Comments on: Mobile Tech Minutes: First Look at Viliv S5 UMPC

By: HectorU

HectorU — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:02:43 +0000

James, can you use the device to make some voip calls.. SKYpe calls, using bluettoh headset ???, or how you do it ??

Thanks !

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:33:46 +0000

It rotates all 4 orientations nicely via button. I just installed eReader and will give it a try.

By: Chad

Chad — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:14:02 +0000

I know you are getting a ton of requests but I’d love to know how Windows 7 beta runs on it. if only they could have included a 3G or WiMax as an option this would be perfect.

By: Richard L.

Richard L. — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:27:44 +0000

James, does it do screen rotation? More specifically, how is reading ebooks in portrait mode?

By: HG

HG — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:08:31 +0000

James did you play it in full screen? I just watched some on the Sony P and they play good in the small screen but in full screen it slows down. Let us know how well it does in full screen. I do have Windows 7 on the P.

By: love

love — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:18:08 +0000

Have you tried iTune video? If it works fine, I would like to buy one.

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:43:47 +0000

I’m sure I will be at some point. I’ll Tweet it if so.

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:43:36 +0000

I don’t have OneNote on it but I can tell you inking will not be good. The touch is very light and thus I can’t see inking working well on it. That’s not really what it’s designed for and remember, without XP Tablet Edition OneNote ink will not be searchable anyway.

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:41:56 +0000

Sorry, it’s not mine. If I buy one for myself however…

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:41:17 +0000

I watched two episodes of The Office on Hulu in HQ mode no problems whatsoever. This is the first Atom-based device that I’ve tried that pulls that off, I don’t know how they do it.