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Import an Asus R50A UMPC for under $1,400

Earlier in the week we saw the Asus R50A on sale for 1,475 Euros and that time, the U.S. price roughly equated to nearly $1,900. Way too much these days for a UMPC. I still don't see Asus selling too many of these, but if your heart was broken by...

Published Thu, Nov 11 2008 7:35 PM by jkOnTheRun

Filed under: UMPC

UMPCs Killed by The Cellphone, says Wired.

I guess Wired are still hooked-up on the original Origami device definition and forgot to take a second look to see how things are evolving rather than dying. From UMPCs came Intel’s dedicated McCaslin platform and then Atom, of which the next iteration will be voice-capable and will span phones to netbooks. Meanwhile cellphones have [...]

Published Tue, Nov 11 2008 2:46 PM by UMPCPortal

Filed under: UMPC

Asus R50A UMPC is shipping- if you can afford it

Kevin and I first got to see the R50A UMPC at the Asus press event at the CES last January and we were pretty impressed. The R50A is the successor to the first UMPC from Asus, the R2H and what we saw was a genuine improvement in every area. We...

Published Sat, Nov 11 2008 10:12 AM by jkOnTheRun

Filed under: UMPC

R50 shipping. In a golden Case?

I just choked on my cuppa! Euro 1450 for the ASUS R50a is a shocking price. Even more so when you know that Vista isn’t very spritely on the 1.3Ghz Silverthorne processor. The R50a is said to have a fairly fast SSD which will help a lot but still… Maybe this video will help you [...]

Published Thu, Nov 11 2008 8:02 AM by UMPCPortal

Filed under: UMPC, ASUS, tablet, R50a

Another tiny notebook from UMID

A tiny clamshell UMPC has appeared from UMID that reminds me of the uber-small Fujitsu U810. The Korean device has a 4.8-inch screen and a bunch of connectivity options including WiBro, WiMAX, HSDPA, WiFi, and Bluetooth for starters. Couple all of that with a 1.33 GHz Atom process, 1 GB...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2008 3:44 PM by jkOnTheRun

Filed under: UMPC

Check out the ultimate ultra mobile PC buyer’s guide

Are you considering an ultra-mobile PC this holiday season? If so, then I highly recommend you check out the 11,000 word, 28-page Ultra Mobile Computing Buyer's Guide put together by the biggest fan of UMPCs I have ever seen, Steve "Chippy" Paine. He initially posted this in a 4-part article and has now assembled it all into a single PDF document that you can download and use as an essential reference tool.

Published Tue, Nov 11 2008 8:57 AM by The Mobile Gadgeteer

Filed under: Gadgets, Ultra portable PC, Tablet PC, UMPC, netbook

Windows 7 hope for UMPCs. Worry for Linux. Not for MIDs.

Smaller memory footprint, faster boot, better UI and longer battery life. Windows 7 is not only going to be interesting for the laptop and desktop, it’s shaping up well for Netbooks and UMPCs too. Vista always offered better touch and natural input mechanisms but it was a struggle to run it on Ghz-class devices. The [...]

Published Mon, Nov 11 2008 5:24 AM by UMPCPortal

Filed under: Software, UMPC, windows, mid, netbook, windows 7

Ultra-Mobile Computing Buyers Guide 2008. Part 4

Welcome to Part 4 of the Ultra Mobile Computing Buyers Guide. The final part is titled ‘Additional Information and further reading’ and ties up the lose ends by going over some of the less commonly found features. We also give you a big reading list. We feel we’ve done a good job on it and [...]

Published Fri, Nov 11 2008 6:02 AM by UMPCPortal

Filed under: UMPC, Mobility, buyers guide

Netbook meetup in Köln on Sat (updated location)

Again, for our readers in Germany. I’m heading up to the eee-pc.de netbook meeting in Köln on Sat and hope that to meet some of you there. If you’ve already planned to go, please note that there is a location change. The new location details are at Eee-PC.de I’m planning to bring the Aigo MID, the Gigabyte [...]

Published Thu, Nov 11 2008 4:25 PM by UMPCPortal

Filed under: UMPC

Wibrain i1 shaping up to be first ‘All-day’ UMPC.

One of the distributors of the Wibrain i1 has got hold of a Wibrain i1, snapped a few pics and made some comments in the forum here. If you’re looking the the ultimate Windows XP mobility device with the best battery life and best connectivity for, potentially, a very interesting price, keep reading. The 1.3Ghz [...]

Published Thu, Nov 11 2008 5:02 AM by UMPCPortal

Filed under: UMPC, Battery, WiBrain, Atom

Ultra-Mobile Computing Buyers Guide 2008 Part 2

Welcome to Part 2 of the Ultra Mobile Computing Buyers Guide. ‘Details and Choices.’ I this part we get into details about some of the most important parts of the Ultra Mobile Device starting with the form factors and possibly the most important aspect of all, the keyboard. Buyers Guide posts: Introduction Part One: ‘What is [...]

Published Wed, Nov 11 2008 6:47 AM by UMPCPortal

Filed under: UMPC, buyers guide

Intel Atom powered Fujitsu UMPC arrives

I was thinking we'd soon have to retire our UMPC category but Fujitsu just gave it a stay of execution. The follow-up to the U810 UMPC is now available says jkkmobile and for $999 it can be yours. That's the starting price of a Windows Vista Home Premium handheld with...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2008 9:10 AM by jkOnTheRun

Filed under: UMPC

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Import an Asus R50A UMPC for under $1,400

UMPCs Killed by The Cellphone, says Wired.

Asus R50A UMPC is shipping- if you can afford it

R50 shipping. In a golden Case?

Another tiny notebook from UMID

Check out the ultimate ultra mobile PC buyer’s guide

Windows 7 hope for UMPCs. Worry for Linux. Not for MIDs.

Ultra-Mobile Computing Buyers Guide 2008. Part 4

Netbook meetup in Köln on Sat (updated location)

Wibrain i1 shaping up to be first ‘All-day’ UMPC.

Ultra-Mobile Computing Buyers Guide 2008 Part 2

Intel Atom powered Fujitsu UMPC arrives