Comments on: UMPC or MID, will we ever settle on a definition? http://www.micropctalk.com/2008/01/09/umpc-or-mid-will-we-ever-settle-on-a-definition/ An enthusiast site for the Sony Vaio Micro PC. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:45:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Patty http://www.micropctalk.com/2008/01/09/umpc-or-mid-will-we-ever-settle-on-a-definition/#comment-57891 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:14:05 +0000 http://www.micropctalk.com/2008/01/09/umpc-or-mid-will-we-ever-settle-on-a-definition/#comment-57891 Alan, I agree!!! What part of clamshell, touch screen, keyboard, pocket sized do these manufactures’ marketing people not understand? They should be making this for business people, not aiming at game playing kids. What I am waiting to buy is an updated Jornada 720 with the same touch screen & full keyboard, but with at least 40GB HD, 1.0 RAM, USB2.0 ( preferably 2 ) running full windows ( Preferably XP ). Want it to easily fit into my purse and for the screen to be protected. HP are you listening?? Pull out that 720 design and update the thing and I’ll be first in line. I am still using my second Jornada 720; wore the first one out. Alan, I agree!!!

What part of clamshell, touch screen, keyboard, pocket sized do these manufactures’ marketing people not understand? They should be making this for business people, not aiming at game playing kids. What I am waiting to buy is an updated Jornada 720 with the same touch screen & full keyboard, but with at least 40GB HD, 1.0 RAM, USB2.0 ( preferably 2 ) running full windows ( Preferably XP ). Want it to easily fit into my purse and for the screen to be protected. HP are you listening?? Pull out that 720 design and update the thing and I’ll be first in line. I am still using my second Jornada 720; wore the first one out.

]]> by: Jim http://www.micropctalk.com/2008/01/09/umpc-or-mid-will-we-ever-settle-on-a-definition/#comment-48897 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 04:46:51 +0000 http://www.micropctalk.com/2008/01/09/umpc-or-mid-will-we-ever-settle-on-a-definition/#comment-48897 I agreee what we really need is an updated clamshell computer that runs windows I agreee what we really need is an updated clamshell computer that runs windows

]]> by: Intel tells Engadget what a UMPC/MID is at Micro PC Talk http://www.micropctalk.com/2008/01/09/umpc-or-mid-will-we-ever-settle-on-a-definition/#comment-44895 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:50:38 +0000 http://www.micropctalk.com/2008/01/09/umpc-or-mid-will-we-ever-settle-on-a-definition/#comment-44895 [...] While you might not agree with the definitions here at least someone is trying to set things straight. Engadget is reporting that Dan Monahan, Intel’s Global Internet Segment Manager of Ultra Mobility has laid out some bullets for them defining the two - [...] […] While you might not agree with the definitions here at least someone is trying to set things straight. Engadget is reporting that Dan Monahan, Intel’s Global Internet Segment Manager of Ultra Mobility has laid out some bullets for them defining the two - […]

]]> by: Alan http://www.micropctalk.com/2008/01/09/umpc-or-mid-will-we-ever-settle-on-a-definition/#comment-44679 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:25:28 +0000 http://www.micropctalk.com/2008/01/09/umpc-or-mid-will-we-ever-settle-on-a-definition/#comment-44679 Whom really cares about the labeling of the devices? What is more important is that finally people have realized the the MS vision of a 7" bulky non keyboard device is a flop. A December 2007 Forbes article cited IDC's numbers of only 350K umpc sold in 07'. The real issue to me is the form factor of not being small enough to be carried in a jacket pocket so that they are differentiated from sub/notbooks. Also the reality is that everyone still prefers a touch type keyboard no matter what techies want to hope for. If some of these new devices solve those two issues they will gain mainstream adoption and we will not worry about what we label them, we will just use them. I hope to see a modern version of the old Psion 5mx/Revo, or HP Jornada form factors being adopted by some of these next new type of mobile computers. Whom really cares about the labeling of the devices? What is more important is that finally people have realized the the MS vision of a 7″ bulky non keyboard device is a flop. A December 2007 Forbes article cited IDC’s numbers of only 350K umpc sold in 07′.

The real issue to me is the form factor of not being small enough to be carried in a jacket pocket so that they are differentiated from sub/notbooks. Also the reality is that everyone still prefers a touch type keyboard no matter what techies want to hope for.

If some of these new devices solve those two issues they will gain mainstream adoption and we will not worry about what we label them, we will just use them. I hope to see a modern version of the old Psion 5mx/Revo, or HP Jornada form factors being adopted by some of these next new type of mobile computers.

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