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Origami Project announces Origami 2.0

Today OrigamiProject.com has announced Origami 2.0 the software interface for UMPCs. If you’ve used the original Origami you’ll be able to recall that it is a software interface that ran on Vista equipped UMPCs. Origami aimed to be the all in one center for the UMPC user putting images, music, and videos right at their […]

OQO demos first WiMAX Model 02 on the Sprint Xohm network

The guys over at GottaBeMobile have grabbed a press release which tells us that OQO will be demoing a Model 02 with built in WiMAX connecting to Sprints “Xohm” WiMAX network, and they are calling it the first UMPC to do so. Read the whole release over at GottaBeMobile.com.

OQO 02 updated with 64GB SSD and improved outdoor screen

Following in the footsteps of the Japanese UX92 the OQO 02 can now be equipped with a 64GB SSD which will lighten your wallets load by approximately $1000 in addition to the rest OQO 02’s price. Other new options will include the ability to equip your OQO 02 with an improved outdoor display (another $200) […]

Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium

The Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium UMPC has been officially launched at CES. It is picking up the same 1.33Ghz Core Solo (U1500) as included with the UX380 and UX390. The unit will also include a 6 cell battery, 1GB of RAM, an 80GB HDD and come pre-installed with Windows XP Tablet Edition. Another nice upgrade […]

REDFLY — The shape of things to come?

The REDFLY is a “laptop adjunct” for a smartphone that gives it a full-sized display, keyboard, mouse, and USB ports. Will it convince Sony or others to bring out such a device for UMPCs?

Happy Holidays from MPCT

Here is Micro PC Talk wishing you the best and safest of holidays, may all your gadget dreams come true!

UX Port Replicator vertical VGA mod

Yeggster from the MPCT forums has opened up the UX’s dock, also know as the Port Replicator, and managed to fix himself a nice vertical VGA output in place of the standard one that sticks right out the back of the unit. The original VGA plug was left intact and even still works. Yeggster […]

Nominate your favorite UMPC at the 2007 GottaBeMobile Awards

Head on over to GottaBeMobile.com to nominate your favorite UMPC for the 2007 GottaBeMobile awards. There are a few stipulations before you cast your vote so be sure to read through them first. Nominations for best Tablet PC and Best Software are open as well so don’t hesitate to vote. Nominations can be cast through […]

UX models benchmarked

I’ve spent a lot of time compiling data from the UX benchmark thread so we can really get an idea of how the different UX models compare to each other. While none of this is guaranteed to be 100% accurate, it should give you a good visual representation of how they stack up to one […]

Mac OSX Leopard running on UX

This has been floating around the forums and in the Wiki for a while, but I now have the time to give it the front page credit that it deserves. It was a group effort getting Leopard to work well on the UX, with different people from the community giving advice and even code to […]



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