http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/ Engadget Comments for ASUS' R50A UMPC goes legit 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/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/Nov 19th 2007 5:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/http://www.umpcportal.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1059

Steve.
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"Oh, wait there, let me plug in my keyboard first"

Nah, built in qwerty is definitely a must.]]>Nov 19th 2007 7:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/Nov 19th 2007 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/Nov 19th 2007 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/I use a Palm folding BT keyboard, and it's quite a handy little thing. Whip out of jacket pocket, press latch, and it's folded open, taking very little longer than to open a typical qwerty slider and shift grip. Then you can have full-pitch keys, which can't happen with a slider in a device this size.
And the speed of on-screen boards can approach full-size keyboards and beat thumb-boards, when they're well-executed. This screen is large enough for that to work well, if they can get the software right.

The 4.8" diagonal is getting to the large end for stylus work, though. That's my only serious concern. As screen sizes increase, resting your hand on the bezel and reaching the screen with a stylus becomes awkward. Until touchscreens can take stylus input while ignoring your hand resting on the screen, and still be finger capable when not using a stylus, I don't think a landscape display over ~4" wide can work well.
(Note to Apple fanboys: I have never had a Newton, but I think they have a screen height >4 inches; if they have a landscape mode, please don't kill me for it. Even if they do, I expect writing all over the whole screen is still a lot easier in portrait mode.)]]>Nov 19th 2007 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/Nov 19th 2007 7:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/They are also often the first thing to get broken. Besides, it makes the machine bulkier.
A seperate keyboard can be chosen to onesp references.]]>Nov 19th 2007 7:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/
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Is Asus jumping the shark?]]>Nov 19th 2007 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/Nov 19th 2007 12:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/Nov 19th 2007 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/Nov 19th 2007 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/Nov 23rd 2007 4:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/
Great for teenagers; you can persuade your parents to buy you an expensive smart-phone. Just make sure to talk to your friends where your parents can hear:
"Man, I hope my parents don't hear about that Asus big-brother phone that alarms when you drive 56. The last thing I want is some #$*@#$(#@ device beeping its #*!@$# beeper at me every time I drive too fast. It'd be like driving with Mom in the back seat."
They will immediately find out about and purchase this phone, _demanding_ that you use it instead of the $10 POS they bought for you last month.
Enjoy your new smartphone!]]>Nov 19th 2007 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/Nov 19th 2007 6:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/
"This image software we're using won't export as a JPEG! What do I do?"
"Ctrl-Alt-Print Screen, and paste it in paint."
"OK, got it."
(Yes, I know C-A-P.S. doesn't actually get the mouse cursor.)]]>Nov 19th 2007 6:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-goes-legit/
Site: http://www.virtual-keyboard.net/
Download: http://www.comfort-software.com/download/kb_setup.exe
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