Kevin Tofel of jkOnTheRun has been playing with Ubuntu on his Q1 and came up with the same problem as others did. Touchscreen. Linux is one of the things that Thoughtfix will be looking at on his eo. Thoughtfix has done a lot of work with Linux and I plan to keep in touch with him on his progress. I’ve also got some support available from Epios who are also interested! Its going to take some time but I feel quite confident that Linux on an Origami is going to be […]

Asus have kindly sent me their marketing image pack for the R2H which I’ve uploaded to the gallery and product info page. Two things to note from the close-ups. 1) No docking port. 2) VGA,TV-out and Ethernet port on board. This, for me, puts it above the Samsung Q1 and in the same media-oriented bracket. Considering the gps, webcam, fingerprint scanner and tv-out, its going to sit above the Samsung Q1 in terms of specifications and in the same media-oriented bracket. If the price is better than the Q1, this […]

A number of people have asked me if I know the status of the Asus R2H, probably the most eagerly awaited Origami ultra mobile PC so far. Well I don’t know much but I do know that the project is still alive and somewhere on this planet are boxed R2Hs being stock-piled ready for the word ‘GO’. The R2H was supposed to be launched at the beginning of August but, as always, a good project isn’t a good project until the dates have slipped! The R2H is going to be […]

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The Pepperpad web-pads are not Origami-spec devices. In fact, they dont even run Windows. They are Linux devices aimed at home use. However, having said that, they provide a huge amount of functionality and also include a consumer remote control. Sofa heaven!

At the moment, Pepperpad are selling off stock of the current model to make way for the new one resulting in some attractive discounts.

The current models are being sold off at [url=http://www.ecost.com/ecost/ecsplash/shop/detail~dpno~645660.asp]the ecost website[/url] for $499 which is a nice discount over the normal $800 price. In addition, the new Pepperpad 3 can be bought for $500 if you already have an existing Pepperpad. You just need to give them the serial number of the original Pepperpad for a $200 discount.

The new Pepperpad 3 is upgraded and runs an AMDLX800 processor (like the Vega that has been announced) which, being a standard x86 processor, can potentially run a huge amount of existing Linux software. It has Bluetooth, Wifi, 7″ screen, HD, the mini keypad and is available in silver, back and PINK!

So the trick is to try and convince your friend that you can get them a Pepperpad for free as long as he buys a Pepperpad 3 for you!

$500 UMPC (-like devices) are here!
Carrypad has more details and spec sheets
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At JKOnTheRun, I’ve just read about the Ilium Inscribe on-screen keyboard software for tablets and umpcs. It looks like it just might work! Instead of tapping the screen, giving you one chance to get the correct key, Inscribe allows you to drag across the screen between letters for a whole word. Using this method, Inscribe can determine the keys you were really aiming at by using direction changes. What a great idea. Personally, I’m still a fan of keyboards but I’m very slowly coming round to the idea that keyboardless […]

Two Non-origami UMPC’s for $500 a-piece is the offer that I’ve just taken a look at. (U.S. Only) I’m talking about the Peperpad UMPC’s. (Yes, yes. We can argue all day but they are ultra-mobile PC’s whether you like them or not!) Here’s the deal:If you’re really really quick, the original Pepperpad is being cleared out for $479 on ecost here.(and here. The site seems a little unreliable.) Thats a $300 discount and is already a good deal as far as i’m concerned. But, here’s the better bit. When you’ve […]

The other night I was downloading the MoTR podcast on my pocket PC via Bluetooth to my mobile phone’s UMTS (3G) modem. 350kbps isn’t such a bad rate and this is one of the ways I’ll be looking to use for streaming my music from home to my UMPC when it turns up in a few weeks. It appears though that we have slightly different mobile phone contracts than our U.S. cousins. This setup might not be possible for many people. I put the question to the JKontheRun team in […]

Maybe someone can double check for me but it looks to me like the original link and any search for ‘vega’ on the Kgadget website (the site that did the slightly strange review about the Vega.) results in an error. They’ve been removed. As I posted yesterday, Raon digital distanced themselves from the review by issuing a statement to us, further increasing the speculation that the review was untruthful. Either Kgadget picked up on it and decided to backtrack or Raon Digital had a little word with them. Either way, […]