Not just an ultra mobile PC, but an ULTRA ultra mobile pc.
Color me naive here, but I just don't see these things ever catching on in a big way. I think you're going to see more of the "phone based" business solutions coming into play. Think iPhone, but actually really useful for business. :-P
The industry is pushing these things, and the fact that many companies are adapting new technologies for updated versions every year only proved that they already have cought on. They will certainly evolve more beyond what we know them as now, but I doubt it will become an iphone form factor.
"business use" isn't considered phone books and email, so iphone is not the future of the biz sector... Maybe for people who sit on the phone all day...
"business use" is a Doctor's practice management, street marketers, warehouse management, and other kinds of stuff... this is ideal for many of them, alhtough tablets maayyy prove more efficient...
"business use" isn't considered phone books and email, so iphone is not the future of the biz sector... Maybe for people who sit on the phone all day...
"business use" is a Doctor's practice management, street marketers, warehouse management, and other kinds of stuff... this is ideal for many of them, alhtough tablets maayyy prove more efficient...
You may be correct. I wonder if we can at least expect to see something with a nice, multitouch interface in more of a tablet form factor. A well designed on-screen keyboard would be nice (same split on either side of the screen), and then the ability to not waste screen real-estate when you're not typing would go a long way. Also, a decent processor running the show would be a big help.
I do admit that the idea of any serious business computing on a screen as small as a phones does sound a little off on second thought.
They will be a lot more practical when they are lighter (thinner), have better battery life, and solve the input problem. The last is by far the most difficult. The end products will include cellular data capabilities, whether you want to hold it up to your head is another matter.
I am done with Samsung. They can make good parts, but they don't put any thought into their complete products. From the blinking lights just below the display on the q1ultra, to the blinking standby light on their monitors, to many other examples, it is just annoying, distracting, pointless fetish gadgetism on the part of their "designers." They should retire all those people and hire designers who have some sensibilities.
OneLove, I had a q1ultra too, for travelling. I used a small wired keyboard (in this case Bluetooth keyboard is neato, like Samsung, but pointless since you can't really get far from the display, and just one more thing to charge).
Hickeroar, split keyboards suck. Seriously, try one. You can't touch type, so you have to keep watching between the sides of the keyboard, you can use only your thumbs (and at an awkward angle since you're holding the device), and in this case you're always blocking the screen. It's not a good solution, though it looks neat.
UMPC is a stab in the dark "maybe people want this, it looks neat" computing category, with many problems. The people promoting them just like "neat" but not particularly practical stuff, or they are barely using their devices (anything past movie watching and media storage, where you'd be better off with a PMP, and you're pulling out an awkward add-on keyboard). But if you want to waste your time and money trying one rather than simply getting a slightly heavier but much larger screen and real keyboard enabled subnotebook or convertible tablet, go ahead. I did, and it was a waste of time and money. :)
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Not just an ultra mobile PC, but an ULTRA ultra mobile pc.
Color me naive here, but I just don't see these things ever catching on in a big way. I think you're going to see more of the "phone based" business solutions coming into play. Think iPhone, but actually really useful for business. :-P
consider yourself colored : )
The industry is pushing these things, and the fact that many companies are adapting new technologies for updated versions every year only proved that they already have cought on. They will certainly evolve more beyond what we know them as now, but I doubt it will become an iphone form factor.
"business use" isn't considered phone books and email, so iphone is not the future of the biz sector... Maybe for people who sit on the phone all day...
"business use" is a Doctor's practice management, street marketers, warehouse management, and other kinds of stuff... this is ideal for many of them, alhtough tablets maayyy prove more efficient...
"business use" isn't considered phone books and email, so iphone is not the future of the biz sector... Maybe for people who sit on the phone all day...
"business use" is a Doctor's practice management, street marketers, warehouse management, and other kinds of stuff... this is ideal for many of them, alhtough tablets maayyy prove more efficient...
@stellar -
You may be correct. I wonder if we can at least expect to see something with a nice, multitouch interface in more of a tablet form factor. A well designed on-screen keyboard would be nice (same split on either side of the screen), and then the ability to not waste screen real-estate when you're not typing would go a long way. Also, a decent processor running the show would be a big help.
I do admit that the idea of any serious business computing on a screen as small as a phones does sound a little off on second thought.
They will be a lot more practical when they are lighter (thinner), have better battery life, and solve the input problem. The last is by far the most difficult. The end products will include cellular data capabilities, whether you want to hold it up to your head is another matter.
I am done with Samsung. They can make good parts, but they don't put any thought into their complete products. From the blinking lights just below the display on the q1ultra, to the blinking standby light on their monitors, to many other examples, it is just annoying, distracting, pointless fetish gadgetism on the part of their "designers." They should retire all those people and hire designers who have some sensibilities.
I have a q1 ultra and i love it...2GB memory, vista sp1, folding bluetooth keyboard and it runs great! Very useful while traveling.
OneLove, I had a q1ultra too, for travelling. I used a small wired keyboard (in this case Bluetooth keyboard is neato, like Samsung, but pointless since you can't really get far from the display, and just one more thing to charge).
look familiar ? http://zooid.org/~vid/pics/q1u-netplay-samui.png
I would have been much better off with a sub 3 lb notebook with a real keyboard.
Hickeroar, split keyboards suck. Seriously, try one. You can't touch type, so you have to keep watching between the sides of the keyboard, you can use only your thumbs (and at an awkward angle since you're holding the device), and in this case you're always blocking the screen. It's not a good solution, though it looks neat.
UMPC is a stab in the dark "maybe people want this, it looks neat" computing category, with many problems. The people promoting them just like "neat" but not particularly practical stuff, or they are barely using their devices (anything past movie watching and media storage, where you'd be better off with a PMP, and you're pulling out an awkward add-on keyboard). But if you want to waste your time and money trying one rather than simply getting a slightly heavier but much larger screen and real keyboard enabled subnotebook or convertible tablet, go ahead. I did, and it was a waste of time and money. :)