Dennis Rice and the GBM team have completed another ink show. This time its about the Tablet Kiosk i7210. There’s a nice detailed look at some of the special functions of the device and UMPCs in general with good commentary and screen action. GottaBeMobile Ink Show. Steve / Chippy. tags: umpc, touchscreen View details of all Ultra Mobile devices in the ultra mobile PC product database. From N800 to Flybook V5, its all there!

This is a completely valid and reasonable post about UMPCs and why they don’t fit well into some scenarios. They are expensive. They are too big for your pocket. The aren’t as good as devices with active digitisers for note-taking. They are an expensive media device. They are an expensive e-book reader and 2hours battery life isn’t good. I think the point I’d like to make to Tracy is that UMPCs may not be the best at anything at the moment but they are pretty good at processing everything that a normal […]

I don’t follow news on this software at all so I could be rally late with this. On the Mappoint B2B MSDN blog there’s news about Streets and Maps (known as Autoroute in Europe) 2007. Importantly, they’ve been thinking about UMPC’s: Lastly, we made the first significant investments in tailoring the application for ultra-mobile PCs, so that as that platform begins to emerge in CY07 we have a winning offering to attach to ultra mobile PC sales. This is good news as currently, there doesn’t seem to be much Windows […]

Part 1 is here.Part 2 is here. I’m reaching the end of testing with the Vega now. There’s a lot more I want to do but it’s time to move on to other things and let someone else have a play. (I’ll be sending the Vega out to a few sites over the next few weeks.) Today I was planing to get in the car with the GPS software and car interfaces this afternoon but I haven’t had much luck with software. Streetdeck was my favoured software but the software […]

“Vega in the Car Pt1” is here. Here’s a short and rough video showing the Vega in its car mount using a Bluetooth USB stick to connect via 3G cellular data to the Internet. In it I show live radio streaming and a live, unplanned Skype call to my wife! First though, some pictures of the Vega in its mount. It sits really nicely on the dash. Not to big. Not too small. Its a cheap PDA mount solution rotated through 90 degrees. Take a look at the Windows Media format video here. (3 […]

For me (and my definition!) it depends on the screen resolution. All the other specifications look about right. It’s the Seamless Internet S-Xgen and its got a 4″ screen which could work with an 800×480 resolution. If that’s the case then yes, it could be as useful as a UMPC. Otherwise you can forget rich browsing which is a big part of the appeal of a UMPC. Apparently its got CF slots, USB, WiFi, Bluetooth and cellular radios too. My guess (based on the fact that the screen doesn’t appear […]

JKK, a big info provider in the Origamiproject forums has kicked off a blog. He’s a big video fan (and obviously not a fan of typing!) but it’s all useful stuff. His recent videos about Vista RC1 on the eo v7110 have got me excited about the prospect of an even better Vista experience on the Tablet Kiosk i7210. Anyway, keep an eye on his JKKMobile blog because he’s a man in the know! Steve / Chippy. View details of all Ultra Mobile devices in the ultra mobile PC product […]

As I said in the previous post, I decided to save 40 Euros and go for the Level One folding Bluetooth keyboard instead of the Stowaway version. So of course, what do you do when you save 40 Euro? Of course, you go out and spend it immediately. I was getting really annoyed with my fat old Bluetooth dongle flapping about in the car when I tried to use it today. Its old and ugly so I went out and found and alternative. Its a no-brand, 20 Euro Bluetooth dongle and its […]