Emily over at OrigamiProject.com added a new post about taking the ultra mobile PC with her to DevConnections Europe. She has some good info about using it on planes and while travelling around. Read the adventures [url=http://origamiproject.com/blogs/team_blog/archive/2006/04/26/4089.aspx]here[/url]

This goes along with [url=http://origamiproject.com/blogs/team_blog/archive/2006/04/21/3824.aspx]another post[/url] where she took the ultra mobile PC on a bus with WiFi and her experiences with that.

Hopefully the Origami team keeps updating their blogs with info as these devices keep coming out. Read the full story

UPDATE: See all the devices in the ultra mobile PC database!

Since I set up the ultra mobile PC product portal , I’ve been tracking how many people look at each ultra mobile PC product.
Here’s the top 10 UMPC’s so far with percentage of views (from about 1500 page views.) Click to get more product info.

1. Samsung Q1 12.53%
2. ASUS R2H 11.91%
3. Tablet Kiosk Eo 10.68%
4. Amtek 700 9.65%
5. Founder Mininote 6.84%
6. Paceblade Easybook/Smart Caddie 5.95%
7. Avertec AHI 4.72%
8. Fujitsu P1510D 4.52%
9. DualCor cCP 3.90%
10. ECS EZ30D 3.76%

Of course its not an unbiased list. Some product pages could be better linked than others and some products appear higher on the product list than others. It’s interesting, however, to see the Avertec up there after only a week on the list and also the rather expensive and unique DualCor.

Remember that the Carrypad definition of a ultra mobile PC includes devices other than ‘Origami’ devices. For a complete list and details of all UMPC’s , check out the ultra mobile PC product portal.

I went ahead and called up Apex Software and spoke with a sales rep. named Stephanie. I had a few questions about the eo’s they had and she was more than willing to answer them.

They currently have about 30 devices in stock. They only have the white model available currently. The devices if ordered today would be delivered sometime during the second week of may.

The units offered are configured with 512 megs of ram and a 40gig 5400 rpm hd.

They are available for $999, They also have available a bundle which includes real estate software from apex and a car charger for and additional $250. You can however order just the device direct from them with a savings of about $50 compaired to the tablet kiosk price for the same configuration.

Other colors and configurations can be ordered and will be shipped in early june.

If you missed the boat with Tabletkiosk and want to be the first one on the block to own an Origami go ahead and give Stephanie a call at 800-858-9958. Read the full story

[url=http://www.tabletkiosk.com/]TabletKiosk[/url] sent out a press release today stating that [url=http://www.apexwin.com/v4/products/umpc.htm]Apex Software[/url] is going to be one of the first official distributors of the eo.

Apex is a software company that specializes in sketching software for real estate. They currently have a bundle available on their website which includes their software preinstalled on the eo.

The original Press Release can be found on [url=http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060426005860&newsLang=en]BusinessWire[/url] Read the full story

[url=http://ultramobilepc-tips.blogspot.com]CTitanic[/url] has posted a link on our forums to a story on [url=http://plusd.itmedia.co.jp/pcupdate/articles/0604/17/news003.html]plusd.itmedia.co.jp[/url] that includes a specs benchmark table and info about the PaceBlade SmartCaddie.

First and likely the most ineresting info is the table they had displayed on their site with the benchmark data.

They started with a SmartCaddie running Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 with the VIA C7-M ULV 1GHz. It had 512MB (DDR2-533) Memory installed and a 40 GB Hard Drive. The Battery installed for the specs was a Lithium ion (2400mAh).

[img]https://www.umpcportal.com/origami/images/smartCaddie_specs.jpg[/img]

They used HDBench to run the tests and have info on the Disk Read and Write speeds, Memory Read and Write speeds, graphics specs and also CPU data.

[img]https://www.umpcportal.com/origami/images/smartcaddie_benchmarks.jpg[/img]

This is the first site I have seen talk about battery life as well. According to their tests they ran a video from Gya-O and web browsing with the screen brighness at about 50% and the battery lasted less than 2 hours. And when doing the test with the screen brigtness set lower than normal they were able to get it to go a little over 2 hours.

During their application tests they said the speed was really good with Email and doc writing, though obviously 3D applications are a little slow.

Good information on the evalutation units. hopefully we can get more benchmarks like this released in the near future as more people get the devices. Read the full story

We’ve just had confirmation through Carrypad and Paceblade Europe that the European version of the Smart Caddie is planned for launch in the 2nd Week in May and will be called the [b]Paceblade Easybook P7[/b]

Because of delays on the Intel versions of UMPC’s and the production issues with the EO, that could make it the first ultra mobile PC available in Europe.

We’ve been in touch with the European sales office of Paceblade in Munich and here’s the details we have.

The EasyBook P7 ultra mobile PC is scheduled to arrive the second week of May.
End-customer price will be € 1090,– net,
black or white finish with 40GB HDD and 512MB DDR2 memory, 2 yr. Pick-up-and-return warranty.

Technical specs should match the Tablet Kiosk Eo device as its also confirmed to be the same hardware.

If you’re in Europe, watch out for details from your local [url=http://www.paceblade.nl/site/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=7&tabid=160&otabid=12&modid=712&item=33]sale partners[/url]

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I’ve been in contact with Paceblade this afternoon after reading some information on the German release of the Smart Caddie ultra mobile PC device.
It will be called the Paceblade Easybook P7 and i’ve posted a news article over at Origamiportal with the details.

As i’m based in Germany and the European head office is in Germany, i’ll try to remain in contact. More info will be posted as we get it.

After the news came out that the Samsung Q1 would be released in Korea on May 1st there was a lot of news around the internet saying that date was a worldwide release.

Well Maverick just made a post on our forums [url=https://www.umpcportal.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=263]here[/url] stating that after calling Samsung they confirmed that the device will not be available in the US or the UK until the first week of June.

This adds onto [url=https://www.umpcportal.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=171&forum=1&post_id=980#forumpost980]another post[/url] Maverick posted earlier about the device possibly having two released versions, the first ones without GPS/DMB support and another release in July with these options.

Great to get some a little better release date info about this device, so thanks Maverick for doing some calling.
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