and reboot into AVS now.
3. As soon as the boot logo goes away (or is about to go away), hit F8 (repeatedly if need be).
4. You’ll get an option to “Delete restoration data and go to the boot menu”. Choose this.
5. XP will boot, but for me nothing showed up (and this is the point I was searching for the restore CD).
6. Wait until disk activity stops and slide the power switch. If it shuts down, great. If not, just hold it until the machine shuts down.
7. Reboot into AVS now again.
8. The system will boot up and immediately go into hibernation.
9. Reboot into AVS. This time it should work.

Hopefully this helps some people out with ithis issue if they’ve been having after it after performing an upgrade on their Samsung Q1.

Go check out [url=http://360.yahoo.com/profile-WSOl1tg1dKXet7GA8E7VbQ--?cq=1]Tomi B’s site[/url] for more Q1 information.