If you're like me, you've been fascinated by the whole UMPC (ultra-mobile PC) thing that a bunch of manufacturers have been working on. Something even smaller than a Tablet PC that's a full-function computer, with a touch screen and virtual keyboard. Cool. Most of the companies working on UMPC projects gave them really cryptic names to boost the hype a little: Microsoft's project is called Origami, and this one right here from Samsung is the Q1. I was really excited to hear some details about them in the podcasts and blog feeds from the trade shows that happen every spring. That is, until I found out about this one...
Seems the Samsung Q1 has a few bugs to be worked out. The company held a huge press conference at Seoul's Grand InterContinental Hotel last week, with the VP of Samsung, Intel Korea's President, and Microsoft Korea's President all set to do demo spots during the conference to show off their great new toy. Then all three of them had "technical difficulties," including a failed battery, an on-screen keyboard that wouldn't appear for a PowerPoint presentation, and another presentation that went into rapid slideshow mode on its own.
On the upside, I'm sure some of the tech support staff who were repeatedly called up onto the stage to help out their bosses might have appreciated the face time. I'm sure the investors weren't so pleased, though, because if anyone should have been able to make one of these products work, it should have been these three guys. Maybe I'll let somebody else buy one first...
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because if anyone should have been able to make one of these products work, it should have been these three guys.
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I doubt they had time to even use the UMPC prior to the event.
Which is another problem, really...anytime you're going to make a presentation, you ought to be sure you know how to run the thing. They've been showing the Q1 off at trade shows since last month. So how come the higher ups didn't have their hands on them?
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