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Samsung gave us an early glimpse of their Origami / Ultra Mobile PC at CeBIT today, and we like the looks of this device much more than the prototype shown at IDF yesterday. Samsung is calling their first device the Q1 and Microsoft and Intel will be releasing more details on this device tomorrow.
The device measures about 6×8 inches (15×20 cm) runs on a low-power 900MHz Celeron and has 512MB of RAM. In addition, it boasts WLAN, 802.11 A/G and Bluetooth connections, and uses touch-screen controls, while running on XP Tablet Edition. It also runs an instant-on multimedia player so users don’t have to launch the full XP operating system to watch a video.
More details as they come in. Specifically, we still haven’t heard anything about final release dates or prices. Thanks for the heads-up chippy.
[b]Update 03/08/06 11:27 AM:[/b]
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InfoSync has a few other photos of the Q1 up, including the one pictured above.
Also, there is a video up on ZDNet that gives a hands-on preview of the Intel ultra mobile PC we saw yesterday. In the video you can see the quick launch interface that gives you access to music, videos, etc., and the touch-sensitive gestures control (In the video you can see the user draw an ‘m’ with his finger to access music, draw an ‘h’ to go back to the home screen, etc.). It also displays the built-in GPS and camera functionality.
Lastly, Engadget got a chance to play around with Samsung’s Q1 Tablet for a few minutes. They are reporting that Samsung will release their ultra mobile PC / Origami device with optional GPS and DVB-T mobile digital TV expansion modules, as well as WiBRO support for when that goes live in Korea around June. The version we grabbed, the Q1, also supports Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP and sports a 30GB hard disk.
Here are some pics from the report:
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