We Wish Dept: The First UMPC Under $700 Sighted in Korea

Mobility Today received picture above from an anonymous tipster from Korea. The mysterious pic came with an equally cryptic info that this mythical UMPC is powered by an AMD GeodeTM LX800, has 256MB RAM and will probably run on Windows XP. And it is said to be priced under $700, a bargain if you’re in the market for a UMPC.

This much we do know. The Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC) formerly known as Project Origami, is a specification for a small form factor tablet PC. This was joint project between Microsoft, Intel, and Samsung, among others. Current UMPCs feature the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 operating system and low-voltage Intel Pentium or VIA C7-M processors in the 1 GHz range.

So what is this mysterious and alleged cheap UMPC? We just have to wait until August 10 to find out!

Via Mobility Today

Mobility Today received picture above from an anonymous tipster from Korea. The mysterious pic came with an equally cryptic info that this mythical UMPC is powered by an AMD GeodeTM LX800, has 256MB RAM and will probably run on Windows XP. And it is said to be priced under $700, a bargain if you’re in the market for a UMPC.

This much we do know. The Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC) formerly known as Project Origami, is a specification for a small form factor tablet PC. This was joint project between Microsoft, Intel, and Samsung, among others. Current UMPCs feature the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 operating system and low-voltage Intel Pentium or VIA C7-M processors in the 1 GHz range.

So what is this mysterious and alleged cheap UMPC? We just have to wait until August 10 to find out!

Via Mobility Today