Pepper Pad 3 Linux UMPC arrives in UK
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| Model three retains the split QWERTY keyboard - not unlike Samsung's Q1
| Ultra - for thumb operation. However, the Pepper Pad 3 can be connected to an
| external keyboard and mouse via USB and Bluetooth 2.0, should your thumbs
| grow tired. The inclusion of a scroll wheel and five-way directional pad
| should also make on-screen navigation easier.
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/07/17/pepper_pad_3_onsale/
Another UMPC from TVEase is said to be coming next week with a lot of wonderful
software. It comes on the Samsung unit that used to run Origami, I think.
Related:
Has Intel Given up on the UMPC as a Mass Market Device?
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| I remember being struck by the idea that the device didn't quite know if
| it was a business or consumer tool, and at more than $1000, I couldn't
| see many people running out to buy one. Seems I was right (nice to be
| right once in a while). According to Gruener's article, Intel has
| decided to scrap the UMPC (or at least send it to the niche market
| pile) in favor a new mass-market device it's dubbing the Mobile
| Internet Device or MID (because we couldn't do this without
| another acronym).
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http://byronmiller.typepad.com/byronmiller/2007/05/intel_is_ready_.html
Linux-powered Mobile Internet Device video walkthrough
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| The finalized product could obviously change ever-so-sightly between
| now and then, but regardless, be sure to click on through for an
| in-action look at Intel's Linux-based MID, and try not to become
| too envious, capiche?
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http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/05/linux-powered-mobile-internet-device-video-walkthrough/
The UMPC dies. And no one notices.
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| If Intel has its way, then what once was the mass market UMPC will
| morph into much smaller and less powerful "mobile Internet devices,"
| hort "MID".
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| There must have been a slight disconnect between Microsoft's
| marketing strategists and hardware and product designers.
| Neither the first nor the second generation of UMPCs came
| close to the expectations the initial marketing created.
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http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/31899/113/
UMPC News : New Linux distro for MIDs to be launched in May. Redflag
Mid Linux
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| The new distro will have a 500MB footprint, will support
| power-saving features, boot time is shown as 18 seconds on
| one of the slides.
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http://www.umpcportal.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=480
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