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noosfera » Blog Archive » Ultraportatiles, en alza — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:58:10 +0000

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By: Dimitrios Matsoulis

Dimitrios Matsoulis — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:38:07 +0000

Smartphones have too small screens for the application that is the key to portables and is no other than web browsing. Nobody is sane to expect advanced games or video processing from small devices with screens below 9 inches. What holds bach progress in most countries is broadband availability at decent rates and this fact will be exposed in a grand way when the new generation of mobile devices is out this year.
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By: Stacey Higginbotham

Stacey Higginbotham — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:29:11 +0000

Steve, Qualcomm is creating “pocket PCs, and aims to have them range in screen size from 4 inches to 5 inches. I’ m not sure I’d buy or use anything that small, but am willing to check it out and see what the experience is like. Maybe it will be the Twitter of the ultraportable market.

By: Steve 'Chippy' Paine

Steve 'Chippy' Paine — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:21:29 +0000

15 device maker to use Snapdragon to power ultra mobile PC’s. Now that is interesting. It’s about time the Cortex crew starting moving into the market.
I wonder what Qualcomms definition of a UMPC is though. 4″ is really too small for non-zoom 800×480 browsing.

Keep us updated!

Steve.

By: KevinKrewell

KevinKrewell — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:02:09 +0000

I picked up a Eee PC and have had mixed results. I bought it for a number of reasons:
First to see if the 7″ screen was big enough. Verdict: not really ,but a 9″ screen version IS coming.

Second to see if it made a good writer’s tool. Verdict: not so much with the small keyboard. I did use it to work on a white paper and could write, but the small screen made reviewing comments difficult.

The third reason was the unexpected “cool” factor. I had a number of people ask me about it.

The fourth reason was to use it as a casual browsing device, because of the fast boot up, solid state drive, and light weight. Verdict: I’d rather use my iPOD Touch for that use.

By: Amit

Amit — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:44:39 +0000

I have checked the Asus ultra-portable laptop….I don’t think anyone will use it other that web-surfing. This is a real confusion…it is somewhere between surfing in your cellphone and surfing in your laptop….not sure whether it is worth the money….

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By: stella helwick

stella helwick — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:02:22 +0000

BenQ now has the idal opportunity to make this technology happen

By: Zoli Erdos

Zoli Erdos — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:57:34 +0000

Yes, they can, but at a minimum, they should be Internet-capable. And that doesn't just mean connection, but decent browsing. I dumped the eee PC after a week, as most websites are unreadable due to the low-res screen.