Thoughtfix covers some really interesting ground in his interview with Ari Jaaksi of Nokia. The N800 is discussed of course, some generic tablet/umpc questions and a lot of other stuff. See his blog for details. At the same time I’ve been working with John Tokash to try and determine that video playback performance. It looks like the current software is not optimised for the N800 hardware because the performance with a couple of sub 1mbps Xvid files wasn’t very good. Johns doing some more tests and promised to post results in […]

CNET have posted a video of the Black Diamond rugged UMPC. David Berlind of CNET actually drops the running ultra mobile PC on the floor from about three feet to test it. It shuts off during the drop, they turn it on again afterwards and we see windows boot prompts. Justin Dyster, President of Black Diamond, goes over the device, shows some options and gives the price. Starting at $4500. Steve.   Technorati tags: black diamond, umpc, video View details of all Ultra Mobile devices in the ultra mobile PC product […]

Just read this Cisco is suing Apple Computer for trademark infringement, for using the iPhone name for its new phone. Breaking news that Cisco is suing Apple over the use of ‘iPhone’ Why isn’t it on CNN, Google news, Techmeme, anywhere? update: bloggers picked it up 20 minutes before BBC. loads of blogs already. Still not on CNN. I think the blogosphere will do its work now. I can almost hear the CES chit-chat from here in Germany! Steve. View details of all Ultra Mobile devices in the ultra mobile […]

5″ touchscreen, 800×480, BT 2.0, WiFi, built in GPS. Sounds like it could be a ultra mobile PC to me.   The complete specs aren’t available yet but I assume its going to be based on a RISC processor of some sort. Its also got USB host support, built in FM tuner and TV-out. Unfortunately its WinCE based so what you see is what you get in terms of software but if it includes navigation software, a nice user interface and a half-decent browser, it could satisfy the mobile Internet […]

 One of the things that’s missing on the Pepper Pad 3 is a VOIP and multi-protocol IM solution. It looks like at least part of that situation will change before mid 2007. Pepper Computer have just announced that Skype will be supported on the Pepper 3 hardware. Its not clear if its just IM and VOIP or whether video will be included. Currently video is not supported under the Linux version of Skype. I’ll get the answer to that question as soon as I can.   Here’s the important part of […]

Yes, it appears that you’ll be able to purchase an OLPC in 2008. Actually you’ll have to buy two and you’ll receive one. The other will be shipped off somewhere else on your behalf. Its a great idea and EBay are involved. Sounds like the best way to control the black market on EBay too. Lots more info about this at OLPCNews. Exciting. Engadget has a video demo of the OLPC available too. Worth looking at. Technorati tags: olpc, umpc View details of all Ultra Mobile devices in the ultra […]

This has popped up. “The Edge.”       It certainly doesn’t look like the iPhone does it! TGDaily didn’t have any specs but I’ve managed to track something down for you.   If its this device (it certainly looks like it and I’m told that it probably is) then Its simply a screen and keyboard running browser software and it connects to the Internet via Bluetooth through your mobile phone. It pulls pages through a proxy server to reduce the bandwidth required and improve the formatting for the 640×240 transflective screen. As a concept, this is pretty […]

These images come from the OEM’s website.

That’s a good looking docking station.  

 
Note the touchpad on the bottom right of the frame.

These are OEM specs and could change slightly for the Medion version of this device.

• OS: Microsoft Windows Vista
• CPU: VIA C7-M 770 (5.0W 1.0GHz ULV @400MHz FSB)
• Chipset & GPU: VX700 (UniChrome GPU)
• Memory: 512MB/768MB DDR2
• Storage: 30GB or above PATA 4200rpm
• LCD:6.5″ WVGA (800 X 480 LED B/L)
• Web Cam: 300K for VOIP
• Input Device
  Touch Screen
  Stylus
  Touch Pad
  Keyboard
  4-way buttons
  Enter button
  Mouse select buttons
• Connectivity:
  802.11b/g
  Bluetooth® V2.0
• I/O Port
  VGA out x 1
  USB 2.0 x 2
  Media slot (SD/SD-IO/MMC) x 1
  Headphone jack x 1
  Microphone jack x 1
  DC-In x 1
  Hot Key Buttons
  WiFi on/off
  Bluetooth on/off
  Web Cam on/off
  TV/GPS on/off
  Show or hide windows Mobility Center
  Display enlarge
• Dimension (w/Battery Pack)
  190 x 120.8 x 28.3 mm
• Weight (w/Battery Pack): 720g
• Battery Life: 4 ~ 5 hrs

Opinion and more over at Carrypad.