Comments on: Refreshed Pocketable PC Arriving Next Month From UMID

By: Stuart

Stuart — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:41:51 +0000

The Psion 5MX is, for me, the benchmark form factor and the UMID mimics the psion almost precisely, but with a full WinXP OS. In fact, the UMID is actually a few ounces lighter than the psion…And those of us who have used a Psion (me since 1992) will have no trouble with the no-mouse, touchscreen and stylus combination.

By: heath

heath — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:45:13 +0000

upsize the screen, and it will be what i think would be a great “smartbook” form factor. custom OS, great battery life, 3G built in(along with the other wireless necessities).. hurry up Qualcomm (also deliver on the promises)!!

By: Charlie Stross

Charlie Stross — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:53:35 +0000

I was torn between this and the Viliv S5. In the end, I went for the Viliv on battery life (cost, screen res, CPU, and storage were all otherwise similar). Bad move: WinXP is surprisingly keyboard-centric (I’m not a Windows user normally). On the other hand, none of these gizmos are useful for ageing forty-something eyes (presbyopia — long-sightedness — is a pain).

By: Fernando

Fernando — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:52:07 +0000

Nice form factor, reminiscent of the Jornada clamshell series of last decade.

I would have liked to see this device with a larger screen (they could have done 6.5 widescreen like the Jornadas did). I remember I found the keyboard to be very usable then.

With built-in 3G this would be a great device for many people. I could see myself going back to 2 devices (something like this and a simple small phone), instead of an iPhone.

By: John in Norway

John in Norway — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:20:56 +0000

I seriously looked at this device before purchasing my SC3 because I’m sure it will fit in with my usage perfectly. However, the small memory and storage space were the deal breakers.

By: HG

HG — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:34:51 +0000

Kevin, I think your cat would like this UMID, since its small keyboard your cat can type and skype with built in cam. ;) So you must purchase this little device.

By: Andreas

Andreas — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:06:35 +0000

A netbook is really the smallest thign I can accept not being a tablet. Clamshell design to me is not very useful because you always have that keyboard in the way of using it as a tablet. As such, something like this to me isn’t really an option – especially not with devices like the Viliv S5 out there.

By: dtizzle

dtizzle — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:53:35 +0000

First, and “MicroSD clot” port might be problematic.