Sunday, February 17, 2008

Amtek U560 UMPC review




I haven't had as long as I would have liked with the Amtek U560 so this review won't be as complete as previous ones but I think it will be more than enough to allow you to make your decisions on the device. The model I have here is a production sample that Mobilx.eu have loaned me. [Many Thanks!] It's not a final build so as with my testing on the HTC Shift, some things may change. Most noteably, the processor speed on the final production version.
The U560 is Amtek's third UMPC. They started with the T700, one of the first 'Origami' devices to come on to the market, and followed-up in 2007 with the VIA-based T770. Both were 7" slate devices and so the U560 is a slight departure from that being built around a 4.8" 1024x800 screen that slides up to reveal a keyboard a-la Sony UX. The U560 uses an Intel platform this time but continues Amtek's good tradition of solid construction.

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Raon Digital Everun & FlipStart UMPC Review

An unbelievable four years after it was first announced and long after it was regarded as vaporware and urban legend, the FlipStart 1.0 (E-1001S) by FlipStart Labs finally began shipping in the spring of 2007.





In May 2007, Intel told the world that they saw two markets for the UMPC. One, a higher-end market for professionals and productivity users. The other, a low-end market focused mainly on smaller, cheaper, less powerful entertainment and communication devices aimed at the consumer. This consumer market is something that Raon Digital has been focusing on since they launched their first UPMC back in August 2006 with their 4.3" screen, AMD Geode powered Vega UMPC and a year later, Raon are continuing this focus and still seem to be ahead of the game. The Everun has launched with the same small form factor and long battery life as the Vega but with some additional and unique features along with a great price. UMPCPortal was lucky enough to get a production sample S30H for long term testing and here's the full review ....

Fujitsu U1010 With Full Packaging





This small gadget is coming o strong in asia market. It seems it has arouse many users in Asia to notice UMPC class computers.

Thursday, July 19, 2007

U60 Update from Taiwan

In taiwan, it is beginning to sell in shop at limited numbers. Quite a number of taiwan users got the U60 UMPC and 26000 taiwan dollars (about SDG$1250). It is a bargin compare to U1010 which cost SGD $1988. Here is some pics to quench our thirst. In August, Gigabyte is rumoured to roll U60 in full force.




U60 with an USB TV antenna, seems like a good idea, it is said to be running quite smooth, the Via CPU has good battery life and can run Windows Media 11 without any slowness. Exactly when is U60 COMING TO SINGAPORE. I must really push the singapore distributor. I am sure someone out there is also waiting for it to arrive in Singapore market. I may organize an Mass Order if the local distributor is not keen to import. If anyone of you is intertested, pls drop me an email at delllim@gmail.com or delllim@yahoo.com. May have some taiwan friend who can help us.

Below is the tv piccture of 白欣惠, nice and clear pic.



Sunday, July 15, 2007

Iphone Imitation from China

See the links to Apple Iphone fake(imitation) from China. It is rather fast that the fake iphone is in the market. The outlook is similar but the firmware portion is questionable. I do not think it is the same as the real Iphone. It is touch screen by the way and the apple logo also looks different.



This iphone are available from shenzhen china, just across hongkong. It is really unbelieveable that china people have put in so much manpower and money to produce fake iphone.