UMPC’s with embedded GPS like the Samsung Q1 have always been a great accessory for the car, while its not for everyone having a large navigation unit with some computing power is great for businesses or business travelers. All the drinking Korean business men do, combined with frequent roadside breathalyzer tests make UMID’s F1 UMPC [...]
With hundreds of mini notebooks, netbooks, and UMPC’s getting their fifteen minutes of fame its refreshing to finally post about one from a newcomer with design that is at least fresher then an updated hard drive or slightly bigger screen. Korean manufacture UMID has decided to jump on the bandwagon and release their very own [...]
Korea’s first computer manufacture TG Sambo has released some details about an upcoming netbook that will be flying the Averatec flag. The new netbook the Averatec Buddy is based on the Intel Atom processor (N27 1.5Ghz), rocks a 10.2″ LCD screen, and runs Windows XP. 1Gb of RAM and 160 GB ROM take care of [...]
Korean company JC Hyun made a big announcement today, they are graduating from electronic dictionaries to notebook computers. The Udia T100 mini notebook will be powered by an Intel Atom 1.6Ghz processor, and 1GB of SDRAM, the set up includes a 80GB HD, 0.3 megapixel webcam, VGA prot, as well as three USB ports. The [...]
Barely a month since the official release of its dual-core mini laptop the Everun Note, Raon Digital has issued a recall for its problematic units due to a handful of “failure symptoms” reported by users. Raon Digital is recalling all its units back to the factory for either repair or replacement. In other news, someone [...]
Nurian has recently launched another stylish device, the Avatar F1which is a cross between a PMP and a UMPC. The Avatar F1 is powered by the Windows CE 5.0 OS, stimulates yours eyeballs with a 4.3-inch LCD display, and stores it all in a 30GB internal hard drive. There are a ton of extras such [...]
Raon Digital a local up and coming UMPC manufacturer has introduced the ‘Everun Note’ that claims to be the first dual-core Netbook. This little beauty, weighing 748g, with a 7″ 1,024 x 600 display, is packed with a 1.2GHz AMD Turion CPU, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, Bluetooth connectivity, and a 12GB SSD. Other features include [...]
Q1 owners and enthusiasts rejoice, a Samsung rep has announced the release of a next generation Q1 UMPC device in the first quarter of next year (just in time for CES 2009). Samsung has kept its commitment to bring new innovations to the UMPC concept that they launched in 2006. In what is [...]
After teasing the Korean market with TV ads and flaunting it about at CES Samsung has finally released their Deluxe MITs UMPC under its domestic Anycall brand. The UMPC connects to the net via WiBro and HSDPA. The Deluxe MITs runs Windows XP on a 5″ touch screen, with a 30GB hard drive, and it [...]
Samsung has teamed up with Sprint to deliver a WIMAX ready Q1 Ultra Premium Mobile PC to North America. The Q1 UMPC will access Sprints XOHM broadband service via Samsung’s E100 PC card.
Not only is Samsung providing Sprint with the devices and pc cards, but the company is also in charge of the equipment being [...]