Samsung unveils Q1 Ultra UMPC — MobileMonday Global: Industry News

^{Mini PC has 4.5 h work time, weighs 1.5 pounds} Samsung unveils Q1 Ultra UMPC

13 May 2007 at 07:04 GMT Timo Poropudas

Samsung Electronics America announced the company’s next-generation UMPC family, the Q1 Ultra, at the Samsung Experience in New York.

The device has an integrated split-QWERTY keypad, mouse, and user-defined function keys and an increased battery life of 4.5 hours. It weighs 1.5 pounds.

The announcement marks one year since Samsung, along with partners Microsoft and Intel, pioneered a new category and form factor of PCs with the introduction of the Q1 UMPC.

The Q1 family delivers full PC capabilities when a desktop computer is not an option and a notebook PC is impractical or simply undesirable. Through its combination of PC functionality, multimedia versatility and advanced connectivity, the Q1 has become the best selling UMPC in the world.

The Q1 Ultra UMPC features the new Intel Ultra Mobile Processor running at a clock speed of 600 or 800 MHz, along with 1 GB of high speed DDR2 system memory. The Q1 Ultra supports a minimum of 4.5 hours of continuous run time via the integrated Lithium Ion prismatic batteries. Use of the higher-density polymer batteries enables greater battery capacity in a smaller space, thereby leading towards a smaller overall form-factor.

The Q1 Ultra has integrated 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR and the factory optional 3.5G HSDPA cellular modem. Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows XP Tablet Edition operating systems are supported, enabling full PC compatibility with all applications.

The Q1 Ultra has a 300-pixel webcam, along with a high-performance dual-array microphone, a 1.3 mega pixel video and still camera. It has a seven-inch wide WSVGA LCD touch screen with a native, high-resolution of 1024 x 600. The new, LED backlit LCD supports 300nits of brightness, making it usable for both indoor and outdoor applications.

The integrated split-QWERTY keypad is located to the left and right of the LCD. Positioned ideally for thumb input, users can now input text without the need of a virtual, on-screen or external keyboard.

With the integration of the AVS Now Instant-On feature, users can use multimedia applications, including videos, movies, music and still photo viewing, without booting up into Windows.

Value-add options include a docking station which supports 3 USB 2.0 ports, additional standard or extended battery charger slot, audio out port, microphone in port and stylus holder, U.S. and Canada GPS navigation receiver and maps, an external USB-based keyboard with point stick and mouse select buttons, an organizer/portfolio carrying case, 6-cell extended-life battery, 8-cell extended-life Power Bank and a DVD RW +/- Dual Layer external Optical Disk Drive.

The Q1 Ultra UMPC is available in a number of configurations, starting with an MSRP of $USD 800.