UPOP "PMP" treads dangerously close to UMPC territory

We've already seen some so-called PMPs that are seemingly secretly longing to be a UMPC, but none have tread quite so closely as UPOP's latest device, which likely won't let you ditch you laptop altogether but should get the job done in a pinch. Helping it in that respect is the unit's combination touchscreen (4.8-inch) and full QWERTY keyboard, along with your choice of 30GB or 60GB hard drives, built-in WiFi, a DMB TV tuner, and an SD card slot for expansion, not to mention Windows CE 5.0 Professional for an OS. Unfortunately, there's no word on what it'll cost, and we have sneaking suspicion that it won't be making its way over here anytime soon, but those looking to blur device boundaries could certainly do worse than seeking one of these out.

[Via PMP Today]

[Edward @ Sep 25th 2008 6:02PM]

I love this stuff and wanted to get one right now. Send me the price of it and hope to buy one before Xmas.

[Carbonize @ Dec 11th 2007 12:44PM]

That UI reminds me of the GPS story Mr. Ricker just posted at http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/trigems-el-breaks-into-gps-with-style/

[ZeroCorpse @ Dec 11th 2007 12:46PM]

If it has a decent word processor, I'm interested.

[holycow @ Dec 11th 2007 1:07PM]

Seems like it has Microsoft Office.. i can see that Office logo in the picture..

[BrianB @ Dec 11th 2007 1:24PM]

With more than decent battery life, it's all the tech you'll ever need.

[Shawn @ Dec 11th 2007 12:48PM]

Looks pretty cool. How much? is the real question.

[DeoWulf @ Dec 11th 2007 4:55PM]

Yes, very much so.

[jm @ Dec 11th 2007 12:54PM]

they should add a basic cellphone capability to this.

reminds me of the imate 9502 (if it were to actually exist that is)

[Mark @ Dec 11th 2007 1:03PM]

Wow, this is very cool. This is what we need in the US cellphone/UMPC market, not some recycled side-sliding keyboard design like what HTC has been trotting out for the last 3 years.

[Joshua Walters @ Dec 11th 2007 1:04PM]

No.

I would not buy it.

Things like this that try to do several things rarely get any of them done well.

[BrianB @ Dec 11th 2007 1:25PM]

More like an iRiver e-Dic and SideKick combo more than a strict copying of one.

[Flashpoint @ Dec 11th 2007 1:13PM]

Treads dangerously close to a TMOBILE lawsuit.

[BrianB @ Dec 11th 2007 1:26PM]

Sorry, reply above meant for you.

[Miguel @ Dec 11th 2007 5:49PM]

nothing like any t-mobile phone,
aside from the iphone available from tmobile in germany im sure non of the other phones being offered by the same carrier have any touch screen capabilites

[jin @ Dec 11th 2007 1:20PM]

You can pretty much do the same thing with the Cowon Q5W. It has Windows CE 5.0 running on it. Add in bluetooth keyboard and mouse and you are all set. It's got 40GB/60GB hard drive plus WiFi and Bluetooth.

What's not to like.

[DeoWulf @ Dec 11th 2007 4:54PM]

Toting around a bluetooth keyboard and mouse. Especially if they stick out of your backpack. It's rather humiliating.

[superfresh @ Dec 11th 2007 1:24PM]

This article is confusing on several points.

First of all, how is this not a UMPC? Windows OS, touchscreen/QWERTY, tuner, 60 gig drive w/expansion slot...I don't think it's "treading close" to anything...sounds like a UPMC to me.

And since when is a UMPC, any UMPC, about "ditching a laptop altogether?" If you write for a living, there's no thumbpad qwerty that can take the place of a proper keyboard.

[BrianB @ Dec 11th 2007 1:30PM]

UMPC market is tough. Marketing department being creative.

[kojo87 @ Dec 11th 2007 1:42PM]

i wouldn't say any laptop under 17" has "a proper keyboard" if you write for a living you probably arent using a standard laptop keyboard.

[MasterCKO @ Dec 11th 2007 4:37PM]

UMPC runs actual Windows. Full XP or Vista. This doesn't. That's the main differentiator.

[Shadowise @ Dec 11th 2007 1:34PM]

Looks like a sweet little device. I wouldn't say no if the price was right.

[kojo87 @ Dec 11th 2007 1:39PM]

for some reason this really interests me. i hope it comes to the states for under $500

[rob @ Dec 11th 2007 1:45PM]

this is way too much fun packed into one device.

perfect. why can't the states come out with something like this?

[Jesse S @ Dec 11th 2007 2:10PM]

Cowon Q5.

[JohnTitor @ Dec 11th 2007 3:23PM]

605wifi?
oh well, that's France

any way if this thing stays colose to PMP prices it's looking good

[paul @ Dec 11th 2007 5:48PM]

Nokia n810.

http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/17/nokia-n810-gets-official/

[john @ Dec 11th 2007 1:55PM]

Looks amazingly like the picture in a Nokia patent application. But, since Nokia doesn't appear to be defending that patent against the AT&T Tilt, I doubt they'll defend it against this either.

[Jesse S @ Dec 11th 2007 2:08PM]

What resolution? Does it have a digital audio out?

[Nick @ Dec 11th 2007 2:40PM]

I'm pretty sure the screen is photoshopped. That looks like a Windows XP theme (which, unless things have REALLY changed, the CE version of Windows can't use) and the icons for Office 2007 also raise my photoshopped-o-meter.

[Lunasea @ Dec 11th 2007 3:44PM]

But will it play Crysis?

[Mike Street @ Dec 11th 2007 4:59PM]

I'm tired of stuff not making it over here...I need a overseas hook up

[tfgbd @ Dec 14th 2007 10:00PM]

A port of desktop IE to Windows CE is nothing new. There have been ports of desktop IE to Windows CE since CE version 2.12 in 1999 (IE 4.01) and Internet Explorer 6.0 for Windows CE first started shipping with Windows CE 4.2 back in 2003 along with a few minor updates in CE 5.0 and 6.0. It actually shipped with 3 different OS versions...

I never understood why MS kept hacking at their Pocket IE browser and just did not give up on it years ago and use the desktop based IE CE (with modifications) 3 or more years ago...

The truth is, IE 6.0 could have shipped with the original edition of Pocket PC 2003 if MS wanted it to. Why they never even talked about it in relation to Windows Mobile until now is beyond me. Maybe they thought the hardware was not yet up to par at that point or it could not render for small screens well enough... Who really knows? But in my view, its rather telling that they dropped support for the Pocket IE engine in embedded versions of WinCE completely with version 6.0.

I dunno. This article isn't too clear which desktop version of IE it is they are talking about porting, though. Maybe they are working on porting IE7 afterall... If so, if would be nice to have an update for embedded use and I'd hope they would also make it availabe to their embedded versions of Windows CE in the future if they did port it. (Or maybe it would not be so nice considering how badly it performs on some laptops...)