Comments on: Origami/ UMPC- the real dirt

By: Simon Guerrero

Simon Guerrero — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 07:19:22 +0000

I’ve been using a 770 for several months now (and I did a basic rdesktop port for it) and I’ll confirm all the comments Mike made about its battery life, processing power and stability. BUT — you don’t think a brand new mobile Windows-based device is going to be unstable? Tee hee.

By: John D Parker

John D Parker — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:58:57 +0000

Thanks for the info JK. Does it mean that you can’t put your Treo anywhere near the Fujitsu 1500?
Just kidding. Maybe.

By: jk

jk — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 10:44:26 +0000

John, the Fujitsu 1500 has palm rejection technology which reportedly works pretty well. I don’t think any of the UMPCs have it so only time will tell.

By: jk

jk — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 10:43:22 +0000

I hope we see 3G integration at some point. The FCC and the wireless carriers makes approval a very timely and expensive process for OEMs so it is impossible to have state of the art devices with 3G integration.

By: John D Parker

John D Parker — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 05:15:58 +0000

I’m a bit concerned about the touch screen aspect. I could never get on with Pocket PCs because every time I tried to write on them my hand would touch the screen and make it impossible to write properly on it. Won’t a bigger touch screen just exaberate the problem?
Is this a problem on the Fujitsu 1500?

By: Cliff

Cliff — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 20:36:36 +0000

So are we going to see a HSDPA or EVDO enabled Tablet or UMPC anytime soon?

The past marketing campaign has gotten my hopes up.

By: Mike Cane

Mike Cane — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 19:09:53 +0000

Aaron — I hope so. I like the Samsung but want to see full spec sheets on each. Live fondles would help too! The 770 redefines “teh suck.” Shocked me’

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 19:03:12 +0000

“Matt, I don’t have any word from TabletKiosk but the Mojave may very well be their upcoming UMPC. They make very nice devices, I know that.”

JK, Thank you first off for the positive words on our systems – our UMPC (V-700) – is NOT the Baja – the Baja platform is a 8.4″ device more closely resembling a next generation LS 800. We are targeting a late Q-2 release for the Baja platform. Our V-700 (UMPC platform) will ship by the end of April to customers.

-M

Martin J. Smekal
TabletKiosk

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 18:12:14 +0000

Now there’s a Mike Cane rant if I ever saw one. :)

Sorry to hear the 770 didn’t work out for you, Mike. I was initially set on getting one for myself, but the price put me off. Sad to see its performance sucks too.

Is a UMPC your next device?

By: Mike Cane

Mike Cane — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 17:21:31 +0000

And yes, I’m the same guy whose long pre-release 770 fondle report was published here. I’m back to say what it’s *actually* like as an *owner*! Run for your lives!