http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/ Engadget Comments for Averatec's AHI UMPC concept device http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/Jul 8th 2008 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/Apr 13th 2006 7:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/Apr 13th 2006 7:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/
Of all the UMPC I've seen in concept the only one that looks vaguely OK is the green one on the origami website - the one that looked like it was desined by a 1950s refridgerator design consultant. I thought it looked bad when I first saw it, but at least it was more or less original looking.

The samsung one is a creative disaster.

a yellow one would be nice, or something in orange.



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The thing is fugly as hell :(]]>Apr 13th 2006 8:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/Apr 13th 2006 8:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/Apr 13th 2006 8:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/Apr 13th 2006 8:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/Apr 13th 2006 8:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/Apr 13th 2006 8:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/Apr 13th 2006 8:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/Apr 13th 2006 8:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/Apr 13th 2006 8:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/Apr 13th 2006 8:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/
I guess Industrial designers are too expensive these days. ;-)]]>Apr 13th 2006 8:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/
Nice specs, too. 3G connectivity is awesome. Get yourself a mobile broadband account and one of these babies and you're set.

All of you guys with the snarky comments have been reading too many blogs. Reading too many blogs can be dangerous to your outlook on life -- it seems to teach that the only way to react to anything is to make snide, sarcastic remarks about it.]]>Apr 13th 2006 9:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/
....well we were making critical remarks about a machine. You on the other hand are criticising people to defend a machine. Long live the snide and snarky!]]>Apr 13th 2006 9:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/
Still it's pretty big, cut off maybe 20 - 30% of it. More OQO in there and less origami please. As to the IPOD likeness, neither here nor there. Idiots asked me if my Zodiac was an Ipod. I get asked if my crudtastic motorolla (C301 I think) is an Ipod. If it has transistors be prepared, an idiot will ask if it is an Ipod.

As far as the design... I like it, except it is a little too big. Of course I wasn't impressed by the postage stamp size MP3 players until I saw them in person so take that opinion with a grain of salt.

The feature list is nice, and if it comes in at (or near) the lower price point then I've found my next portable device. Assuming the requisite usb host mode. and a port or two.

What about storage? Give me flash for instant on and I'd be in heaven!!!!

Still I have to admit that the only reason I want this is because I sold my laptop... This isn't the new market segment MSFT had hoped for. And I still don't see it becoming as commonplace as our beloved clamshell.

This however does smack of the resurrection of (the never went away) PDA. ]]>Apr 13th 2006 9:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/
Yes, this thing really sucks alright. I'm gonna wait for that video ipod instead.

More seriously, if/when Apple releases the "real" video ipod, it better be real cheap or it better have have alot of these functionalities.

Of course, the hypnotized masses may very well be willing to pay too much for a video ipod that will allow them to buy movies only from iTunes and play those purchased movies back only on Apple devices.]]>Apr 13th 2006 9:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/
...combined with photoshop, painter and sketchbook pro of course.]]>Apr 13th 2006 9:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/
Anyway, I am curious about the CPU, because we all know how slow the OQO is......... ew.

Cant wait for this!]]>Apr 13th 2006 10:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/
Sure...trouble is just cause an idea is *new* doesn't mean it will work an better than an existing idea, or work at all for that matter. I mean when you get down to it, we all know the UMPC is just an updated version of the abacus, a roll of papyrus and a charcoal stick...

Recycling the sidekicks' design was a good idea IMHO. Very space efficient, and you get a nice extra bit of fuctionality. If executed correctly, the device can still be pretty sturdy too.

Averatec, huh ? Yeah, they sell a bunch of dirt cheap stuff. If they can hit the $500 - $700 sweet spot with out selling a complete piece of STEAMING crap, more power to'em.

But if that thing is running an XP variant of any kind the CPU had better have some chops...]]>Apr 14th 2006 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/
but the keyboard's crap. It looks very slow and uncomfortable to type on, the key are too tiny. And the bump shape is bad design, it's like a remote. Should keep it square and raised higher like a real keyboard.]]>Apr 14th 2006 1:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/Apr 14th 2006 1:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/
http://www.skyventure.co.kr/upimages/AVERATEC-AHI-Noir.jpg
http://www.skyventure.co.kr/upimages/AVERATEC-AHI-Noir-2.jpg]]>Apr 14th 2006 2:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/Apr 14th 2006 3:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/Apr 14th 2006 8:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/Apr 14th 2006 9:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/Apr 14th 2006 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/
Oh well, thats the way the world is. I like the design, its taking OQO's ideas and enhancing them, like being able to use the joypads whilst the keyboard is closed, etc. The spec list is really quite impressive for the size, and especially for the price!]]>Apr 18th 2006 2:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/13/averatecs-ahi-umpc-concept-device/Aug 17th 2006 7:39PM