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Without any notice from Samsung, it appears that a Pentium version of the Q1 is now available.

One of our new readers – Millard (welcome and thanks for sharing the news) says he has actually been out and bought one from Fry’s!

This is very suprising news. The Tablet Kiosk i7210 was due to be the first Pentium based Origami UMPC on the market but seems to have been pipped at the post.

Searching around on the web, helmutk, another member, has also found evidence that this device exists and is being sold for $1250.

Keep an eye on the [url=http://www.origamiportal.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=561&forum=1]forum thread[/url] for updates from Millard.

This is fun! Hugo just posted that he’s got a world-first on an unnamed ‘Mobile PC’. I too have the device on its way (I’m not telling you what it is either!) but had expected it no sooner than next week. However, I’ve just seen through DHL that its in Germany already and awaiting customs clearance. If that happens this evening it could be with me tomorrow. Meanwhile Hugo, has left his device behind, unboxed, while he goes on a 48hr trip. The unboxing will be mine. Oh yes it […]

Only 10 minutes ago I was wondering what the $1250 Q1-V002 was. millard has just bought a Pentium based Samsung Q1 from Fry’s and is reporting on Origamiportal.com We’re waiting to hear confirmation that it really is a Pentium-based device (as the salesman told him.) but this could be the Q1-V002 or even the Q1P that was rumored. Its raining Q1s but why on earth didn’t Samsung say anything? Have Frys been a little too keen to get the device on the shelves? It’s appearing at other retailers too and showing […]

Helmutk, an active member over at Origamiproject.com has spotted that the Q1b is appearing on websites now. Look at the price on CDW.  Although I expect the Q1 to drop right down in price this is a great entry point for the Q1b and if the battery life and screen quality live up to expectations, it will be a leading UMPC. Some observers (very sharp-eyed I must say) have spotted that it doesn’t have the mic-array and the stereo speakers. We’ll wait to see if this is true. What’s the Q1-V002 […]

Sony has just announced they are updating the UX-180p to a new model called the UX-280p.

The UX-280p now has a 40GB hard drive and 1GB of RAM. According to Gizmodo the price on the device hasn’t been raised too significantly with upgrades and is still under $2000.

Source: [url=http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/sony-updates-ux180p-umpc-after-only-eight-weeks-now-the-ux280p-198434.php]Gizmodo[/url]

In the U.S. the 10.6″ Centrino-based Averatec 1100 ‘almost-UMPC’  has been available for a while and at $1199 it isn’t a bad deal indeed for an Ultra Mobile Notebook. Imagine a i7210 ultra mobile PC with larger screen, DVD-writer, keyboard and a bit of extra weight for about the same price. In Germany, the older, but similar specification 1050 had been knocking around for a long time at the Euro1500 mark which is just too much. A few hundred Euros more and you’ve got the lovely Fujitsu P1510d in your hands. […]

Over on the MicroPCtalk forums, someone spotted a Sony UX 280P available for the the American market on the Sony B2B website here. Its shown, interestingly enough, alongside the UX180P which has gone from the Sony Style website. The UX280 looks like it’s the same as the UX180 but with a 40Gb drive and 1GB memory. All for $1999. The UX180P is listed for $1799. Steve / Chippy Via Pocketables. tags: sony ux, umpc, 280p View details of all Ultra Mobile devices in the ultra mobile PC product database. From […]

As a follow-up to the popular UMPC CPU Overview article written in March 2006, here’s an update on what has happened during the second half of 2006 and what there is to look forward to in 2007.