Comments on: Update on UMID availability, screen issues.

By: tal

tal — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:26:30 +0000

Don’t you find it odd that it doesn’t come with a GPS?
I mean the two things that I would first look for is full Skype experience which it should provide with the webcam and GPS, which alas it doesnt seem to include … right?

By: scoobie

scoobie — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:43:09 +0000

Bet the new model is the old model with Windows 7

By: Anpu

Anpu — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:19:29 +0000

I’m ok with USB adapter, but not with puny 512MB of RAM and lack of mouse pointer. Not interested.
P.S. one more point: small hand-held device really should fold back flat.

By: tino

tino — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:13:35 +0000

USB dongle is ubacceptable to me. It’s much worse than 2.5mm ear jack on daily use.

By: WAG

WAG — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:58:52 +0000

those images of the black model are all fake… black photoshop, power on left side then power on right side LOL… fail

Bring it or bury it already.

By: Chippy

Chippy — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:14:13 +0000

Scoobie.
A CPU roundup is planned. I will wait until IDF before I do it though as I need to find out more about PineTrail and Moorestown.

Ultra Mobile computing is stronger than it ever was. I agree!

By: ciprian moloci

ciprian moloci — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:54:13 +0000

Update on UMID availability, screen issues. http://bit.ly/14aWHZ

By: scoobie

scoobie — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:49:11 +0000

New model at IDF – I hope for mouse pointer!!

By: scoobie

scoobie — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:47:00 +0000

@ Chippy
An article idea for you…. I know you do this sort of thing from time to time..
I would welcome an article from you mapping out which upcoming platforms we have over the next year (moorestown, pinetrail , snapdragon etc) and which OS’s will run on them (android , windows mobile 7, windows 7 etc).

I read a lot of “Umpcs are dead” type threads but in terms of mobile computing I have to say I’ve never been as mobile as I am today and I see a lot of exciting stuff coming up over the next year from mobile phone devices (which ultimately is a way a lot of people are going I think)

By: Stan

Stan — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:23:08 +0000

One of Moorestown ver. will support Windows. I cannot even imagine that UMPC supporting windows will end up on Moenlow. That would be disaster!

By: anon

anon — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:05:03 +0000

1 GB of memory, 3G, a mouse pointer and standard connectors, that’s all it needs! I hope this first model has led them to the same conclusions so they could hint of an improved model at IDF.

Since Moorestown is out of the picture for a Windows UMPC, the M1 or its direct offspring is my best hope for a pocketable, keyboard-equipped UMPC!

By: Kam

Kam — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:30:04 +0000

I don’t mind the usb adapters but Must have at least 1GB ram for me to even consider it. Oh yes built in 3G aswell

By: Marc

Marc — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:58:30 +0000

A black one that had a screen that folded flat would interest me too.

Maybe it would last longer than my white one (which I kept for a whole week1)…

By: Steve 'Chippy' Paine

Steve 'Chippy' Paine — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:41:44 +0000

New article: Update on UMID availability, screen issues. http://cli.gs/zdU3s