The Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC), is a specification for a small form factor tablet PC. It was developed as a joint development exercise by Microsoft, Intel, and Samsung, among others. Current UMPCs feature the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005, Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, or Linux operating system and low-voltage Intel Pentium or VIA C7-M processors in the 1 GHz range. The most popular UMPC is VAIO designed by SONY but in compare to other handheld gadgets such as PDAs and smart phones, UMPCs have not been so sucessful because of their short battery life, price and weight. Asus has promised to deliver a light and low price (just under 200£) UMPC in 2008. This is called EEE and is running Linux. Its weight is under one Kg; because it does not have any hard-disk and uses only flash memory (4GB). It will be a big step forward in designing ultra-light mobile PCs.
Saturday 12 January 2008
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