[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]

[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]http://www.origamiportal.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]http://www.origamiportal.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.

[img]http://www.origamiportal.com/origami/images/paceblade-p7.jpg[/img]

We’ve just had confirmation through [url=http://blog.carrypad.com]Carrypad[/url] and [url=http://www.paceblade.nl]Paceblade Europe[/url] 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 UMPC 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 UMPC is scheduled to arrive the second week of May.
Endcustomer 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]

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. View details of all Ultra Mobile devices in the ultra mobile PC product database. From N800 to Flybook V5, […]

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=http://www.origamiportal.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=http://www.origamiportal.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.

[img]http://www.origamiportal.com/origami/images/tabletkioskeo.jpg[/img]

Here is the message I got in my account at TabletKiosk:

April 24, 2006 Dear Valued Customer, Thank you very much for your pre-order of the eo™ v7110. The initial response to eo™ has been phenomenal; and as a result, we have sold out our entire initial production quantity. At TabletKiosk, our primary goal is to provide outstanding products and superior service that “exceeds our customers’ computing expectations.”
Guided by this philosophy, we take great effort to ensure that our
machines perform exactly as they are promoted. As the end of April rapidly approaches, we find ourselves in the position of having to balance our commitment to quality with the expectation of a timely product delivery. After the process of quality control was completed on the first eo™ production units, it was determined that there was an issue in the tooling of the back panel that affected the operation of the system fan. Because of this problem, the back panel had to undergo a slight redesign and thus the initial shipment is going to be only a fraction of what we had anticipated. Additionally, we expect the supply of the eo™ to be extremely tight for the next 60 to 90 days as the production supply catches up to demand. If you are one of the lucky few who receives your eo™ on time, congratulations and we hope that it meets and exceeds your computing expectations. If not, we want to offer our sincere apologies and let you know that we are working hard to assure that the delay in receiving your order is as minimal as possible. As of now, we expect to have a majority of the orders fulfilled by the beginning of June. We hope that you can hang on until then, but in case you can not, feel free to contact our customer service department and we will cancel your order. Know, however, that if you decide upon this route and later change your mind, your new order will be placed in the queue in the order that it is received. Please rest assured that your credit card will not be charged until your order is shipped. We at TabletKiosk thank you for your patience and understanding and hope you agree with our decision that it’s better to get it right than to be first. Sincerely, The TabletKiosk Team

I don’t know yet if I’m one of the lucky ones but I’m really disappointed.

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Posted by CTitanic to ULTRA MOBILE PCs TIPS at 4/24/2006 03:36:18 PM

John Tokash wrote a piece about his experience at Maker Faire with the Samsung Q1, TabletKiosk eo, and the Founder MiniNote on his [url=http://blog.tokash.org/2006/04/22/my-first-umpc-hands-on-experience/]blog [/url]

Some bulleted points from his entry were:

* All 3 devices seemed responsive and not sluggish at all during my interactions.
* The Touch Pack program launcher is very pleasant.
* DialKeys will take some getting used to, but I think it will be only slightly less usable than the treo keyboard.
* Attendees seemed a little skeptical, but impressed.
* The Founder UMPC is really thin compared to the Samsung and eo.
* I agree with JK when he says that you can rest your hand on the screen without it interfering with your writing. That’s nice!
* The screen zooming is faster than I expected and much more readable than I expected, although several control panels (touch optimizations, system) become blank grey windows at the scaled 1024 resolution.
* Browsing the web with the UMPC form factor was great.
* I like the touch point mouse embedded in the eo. I’m guessing that some old DirectX full screen games won’t respond well to the touch screen, so an external mouse or a touch point is going to be useful in those cases. The Samsung doesn’t have a similar feature.

John and I also talked a little bit about the convention on the origamiportal irc channel on the server irc.cored.net channel name #origamiportal, so stop on by there and there may be some conversations going on about it.

Original Link at [url=http://blog.tokash.org/2006/04/22/my-first-umpc-hands-on-experience/]blog.tokash.org[/url]

ultra mobile PC Buzz mentioned Dynamic Display Power Optimisation (D2PO) in a news item last month and at the time I didn’t have time to do any research on it. Having just put the ultra mobile PC product database live, its now time to take a look at D2PO and other technologies to see how they could improve the battery life of UMPC’s (and laptops) in the future. Firstly, that D2PO story. D2PO is a display control technology rather than a display technology itself. (as far as I have found […]