Comments on: UMPCs 2006-2009 (Video) http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/04/umpcs-2006-2009-video/ portable pc, mobile computer, pocket pc and handheld computing Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:17:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Corrupted Mind http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/04/umpcs-2006-2009-video/#comment-21211 Corrupted Mind Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:02:10 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7074#comment-21211 Great vid Chippy... it seems an apt piece since the original Origami Project Site is coming down.... and I know you were pretty active there too... As a non-iphone owner the one thing that the phone has definitely done is improve the awareness of touch and prove to OEMs that touch is not a niche (sic anorak) product. In some strange way I hope MS are thankful for the Apple leg up. On the piece itself, I'm happy with the lower weights (its now possible to hold the device in your hand for an extended period, and the increased battery life. As a fan of slates, I'm glad to see that it has made a fight back and that the first three come in all three flavours (slider/slate/clamshell). Couple of things I don't like: 1. Proprietary cabling. I thought we had gotten past this but the return of the strange looking cable that only fits a single device is not a move forward. 2. 5" screen. I'm trying not to damage my eyesight by squinting at these incredible resolutions now offered but things are getting smaller. I liked the 7" screen even though it was not precisely "pocketable" - for me only the phone goes in the pocket and everything else goes in a bag. 3. Charge times. 6hrs / 8hrs - keeping your UMPC fully charged is now an overnight activity. Battery performance is still something that needs the user to fully deplete the battery to get the best. Other than that... its a brave new world. Great vid Chippy… it seems an apt piece since the original Origami Project Site is coming down…. and I know you were pretty active there too…

As a non-iphone owner the one thing that the phone has definitely done is improve the awareness of touch and prove to OEMs that touch is not a niche (sic anorak) product. In some strange way I hope MS are thankful for the Apple leg up.

On the piece itself, I’m happy with the lower weights (its now possible to hold the device in your hand for an extended period, and the increased battery life. As a fan of slates, I’m glad to see that it has made a fight back and that the first three come in all three flavours (slider/slate/clamshell).

Couple of things I don’t like:
1. Proprietary cabling. I thought we had gotten past this but the return of the strange looking cable that only fits a single device is not a move forward.
2. 5″ screen. I’m trying not to damage my eyesight by squinting at these incredible resolutions now offered but things are getting smaller. I liked the 7″ screen even though it was not precisely “pocketable” – for me only the phone goes in the pocket and everything else goes in a bag.
3. Charge times. 6hrs / 8hrs – keeping your UMPC fully charged is now an overnight activity. Battery performance is still something that needs the user to fully deplete the battery to get the best.

Other than that… its a brave new world.

]]> By: Ben Lang http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/04/umpcs-2006-2009-video/#comment-52187 Ben Lang Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:19:51 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7074#comment-52187 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Excellent video by Chippy showing the strides that the UMPC sector has made over the last few years: http://is.gd/uJqW #UMPC</span></span>

Excellent video by Chippy showing the strides that the UMPC sector has made over the last few years: http://is.gd/uJqW #UMPC

]]> By: Gerry http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/04/umpcs-2006-2009-video/#comment-21180 Gerry Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:40:32 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7074#comment-21180 I too wonder about the lack of mention of the original Everun. its' specifications are nearly identical to today's latest-and-greatest. Yet, the Everun had these features when it was introduced 2 years ago. I too wonder about the lack of mention of the original Everun. its’ specifications are nearly identical to today’s latest-and-greatest. Yet, the Everun had these features when it was introduced 2 years ago.

]]> By: focus http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/04/umpcs-2006-2009-video/#comment-21176 focus Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:45:51 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7074#comment-21176 I just seen the video and i say is not fair! Of course 5 inch model is lighter than 7 inch not because the year but for other obvious reason:the size of the screen. Raon Everun is an strange mising,im shure chippy stil has it,but it will spoil the whole picture,isn`t he? Oqo2 and htc shift are another great missing devices. In the end the tehnology (INTEL)got us back in pentium 3 era in order to create ,again,the need for more powerful machines like p4 :) And of curse to waste,again,useless,a lot of consumers money. I just seen the video and i say is not fair!
Of course 5 inch model is lighter than 7 inch not because the year
but for other obvious reason:the size of the screen.
Raon Everun is an strange mising,im shure chippy stil has it,but it will spoil the whole picture,isn`t he?
Oqo2 and htc shift are another great missing devices.
In the end the tehnology (INTEL)got us back in pentium 3 era in order to create ,again,the need for more powerful machines like p4 :)
And of curse to waste,again,useless,a lot of consumers money.

]]> By: CGI http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/04/umpcs-2006-2009-video/#comment-21175 CGI Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:41:32 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7074#comment-21175 When I think of the future of UMPC's... As an owner of a Q1UP and Archos5, to me the real dichotomy is the screen size. For a true mobile computing experience how big does the screen need to be? For web browsing 5" is tolerable. The real "working size" blending some light computing with ideal web experience seems to be 7". Just my opinion. Nice video and topic! When I think of the future of UMPC’s… As an owner of a Q1UP and Archos5, to me the real dichotomy is the screen size. For a true mobile computing experience how big does the screen need to be?

For web browsing 5″ is tolerable. The real “working size” blending some light computing with ideal web experience seems to be 7″. Just my opinion.

Nice video and topic!

]]> By: drebin http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/04/umpcs-2006-2009-video/#comment-21174 drebin Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:28:51 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7074#comment-21174 i thnk the video is intended to show how umpcs have changed and become smaller. since the oqo and sony vaio were small to begin with , they would not be good material to illustrate this point. another factor is that the the choice of umpcs used in the videos is limited to those devices the videomaker actually owns. i thnk the third point is that what the video shows is the advances in the ntel chipset since that is the primary chipset that most umpcs andmids will be using. oqo may be a great umpc and just because it isnt mentned in this video does not mean it is being ignored . i thnk the video is intended to show how umpcs have changed and become smaller. since the oqo and sony vaio were small to begin with , they would not be good material to illustrate this point.
another factor is that the the choice of umpcs used in the videos is limited to those devices the videomaker actually owns.
i thnk the third point is that what the video shows is the advances in the ntel chipset since that is the primary chipset that most umpcs andmids will be using.
oqo may be a great umpc and just because it isnt mentned in this video does not mean it is being ignored .

]]> By: Hail_Acme http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/04/umpcs-2006-2009-video/#comment-21173 Hail_Acme Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:50:55 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7074#comment-21173 this viliv brand is amazing s5 is basically the ultimate umps up to date really small and light nicely powerful and a really great battery life!! all in your pocket and the s7 is the ultimate net book(you could do the same video about the so called netbooks) it is like the ultimate asus 701 you could imagine liter and smaller more comfortable(the touch pad and being thumable)and really powerful and an awesome battery life again actually i can think of a way to make it even better with large ssd which shouldnt be that hard more info on this brand would be appreciated keep up the good work chippy ;) this viliv brand is amazing s5 is basically the ultimate umps up to date really small and light nicely powerful and a really great battery life!! all in your pocket and the s7 is the ultimate net book(you could do the same video about the so called netbooks) it is like the ultimate asus 701 you could imagine liter and smaller more comfortable(the touch pad and being thumable)and really powerful and an awesome battery life again actually i can think of a way to make it even better with large ssd which shouldnt be that hard more info on this brand would be appreciated keep up the good work chippy ;)

]]> By: netbean http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/04/umpcs-2006-2009-video/#comment-21168 netbean Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:50:39 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7074#comment-21168 3G,what should MS,Google,Linux do? 3G, we do not use phone surfing, we use MID/UMPC. we need about 5" and touch display. Microsoft should do: combine Windows and Windows mobile to one OS Google/Linux should do: an OS can run Windows program 3G,what should MS,Google,Linux do?
3G, we do not use phone surfing, we use MID/UMPC. we need about 5″ and touch display.
Microsoft should do:
combine Windows and Windows mobile to one OS
Google/Linux should do:
an OS can run Windows program

]]> By: Phil http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/04/umpcs-2006-2009-video/#comment-21164 Phil Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:45:26 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7074#comment-21164 Thanks for the clarification. But They are still UMPC, and they meet all the requirements this website has been posting for. I still do not understand why they seem to be ignored as the current high mark for UMPC design. Minus the high price tag, why are we still chasing what a perfect UMPC is, when the OQO and Vaio have all the elements we are looking for? UMPC pro? Pro sounds even better then. I see the only challenge is the price. So what if it's out before orgami. Is there a restriction to creating posts only about orgami devices? Actually this particular video discusses ecactly devices that do not have orgami, yet it excludes (For some strange reason) the existance and evolution of OQO which is still the best UMPC design 3 years ago AND now. I think the price is actually JUSTIFIED becuase it is still the most capable UMPC in existance. (If there is a better/more capable better designed UMPC please give an example) Thanks for the clarification. But They are still UMPC, and they meet all the requirements this website has been posting for. I still do not understand why they seem to be ignored as the current high mark for UMPC design. Minus the high price tag, why are we still chasing what a perfect UMPC is, when the OQO and Vaio have all the elements we are looking for? UMPC pro? Pro sounds even better then. I see the only challenge is the price. So what if it’s out before orgami. Is there a restriction to creating posts only about orgami devices? Actually this particular video discusses ecactly devices that do not have orgami, yet it excludes (For some strange reason) the existance and evolution of OQO which is still the best UMPC design 3 years ago AND now. I think the price is actually JUSTIFIED becuase it is still the most capable UMPC in existance. (If there is a better/more capable better designed UMPC please give an example)

]]> By: Tozy http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/04/umpcs-2006-2009-video/#comment-21158 Tozy Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:22:06 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7074#comment-21158 because OQO/UX were both out before the Origami vision was put into place by MS. plus both the OQO/UX were considered "UMPC Pro" type devices with their high price tags & non-standard specs. because OQO/UX were both out before the Origami vision was put into place by MS. plus both the OQO/UX were considered “UMPC Pro” type devices with their high price tags & non-standard specs.

]]> By: Phil http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/04/umpcs-2006-2009-video/#comment-21154 Phil Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:44:11 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7074#comment-21154 Is there a hatred for OQO or Sony Vaio? Is there a hatred for OQO or Sony Vaio?

]]> By: Phil http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/04/umpcs-2006-2009-video/#comment-21153 Phil Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:43:05 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7074#comment-21153 Hi question. Why are all UMPC comparison/evolution article's ignorant of what OQO or Vaio provide? I don't understand how the qualities and capabilties of these devices are not mentioned, since they do meet all the criteria. The only issue I see if price. Hi question. Why are all UMPC comparison/evolution article’s ignorant of what OQO or Vaio provide? I don’t understand how the qualities and capabilties of these devices are not mentioned, since they do meet all the criteria. The only issue I see if price.

]]> By: Sarig http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/04/umpcs-2006-2009-video/#comment-21149 Sarig Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:48:44 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7074#comment-21149 Sold all your old stuff except two, Chippy? :O Sold all your old stuff except two, Chippy? :O

]]> By: Christian Kurz http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/04/umpcs-2006-2009-video/#comment-21145 Christian Kurz Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:24:32 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7074#comment-21145 perhaps this is of interest to you: http://www.gizmag.com/lithium-ion-battery-breakthrough-mit/11244/ perhaps this is of interest to you: http://www.gizmag.com/lithium-ion-battery-breakthrough-mit/11244/

]]> By: Get in line to test this out... http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/04/umpcs-2006-2009-video/#comment-21144 Get in line to test this out... Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:54:33 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7074#comment-21144 Hmmm, maybe the video was too soon (as a new screen might round out the story)... as per http://www.pixelqi.com/blog1/ - the sample units are ready to go out end of May/early June. Jkk and/or UMPCportal, should get one of these sample screens...As then we could get a side by side testing of any power saving... as it looks like a MOD of 10 inch netbook is possible so a simple swap test can be done easily. Pixel Qi blog quote: "We are starting with a 10.1″ screen that can fit into a standard netbook laptop, and is driven in the same way. It’s plug, form, fit compatible - meaning one can unplug the existing screen in a 10″ netbook and plug our new screen right in". Would love to see this screen tested by JKK, or UMPCportal, and add touchscreen too. http://www.pixelqi.com/contact_us Hmmm, maybe the video was too soon (as a new screen might round out the story)… as per http://www.pixelqi.com/blog1/ – the sample units are ready to go out end of May/early June. Jkk and/or UMPCportal, should get one of these sample screens…As then we could get a side by side testing of any power saving… as it looks like a MOD of 10 inch netbook is possible so a simple swap test can be done easily.
Pixel Qi blog quote:

“We are starting with a 10.1″ screen that can fit into a standard netbook laptop, and is driven in the same way. It’s plug, form, fit compatible – meaning one can unplug the existing screen in a 10″ netbook and plug our new screen right in”.

Would love to see this screen tested by JKK, or UMPCportal, and add touchscreen too.

http://www.pixelqi.com/contact_us

]]>