
First hand-on with MSI Wind... and they love it!
Click here to see more 
6 cell battery extends a bit..
Bright and sharp screen..
No heat or noise and performance feels good... but it ran at 792Mhz and didn't use the full 1.6Ghz even on load.
Note that even the keyboard is wider than on Eee, the key size is only 1mm wider...
Jump to CHW for full article [ translated ]
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Hands-on with MSI Wind
Posted by JKK at 3:38 AM 9 comments
Meet Fujitsu U2010 UMPC

Looks good! Updated keyboard ( 6 rows not 5 like U1010 ) and 3G + GPS goodies..
Click here to see more 
Specs:
5.6 inch 1024 x 600 touch screen
Intel Atom
3.5G and GPS
weight 610g
Estimated price: US$1295
More coming as we analize the info...
UPDATE: Jenn found a better picture of it. Thanks!
Source
Posted by JKK at 3:19 AM 2 comments
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Did someone leave repeat on at my YouTube Channel?

My Youtube Channel: Videos Uploaded: 111 Video Views: 3,025,788!
Thank you 3 million times for watching and commenting! It's been fun and I'll try to keep it that way. New "special" video coming soon...
Posted by JKK at 3:31 PM 3 comments
Labels: videos
Gigabyte M700 Media UMPC. Video and details

As we got the full details about it now, it's good time to show this video..
Click to see the video
We should get pricing soon..
Jump to Product Page for full details
Posted by JKK at 3:17 PM 2 comments
Meet Asus Eee PC 901 with Intel Atom cpu

You didn't see that coming! It looks ok to me..
UPDATE: pricing and more specs
Click here to see more 








Hmm... so basically it has all the same ports and dimensions as Eee PC 900, but there is now a row of buttons between the keyboard and the battery... and power plug is on left side..
Double hmmm.. No Asus logo!? So Eee as a own brand..
UPDATE: Engadget has just told us that it will be launching at June 3rd..
.. and it has bluetooth but price will be around $650
Details, News and Links for Asus Eee 901
Thanks Blogeee.net
Posted by JKK at 12:44 PM 39 comments
Labels: asus, Eee PC, Eee PC 901
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
MSI Wind US specs and prices

10 inch screen laptop for $399.. Not bad!
Click here to see more 
$399 Linux version:
10 inch 1024 x 600 screen
1.6Ghz Atom with 512MB RAM
80GB HDD
3 cell battery / 2.5 hrs
1.2 kg 260 mm x 180 mmm x 31 mm
Novel’s SUSE Linux
$549 XP version:
10 inch 1024 x 600 screen
1.6Ghz Atom with 1GB RAM
80GB HDD
Bluetooth
6 cell battery / 5.5 hrs
1.3 kg 260 mm x 180 mmm x 31 mm
XP Home
Four different colors, including black, white, silver, and pink.
No 8.9 inch version for US
Laptop Magazine
Via jkOnTheRun
Posted by JKK at 12:21 PM 15 comments
Monday, May 12, 2008
$500 MID will cost you 1500 dollars! Something must be wrong

Yep, Intel said that the target price for MIDs is $499.. How come the first price we see now is $1500? Is it Origami again?
Continue reading.. 
First reseller is now listing Gigabyte M528 MID at their site and all the features are looking good as expected but the pricing looks unbelievable..
1,549.00 AUD.. $1450 US... 941 Euros.. 750 UK pounds. !!!
I really hope this is just a mistake.
UPDATE: Moaning helped a bit.. Price just dropped to 1199 AUD.. Still long way to $499
Jump to UMPCPortal to read it all
Posted by JKK at 2:57 PM 3 comments
Asus Eee PC 900 available in USA now

It's still in stock on some places so if you have been waiting for it, horry!
Black versions are still not available... hmm.. Xp version seems to be cheaper?
Buy.com 20GB Linux White
Buy.com 12GB XP Home White
Posted by JKK at 7:46 AM 10 comments
Labels: Eee PC 900
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Microsoft bans touchscreens on ULCPCs! WTF!

This is the most stupid thing ever coming from Microsoft!
Continue reading..
"Microsoft plans to offer PC makers steep discounts on Windows XP Home Edition to encourage them to use that OS instead of Linux on ultra low-cost PCs (ULPCs). To be eligible, however, the PC vendors that make ULPCs must limit screen sizes to 10.2 inches and hard drives to 80G bytes, and they cannot offer touch-screen PCs."
Microsoft will sell XP Home for $26 to $32, but only if the devises are "not too good" The price it self is really good news but the limits are not.
Limits:
CPU: Up to 1GHz single-core, Via C7-M up to 1.6GHz, Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz
RAM: up to 1GB
Screen: No bigger than 10.2 inch, No touch
HDD: Up to 80GB
I could agree some of the limits... but no touch?? Does Microsoft really think it could eat Tablet PC sales? Or UMPC sales?
We don't want Vista on the small and mobile computers as it does not work on them!!
The worst thing is that this could actually effect on touchscreens overall..
It might make oem to not make touch at all as they may not want to make different devices for different OS...
So if a small MID has super cheap price and touch it can't have XP now?
Just plain stupidity!
PCWorld
Via Engadget
Posted by JKK at 11:33 AM 20 comments
Friday, May 09, 2008
UMPC as a daily workhorse

As I use my UMPC at work every day, I can easily relate this user review.
"a device you’ll end up carrying every day with you needs to be light so it won’t weigh you down but also small enough so you can put it in a small bag"
Read the full story
Posted by JKK at 4:21 AM 0 comments
Friday, May 02, 2008
Asus Eee PC 900 screen on 701

Hacking the Eee PC 900 has started...
Continue reading..
While I was doing some testing, I remembered that some of you have asked if you could use the new 8.9 inch screen on 7 inch model.
..so the screen works, but bios needs to be hacked for full screen image.
..and you would need to modify the housing quite a lot.
More coming soon..
Posted by JKK at 12:30 PM 34 comments
Labels: Eee PC 900, hack
LifeBook® U810 now available with 3G HSUPA

This tiny UMPC has been now been updated with 3G HSUPA...
Continue reading... 
It looks small in pictures, but it's even smaller in real life.
I like this little computer a lot, but there was one thing that turned me away from it: the keyboard is missing many keys, so you have to use combination of keys for many functions. If you can live with that, it can be your for $1299.
Fujitsu Store
Via jkOnTheRun
Posted by JKK at 11:40 AM 0 comments
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Asus Eee PC 900, Video Review

There is so much more i would like to share about it, but I hope this is a good start.. uups.. a 35 minute start..
Click to see the video
Specs:
8.9", 1024 x 600 screen
Intel® Celoron M 900Mhz
1GB RAM
12GB SSD (4GB built-in + 8GB flash) SSD (Microsoft Windows OS Version)
20GB SSD (4GB built-in +16GB flash) SSD (Linux OS Version)
Audio HD audio / built-in speakers
WLAN Built-in 802.11b/g
1.3M Pixel webcam
SD / MMC (SDHC)
3xUSB / VGA-out / earphone jack / mic / RJ45 10/100 Mbps
Power Output: 12V, 36W; Input: 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz universal
Tracking Control Utilizes FingerGlide
Operating System Windows® XP Home / Linux
Pearl white / Galaxy Black
Dimensions 22.5cm(W) x 17.0cm(D) x 2cm~3.38cm(H) = small
Weight 0.99 kg
Battery life:
4400mAh -2.5 hours
5200mAh -3 hours
5800mAh +3 hours
6600mAh +3.5 hours
7800mAh +4.5 hours
All my Eee PC 900 news
Details, News and Links for Eee PC 900
Posted by JKK at 11:56 AM 40 comments
Labels: asus, Eee PC, Eee PC 900
Black Eee PC 900 spotted

Looking nice!
Click here to see more 

UPDATE: Blogeee has more pix [ translated ]
"fish setup" pix here
Thanks, Yapyap
Posted by JKK at 11:34 AM 10 comments
Labels: asus, Eee PC, Eee PC 900

