Samsung Q1 Ultra UMPC

Samsung update the Q1 UMPC. And seems to be a great improvement interms allround.

• performance (dual core processor),
• battery life (3.5 hours or 6.8 hours),
• ease of use (qwerty keyboard, jorstick, mouse, touch screen, stylus)
• connectivity (Wi-Fi, bluetooth, Wi-Bro, GPS (optional), HSPDA, over the air TV - DMB)
• features (2 cameras for photography and video conferences, fingerprint recognition for uname/passwords)
• software (It has got vista, and so all the software that is available on Vista)

I am all for a new formfactor that goes inbetween the mobile/pda and laptops. And it does more than any laptop can do in an extremely protable form factor. It can be just an mp3 player or a full fledged PMP, a Navigation system, Just plain web browsing and messaging system, a book reader, a notebook replacement. It's great not just for the road warriors or business travellers, its extremely useful to even the daily commuters who travel by publich transportation in big cities, or even at school for students and the possibilities are endless.

This is a dream convergence device. Only downside and the most important downside is the price $1300 to $2000. OOPS!!

But I'd think this form factor wouldn't make it big for atleast 4-5 years unless Apple comes up with Newton II.