Samsung Q1 UMPC and Accessories Reviewed
SlashGear
Arguably the poster-child for the whole UMPC concept, the Q1 is nevertheless typical of its breed. At casual glance it falls somewhere between high-end PDA and sub-notebook, far greater in functionality than the former but, by virtue of space and battery constraints, lacking the power of the latter. In theory it’s a terrific idea, perhaps only hamstrung by technology not yet being there to realise the dream.
Ultra-Mobile PCs get De Data
Ferret, Australia
Australian software developer De Data has completed the roll out of its Purveyance field sales force automation system on an Ultra-Mobile PC.
The Ultra-Mobile PC is a new breed of computer. With an appearance half-way between a PDA and Tablet-PC. The Ultra-Mobile PC combines Windows XP with mobile-ready technologies that make it easy to access and use the software on the go.
De Data’s intelligent Purveyance sales force automation system is the first of its software to be made available on the Ultra-Mobile PC.
Also running on PDAs and Tablet-PCs and used by market leaders such as Proctor & Gamble and Colgate Palmolive, the Purveyance system integrates an organisations field and back-office operations by securely delivering quality information through affordable, easy-to-use technology resulting in increased productivity and CRM gains. The sales force generally use mobile devices linked to the main system for their everyday operations enabling them to obtain accurate and up to date reports on distribution, stock levels and new promotions. Furthermore, sales and purchase orders can be taken by Purveyance.
The Ultra-Mobile PC is portable, lightweight, and configured to connect, communicate and – coupled with the Purveyance solution – can accomplish many tasks in the field.
Unlike PDAs, the Ultra-Mobile PC features full Microsoft Windows XP functionality and provides users with the ability to touch, write, or type.
Frank De Palo, De Data managing director concludes: “We are delighted to be offering Purveyance on the Ultra-Mobile PC, as we know the mobile market has been calling out for a device that has a form factor of this size and a price point between a PDA and TabletPC.”
This week I must have done the reverse of walking under a ladder or breaking a mirror. First I got to upload the world’s 1st ever look at a RaonDigital Vega – Ultra Portable PC (UPPC), and today, as part of my “Australian Tablet Guy 
Duties” I have been graced with a new arrival from manufacturer Fujitsu.
Fujitsu has been manufacturing Tablet PC and dedicated to the space longer than anyone else. Their range is synonymous with quality and style, and as a result of a phone call I received yesterday I am pleased to post the First ever look at the new Fujitsu P1610 (designed to supersede the Fujitsu P1510).
Specifications - Chalice (codename) P1610:
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Yonah ULV (Ultra Low Voltage) U1400 Pentium M - 1.2 GHz
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512MB (mini SO-DIMM, still only one slot)
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80GB 1.8" HDD
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8.9" WideXGA Resistive Touchscreen
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MDC, LAN, FingerPrint, TPM, Bluetooth, WLAN, Intel 3945ABG, UMTS antenna (that's the 3G bit), G sensor, US Keyboard, Pen and Battery.
CEDIA 2006: HomeLogic Controlling Everything From UMPC, Motorola Q
Gizmodo.com
HomeLogic has finally found a suitable task for ultra mobile PCs (UMPC), those solutions looking for a problem that have been pretty much useless up until now. Why not run the all-encompassing HomeLogic OneHome home control software on a UMPC? Heck, the Samsung Q1 shown here can do everything the HomeLogic's own touchscreen does, plus kinda do PC-ish stuff, too.
"Award Winning" InScribe 2007
Free Text Entry Program for Your UMPC and Tablet PC
InScribe is a fast and easy way to enter text on your UMPC or tablet PC, offering several methods of text entry, so you can find the one that is fastest for you. With InScribe, you can resize and customize your keyboard any way you want, saving new layouts or adjusting your keyboard as you work.
Features of InScribe
With InScribe as your keyboard you can:
Tap Through the Keyboard
Shrink and Restore Your Keyboard Easily
Adjust the Size to Your Personal Style
Choose Your Own Layouts
See Your Work Behind the Keyboard
Work How You Want
More Origami devices coming soon
PC Advisor
Asus will begin selling its first UMPC (ultramobile PC), the R2H, worldwide by the end of this month, while Samsung is readying one that eschews Intel microprocessors in favour of Via chips.
Asus's UMPC is designed with all the functions of a laptop, including a folding typing pad, as well as other devices, such as a GPS (global positioning system) so it can sit on the dashboard of a user's car to map the way home.
The R2H runs Microsoft's Windows XP Tablet Edition OS on a 900MHz Intel Celeron M
Although the suggested retail price of the R2H bound for the Taiwan market is TW$36,800 (about £600), it will come in different configurations users can choose from, so prices will be flexible. Asus will offer models with different-sized hard drives, ranging from 20GB to 60GB in capacity. The standard edition will come with just a two-cell battery, for about two hours of use before needing a recharge. Users will be able to select a four-cell battery as well, at an added cost.
The device is Windows Vista-compatible.
The company also launched a tablet PC, the R1F, and expects to produce a total of 3,000 units of the two devices each month, said Benson Lin, head of sales in the Asia Pacific for Asus, at a news conference in Taipei.
Samsung is readying an UMPC with a 7in screen that uses a 1.0GHz Via C7 microprocessor, but hasn't set a launch date.
The device, called the Q1B, will come with 40GB of storage space, WLAN and Bluetooth, and will weigh 3.7kg, according to Samsung's website.
The Q1B will come with a better battery than the R2H, a three-cell battery offering up to five hours of life before needing a recharge. Samsung is offering an upgrade to a six-cell battery at an additional charge.
Asustek announces availability of R2H UMPCs and R1H tablet PCs
DigiTimes
Asustek Computer on September 18 announced the availability of its two tablet PCs, including a 7-inch tough-screen Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC), the R2H. Another model is a 13-inch tablet PC, which is being built based on Intel's Core2 Duo platform, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.
According to market sources, the R2H is priced at higher than US$1,000 per unit, in contrast to a unit price of about US$500 targeted by Microsoft, which has been pushing for a UMPC standard with Intel.
Targeting the in-car segment, Asustek aims to ship a combined total of 3,000 units of the R2H UMPCs and the R1H tablet PCs a month, Benson Lin, president for Asia-Pacific at Asustek, was quoted by the Commercial Times as saying.
UMPC Provider agopc Announces New Lower Price
biz.yahoo.com
Mobile computing company agopc today announced a new lower price for its ago7 Ultra-Mobile Personal Computer (UMPC). Available exclusively on its website, http://www.agopc.com, the 512MB RAM/40GB HDD ago7 model is $799 plus shipping. "At agopc our mission is to broaden the UMPC's appeal," says President and CEO David Carroll. "At this price point, those new to the platform will find a high quality UMPC like ago7 very attractive." Mr. Carroll noted that ago7 now costs nearly $200 less than an identically configured model from their competition.
As a Microsoft-spec UMPC, ago7 runs Windows XP applications commonly used on a desktop or laptop, but at less than 2 lbs it can easily be hand-held for mobile use. Standard features include a 7-inch touchscreen interface, Wi-Fi connectivity, and Bluetooth device support. Each ago7 purchase includes a one-year warranty. ago7 is available for immediate shipping from agopc.com, and for a limited time includes a flexible keyboard with every UMPC purchase.
A roadshow for Tablet PC and UMPC enthusiasts
The TabletKiosk team is joining forces with Apex Software to sponsor four roadshows held in conjunction with the Apex CE Training Seminars.
The TabletKiosk Demo Days Roadshow is open to all UMPC enthusiasts, Windows® XP Tablet Edition fans and TabletKiosk customers. Please join us for these hands-on seminars where you will have the opportunity to see and try out the full line of TabletKiosk products, chat with members of the TabletKiosk team and meet some of your fellow Tablet PC and UMPC enthusiasts. In addition, all attendees will have the opportunity to win a $300 gift certificate to the TabletKiosk.com web store.
If you are interested in attending the TabletKiosk Demo Days, but the scheduled locations are not convenient for you, we want your feedback. Please e-mail our event team with your suggestions for future locations as well as any questions you might have. As we plan our future roadshows, we will take all suggested locations into consideration.
Sierra Wireless supports Intel UMPC platform with 3G embedded modules and professional services
Canada NewsWire
Collaborative design provides original equipment manufacturers with a proven 3G engine for devices utilizing the Intel Ultra Mobile PC platform
Sierra Wireless today announced support for Intel Corporation's 3G-enabled Ultra Mobile PC platform, shown today at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco. Sierra Wireless collaborated with Intel to incorporate Sierra Wireless WWAN modules into the UMPC platform architecture, which is designed to provide integrated wireless 3G connections for ultra-mobile devices (typically defined as small form-factor Tablet PCs). With wide area wireless embedded modules from Sierra Wireless integrated into the UMPC platform, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and original design manufacturers (ODMs) can take advantage of proven, reliable 3G connectivity solutions to simplify product development and expedite time-to-market.
"Sierra Wireless is pleased to collaborate with Intel to provide seamless 3G-enabled connectivity options for the UMPC platform," said Trent Punnett, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Development for Sierra Wireless. "Bringing high-quality 3G connections to Ultra Mobile PC devices allows for true on-the-go applications. We believe this will lead to the development of many innovative mobile devices, and we look forward to working with our OEM customers to bring these leading edge products to market."
Meet the second generation of UMPCs, shoulda been 1st
engadget
When the UMPC platform was launched at Intel's 2005 IDF we were teased with a $500 or less device on the WWAN running on ultra-low powered chips capable of either 8-hours off battery or putting Vista to sleep for up to a week. Well, we all know how the Vista-less first gen launch went, right? Pictured above are Intel's reference designs for the 2nd generation UMPCs on display at IDF in San Francisco. Scheduled to launch sometime between the end of the year and mid-2007, the new breed of mobile PCs require 1/2 the power at 1/4 the size of the first generation and won't be using Intel's Core 2 Duos 
according to Intel. Instead, TG Daily speculates that the new devices will use an ultra-low voltage Core Solo with 1 MB of L2 cache. Included in the mix is a Yahoo-branded UMPC which was demonstrated running a version of Yahoo! Go for UMPC. While we're not willing to suffer an Origami v2 campaign, we'll happily welcome such a device into the fold if it can deliver this time. Still we wonder, was it the initial choice of hardware and software which caused a general lack of acceptance in the market, or did the market for a device both bigger than your pocket yet smaller than a laptop simply never exist in the first place? We'll see in 2007.
Tegatech signs exclusive Samsung tablet deal
CRN Australia - Australia
Tegatech signs exclusive Samsung tablet deal Byron Connolly, CRN Tablet PC specialist distributor Tegatech has signed as exclusive agreement to distribute Samsung's Q1 Ultra Mobile PC to Australian resellers.
The Q1 UMPCs were part of an initiative announced by Microsoft in March to develop lighweight, small form-factor ultra mobile PCs (UMPCs) Several OEMs such as Founder Electronics and Samsung jumped on Microsoft?s ?Origami? project, developing small UMPCs that feature a 7-inch screen and let users choose between a touch stylus, QWERTY or traditional keyboard.
Hugo Ortega, CEO at Tegatech told CRN that the ultra mobile PCs such as the Samsung Q1 cost less than half the price of traditional tablet PC products that have been available in the marketplace.
Samsung has removed the WACOM 'active digitiser' screen and replaced it with a generic touch screen, effectively helping to reduce the cost down to $1699 (retail).
He said that traditional larger Tablet PCs could cost up to $4500 (retail).
For the past 18 months, Tegatech has been focusing solely on this market and touts itself as the only Tablet PC-specific distributor in Australia and New Zealand.
It also signed an agreement to distribute Fujitsu's Tablet range and is an agent for Raon Digital's Vega ultra mobile product.
Tegatech would also be stocking forthcoming ultra mobile products manufactured by ASUS and Motion Computing, Ortega said.
ASUS would be releasing an R1 convertible Tablet and RH1 UMPC in October, he said.
Microsoft has developed software for Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 and a few editions of Vista that incorporate the Tablet PC Windows software.
InterVideo Home Theater Bundled with ASUS R2H Ultra Mobile PC ffor Complete Mobile Digital Entertainment Experience
Business Wire
InterVideo®, Inc announced today that ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (TSE:2357), (ASUS), the 
worldwide leader in notebook computers, is bundling InterVideo® Home Theater with its new ASUS R2H series product, the 7” Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC). InterVideo Home Theater provides a total solution for multimedia entertainment from watching TV to viewing photos, listening to music and watching DVDs.
“Enjoying multimedia content on the go is a huge growth area,” said Steve Ro, CEO of InterVideo. “Ultra-mobile PCs are great for mobile entertainment. Our Home Theater software and the ASUS R2H UMPC are an unbeatable combination, delivering powerful, convenient computing and complete, easy-to-use mobile entertainment.”
The ASUS R2H series combines the power of Windows XP with mobile-ready technologies that make it easy to access and use software on the go. InterVideo Home Theater’s simple user interface makes navigation easy. Support for externally connected devices such as TV tuners or DVD drives, expands the range of entertainment options available to users.
About InterVideo Home Theater
InterVideo Home Theater is a complete entertainment center featuring a simplified interface suitable for tablet or media center (10 foot) applications. The software is available for in Gold and Platinum editions for consumers as well as custom configurations for hardware OEMs. For more information, visit www.intervideo.com
are equipped with tablet PCs hooked up to the net. That's the case with Ford, launching its FordLink system for F-series pickups that consists of a tablet PC running Windows XP that's connected to the vast tubes of the Interwebs. 
