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Secrets of the Atom cracked, Wind PC revealed {Engadget}
May 21st 2008 8:59AM This is a pointless benchmarking test that should be ignored.
Atom in the MSI Wind Laptop(not desktop) will be 1.6ghz which will be slightly better than the Celeron in the currently available EEE 900 series. All of the machines above should of had XP as the OS too.
When the MSI Wind notebook is tested, then we will see.
Fujitsu's LifeBook U2010 up close {Engadget}
May 16th 2008 9:38AM This is just a re-introduced UMPC failure. Fujitsu failed with the same device(u810, u1010) last year but here we have Atom in it and at the same high price as before. Mindless decision by DipShit-su.
Atom-based Eee PC 901 pops June 3rd with Bluetooth for $650 {Engadget}
May 16th 2008 9:15AM Asus might not do too bad here in spite of the crap pricing. I mean, the MSI Wind is a great choice but only HD drive available until who knows when. October?
MSI dropped the ball there.
Many want the SSD option and Asus is delivering that in June. Yeah, it's not a huge amount of space so that is what a 300GB portable USB drive is for. Transfer a movie to the laptop and watch it. Delete it afterwards but still have the long battery life that SSD gives without having to worry about physical HD failure. I do wish Asus would make the EEE wider so the keyboard wasn't so cramped.
Is FlipStart closing up shop? {Engadget}
May 6th 2008 3:20PM Keith Amodt(Vulcan's Product Manager), sorry your poorly implemented product unsurprisingly tanked. Maybe you need to re-learn the definition of "out of touch".
Here's a linky to what this delusional fellow thinks of his product: http://www.handtops.com/show/blog/157
and some highlights from Keith about the failed product:
"extremely portable form-factor"
Bulky at 1.6 inches thick and 1.75lbs. Extremely portable indeed.
"The motherboard supports only the integrated 512MB of RAM (no expansion capability)."
Yeah, truly innnovative for mobile professionals who want to run full power applications.
"Our customer research showed that most users preferred our clam-shell form-factor and did not want a touch-screen."
Yep, you sure did your research thoroughly.
"The FlipStart design works equally well in the hands or on a flat surface."
Jenn at pocketables.net says this is so far from the truth using the standard extended battery and a flat tabletop. http://www.pocketables.net/2007/07/review-flipstar.html
Mr Amodt seems to of fallen in love with his product, but he should of thought further before he proposed. Pay the bills indeed.
K
Is FlipStart closing up shop? {Engadget}
May 5th 2008 11:55AM These were almost 2 pounds with the standard extended battery and used the old pentium processor. The keys were "chiclet" like and the thing was too big and bulky for a pocket. It even included that stupid small LED screen in the back.
It was bound to fail given the price started out at $2000 then $1500 then clearanced at $699 which is still too much for that crap. With Asus and the EEE computers, the Flipstart had no where to go but to the discount bin.
If they designed it smaller, less busy, with a touchscreen that slides out from underneath like the HTC Shift, included XP, and maybe some directional pad on the right side and some gaming keys on the left with some shoulder buttons, they would've had a real honest to god winner of a device. Incompetent design all the way as it was.
Paul Allen should just stay on his yacht and sip his root beer instead of milk the dumb early tech adopters out there.
Movies on a flash drive not apt to boom anytime soon {Engadget}
Feb 23rd 2008 6:26PM I think it is VERY possible that people could go to a kiosk or store and purchase movies on little flash cards. I would like to see movies put on credit card size flash cards myself. Having a movie I paid $20 bucks for on an easy to scratch disc, either blu-ray or DVD, can be inconvenient because of the size and the fact that they need to physically "spin" inside a box-type device called an HD or DVD player. Seems like old tech to me even if disc media holds lots of data.
All i'm saying is it would be nice if you could just insert a slim credit card into a thin device and play an entire season of the Simpsons. Awesome really.
HP's UMPC 2133 revealed {Engadget}
Feb 19th 2008 1:54PM linux and Vista, waste of purchase now. XP would of been better
HP rumored to be prepping UMPC "lifestyle accessory" {Engadget}
Feb 19th 2008 1:13PM This is stupid. All these nerds are whining on how Linux is Just as useful as XP. Sure it is. Thats why I can go to a store right now and purchase a Linux computer. Wait a sec, I can't. Unless I go to walmart and get a everex crappy pc with Linux.
Sammy Winter-maybe you should read what you said genius. "Had Linux always maintained a significant share of laymen users, many more companies would be supporting Linux with their hardware and software." Read again.
Thats right dumbass. Linux does not share the significant share of laymen users. Which means a lot more software is made for Windows today. Do you get it now dummy. You want Linux to be the king but it just sits on the sides and grabs its junk whining about driver issues and how know one likes to watch. Stupid really. Pointless yeah.
HP rumored to be prepping UMPC "lifestyle accessory" {Engadget}
Feb 18th 2008 6:41PM Be XP not Linux. I want a pocket computer I can use. Not some hyped knockoff hacker crap thats not found in stores used by computer nerds. Look at gOS on cloud book or the EEE OS. Most people buy it and then use it for websurfing or get mad and put XP on it. Sheesh listen HP. People will buy XP because people know XP. So please don't screw it up.
Hands-on with Polymer Vision's e-ink Readius {Engadget Mobile}
Feb 14th 2008 2:09PM Available when for the U.S.?
