Samsung Releases Improved UMPC, the Q1 Ultra
Samsung Electronics' tiny Q1 Ultra computer drew a lot of attention at the CeBIT 2007 computer expo in Hanover, Germany, last week. Its success there is an indication of the inroads that Samsung's devices have been making in overseas markets. The Q1 Ultra is a next-generation UMPC, or ultra mobile personal computer, that Samsung developed with Intel and Microsoft. Samsung released the Q1 at CeBIT 2006. For the Ultra it added a keypad and improved some of the Q1's weak points including short battery life and a low-resolution screen so that the Ultra offers PC-style functionality for mobile users.
The Q1 Ultra features an 0.3 mega-pixel web camera on the front side and a 1.3 mega-pixel camera on the flip side. It's also got a QWERTY keypad to the right and left of the screen. Samsung says the device will work for 3.5 hours with the standard four-cell battery or for more than six hours on an extended six-cell battery. The weight was reduced from 760g to 690g.
UMPCs occupy a category between laptops and personal digital assistants (PDAs) and can perform all the functions of a PC both indoors and outdoors. PDAs are light and small but their capabilities are limited, and laptop PCs are too big to carry. The Q1 sold for about W1 million (US$1=W945) but was perceived as pricey. Samsung said the Q1 Ultra, with its improved features, would cost about the same.
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