Umpc : TechDispenser

umpc

26 Aug 2008

Desperate demand for the Elonex webbook

I’ll just paste a copy of this email from Alan Cocks on the Ubuntu UK mailing list. ========================================= Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 From: alan c To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Desperately seeking Ubuntu Webbook - with Bolt... (posted on 26 Aug 2008 by The Open Sourcerer)

22 Aug 2008

First look at the Asus N10 (non-Eee PC ultraportable)

As mentioned earlier today, Asus is preparing to launch a mini-notebook with a 10.2 inch screen that will not be part of the Eee PC lineup. Now French site Blogeee has what appear to be exclusive pictures of the upcoming laptop, dubbed the Asus... (posted on 22 Aug 2008 by Liliputing)

19 Aug 2008

Maplin MiniBook Ultra Portable Computer - small is as small does…

The Maplin MiniBook Ultra-Portable Laptop ships with 2 GB of memory, a full suite of office type applications and Linux on board, an SD slot, WiFi and a 7 inch wide screen for a paltry £169.99. This makes it cheap, functional and a nightmare... (posted on 19 Aug 2008 by The Red Ferret)

12 Aug 2008

Raon announces first netbook with a dual core CPU

Raon Digital, a company best known (if known at all) for making keyboard-less UMPCs has announced its first entry into the netbook market. AVING USA reports that the Raon Digital Everun Note sports a tiny 7 inch screen, but it has a 1024 x 600 pixel... (posted on 12 Aug 2008 by Liliputing)

7 Aug 2008

Jointech JL7100 won’t really sell for $99

While there’s no doubt that the Windows CE-based Jointech JL7100 is pretty cheap by subnotebook, or even PDA standards, it appears that this Eee PC look-a-like might not be quite as inexpensive as I’d originally reported. While the product page proclaims... (posted on 7 Aug 2008 by Liliputing)

1 Aug 2008

Microsoft accidentally dominates the ultraportable PC market

SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. -- Years ago, Microsoft led a massive industry effort do define the future of ultra-mobile or ultraportable PCs. The future, according to the Microsoft vision, would be tiny, expensive "Ultra Mobile PCs" with exotic form factors... (posted on 1 Aug 2008 by The World Is My Office)

22 Jul 2008

I'll keep predicting Apple's "new Newton" until I'm right!

SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. -- I've predicted in the past that Apple will not only ship a UMPC-size device -- bigger than an iPhone but smaller than a MacBook -- but will dominate the market with it. read more (posted on 22 Jul 2008 by The World Is My Office)

18 Jun 2008

Toshiba laptop optimized for 'digital nomads'

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA -- Geek blogs today are talking about Toshiba's new Portégé R500-S5007V laptop -- especially it's 128 GB solid state drive. But it's not just a big flash drive that makes this awesome new laptop ideal for digital nomads. read... (posted on 18 Jun 2008 by The World Is My Office)

4 Jun 2008

XP lives! Sort of.

Congratulations Linux. Yesterday was the day you made Microsoft blink. Microsoft has changed its mind and has decided to keep XP Home around after all. I'm sure that Microsoft's change in heart was in part due to efforts like InfoWorld's Save XP efforts,... (posted on 4 Jun 2008 by Cyber Cynic)

11 Apr 2008

Dell to release ultra-cheap, ultra-mobile laptop

Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal reported that Dell will soon launch a low-cost laptop with a base price of approximately $399. With all that’s been happening in the world of cheap mobile computing in the past year, it’s not really surprising that... (posted on 11 Apr 2008 by Geeks are Sexy Technology News)

« Previous