It’s been a few weeks since my initial Q1P battery life test (shown); that’s the one that got folks buzzing about an LED backlit screen in the Q1P. Is the screen … Read More »
Noticed in the Origami Project Software Forum that JKK posted a video of Joost running on his UMPC. In case you missed it prior: Joost is an … Read More »
OK, the Microsoft Origami Project team has hit the giant-sized "publish" button in Redmond and…..we’re waiting for the download to propogate through the servers. Maybe everyone is downloading Vista? Oh, I don’t … Read More »
Although some would call me ‘relentless’, I’d prefer ‘passionate’. Just this morning I was lamenting the lack of Vista drivers and my missing screen resolution … Read More »
Although some UMPCs were never branded as "Vista capable", many of us have tried to get Vista fully up and running on our own. I had success … Read More »
That Medion UMPC I got my hands on at CES is available for pre-order; not sure if this is old news or not, but I noticed the heads up over in … Read More »
Sharing the battery tests on the Q1P earlier today led to quite the revelation: Samantha appears to have an LED backlight. Weren’t we just discussing that … Read More »
Yesterday, I got a request from Jose over at palmInsider; Jose asked if I could run a battery test on Samantha so he could compare the results on his Celeron-based Samsung … Read More »
I know I just mentioned that I like the design and feature-set of the Samsung Q1, but if I had to pick the Achilles Heel, it would be the analog mushroom-like joystick. You can use it to jump the cursor around if you … Read More »
Finally, I feel vindicated! Hugo Ortega pinged me a short while ago and wondered what I thought of his most recent video series he just put together. Hugo has ditched his standard-sized Tablet PC and chose the Samsung Q1 as his primary, everyday … Read More »
I have to ask: is it wrong to hug the DHL courier when they deliver a new UMPC? Ah…maybe it is, but she didn’t seem to mind; besides, it’s bitter … Read More »
Regular readers know how much I adore my Samsung Q1, aka: Sammy. 12 hours prior to my CES trip, Sammy took a jolt from an external battery … Read More »
More Must Reads
James is in the air returning home and I think 90% of the show is too. Hopefully, they’re not all on the same plane. Since I’ve got the day to myself, … Read More »
It’s clear by the new Origami Experience that the Microsoft team does listen to user feedback. We were floored when we got the above picture from Sears Young on … Read More »
This is going to sound odd, but I have to repeat something James said earlier tonight: "The best software I’ve seen at CES is the new Origami Experience … Read More »
What’s this? InformationWeek is talking about how Microsoft botched the marketing for UMPCs? Great…another MSM-type article of someone who probably doesn’t even use a UMPC. Who wrote this thing?!? Oops….the byline says "James Kendrick"! Ah, I knew it along and was just playin’ ya. … Read More »
It was almost two years ago today that James featured a review of True Launch Bar. Back in 2004 James named it a … Read More »
Evan42 over at the Origami Project forums reported that the Asus R2H is now appearing on the Microsoft Vista and Office Upgrade Redemption site. I took a quick look and verified that the UMPC model is now appearing; great news! Unfortunately, I couldn’t find … Read More »
Maybe that open-source community isn’t the only group that likes to share. Take Origami Project forum member Ticonderoga, for example. After purchasing a Samsung Q1 touchscreen UMPC, Ticonderoga decided to … Read More »
The Pentium-based Samsung Q1, known as the Q1P, has finally appeared on the Samsung Q1 product page. This more powerful model of the original Q1 UMPC has previously appeared at … Read More »
Samsung has put the holiday marketing in to high gear with this marketing site specific to the Samsung Q1 UMPC. The approach is appealing: you can question "Sam", played by a huge, fluffy dog wearing a Q1 around his neck. Sam will then … Read More »
If you’ve been waiting for a full instruction set on getting Vista running on the Samsung Q1, I haven’t forgotten. No, I’ve been working diligently on the process … Read More »
Fujitsu is definitely pushing the limits for ultra-portable PC designs, case in point the Fujitsu P1610, a device I think is the best implementation to date of a touch-screen Tablet PC. T3 has posted a link to a YouTube video where Fujitsu is demonstrating (briefly, … Read More »
By Kevin C. Tofel
Nov. 21, 2006, 7:52am PT
Comments Off
Josh Bancroft has not one, but two, Asus R2H UMPCs although one is destined for his brother’s use. Still, one Origami device alone has to be worth 167 pictures, right? I don’t think there’s a single angle or feature that Josh missed out on … Read More »
I asked you where to put it (Vista, that is) and you responded. Thanks for the great insights; since you spent the time providing me your … Read More »
After we posted Mike’s "Ink Fight", I had some e-mail conversation with him and he indicated something I never thought to share, but probably should have. One of his … Read More »
Now I know where tired old "Sammy’s" go at the end of their days: they go to Woot! for a refresh! Bob Russell from MobileRead tipped me off on the one-day … Read More »
By Kevin C. Tofel
Nov. 12, 2006, 10:44am PT
Comments Off
Wow, the video reviews of small computing devices are flyin’ around the web! Our FlyBook video hit the airwaves yesterday and now you’ve got two Asus R2H videos to check out! Over at GottaBeMobile, Matt has a follow up to his R2H overview by providing … Read More »
Rob Bushway of GottaBeMobile recorded a video demonstration conducted by Hilton Locke of Microsoft that showed off the touch enhancements that Vista will provide for touch screen computers. The touch enhancements have been a big interest item for me since I first heard Microsoft was … Read More »
Yesterday’s question from Todd "Why did you pick the Q1 over other UMPCs?" generated a bunch of great feedback! Let’s take it a step further and have you join in the conversation too. To make it easier, I wanted to focus on the second … Read More »
Todd, a jkOTR reader, shot me a note with a great question earlier today and he was kind enough to let me post it, along with … Read More »
Adam is a frequent visitor to jkOnTheRun and he sent me an email detailing some cool stuff about his Samsung Q1 along with a big shout out to online vendor CDW. We are often quick to complain about vendors when things don’t go as planned … Read More »
Hilton Locke of Microsoft has posted a nice tip for those brave souls who have put Vista on a UMPC (that would be you, Kevin). He points out that the pointer can be difficult to see in Vista but not to worry, you can put … Read More »
I saw this new Zune theme from Microsoft mentioned on Download Squad and since it’s free I downloaded it and loaded it on Flash. I’m usually not too fond of black themes but this Zune theme in black and orange looks a lot like the … Read More »
In the beginning…there was the TinyPodcast. Then came the dark times…where’s Brian? Where’s Josh? What ill fate found the podcast…..time went on….until…..Josh got the Samsung Q1 UMPC on loan from Intel! They’re back, baby! Josh alluded to a new toy for testing when he recently … Read More »
No question the most popular type of article I post on jkOnTheRun is the "day in the life" articles where I run through a whole day and describe … Read More »
Matt Faulkner got his hands on the Asus R2H UMPC and shares a brief video overview at GottaBeMobile. I haven’t had a chance to see too many of the R2H videos that … Read More »
By James Kendrick
Oct. 28, 2006, 12:55pm PT
Comments Off
jkOnTheRun friend and brain-child behind Tiny Screenfuls, Josh Bancroft, looks like he’s got himself a UMPC to play with. He’s giving ink blogging a try with Live Writer and has posted an ink post for all to see. Beware, Josh, once you go ink you … Read More »
The Asus R2H is finally appearing in the U.S. and Only UMPC already has a first-thoughts review. On the plus side: the unit came with an extended battery: … Read More »
Since I’m a slacker and haven’t had a chance to test a USB ATSC tuner on the Q1, Rodfather dropped $100 and gave it a shot. He picked up the … Read More »
By Kevin C. Tofel
Oct. 26, 2006, 5:01am PT
Comments Off
That’s the question that Steve is asking over at Carrypad via an on-line poll. It’s a great question really because there’s little doubt in my mind that marketing efforts for UMPCs leave much to be desired. It’s as if the devices were simply put out … Read More »
James is already seeing the benefit of a Solid State Drive, or SSD, in his Samsung Q1 UMPC and if prices keep dropping, you could too. CrunchGear stumbled across another SSD manufacturer that I hadn’t found yet; and trust me: I’ve been looking.
By James Kendrick
Oct. 23, 2006, 6:52am PT
Comments Off
Frank Gocinski of Microsoft demoed the Samsung Q1 at the IDF recently and the video is now on YouTube. Frank shows some really cool things you can do with the UMPC in the real world. The demo is conducted with a Samsung Q1 so it … Read More »
Whenever the contents of my daily gadget bag changes I try to remember to post it here on jkOnTheRun and a recent post on fellow Houstonian Kent Newsome’s blog reminded me it was time to update my daily kit. Here is what I now carry … Read More »
You have no doubt heard by now (everywhere) that Microsoft has released the golden version of Internet Explorer 7 and many of you have probably downloaded it by now. If you own a UMPC and you haven’t installed IE7 then you want to listen up. … Read More »
Most Commented
Popular Now
