So after a year or so of using a UMPC out of the box, what’s a geek to do? Oh, that’s easy: start hacking! ThoughtFix decided that a internal USB hub and 2 GB flash drive might look nice in his eo v7110 so he took the plunge. After much soldering, burnt fingers and triple-checking of wiring diagrams (not to mention drilling additional holes in the UMPC), he’s got the new addition working just fine and has pics to show the process.
I’m seeing more and more hacks, additions and modifications to UMPCs making me wonder if there’s an untapped market opportunity for OEMs here. If the UMPC is truly a personal companion device, perhaps someone needs to create a UMPC that’s easier to customize in terms of memory, radio modules and such? Thanks for the tip, Bob!

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