Atom-based PsiXpda UMPC gets handled on video

Remember that retro-looking PsiXpda UMPC we spotted earlier this month? Turns out it looks just as old school in person. That said, we're still curiously attracted to the device, which sort of resembles an enlarged Touch Pro2 with a pinch of 1997 mixed in for good measure. The device was whipped out in the wild over at the LeWeb conference in Paris, and we were told that it was rocking Bluetooth, 3G WWAN, 1GB of RAM and a 16GB SSD, and we also learned that Windows XP was chosen due to its ease of integration within a corporate environment (though Ubuntu, Jolicloud and a host of other Linux-based operating systems can and will work). The QWERTY keyboard underneath is backlit in nature, the CPU is a 1.1GHz Atom and the removable battery is good for 2.5 hours of usage (with WiFi on) or 4 hours if using it offline. Hop on past the break for a peek of it in action, but keep the £500 price tag in mind before getting too excited.

[Thanks, Charbax]

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[IceNio Posted Dec 13th 2009 4:21PM]

Can't somebody tell these people they simply NEED to cut their nails! OMG. That's just gross. ;[

p.s. and SAD too.

[kris120890 Posted Dec 13th 2009 4:36PM]

@IceNio
No. Stop being pathetic

[digitaldoctor Posted Dec 13th 2009 5:45PM]

@kris120890
My guess is that extra long black nail is used a pseudo stylus ? :)

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj173/digitaldoctor/Palm%20Treo%20Pro/PsiXpdabigfingernail.jpg

[IceNio Posted Dec 14th 2009 7:01AM]

@kris120890

r u some kind of tard ? I guess so.

[TareG Posted Dec 13th 2009 4:27PM]

It looks cheap to me, and the top row of the keyboard is virtually unreachable.

[Outsider Posted Dec 13th 2009 5:42PM]

@TareG

Remember devices like this 2~3 years ago were 2000 dollars? And no one still wants them!

[sadata Posted Dec 13th 2009 6:15PM]

@TareG

The black model doesn't look too bad:

http://www.psixpda.com/sites/default/files/images/psixpda_black.jpg

But I do worry about the top row of keys when the screen is tilted up.

[HW90 Posted Dec 13th 2009 4:27PM]

for that price I'll take the Archos 9

[Parias Posted Dec 13th 2009 4:28PM]

Something this tiny and portable should offer all day computing. It's be great to see something along these lines with an 8 hour battery life.

[cobaltage Posted Dec 13th 2009 5:31PM]

@Parias I agree. Atom is just no good for that form factor. Unless AMD has something up its sleeve, a device this small with a good battery life means an ARM-architecture CPU and ARM-compatible OS.

[kris120890 Posted Dec 13th 2009 4:37PM]

@Vempain
Stop fucking spamming.

[Kyralik Posted Dec 13th 2009 4:42PM]

I'm probably going to get one, when they sell in the US that is. Really interesting tech in there, seems like it has everything.

[Llnx Posted Dec 13th 2009 5:01PM]

@Vempain

A few things for you to try:

1: Stop spamming.
2: Learn English.
3: GTFO.

[Llnx Posted Dec 13th 2009 5:03PM]

A black thumbnail? Yeah. OK.

[loocas Posted Dec 13th 2009 5:20PM]

@Llnx When the thumbs get put through too much stress, they tend to get black. It might have something to do with the keyboard sliding. Or the beard.

[ChansteR Posted Dec 13th 2009 5:29PM]

@loocas
Well, usually when fingernails turn black, it is usually do to the damage of the tissues underneath the nail and then the nail just pops off.

But on this guy, it looks like he painted it because it is just way to black to still be on his thumb.

[Oli D Posted Dec 13th 2009 5:07PM]

They call him Half Beard

[ale Posted Dec 13th 2009 5:25PM]

@Oli D

That's CAP'N Half Beard Long Nail to YOU!!
ARGGH

[MoonWalkerCTE Posted Dec 13th 2009 5:09PM]

Why does he have a black long nail?

[LAY Posted Dec 13th 2009 6:28PM]

It is XP powered, but for crying out loud, dont just stick a vanilla XP install on this and call it a day!

Half-assed.

[condimentstation Posted Dec 13th 2009 6:44PM]

ok. cool

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 13th 2009 11:08PM]

Give me a handheld device that runs Windows, has 3G and is under $450 and I'll give you a girly squeal of delight.

[theghost Posted Dec 14th 2009 6:40PM]

any one notice his long ass black nail,that caught my attention more than the ump lol

[Gas Posted Dec 17th 2009 10:27PM]

I'm super late to the party. Sorry guys.

The battery-life sucks. What I'd do, and I've noticed no one's brought this up, is turn the wi-fi off and throw some ZSNES/JNES/VBA/Fusion (for the Sega shit) and I'd have the ultimate PSP killer. Also Spelunky. And MAYBE Cave Story, although I'm not too sure that will be handled well at all.

Holy fuck ... wow ...