Comments on: Slashgear hands-on with the UMID M1. http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/02/slashgear-hands-on-with-the-umid-m1/ portable pc, mobile computer, pocket pc and handheld computing Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:29:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Learn Spanish Online http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/02/slashgear-hands-on-with-the-umid-m1/#comment-24214 Learn Spanish Online Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:26:11 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=5746#comment-24214 Learning Spanish is not so hard, especially now, when you find all kind of "learn spanish" DVD's. Learning Spanish is not so hard, especially now, when you find all kind of “learn spanish” DVD’s.

]]> By: ArchiMark http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/02/slashgear-hands-on-with-the-umid-m1/#comment-18326 ArchiMark Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:17:41 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=5746#comment-18326 I was thinking the same thing, fixup, until I just read through the entire article on Lazion (see link on the UMID product page on this website...) about the UMID including some performance spec info....very low performance....so, unless you want a pocketable device for very, very light computing tasks, think you're going to be disappointed probably.... ;-( I was thinking the same thing, fixup, until I just read through the entire article on Lazion (see link on the UMID product page on this website…) about the UMID including some performance spec info….very low performance….so, unless you want a pocketable device for very, very light computing tasks, think you’re going to be disappointed probably…. ;-(

]]> By: Chris Davies http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/02/slashgear-hands-on-with-the-umid-m1/#comment-18302 Chris Davies Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:39:57 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=5746#comment-18302 Yep, it was such a noisy room that I couldn't help but pick up the conversations around me. I tried to sneak off to somewhere more private, but Intel weren't having any of it! Yep, it was such a noisy room that I couldn’t help but pick up the conversations around me. I tried to sneak off to somewhere more private, but Intel weren’t having any of it!

]]> By: Chris Davies http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/02/slashgear-hands-on-with-the-umid-m1/#comment-18301 Chris Davies Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:38:59 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=5746#comment-18301 We actually caught up with the M1 again and shot just such a video. Unfortunately it's on my colleague Vincent's laptop, and he's still en-route home to the US. We were hoping to have it processed and uploaded yesterday, but our flaky Spanish internet connection conspired against us. The second M1 we tried was set to the standard XP theme, which made the on-screen buttons far easier to hit without the stylus. I also think I was perhaps too harsh on the keyboard the first time around (probably because I was trying to film and hold/demo it simultaneously); I had better a better experience typing when Vincent was manning the camera. Hopefully we'll have that video live asap (it's in HD too). We actually caught up with the M1 again and shot just such a video. Unfortunately it’s on my colleague Vincent’s laptop, and he’s still en-route home to the US. We were hoping to have it processed and uploaded yesterday, but our flaky Spanish internet connection conspired against us.

The second M1 we tried was set to the standard XP theme, which made the on-screen buttons far easier to hit without the stylus. I also think I was perhaps too harsh on the keyboard the first time around (probably because I was trying to film and hold/demo it simultaneously); I had better a better experience typing when Vincent was manning the camera.

Hopefully we’ll have that video live asap (it’s in HD too).

]]> By: Chris Davies http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/02/slashgear-hands-on-with-the-umid-m1/#comment-18300 Chris Davies Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:35:55 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=5746#comment-18300 Thanks for the feedback, Alte. I'd argue that the usage model we're talking about is pretty much the same as UMID's for the M1 - by switching OS and using it as a keyboard-only device, you'd have a dramatically different setup to what most customers will be experiencing. Thanks for the feedback, Alte. I’d argue that the usage model we’re talking about is pretty much the same as UMID’s for the M1 – by switching OS and using it as a keyboard-only device, you’d have a dramatically different setup to what most customers will be experiencing.

]]> By: Fixup http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/02/slashgear-hands-on-with-the-umid-m1/#comment-18294 Fixup Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:18:58 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=5746#comment-18294 Thia is finally the first ideal UMPC, price does not matter. Even if it'll be more expensive than the Sony P, I'll still buy this one. But I'm not going to be an early adopter, as I'll have to see real user experience to be sure it does not have any major flaws. Thia is finally the first ideal UMPC, price does not matter. Even if it’ll be more expensive than the Sony P, I’ll still buy this one. But I’m not going to be an early adopter, as I’ll have to see real user experience to be sure it does not have any major flaws.

]]> By: Kahm http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/02/slashgear-hands-on-with-the-umid-m1/#comment-18290 Kahm Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:37:17 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=5746#comment-18290 Needs more USB. Needs more USB.

]]> By: Cajun_Mike http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/02/slashgear-hands-on-with-the-umid-m1/#comment-18261 Cajun_Mike Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:22:19 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=5746#comment-18261 Come on.. Cant we get someone to hold this thing and show us what it looks like thumb typing? Hold the thing like a blackberry and type with your thumbs! please! Come on.. Cant we get someone to hold this thing and show us what it looks like thumb typing? Hold the thing like a blackberry and type with your thumbs! please!

]]> By: Alte http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/02/slashgear-hands-on-with-the-umid-m1/#comment-18259 Alte Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:10:42 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=5746#comment-18259 It looks like Slashgear are forcing their usage model on the device, leading to their criticism. I do hope to install Linux on this device and, having proper application set, I should be able to use M1 in keyboard-only scenario. This usage pattern will most likely render most of Slashgear irrelevant. It looks like Slashgear are forcing their usage model on the device, leading to their criticism. I do hope to install Linux on this device and, having proper application set, I should be able to use M1 in keyboard-only scenario. This usage pattern will most likely render most of Slashgear irrelevant.

]]> By: admin http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/02/slashgear-hands-on-with-the-umid-m1/#comment-18251 admin Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:00:54 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=5746#comment-18251 I think Chris doesnt say anything. There's a guy talking about the Vaio P and XP though which I found funny! I think Chris doesnt say anything. There’s a guy talking about the Vaio P and XP though which I found funny!

]]> By: EC http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/02/slashgear-hands-on-with-the-umid-m1/#comment-18245 EC Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:54:22 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=5746#comment-18245 What is he saying from about half way through!? :( What is he saying from about half way through!? :(

]]> By: Christian Kurz http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/02/slashgear-hands-on-with-the-umid-m1/#comment-18242 Christian Kurz Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:57:04 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=5746#comment-18242 Why do they make such a divice with large bezels around screen AND keyboard? If its not possbile to reduce the divice voulme they should at least use all the place they got. The umid is a very nice concept though and if the price is right it will be a real winner! Finally they got rid of ttracksticks and touchpads and included a touchscreen. Why do they make such a divice with large bezels around screen AND keyboard?
If its not possbile to reduce the divice voulme they should at least use all the place they got.

The umid is a very nice concept though and if the price is right it will be a real winner!
Finally they got rid of ttracksticks and touchpads and included a touchscreen.

]]> By: Marc G http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/02/slashgear-hands-on-with-the-umid-m1/#comment-18237 Marc G Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:45:26 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=5746#comment-18237 Still not sure on this one, but hopeful. The price will be the real decider. I think I'd prefer a smaller keyboard if that screen bezel could be reduced. Still not sure on this one, but hopeful.

The price will be the real decider.

I think I’d prefer a smaller keyboard if that screen bezel could be reduced.

]]> By: Steve 'Chippy' Paine http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/02/slashgear-hands-on-with-the-umid-m1/#comment-52211 Steve 'Chippy' Paine Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:10:30 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=5746#comment-52211 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Slashgear hands-on with the UMID M1. http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=5746</span></span>

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