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Fujitsu just stuffed Intel’s latest Atom chip, the 2GHz Atom Z550, into the FMV LU C50N UMPC, the Japanese LOOX U version of its U2010 / U820 UMPC. Of course, the processor breaks through Microsoft’s restrictions on XP for netbooks, so out of the box you’ll have to take the performance hit of Vista, and then perhaps get in on some Windows 7 RC action to really feel the speed boost. Other specs include just about anything else you might imagine could or couldn’t fit into this form factor — including a 5.6-inch 1280 x 800 touchscreen.

[Via jkkmobile]

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Fujitsu’s FMV LOOX U C50N bumped up to 2GHz Atom Z550 proc, won’t look back originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Like it or not, the spiral bound notebook is going the way of the Dodo. Okay, so maybe that’s absolutely incorrect and totally sensationalistic, but you catch our drift. If not, take a whiff of what reader Allan is cooking:

“My boss is a prolific note taker, filling many spiral bound notebooks with notes. As I deal with more projects, I find myself moving in the same direction. I would love the ability to search my notes, something not available with dead tree software. Is there a simple relatively cheap device that would allow me to take notes (preferably using hand writing), and then search them later? Ideally, I’d like something the size of a small internet tablet, but no smaller than an iPod touch. I’m looking for something far cheaper than a full-blown tablet PC, by the way.”

So, ladder climbers — what’s the deal here? What device would you recommend for wowing that suit in the corner office while making your note taking all the more efficient? When you’re done answering, shoot us a question of your to ask at engadget dawt com.

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Ask Engadget: Best mobile note-taking device? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This is not the most prurient example of augmented reality we’ve seen, and it may not have an obvious movie tie-in, but we will give it bonus points for being educational. Visitors to an exhibit titled “A Future for the Past,” currently at the Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam, can peep context specific info and virtual reconstructions of Satricum and the Forum Romanum, superimposed on large scale photographs of each respective site. There are two types of hardware on hand — both the MovableScreen-packin’ iMac stationary display and the UMPC devices allow the user to seemingly view through the photos, exploring specific points of interest. There’s no telling how much a setup like this would run you if you wanted to, for example, let your friends and neighbors virtually peruse that massive Lego city you built in the garage, but make sure you let us know when you get it up and running. That would be so sweet. Video after the break.

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Augmented reality on hand at museum in the Netherlands, threatens to make learning cool originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’ve seen bulky UMPCs with hidden QWERTY keyboards and svelte ones you could almost slip in a pocket, but regardless of size they’ve always been comfortable with their lot in life: not being treated as full computers. Not so for Owl’s iMpc A10, a plucky portable that wants you to believe it’s a real machine, starting with its name, which intentionally implies “I’m a PC.” So too is John Hodgman, though, and funny as he is we wouldn’t say he’s a very good portable computing device. The A10 should be, with a 1.2GHz VIA C7 CPU, 1GB of RAM, and a 16GB SSD. It also sports a 5.6-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen, a webcam, 802.11b/g wireless, and a claimed 5 hours of battery life — decent specs but nothing to really differentiate it from the crowd. A price of 2,999 yuan, or about $440, seems reasonable enough, but no availability outside of China means no respect from us.

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Owl’s iMpc A10 UMPC just wants some respect originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Comfile Technology’s CUPC-P80 isn’t quite a full-fledged UMPC, though it could definitely get away with posing as one. Realistically though, we suspect this one was engineered to control media and such within your vehicle. The 12v power system and the 10.2-inch display sure make it an ideal candidate for replacing that stock radio in your ’87 Taurus, and while the 500MHz AMD Geode LX800 isn’t potent enough to stream YouTube videos in high-def, it should be plenty to spin your latest Tears For Fears-filled playlist. Other specs include 512MB of RAM, an Ethernet port, 4GB of flash storage, three USB sockets and an SD card slot. The rig can be purchased now for $699 without an OS, or for $849 with Windows XP embedded.

[Via Zedomax, thanks Max]

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Touchscreen-based CUPC-P80 UMPC just might double as a carputer originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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