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Lenovo and Toshiba Introduce New Ultra Mobile PCs

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Lenovo and Toshiba have unveiled their new ultra mobile PCs(UMPCs) at CES 2008. The Lenovo device runs Linux and has a 4.8 inch screen and a camera. Toshiba’s version runs Windows Vista. Both devices offer the newest wireless internet protocol, WiMax.
Here is a video of the Lenovo device at work:

And here’s one of Toshiba’s:

Whether either of these devices will be successful remains to be seen. Existing UMPC’s carry a hefty price tag of $1,000 or more-for that price you can get a very nice laptop. UMPC’s are going to have to come down in price and prove their value before they become any kind of threat to laptops or digital media players.

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Posted in Previous Author on January 9th, 2008

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