UMPC websites sinking?

Posted on 30 August 2006, Last updated on 16 March 2019 by

A quick scan through the Carrypad ultra mobile PC links page shows me I’ve got some updating to do.

Of the 38 sites listed, no less than 10 seem to be stuck in the water. That is they’ve had no updates for a month or more.

Not only that but 3 of them seem to be ‘made for google’ now and have no real content on them at all. This is in addition to the 10 or so more that I’ve found that I never bothered to add to the link list becuase they add no value at all.

Unfortunately, UMPCorigami.com seems to have been hacked and its shut its doors for the time being. I hope they get back on their feet soon.

Now I know that news has been thin on the ground (especially good news!) and that many of these sites are run on a part time basis but I have to say, ‘Come on. You’re needed.’  Really. With full-time tech journalists knocking the device all over the place it needs a strong community of supporters to counter these clumsy goliaths. There are customers out there that will probably end up with 3.2Ghz and 5kilo’s of laptop just to run Internet Explorer if we don’t help them!

On the positive side, UMPCity has moved focus and looks to be very healthy and running as MicroPCTalk. The ultra mobile PC definition is very hard to stick to. I understand! Good luck to MicroPCtalk.

The only other new site that I can think of is the TabletWiki.

Also added to the list are the established (but missed last time!) sites below.

If you know of any new sites that need adding to the list, let me know. (list at carrypad.com)

The updated and re-organised list is available here.

Steve / Chippy

tags: umpc, websites

4 Comments For This Post

  1. R.Wildman (Illuminator) says:

    Just to let you know UMPC Weekly is still taking some time off, while waiting for the ASUS UMPC to be released.

  2. Origaminfo says:

    Hint: http://www.origaminfo.com ;)

  3. Chippy says:

    UMPC Weekly should be back tommorrow then (Watch this space. I think the Asus news we’re waiting for will be out tommorrow.)

    Thanks Origaminfo. Nice site.

  4. Kevin C. Tofel says:

    Thanks for the inclusion Steve. Keep up the great daily work you do here!

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