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We know it’s torture seeing all these UMID M1 videos with little to no hope of a US release, but just think — it’s the perfect excuse for you to use that dusty passport before it expires next year. The all-too-intriguing handheld, which is currently strutting its stuff in South Korea, has been heavily videoed by YouTube user loa2000kr. We’re talking Warcraft / Quake III demos, 1080p movie playback tests and even a look at how it handles 2D side-scrollers. For a peek at the most excellent, jump on past the break; for the full monty, tap that read link.

Continue reading UMID M1 put through numerous paces on video

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UMID M1 put through numerous paces on video originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Rats. Just when we thought that someone had figured out how to make a winning UMPC configuration for consumers, out comes a review to pan it. While the Samsung Q1EX sounds good on paper with its 7-inch resistive touchpanel with 1,024 x 600 resolution, 1.2GHz VIA Nano processor, 4.5-hour battery, and $775 price tag; Laptop Mag was unimpressed when it came to go-time. Unfortunately, Laptop found text entry to be too much of a chore thanks to the loss of the thumbpad used on previous Q1-series UMPCs and the lack of a digitizer that severely impacts the unit’s ability to accurately recognize handwriting under XP Tablet Edition. Boot times were slow and battery life was poor at just two hours compared to the 4.5 hours stated. Sure, you can add a dock with keyboard (pictured) and optional 6-cell battery (bringing the price to $977), but at that point, you’d be wise to look at the latest in wee netbooks offering bigger screens, the same power, and longer battery life at half the price.

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Samsung Q1EX UMPC reviewed, dismissed originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Meet the latest iteration of the Samsung Q1 handheld: the NP-Q1EX. First spotted at CES in January, Sammy’s going back to its UMPC roots by ditching the split QWERTY in favor of a clean, slate look that keeps the eye focused on the 7-inch, touchscreen display with 1,024 x 600 pixel resolution. Inside you’ll find XP Tablet Edition running on a 1.2GHz VIA Nano ULV U2500 processor, VIA’s Chrome9 HC graphics, 2GB of 667MHz DDR2 memory, 802.11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, a SiRF Star GPS receiver, SD card slot, and a rear-mounted camera of unspecified pixel density. The unit that passed through the FCC for US airwaves approval also features a 60GB hard disk and 4-cell, 4,000mAh lithium ion battery for up to 4.5-hours of battery life according to Samsung. A quick search through the Intertubes also reveals a retail price of about $775 at on-line retailers. No launch date yet, but it can’t be long now can it? A couple more pics after the break.

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Continue reading Samsung’s Nano-powered Q1EX UMPC loses its QWERTY, gains 4.5-hour battery at the FCC

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Samsung’s Nano-powered Q1EX UMPC loses its QWERTY, gains 4.5-hour battery at the FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In today’s world, it’s a pretty safe bet that revision two is already on the drawing board by the time revision one hits the market. That said, it’s still somewhat embarrassing for UMID that we already have leaked proof that the M2 is on the way to replace the just-barely-official M1. Judging by a purported roadmap, the MID M2 will be smaller than 3-inches and will boast calling capabilities. Furthermore, it’ll support HSPA, WiMAX and a slew of other wireless protocols (or at least some of ’em), but we wouldn’t expect to see more of it until late 2009. Unless UMID wants to completely cannibalize sales of that M1, of course.

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Forthcoming UMID M2 already dancing on M1’s spotlight originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s been quite a while since Trimble last popped up on our radar, but the company looks to be making a respectable showing for itself with its new Yuma UMPC, which packs all the ruggedness you’d expect from the company (MIL-STD-810F and IP67 ratings) plus some decent enough specs. That includes a sunlight-readable 7-inch WVGA touchscreen, the requisite 1.6GHz Atom N270 processor, a 32GB SSD drive, built-in WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS, ExpressCard and SDIO slots for expansion, and not one but two geotag-enabled cameras. No word on a price just yet, but Trimble says it should be shipping by April.

[Via OutdoorRugged, thanks Matthew]

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Trimble rolls out rugged Yuma UMPC originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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