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MSDN Webcast: Overview of Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC) Development for Windows Vista (Level 200)
White Papers An Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC) is a fully functional computer that is small, mobile, and runs a complete version of a Windows operating system (currently Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 and soon Windows Vista).
[December 8, 2006, 0:00]
UMPC: better, but the jury's still out
Blog We've just reviewed our second Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC), the R2H from ASUS. In case you'd forgotten, the UMPC caused something of a stir back in February/March when Microsoft ran a teaser campaign for Origami (Redmond's codename for what turned out...
[December 6, 2006, 12:33]
HTC joins UMPC party
Blog The Register reports that images of HP's first UMPC have appeared online. Microsoft's Ultra-Mobile PC platform hasn't seen great success since it launched at CeBIT this year. Now, though, it has picked up the support of HTC.
[December 21, 2006, 16:03]
UMPC Usage
Talkback I agree that the UMPC is not for everyone, just like a $3,000 Alienware laptop that weighs 10 pounds is not right for everyone. I thought I would post a quick reply to your video. I have been using a Samsung Q1 for over a year now as a companion...
[July 24, 2007, 1:35]
Medion UMPC RIM 1000: a first look review
Reviews Medion, the Germany-based specialist in mobile kit such as notebooks, handhelds and satellite navigation devices, has launched a 'second-generation' Ultra Mobile PC, the UMPC RIM 1000. Aimed at commuters and other mobile profesionals, the UMPC RIM...
[April 20, 2007, 8:48]
Breaking UMPC news from IDF
Blog Our much-travelled Technical Editor Rupert Goodwins is currently deep in Intel briefings at IDF in Beijing, but he's managed to dodge the PowerPoint for long enough to send us this pic of a prototype Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC):
[April 16, 2007, 12:08]
Samsung promotes Q1 UMPC improvements
News Samsung's original Q1 UMPC, powered by a low-end Intel Celeron processor, was released a year ago to disappointing reviews and sales, and was plagued by complaints of battery life that lasted only an hour-and-a-half to three hours, slow...
[May 8, 2007, 10:18]
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (lenny) Released
Blog Comment thanks a lot for the info.actually i'm not using the 2133, but a UMPC with the same chipset.i only managed to install jaunty j.alpha 4 but resolution is not correct and compiling openchrome did not work too.i'm not a big fan or RPM, so basically...
[February 18, 2009, 9:25]
Photos: 2nd generation UMPCs at CeBIT review
Reviews Samsung Q1 Ultra leads 2nd generation UMPC charge Will this new crop of devices deliver the 'go anywhere, do anything' promise of the UMPC platform? The first UMPC was the Samsung Q1, which was criticised for being overpriced, underpowered, under...
[March 16, 2007, 8:15]
Manufacturers unwrap first Origami Ultra Mobile PCs
News Intel lifted the lid on Microsoft's Origami project on Thursday by showing off three Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC) devices at the CeBIT trade show in Hanover. And while the Samsung and Founder devices were operational and being used to play video, the...
[March 9, 2006, 10:30]
Sony VAIO UX180P: a first look review
Reviews Throwing its hat into -- or at least near to -- the UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC) ring, Sony has announced the VAIO UX180P Micro PC. Leaving price aside for the moment, the fact that the UX180P has a built-in keyboard is critical, and it gives the VAIO...
[May 19, 2006, 14:50]
Ultra mobile PCs may get fabric keyboard
News The fabric keyboards are a good fit for the UMPC because, like other mobile devices, it lacks built-in text input and an external plastic keyboard renders the device less portable, according to Eleksen product manager Andrew Newman.
[March 13, 2006, 7:55]
Sony's 'not-netbook'
Blog Then along came Intel and Microsoft with the Ultra-Mobile PC or UMPC, which was basically a combination of mini-notebook and Tablet PC. Clearly the world needed another category of 'very small PC', because Intel followed up the UMPC with the MID...
[January 8, 2009, 13:50]
Samsung Q1: a first look review
Reviews Samsung Q1: a first-generation Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC). The Origami codename became the Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC) platform; three manufacturers -- Samsung, Asus and Founder (a Chinese company) -- broke cover with UMPC hardware; and battery life was...
[March 9, 2006, 17:35]
Companion Device
Talkback I do not mean to contradict you, I just wanted readers to see that the UMPC devices can be very useful if you apply it to the right needs and scenarios. I would never condemn a Jaguar Sedan for not winning an off-road rally because that is not what...
[July 25, 2007, 1:12]
Vulcan FlipStart review
Reviews Despite its small size and unusual placement (above the keyboard), we found the touchpad to be the best navigation tool on any UMPC we've reviewed to date. That's an improvement over earlier UMPC models, but you'll have to shut the system down, put...
[April 24, 2007, 12:19]
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (lenny) Released
Blog Comment alright, after installing Debian 5.0 via netinstall (booted from a USB stick) on a UMPC Roverpc A700Q (which is the same as the gigabyte M704) i had a rather "basic" graphics experience.resolution was 800x600 and the colors.well, something like 2...
[February 18, 2009, 11:32]
Millions of Microsoft-based ultra mobile PCs to be sold
News The slow advance of the UMPC will be hampered by the lack of appropriate processors, In-Stat said, with battery life failing to match the functionality demands of the devices themselves. The first UMPC - the Q1 from Samsung - will go on sale in the...
[April 28, 2006, 9:10]
Samsung Q1 Ultra sighted at ZDNet towers
Blog Samsung UK's Product Marketing Manager for the Q1 Ultra UMPC, Dinesh Chand, was in yesterday to show off the device, which is about to ship in the UK. Since it was unveiled at CeBIT in March the Q1 Ultra — which like its Q1 predecessor will cost...
[June 13, 2007, 12:18]
Photos: Origami Ultra Mobile PCs
News Few details are available on the UMPC from Chinese company Founder, which was not exhibiting at CeBIT. Intel's general manager for Europe, Christian Morales, introducing three Ultra Mobile Origami PCs — from Samsung, Asus and Founder — at CeBIT on...
[March 9, 2006, 12:55]
