PocketPc solutions in the UK and Flybook in Germany have both contacted us in the last few days to tell us that the V33 is now available in Europe. This is possibly one of the sexiest UMPCs around (Yes. We’re calling it an Ultra Mobile PC. – Its not an Origami/Microsoft ultra mobile PC tho.) and has a top-notch specification to match the looks. Apart from the convertable touchscreen design (note that the Flybook is only shipped with either Windows XP home or Pro versions – not Tablet Edition.) the […]

Following-up on Franks post yesterday about the T700/eo/easybook battery, port replicator and dock (UltraMobilePC-Tips,) we’ve managed to get hold of a picture of the Amtek port replicator. Although we’re told that this is the real item, its not yet confirmed from Amtek/Tablet Kiosk/Paceblade. It enables VGA-out, Ethernet and it looks like there’s a SD slot there which I assume is connected via the USB bus. Frank reported yesterday that the port replicator also has 2 USB ports. If this doesn’t cost too much it will make a nice portable solution. […]

There have been a lot of reviews about the Sony UX series UMPC’s but this one is worth making a journal entry about. MobileTechReview have posted their full review here. The UX consistently exceeded 3 hours on a charge with the WiFi radio on Some good pics, good detail about the single-sign-in software and lots of detail about the display. Sony UX series data sheet.Sony UX news links. RegardsSteve/Chippy. View details of all Ultra Mobile devices in the ultra mobile PC product database. From N800 to Flybook V5, its all […]

I suspect that this is more of a move to catch up with HTC and smartphones in general rather than anything else but it is an example of what I expect to happen more and more over the next 2 years. RIM want to add media capabilities to their devices. In doing so, they are migrating up the chain towards smartphone land. PDA, PocketPC and Smartphone manufacturers will be doing the same soon (keep your eyes on HTC!) They only need to re-package their high-end devices with bigger screens and […]

Slowly but surely, ultra mobile PC owners are trying Linux on their devices. First we saw John Tokash succesfuly boot Damn Small Linux on the eo/easybook/t700 and we even had some success ourselves with it on the Easybook P7. Then we saw Mozy.org report success with Linux on the Sony UX series and now, Linux on the Samsung Q1. But there are problems. In our report, we discuss some of the issues and put questions to Sascha Pallenberg, founder and MD of the VIA-focused Linux distribution epiOS. Linux-based UMPCs. Update […]

According to Akihabaranews, New Launches.com and a lot of other sites, there’s new info about the Lucoms Solo M1 ultra mobile PC available. I’m struggling to find the new news myself as most of this has been reported before. It looks like Daewoo just announced ‘availbility’ and Telekoms Korea picked up on it. As a refresh, the Daewoo Lucoms device is also sold under the Founder Mininote and ECS H70 brands which were shown back in March.The specifications are standard ultra mobile PC fayre apart from the S-Video out on […]

Slowly but surely, UMPC owners are trying Linux on their devices. First we saw John Tokash succesfuly boot Damn Small Linux on the eo/easybook/t700 and we even had some success ourselves with it on the Easybook P7. Then we saw Mozy.org report success with Linux on the Sony UX series and now, Linux on the Samsung Q1. But there are problems. Here we discuss some of the issues and put some questions to Sascha Pallenberg, founder and MD of the VIA-focused Linux distribution epiOS .

Sling Media just released a new skin for the SlingPlayer [url=http://www.slingmedia.com/slingcentral/skins.php]specifically for UMPC systems.[/url]

As you can see from the picture above the system has the same look as the default background on the Program Launcher.

The skin is a bit more UMPC friendly with bigger buttons that can easily be controlled with your finger or stylus somewhat along the lines of the Windows Media Player UMPC skin.

So, if you have a UMPC and SlingBox this is a definite download.
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