UMPC!!

Our latest addition in the office. :-) The UMPC is a better version of a laptop for mobile people. It has a touch screen like a handheld but the power of a laptop. As you can see above, the keyboard is on the screen itself and split in two- letting you use your thumbs to type! It is incredible ingenuity!!

Ipaq vs. UMPC vs. Laptop

That's my old Ipaq phone which is a little bit bigger than most HP Ipaqs and Vinit's IBM laptop which is a LOT smaller than any other laptop.

The Samsung UMPC (which we got for $1050 when it is supposed to be 500-600 in a few months) , has the following configuraiton which is almost close to my laptop's configuration although it is not an IBM:

• 512 mb RAM
• 40 gb harddrive
• 900 mhz
  
• 7" WVGA TFT LCD
• Wireless Lan (I dont know which one its probably a 'b')
  
• Bluetooth
  
• 2 USB
• 1 external ODD power port
• CF Card Slot
• Monitor port (important :-) )
• No cd/dvd
• No IR
  
• A lever which can make it stand at 20 or 80 degrees

Vinit's observation- It looks a lot like a PSP. Either Samsung stole the PSP main engineer or they spent a lot of time playing games!

Apparantly the next version will have a 3g phone built in. If they do, I am dumping my laptop and getting this. No need of carrying a bag around- it fits in my purse!!!

www.logic2go.com for more info :-)