From Samsung Q1 to Motorola Q

Samsung formally unveiled its ultra mobile PC, the Q1 this morning.  Similar to other "Origami" Windows XP Tablet Edition systems, it has a 7-inch, 800x480 LCD with touch-screen capability, weights 1.7 lbs, only 512K of RAM, up to 9-hour battery life, and Bluetooth and wired/wireless LAN connectivity. However, the Q1 will retail for $1,099 (sans keyboard)--not exactly the $1,000 PC I had in mind.  See the PC Mag review. Also,  video of the introduction with H.S. Kim, Samsung's executive vice president and general manager of computer systems.

 Motorola is also prepping its Q, a Window Mobile 5.0 phone that will compete with the Blackberry and Treo. The company has been showing prototypes for almost a year, and it was originally supposed to be released in December 2005.

The Q is thin like the Motorola's popular RAZR phones, and has a 320x240 TFT display, a 1.3 megapixel camera,  Bluetooth, IrDA and mini-USB, dual stereo speakers. It might be released this month and should be less than half the price of the Samsung Q1. For now I will stick to my ultra portable notebook with EV-DO, my clamshell, simple cell phone and my antique GoodLink device.