Tablet Kiosk partners in the UK – PocketPC Solutions – have just emailed to say that the [url=http://www.carrypad.com/products/product.php?id=12]Tablet Kiosk eo [/url] MIC driver update is now available. on their website.

This is the same driver update that John Tokash succesfuly tested for TK on Friday.

The driver update is available here.
We’ll update when we get info about other download sites.

Now all we need is that damned elusive power patch. PocketPC Solutions have a placeholder on their web page for the patch – keep a lookout for changes!

Steve / Chippy.

Tablet Kiosk partners in the UK – PocketPC Solutions – have just emailed me to say that the Tablet Kiosk eo MIC driver update is available on their website. This is the same driver update that John Tokash succesfuly tested for TK on Friday. The driver update is available here. Now all we need is that damned elusive power patch. PocketPC Solutions have a placeholder on their web page for the patch – keep a lookout for changes! Steve / Chippy. View details of all Ultra Mobile devices in the […]

VIA, Intel and AMD have all developed ranges of ultra low-power CPU’s. Some of these CPU’s are now being used in ultramobile PC’st. Here’s is a technical overview of the CPU’s and chipsets.

Microsoft have issued a patch that fixes a battery drain problem on ‘portable computers’ running Windows XP SP2.

Dailytech have reported it here and Microsoft give the details on this knowledgebase article here.
There’s no specific talk about VIA or UMPC’s on the MS posting but it could cover the USB-related CPU state problem we’ve seen on the Eo.

[Update: This has now been tested and it doesn’t help on Eo’s. Thanks Ctitanic for testing. His report is [url=http://ultramobilepc-tips.blogspot.com/2006/05/power-drain-fix-from-microsoft.html] here[/url]]

I know there are owners watching Origamiportal so please, if you’re reading this and you have an eo, try this patch and let us know if ‘perfmon’ reports C3 states on the VIA processor. Check your battery life in idle to. This fix has the potential to take an Eo from 1:20 to nearly 2hrs lifetime at idle.

Thanks to rainwalker for posting the info in the forums. Post your test results in his new thread [url=http://www.origamiportal.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=395&forum=7]here:[/url]

Microsoft have issued a patch that fixes a battery drain problem on portable computers running Windows XP SP2. Dailytech have reported it here and Microsoft give the details on this knowledgebase article here.There’s no specific talk about VIA or UMPC’s on the MS posting but it could cover the USB-related CPU state problem we’ve seen on the Eo. Unfortunately you people with Tablet Kiosk eo’s in the U.S. seem to be asleep as I write this so I can’t get it tested. (Paceblade Easybook P7 ships in Germany today though!) […]

After a month hiatus from the podcast world, everyones favorite UMPC Cast #5 is finished.

In this episode we feature a quick overview of the devices that have been released and discuss their pros and cons. We go a little into the battery issues the eo has had and the fixes. There are updates on the Origami Program Launcher Theme Creator and more random excitement.

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David Ciccone from [url=http://mobilitytoday.com/news/006482/sony_ux_umpc]MobilityToday.com[/url] sent us an email about the Sony UX UMPC that is going to be released in June.

According tho Mobility Online, the Sony Vaio UX specs will be

* $1,799.99
* Availability June
* 4.5 inch 1024×600 touchscreen
* Windows XP Professional
* 1.2GHz
* 512MB
* 30GB
* 802.11a/b/g
* Bluetooth
* dual cameras
* battery 3 to 7 hours
* weight 1.1 pounds

[url=http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2006/05/more_sony_ux_pi.html]JKonTheRun.com[/url] also got some updated pics and info including this picture of the device:

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According to the [url=http://www.learningcenter.sony.us/assets/itpd/notebooks/promos/vaio_summer06/index.html?dcmp=vaioaol&hqs=ar_ux_teaser]official teaser trailer that’s been running[/url] we will have more info tomorrow about the device.

This weekend was a good one for ultra mobile PC fans. Especially keyboard loving ones like us! Eo battery problem fix?Firstly there was the news from TKK in the Origamiproject forums that he’s getting much much better battery life from his Amtek-unbranded Eo/Easybook UMPC. It looks like Amtek have provided him with a device that is either modded or updated becuase he’s having no problem getting over 2 hours with normal use. Discussion and comparison of drivers and hardware details continues on Origamiportal.com. This is great news for Eo owners […]