Ubuntu announced their mobile version of Ubuntu Linux Ubuntu Mobile …targetted at the UMPC sized devices with flash storage (instead of spinning hard drives) that started to gain popularity with the release of Asus Eee PC and OLPC XO last year. Microsoft needs much lighter weight version of Windows Vista if they intend to stay […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I read somewhere that the HTC Shift is near shipping and that the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 was announced. (the first Windows Mobile device from a firm that normally uses their home-brewed Symbian OS). Both devices are amazing pieces of ultra mobile technology. The question is: Are they still relevant? We already know that the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Wired article Linus Torvalds on Why Users Aren’t Flocking to Linux has the Linux creator rationalizing why Linux hasn’t been accepted on the desktop. My message to Mr. Torvalds: Dude, don’t worry about the desktop – Linux has conquered and cornered the ultraportable market! I just went over to ZaReason to check on the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Information Week quotes some Gartner predictions in the article… More Macs, More Mobile, More Open Source, Gartner Predicts They predict mobile workers will abandon the notebook form factor in favor of what they term new classes of Internet-centric pocketable devices at the sub-$400 level. Believe it or not, people have been making this prediction since […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A year ago the then unreleased OLPC XO seemed to have the cheap ultraportable market to itself. However, its altruistic goals limited it to non-retail sales. The idea of $100 (or even the current $200) price for an ultraportable seemed unthinkable for the retail market. Who would buy a cheap small notebook? Then Asus came […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In a strange ironic way, it looks like 2008 will be the year of the UMPC (Ultra Mobile Personal Computer) for everyone except Microsoft (who coined the term). One model of the Asustek Eee PC has been shipping for a couple of weeks now for a reasonable price ($399) and is getting pretty good reviews. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The October 18 Asustek press release title for the eagerly anticipated (at least by me) ultra compact Eee PC reads… An Eee PC Sold Every 2 Seconds However, the text of the release says… …with 200 pieces snapped up in 20 mins on Taiwan’s shopping channel, ETTV Shopping – averaging an Eee PC sold every […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Nokia announced the N810 at the Web 2.0 Summit. Engadget (1st link) and Information Week (2nd link) both have coverage on the announcment (nothing on the Nokiausa.com site yet). Nokia N819 gets official Nokia Launches ‘Context-Aware’ Internet Tablet The first thing you notice about the N810 is that it has a physical slide-out QWERTY keyboard […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Engadget reports on the four Asustek Eee PC models announced today. And, Asustek finally has an official looking Eee PC product page… Asustek Eee PC 4G So, while I can’t find any prices for the four models or anywhere to order one. It seems like a slighly more real (real-er?) product. Of course, The Palm […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
HTC announced the ultraportable HTC Shift running Windows Vista Business Edition. At 800 grams (1.76 pounds) and with its 3G/HSDPA and SnapVUE low power mode (no Windows Mobile as rumored long ago), it is unique compared to the UMPC device crowd. However, at $1580, it is relatively pricey (compared to standard sized notebooks) although it […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ilium Software’s eWallet is a secure information storage application for Windows Mobile, Palm OS, and Windows XP. It is much more than a simple password storage application. It is basically a small secure nearly freeform database application. I’ve been using a Windows Mobile device since the 1.0 days in 1997 when it was still referred to by […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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