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Photos: Origami handheld devices debut at CeBit

By Bill Detwiler March 9, 2006, 12:41 AM PST on Twitter billdetwiler

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Photos: Origami handheld devices debut at CeBit

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Microsoft on Thursday unveiled details for ultramobile personal computers (UMPCs), a new category of mobile computing devices that features small, lightweight, carry-everywhere hardware designs coupled with the full functionality of a Windows PC and a choice of input options, including enhanced touch-screen capabilities.rnrn

Samsung’s Q1, which debuted at the CeBit show in Hannover, Germany, has a 7-inch 800-by-480-pixel TFT touchscreen, is powered by a 900MHz ultra-low-voltage Celeron M processor with 512MB of RAM, and has a 40GB hard disk. Samsung says the European model, due in May, will cost about $1,200.

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Photos: Origami handheld devices debut at CeBit

The new Via C7-M ULV mobile processor powers Japanese manufacturer PaceBlade’s Ultra Mobile PC, fusing PC flexibility with the usability and cost associated with consumer electronics.

Photos: Origami handheld devices debut at CeBit

The R2H from Asus includes a high-resolution Webcam, a fingerprint scanner and–in the deluxe model–a built-in GPS receiver with a flip-out antenna.

Photos: Origami handheld devices debut at CeBit

Few details are available on the minitablet from Chinese company Founder, which did not exhibit at CeBit. Shown here is the on-screen thumb keyboard provided by Microsoft’s Touch Pack add-on for Windows XP.

Photos: Origami handheld devices debut at CeBit

Samsung showed off practical applications for the new portable devices. Here the Q1, connected to an external GPS receiver, is running navigation software.

Photos: Origami handheld devices debut at CeBit

Wide-area connectivity is not built into the Samsung Q1. Here, it’s connecting via a Bluetooth GPRS phone.

Photos: Origami handheld devices debut at CeBit

The Samsung Q1 shows off digital TV via a rather awkward-looking USB-stick solution.

Photos: Origami handheld devices debut at CeBit

Intel showed off two prototypes of ultramobile PC devices at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco on Tuesday. The models are examples of full-featured, low-wattage minitablets that can run a variant of Windows XP, developed as part of Microsoft’s Origami Project.rnrn

This prototype mobile PC, about the size of a paperback book, has a 7-inch touch screen and standard x86 processors. It can run full versions of desktop operating systems beyond the XP variant from Origami.

Photos: Origami handheld devices debut at CeBit

This Origami-like model has a QWERTY keyboard that swivels out as needed. There is also a navigation panel.

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The hardware includes Intel’s ultralow-voltage chips.

Photos: Origami handheld devices debut at CeBit

This Origami-like device is shown with its keyboard and panel tucked away. The product can slip easily into a large pocket.

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