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HiPad II. Almost UMPC.

Posted on 21 August 2006

Its another AMD LX800 powered device that I’ve just spotted on the Korean Tablet PC Club website. The Sesol HiPAD II is an updated version of the original HiPad that appeared last year. It’s got a 10.4″ 800×600 screen (and a simulated 1024×768 mode), 20Gb HDD, upto 1Gb RAM, flash drive option, wifi, DMB, WiBro and UMTS (3G) options, CF, USB, VGA, PCMCIA and possibly a GPS option. It will run CE, XP embedded or XP/XP Pro (no mention of tablet edition but it does have a touchscreen.) It has […]

Thoughtfix’s 770 laptop.

Posted on 21 August 2006

Thoughtfix’s Nokia 770 laptop project is complete.   He’s taken a 770, an additional battery, a USB hub and a keyboard, made some new cables and fitted it all inside a day-planner case. There’s some good videos, a flash presentation and some images so if you’ve ever thought about making your 770 more useful, take a look. Part 1 Part 2 This modular approach is great. I’d like to see it taken further with ultra-thin, ultra-light, battery powered 12″ LCD screens available together with a keyboard in cases like this. […]

Secure Screens with Microsoft OneCare.

Posted on 20 August 2006

Watch out for this if you’re thinking of putting one-care on your ultra mobile PC (or any touchscreen device for that matter.) Thoughtfix at Ultramobilegeek.com had some problems with his eo. Installing the Windows OneCare security packages disabled his touchscreen. I have a feeling that Kevin Tofel of jkOnTheRun uses OneCare on his Q1. Maybe Thoughtfix should drop the guys a line. I’d certainly be interested because I’m due for a renewal on my Anti-Virus software and I won’t be buying Kaspersky again. So far I’ve heard nothing but good […]

Samsung Q1 accessories.

Posted on 20 August 2006

jkOnTheRun has some photos of the Q1 car dock. Actually it looks more like a simple holder rather than a dock. There’s also some photos of the extended battery. Pop over to take a look. The items are appearing on EBay via sellers in Asia now so at least we know that they are available somewhere in the world! Here’s a picture one of the items that’s being offered at the moment. Taking a look at the various UMPC-related auctions on EBay, I found this. Its a strange-looking tablet that […]

Apple tablet. (2006)

Posted on 19 August 2006

I’ve really been trying to ignore all the rumours about an Apple tablet/ultra mobile PC over the last 6 months but this one has caught my eye. It was shown on jkOnTheRun just a few minutes ago and it just looks lovely. The image shows a price of $2499 and what looks like a 10″ or bigger screen. Possibly not a ultra mobile PC then. Event if it’s a photoshop design, its worth airing just as a recommendation to Apple. Just like this one that we saw back in March. […]

Thoughtfix found a mini-keyboard.

Posted on 18 August 2006

Brando workshop make a small keyboard and Thoughtfix went out and bought one…for $25! A bargain. It’s the perfect size to fit in a ultra mobile PC gadget bag. If you’re in Europe, its sold under the Keysonic brand as the ACK-3400U for 20,- Euro. Thanks Thoughtfix. Update: Jezlyn at “Late to the Party” found another option. Details here. Update 2: jkOnTheRun found another! Info here. tags: umpc, keyboard View details of all Ultra Mobile devices in the ultra mobile PC product database. From N800 to Flybook V5, its all […]

umpc.cn auction breaks sales record in China

Posted on 18 August 2006

According to a story on CNN, two websites, umpc.cn and umpc.com.cn just sold at a chinese auction for 390,000 yuan ($49,000). The success of the auction not only shows that china is becoming more accepting of the internet, but hopefully also that UMPCs are becoming a more accepted as a technology.

Source: [url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/08/18/china.domain.name.reut/]CNN.com[/url]

New Asus R2H Marketing Pictures

Posted on 18 August 2006

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Steve at Carrypad.com just received some new marketing materials from Asus and [url=http://www.carrypad.com/journal/2006/08/more-r2h-images.html]posted some info in his blog[/url]. He also listed some [url=http://www.carrypad.com/gallery/v/r2h/]new pictures of the device[/url].

There are pics of all sides of the device so go check them out.

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