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How about showing it next to a pencil, ruler, or held in the hand?]]>Mar 7th 2007 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/
Without some frame of reference its really hard to get an idea of the scale of this device.]]>Mar 7th 2007 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/Mar 7th 2007 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/Mar 7th 2007 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/Mar 7th 2007 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/Mar 7th 2007 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/
From what I know of the two, the Q2 seems the better option.]]>Mar 7th 2007 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/
This is the same Libretto that Toshiba *released* almost two years ago, the one that includes a detachable DVD burner and a PC Card slot to add EVDO Rev. A, the one that has a standard-layout keyboard and TrackPoint (no "chiclet" keys)

The FlipStart faces some serious competition now, not only from the UMPC and Palmtop crowd, but from the more powerful Smartphone crowd, as well...]]>Mar 7th 2007 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/Mar 7th 2007 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/seems to be running Vista though
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http://www.WindowsVistaUserGuide.com]]>Mar 7th 2007 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/
It would make a nice on-site programming device, but I need one or two USB ports for serial interfaces.]]>Mar 7th 2007 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/
the design i worked on looked more unique and was much smaller in size. it originally ran on the transmeta crusoe chip. but i guess problems with transmeta caused them to switch to an intel chip which had a greater cooling requirement and thus added to the overall size. i can say that it was smart of vulcan to go with a larger display since the overall volume of the handheld got larger.

anyhow, the design change for the worse in my opinion. it's too bad too. when i left the project, the handheld was quite nice and it looked like it was well on it's way to being produced. that was over 2.5 years ago...]]>Mar 7th 2007 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/Mar 7th 2007 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/
I guess the design resources must have been diverted away to the Seahawks ill fated superbowl run.]]>Mar 7th 2007 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/
And I agree: please take a pic of someone holding the two boxes so we can tell how big they are.]]>Mar 7th 2007 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/I'd buy it to run Linux on it.]]>Mar 7th 2007 11:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/Mar 8th 2007 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/
I'll take a Nokia N800 at 200 grams and $400. Then I'll spend the $1600 I've saved on this joke of a product on something far more worthwhile (strippers, booze, etc.)]]>Mar 9th 2007 10:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/Except for the wibrain, which is a totally different style of umpc, nothing gives so much value for the money. I own one now and could not be happier .]]>Mar 17th 2008 10:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/Jul 9th 2007 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/hands-on-with-vulcans-flipstart-handheld-pc/Feb 8th 2008 5:39PM