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New UMPC pre-installed with latest Ubuntu

pocketables.net — New UMPC wtih 10 inch screen, runs Ubuntu and has new keyboard tecnology to increase typing speed by using all fingers while holding it in the air. Expected by March 2008!

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  • niallabrown, on 01/06/2008, -4/+42I'm so glad to hear they are using Ubuntu as the base. The EEEPC looks great but I would prefer to support Ubuntu over Xandros. This pretty much clinches the argument that Linux seems to be taking over the UMPC market.
    • timo1023, on 01/06/2008, -0/+24You can change the OS on the eeePC fairly easily, and there are even custom distros that support all of the features.

      Xubuntu for the eeePC: http://wiki.eeeuser.com/ubuntu:eeexubuntu:home
      • niallabrown, on 01/07/2008, -2/+5I'm talking about out of the box.
    • derrickgossman, on 01/06/2008, -0/+2I've been running Xubuntu on my Eee for weeks - works great!
    • rootneg2, on 01/06/2008, -0/+4If it supports one distro then it supports them all (with a few minor caveats).

      The only difference might be that the "default" OS would come with all the specialized interfaces pre-configured; but even closed-source proprietary interface software and/or drivers aren't usually all that difficult to port between distros, and somebody would most likely hack up some easy-to-use scripts for changing distros within a month or two of release.

      take Xubuntu on the eeepc as a case in point (link above).

    • fcukthisgame, on 01/06/2008, -0/+3"This pretty much clinches the argument that Linux seems to be taking over the UMPC market."

      Well, if you're comparing it to Windows, there's no contest to begin with. Having used XP Tablet PC Edition, it definitely leaves the door open for anything else in the market. And from my experience, windows doesn't take kindly to non-standard screen resolutions.

      My only real question would be how well ubuntu (or any other linux distro for that matter) can manage wireless networks and roaming, etc.
      • pikelet, on 01/07/2008, -0/+3Wireless in Ubuntu works fine for me, although not out of the box on my Eee. It was just a matter of running a few scripts and now it's working flawlessly anywhere I try to connect.
      • rootneg2, on 01/07/2008, -0/+1yup, wireless (and to a lesser extent, videocard) drivers are definitely the Achilles heel of Linux at the moment. When the big dogs of hardware (linksys, dlink, netgear) will do things like change chipsets without even changing version numbers or notifying customers, for proprietary chips; they really make it hard for linux to keep up. Most everything else honestly has *better* support than windows (though i will no doubt get flamed for saying it)

        Fortunately companies like Intel (or Nvidia, to a lesser extent) are helping to change this, and we should start to see major improvements in the next few years, especially with the emerging market of UMPCs trending towards linux, this should put some pressure on hardware manufacturers.
    • niallabrown, on 01/07/2008, -1/+1To clarify I am saying that the company choose to use Ubuntu and not Xandros to build on out of the box. I really don't care what you switch it to... Most people will not change to another distro.
      • derrickgossman, on 01/07/2008, -0/+1And those people aren't going to care what distro is on there. If a customer actually does care what distro is on the device, then they will install the distro of their choice.
        • niallabrown, on 01/09/2008, -0/+1And those people are free to, im happy for them.... but this is a good thing for spreading a distro that is not supporting Microsoft is my point.
  • schestowitz, on 01/06/2008, -19/+5It looks like an Eee with a design as *ahen* ugly as that of Kindle. But, but, but... no Xandros patent tax and hopefully no Intel either (just watch how they viciously sabotaged OLPC for 2 years).
  • roguedragon, on 01/06/2008, -50/+2Nice notebook. Too bad it uses Ubuntu and not a more quality Linux distro like PCLOS or something. Heck, any distro other than Ubuntu is better.
    • rpgmaker, on 01/06/2008, -3/+30Stop spamming PCLinuxOS dammit, no one cares.
    • icechen1, on 01/06/2008, -4/+1If PCLinuxOS is so good why ubuntu forums still have more members,besides most app provides a deb for ubuntu on their website.
      • directive0, on 01/06/2008, -0/+8Ubuntu's existing user base does not prove its quality, but using it does.
    • fcukthisgame, on 01/06/2008, -1/+4Am I the only person on digg that neither loves NOR hates Ubuntu?

      I use it, it's great when you need low maintenance. If you need performance, Ubuntu isn't it. It's got it's place in the linux distro universe, but it's not the supreme being of it.

      gahh.
      • ha1f, on 01/06/2008, -3/+3gentoo ftw?
        • prophetpimp, on 01/07/2008, -1/+4Whats the use of optimized performance when you spend half your time ***** compiling ***** rather then actually using it.
        • fcukthisgame, on 05/30/2008, -0/+1You get everything you need, nothing you don't. Smaller downloads than binary. Easier updates.

          Pros and Cons, my friend, pros and cons.
    • manstein01, on 01/07/2008, -0/+2As a PCLOS user, I can say with confidence that Ubuntu is a great distro.
      Linux is all about choice. Deal with it.
      • einfeldt, on 01/07/2008, -0/+1+1
        I provide volunteer sys admin support for a public middle school in San Francisco, and it just so happens that all of the student-facing workstations are PClinuxOS, and one of our high-end multimedia boxes is Gutsy Ubuntu, and we have a Feisty Edubuntu thin-client lab. They all work fine, and the kids go back and forth very happily.
  • Phocion55, on 01/06/2008, -2/+52Why is that one guy going for a jog with it slung around his shoulder?

    I mean....I like Ubuntu and all, but I'm not THAT attached to it.
    • moocow1452, on 01/06/2008, -0/+12DIY Wifi dectector, one of the many functions of the UMPC.
    • PHovey, on 01/06/2008, -0/+3Running is hard enough as it is without some computer around your shoulder!
      Besides, imagine the looks you'd get...
    • Daggity, on 01/06/2008, -0/+21Someone is stealing the internet, and he must stop them.
    • H0tKarl, on 01/06/2008, -4/+2He's not running. He's the new top secret andriod Rock-Em Sock-Em Robot 2.0.
    • HenkPoley, on 01/06/2008, -0/+10This is *running* Ubuntu.
    • bwpayne, on 01/06/2008, -0/+5I found its much easier to jog with it slung over your shoulder than carry it with your hands.

      Then again... I bring my desktop when I jog, so it might be different with the UMPC.
    • bloogey, on 01/06/2008, -0/+3war jogging!
  • InuX, on 01/06/2008, -3/+8Holy *****, that looks awesome!
  • carpespasm, on 01/06/2008, -2/+23Meh, cool that it runs on linux, and the keyboard thing is a neat concept, but it's gotta be too annoying to use as a day to day machine with the split membrane keyboard. The EEEpc is nice because even though it's smaller, it has a real keyboard and touchpad. A touchscreen would be nice too, but I *need* a touchpad and keyboard I can feel first.
    • riah, on 01/06/2008, -0/+2I like the new design innovations this introduces, though. The standard keyboard can only go so small before becoming impractical, right about the EEEpc's size, while this design allows an even smaller device. It also doesn't take up screen real estate like an on screen touch keyboard would. I sure would like to try it out.
      • kazamx, on 01/07/2008, -0/+1They are releasing the eeepc 2 at CES 2moz. It will have a 8.9 inch screen. Sorry can't find the link.
    • RedGreen1, on 01/07/2008, -0/+2I cannot stand touchpads. I feel like a child using them. I swear by trackpoints myself.
  • kingofpenguins, on 01/06/2008, -21/+2A QWERTY keyboard, huh? Great, just what I wanted...

    I hope it's configurable to use other keymaps.

    -- dvorak user
    • ThomS, on 01/06/2008, -0/+8Woah seriously, you're a dvorak user? I'm a hot girl and I want you now!

      prick
    • stix213, on 01/07/2008, -1/+1Sorry to tell you dude, in the great battle for keyboard layouts.... Dvorak just simply lost, whether it was better or not. You might want to adjust to reality at some point.
  • DonkeyBeliever, on 01/06/2008, -5/+11I'll stick with my EeePC
  • MiG39, on 01/06/2008, -1/+6How much is it?
    • rideagain, on 01/06/2008, -0/+1They say it's going to be in the $500 range
      • ninja0, on 01/06/2008, -0/+3in that case, I'd say the EeePC is way more worth it. they cost around 400$.. and ive even seen them on sale for 350 before!
      • sylv3r, on 01/07/2008, -0/+3500 bucks no way. The good thing about the EEE is the price, even if it's bloated as it is now, it's still the best value for a UMPC, at least until the Everex book hits the market
  • alittleroy101, on 01/06/2008, -12/+5Do you think it can run a spell check? Or is the tecnology not that good.
    • secrity, on 01/06/2008, -1/+7The applications would run the spell check, and many of them can.
    • SQLserver, on 01/06/2008, -1/+1Yes, it can spell check. Fortunately, it doesn't use Vista.
  • CATSCEO, on 01/06/2008, -9/+6I like Ubuntu and all, but that thing is ugly as *****.
  • nagokuk, on 01/06/2008, -0/+14finally a notebook i can put on a hanger, like the rest of my clothing.
  • 2ndEdition, on 01/06/2008, -12/+1woman, go do my laundry! i don't care if you're asian. yea, that's me on the coat hangar telling you to wash those dishes.
    • ninja0, on 01/06/2008, -0/+2what the *****.....
    • JudgeMonkey, on 01/07/2008, -1/+2There be pictures of people on the computer on the hanger. That'd kinda actually be cool. Imagine opening your closet and have someone half way around the world shout boo!
  • RichardHendrix, on 01/06/2008, -0/+3The look of that harkens back to the ROKR.. awkward, and usually held like a dead fish
  • rento, on 01/06/2008, -5/+1no 3g no good
  • reginaldino, on 01/06/2008, -0/+1looks like they're pushing that to market a bit too quickly. Check the clearly 'shopped images on their site plus some of them look they were taken on a mobile phone
  • tgunner, on 01/06/2008, -2/+5I am confused as hell.
    • H0tKarl, on 01/06/2008, -2/+4I have supressed homosexual tendencies.
    • JudgeMonkey, on 01/07/2008, -0/+1Not too... sharp, are ya?
      Ha, just kidding, but I couldn't resist with your avatar.
  • aydoubleyou, on 01/06/2008, -0/+8Apparently when youre done using it for the day you can hang it up in your closet?
  • triblinator, on 01/06/2008, -1/+1I don't really understand the concept of this. I just really hope that Asus's announcement tomorrow is this crappy so that I can justify buying a first gen eee pc that won't be out of date in 4 months.
  • shovelihave, on 01/06/2008, -1/+4Dugg for the funny picture of the asian guy holding the computer around his neck
  • ekravchenko, on 01/06/2008, -0/+3nice, anything running ubuntu must be cheaper than anything running windows ☺
  • sunrooms, on 01/06/2008, -4/+0that is called obsession , which never has been any good =)
    Doesn't matter OS
  • devdavad, on 01/06/2008, -0/+1Faster typing from QWERTY??
    • ninja0, on 01/06/2008, -0/+1yeah... I don't know about that either. looks like they just ripped the keyboard in half. It didn't look like the keys were staggered either, and i imagine that just being a hassle.
    • niallabrown, on 01/07/2008, -0/+1I think they were trying to improve on the tumb typing layouts tried recently. I think they look like they where successful with that.
  • jole, on 01/06/2008, -5/+3That is possibly the most hideous device I have ever seen in my entire life.
  • rootneg2, on 01/06/2008, -0/+3The OS choice is probably one of the least important features. Clearly they're following in the footsteps of the OLPC and eeepc; so they're clearly going to go with *some* linux distro, no big surprise that they just went the the "most popular" (at least, by some sort of ranking method..) If one distro runs on it, then they probably all do; reinstalling your favorite distro shouldn't be too hard.

    The *really* cool part about this is the keyboard and full 180 fold-over hinge. I would think that it would be a pain to type on like a normal keyboard, but for tablet-style use it might come in handy. Even just the 180 hinge design alone is a big (though minor) design change; It would be interesting to see a tablet pc using this hinge and a normal keyboard (perhaps that was locked when flipped into "tablet mode"), it seems like it would be much cheaper and more durable the the common flip&swivel hinge that most tablets have now.
  • depro9, on 01/06/2008, -7/+2***** you designer iCunt yuppie stooges. I give two ***** what it looks like all I care about is price & performance. What a bunch of ***** girls crapple has produced. I'll be buying this, GET *****!
  • DaleoftheUK, on 01/06/2008, -0/+1Yeah forget the jogging guy, looks like the guy to the left of him is enjoying some UMPC porn.
  • Dylson, on 01/06/2008, -2/+1http://theducks.org/pictures/do-not-want-dog.jpg
  • Zanneth, on 01/07/2008, -2/+2I love Ubuntu and all, but just because it's running Linux doesn't mean it has to look like it was beaten with an ugly stick.
  • ubuntu710, on 01/07/2008, -0/+1guys, it has a 7 inch screen not a 10 inch screen. i'll stick to my eeePC that works fine in Full Desktop mode.
  • webcrumb, on 01/07/2008, -0/+1Howmuchhowmuchhowmuchhowmuchhowmuchhowmuchhowmuchhowmuch?

    *How much will it cost?*
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