<s>
An	O
ultra-mobile	B-Device
PC	I-Device
,	O
or	O
ultra-mobile	O
personal	O
computer	O
(	O
UMPC	B-Device
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
miniature	O
version	O
of	O
a	O
pen	O
computer	O
,	O
a	O
class	O
of	O
laptop	B-Device
whose	O
specifications	O
were	O
launched	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
Intel	O
in	O
Spring	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
had	O
already	O
made	O
a	O
first	O
attempt	O
in	O
this	O
direction	O
in	O
2004	O
with	O
its	O
Vaio	B-Device
U	I-Device
series	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
only	O
sold	O
in	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UMPCs	B-Device
are	O
generally	O
smaller	O
than	O
subnotebooks	B-Device
,	O
have	O
a	O
TFT	O
display	O
measuring	O
(	O
diagonally	O
)	O
about	O
,	O
are	O
operated	O
like	O
tablet	B-Device
PCs	I-Device
using	O
a	O
touchscreen	B-Device
or	O
a	O
stylus	B-Device
,	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
have	O
a	O
physical	O
keyboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
no	O
clear	O
boundary	O
between	O
subnotebooks	B-Device
and	O
ultra-mobile	B-Device
PCs	I-Device
,	O
but	O
UMPCs	B-Device
commonly	O
have	O
major	O
features	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
common	O
clamshell	B-Device
laptop	I-Device
design	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
small	O
keys	O
on	O
either	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
slide-out	O
keyboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first-generation	O
UMPCs	B-Device
were	O
simple	O
PCs	B-Device
running	O
Linux	B-Application
or	O
an	O
adapted	O
version	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
UMPC	B-Device
,	O
Microsoft	O
dropped	O
the	O
licensing	O
requirement	O
that	O
tablet	B-Device
PCs	I-Device
must	O
support	O
proximity	O
sensing	O
of	O
the	O
stylus	B-Device
,	O
which	O
Microsoft	O
termed	O
"	O
hovering	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Second-generation	O
UMPCs	B-Device
used	O
less	O
electricity	O
and	O
therefore	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
longer	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
hours	O
)	O
and	O
also	O
had	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
code-named	O
Project	B-Device
Origami	I-Device
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
2006	O
as	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
Intel	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
largely	O
being	O
supplanted	O
by	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
production	O
of	O
ultra-mobile	B-Device
PCs	I-Device
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
2010s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2006	O
,	O
a	O
viral	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
was	O
quietly	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
UMPC	B-Device
,	O
then	O
still	O
referred	O
to	O
by	O
its	O
codename	O
,	O
"	O
Project	B-Device
Origami	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
pictures	O
of	O
the	O
rumored	O
prototypes	O
were	O
passed	O
around	O
and	O
covered	O
extensively	O
on	O
Engadget	B-Application
,	O
Scobleizer	O
,	O
Thatedeguy	O
and	O
other	O
technology	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finalization	O
of	O
the	O
Origami	B-Device
project	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
CeBIT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
speculation	O
had	O
positioned	O
Origami	O
as	O
a	O
portable	O
gaming	O
device	O
that	O
would	O
directly	O
compete	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
DS	B-Device
and	O
Sony	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
rumor	O
gained	O
credibility	O
after	O
videos	O
were	O
leaked	O
showing	O
Halo	O
:	O
Combat	O
Evolved	O
being	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
UMPC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
the	O
week	O
,	O
the	O
Associated	O
Press	O
confirmed	O
that	O
"	O
Origami	O
"	O
was	O
actually	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
regular	O
PC	B-Device
with	O
"	O
limited	O
gaming	O
capabilities	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
UMPCs	B-Device
on	O
the	O
market	O
were	O
AMtek	O
's	O
T700	O
and	O
Samsung	B-Device
's	I-Device
Q1	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AMtek	O
T700	O
was	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
as	O
the	O
TabletKiosk	B-Device
eo	O
v7110	O
,	O
agoPC	O
ago7	O
,	O
and	O
Azentek	O
GB-810	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
the	O
PaceBlade	O
EasyBook	O
P7	O
and	O
its	O
Label	O
Origami	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Australia	O
the	O
TabletKiosk	B-Device
eo	O
v7110	O
and	O
the	O
Pioneer	O
DreamBook	O
UMPC	B-Device
700	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
the	O
PBJ	O
SmartCaddie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
made	O
a	O
first	O
attempt	O
in	O
this	O
direction	O
in	O
2004	O
with	O
its	O
Vaio	B-Device
U	I-Device
series	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
OQO	O
also	O
sold	O
UMPCs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OQO	O
model	O
01	O
and	O
OQO	O
model	O
01+	O
were	O
launched	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
ultra-mobile	B-Device
PC	I-Device
era	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
specifications	O
were	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
most	O
UMPC	B-Device
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
Sony	O
released	O
the	O
VAIO	B-Device
UX	I-Device
,	O
including	O
a	O
model	O
which	O
contained	O
a	O
solid	O
state	O
drive	O
(	O
SSD	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
VAIO	B-Device
UX	I-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
flash-memory	O
SSD	O
based	O
PC	B-Device
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
continued	O
releasing	O
and	O
selling	O
VAIO	B-Device
UX	I-Device
models	O
until	O
early	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
TabletKiosk	B-Device
launched	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
Intel-based	O
UMPCs	B-Device
,	O
the	O
eo	O
i7210	O
and	O
i7209	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
followed	O
this	O
up	O
in	O
March	O
2007	O
with	O
a	O
ruggedized	O
VIA	O
based	O
UMPC	B-Device
,	O
the	O
eo	O
TufTab	O
v7112XT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2006	O
,	O
Raon	B-General_Concept
Digital	I-General_Concept
launched	O
the	O
Vega	O
running	O
an	O
AMD	B-Device
Geode	I-Device
LX800	O
,	O
256MB	O
of	O
RAM	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
30GB	O
hard	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ran	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
XP	I-Application
Home	O
Edition	O
and	O
retailed	O
for	O
680,000	O
Korean	O
won	O
(	O
US$700	O
–	O
750	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
October	O
2006	O
Samsung	B-Application
quietly	O
launched	O
the	O
Q1B	O
,	O
bringing	O
the	O
ultra-mobile	O
platform	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
vision	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Q1b	O
featured	O
a	O
VIA	B-Device
C7-M	I-Device
ULV	I-Device
processor	O
running	O
at	O
1GHz	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
hours	O
of	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
lower	O
price	O
than	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Device
Q1	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
AMtek	O
also	O
released	O
their	O
T770	O
,	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
powered	O
device	O
with	O
a	O
1200MHz	O
processor	O
and	O
1024MB	O
of	O
RAM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wibrain	O
launched	O
their	O
first	O
UMPC	B-Device
models	O
,	O
B1E	O
and	O
B1H	O
,	O
in	O
December	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shipped	O
with	O
a	O
screen	O
,	O
EV-DO	O
WWAN	B-General_Concept
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
802.11	O
a/b/g	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
running	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
Vista	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2007	O
,	O
Raon	B-General_Concept
Digital	I-General_Concept
launched	O
their	O
second	O
UMPC	B-Device
'	O
Everun	O
 '	O
which	O
had	O
built	O
in	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
HSDPA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
used	O
the	O
AMD	B-Device
Geode	I-Device
LX900	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Everun	O
was	O
introduced	O
as	O
the	O
UMPC	B-Device
with	O
the	O
longest	O
battery	O
life	O
—	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
6	O
–	O
7	O
hours	O
with	O
its	O
standard	O
battery	O
and	O
12	O
hours	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
model	O
,	O
Everun	O
had	O
a	O
full	O
QWERTY	O
keypad	O
,	O
aesthetically	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
OQO	O
launched	O
the	O
model	O
e2	O
for	O
the	O
European	O
market	O
with	O
a	O
localized	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
1.6GHz	O
VIA	B-Device
C7-M	I-Device
processor	O
,	O
120GB	O
hard	O
drive	O
or	O
a	O
32GB	O
SSD	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2007	O
the	O
Asus	O
Eee	O
PC	B-Device
(	O
model	O
701	O
)	O
was	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
7-inch	O
screen	O
,	O
full	O
keyboard	B-Device
and	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
running	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
it	O
started	O
the	O
netbook	B-Device
revolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
launched	O
the	O
Shift	B-Device
in	O
January	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ran	O
both	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
a	O
PDA	O
mode	O
called	O
SnapVUE	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
half	O
ran	O
on	O
an	O
Intel	O
A110	O
Stealey	O
CPU	O
at	O
800MHz	O
,	O
with	O
2	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	O
,	O
Intel	O
GMA	O
950	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
40/60	O
GB	O
HDD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
operating	O
systems	O
shared	O
quadband	O
GSM	O
,	O
triband	O
UMTS	B-Protocol
,	O
Wi-Fi	O
802.11	O
b/g	O
,	O
and	O
Bluetooth	O
2.0	O
radios	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
800	O
x	O
480	O
touchscreen	B-Device
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Behind	O
the	O
display	O
was	O
a	O
sliding	O
and	O
tilt	O
mechanism	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
seen	O
on	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
TyTN	O
II	O
,	O
to	O
reveal	O
a	O
full	O
QWERTY	O
keyboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wibrain	O
launched	O
the	O
second	O
models	O
of	O
B1L	O
series	O
with	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
on	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wibrain	O
UMPC	B-Device
featured	O
a	O
touch	O
enabled	O
LCD	O
screen	O
at	O
1024x600	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
1.0GHz	O
or	O
1.2GHz	O
VIA	B-Device
C7M	I-Device
CPU	O
,	O
512MB	O
or	O
1GB	O
of	O
memory	O
,	O
a	O
30GB	O
or	O
60GB	O
harddisk	O
,	O
a	O
full	O
QWERTY	O
keyboard	B-Device
and	O
built-in	O
WiFi	O
(	O
802.11b/g	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
same	O
date	O
,	O
CHIP.DE	O
featured	O
an	O
article	O
about	O
the	O
R2H	O
and	O
R50A	O
from	O
ASUS	O
,	O
which	O
ran	O
a	O
Windows	O
Tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
edition	O
OS	O
on	O
its	O
Intel	O
Celeron	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2008	O
Nova	O
Mobility	O
announced	O
its	O
second	O
generation	O
Side	O
Arm	O
2	O
Industrial	O
UMPC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
around	O
the	O
Intel	B-Application
Atom	I-Application
processor	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
industrial	O
grade	O
UMPC	B-Device
released	O
on	O
that	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
GPS	O
,	O
WiFi	O
and	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
standard	O
and	O
3G	O
as	O
an	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
USB	O
ports	O
,	O
a	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
and	O
QWERTY	O
keyboard	B-Device
were	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N5	O
was	O
a	O
small	O
notebook-style	O
UMPC	B-Device
whereas	O
the	O
S5	O
and	O
X70	O
were	O
tablets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
featured	O
GPS	O
,	O
Wifi	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
3G	O
availability	O
,	O
SSD	O
options	O
with	O
Intel	O
Z520	O
processors	O
and	O
integrated	O
GMA500	O
graphics	O
with	O
hardware	O
acceleration	O
for	O
H264	B-Application
HD	O
video	O
playback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
Panasonic	O
introduced	O
the	O
Toughbook	B-Operating_System
U1	O
UMPC	B-Device
,	O
what	O
was	O
then	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
fully	O
rugged	O
UMPC	B-Device
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
companies	O
developed	O
handheld	B-Operating_System
personal	I-Operating_System
computers	I-Operating_System
in	O
very	O
small	O
sizes	O
after	O
Microsoft	O
ended	O
its	O
UMPC	B-Device
marketing	O
effort	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
2010s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Ocosmos	O
announced	O
the	O
OCS1	O
,	O
a	O
gaming	O
UMPC	B-Device
with	O
the	O
latest	O
CPU	O
from	O
Intel	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
Home	O
Premium	O
and	O
front	O
and	O
rear-facing	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ockel	O
was	O
also	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
UMPC	B-Device
,	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
6’’	O
touchscreen	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePad	O
Digital	O
(	O
GPD	O
)	O
released	O
the	O
GPD	B-Device
Win	I-Device
,	O
an	O
x64	B-Device
Windows	O
10-powered	O
handheld	O
gaming	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
GPD	O
released	O
the	O
GPD	B-Operating_System
Win	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
GPD	B-Device
Win	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2021	O
,	O
GPD	O
announced	O
the	O
GPD	B-Device
Win	I-Device
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
models	O
,	O
which	O
relied	O
on	O
low-power	O
Intel	B-Application
Atom	I-Application
or	O
Intel	O
Core-M	O
processors	O
,	O
the	O
Win	O
3	O
is	O
available	O
with	O
higher	O
power	O
Core	B-Device
i5	I-Device
and	O
Core	B-Device
i7	I-Device
processors	O
with	O
Intel	O
's	O
Iris	B-General_Concept
Xe	I-General_Concept
Graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GPD	O
also	O
released	O
the	O
GPD	O
Pocket	O
,	O
a	O
7-inch	O
PC	B-Device
which	O
included	O
an	O
aluminum	O
casing	O
and	O
a	O
full	O
keyboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
branded	O
as	O
UMPCs	B-Device
,	O
several	O
7	O
–	O
8	O
inch	O
Windows	O
tablets	B-Device
with	O
Intel	B-Application
Atom	I-Application
SoCs	I-Application
such	O
as	O
the	O
HP	B-Device
Stream	I-Device
7	I-Device
were	O
released	O
between	O
2014	O
and	O
2016	O
running	O
either	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
or	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Device
Origami	I-Device
defined	O
a	O
specification	O
for	O
computers	O
with	O
a	O
20cm	O
(	O
8	O
inch	O
)	O
or	O
smaller	O
touch	O
sensitive	O
screen	O
at	O
a	O
minimum	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
of	O
800	O
×	O
480	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
make	O
it	O
more	O
suited	O
for	O
the	O
small	O
form	O
factor	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
Edition	O
was	O
originally	O
used	O
with	O
slight	O
tweaks	O
to	O
the	O
interface	O
and	O
a	O
software	O
add-on	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Touch	O
Pack	O
Interface	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
interface	O
more	O
suitable	O
for	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
stylus	B-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
hands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
UMPC	B-Device
was	O
disclosed	O
at	O
CeBIT	O
2006	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
Asus	O
,	O
and	O
Founder	O
had	O
near-complete	O
devices	O
on	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UMPC	B-Device
initiative	O
also	O
included	O
later	O
Windows	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UMPCs	B-Device
with	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
installed	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
any	O
software	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
written	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
platform	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
small	O
form	O
factor	O
often	O
mandates	O
some	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
interface	O
is	O
the	O
default	O
,	O
though	O
a	O
choice	O
of	O
having	O
an	O
interface	O
more	O
suited	O
for	O
the	O
small	O
form	O
factor	O
is	O
available	O
with	O
the	O
Touch	O
Pack	O
Interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
units	O
are	O
so	O
small	O
,	O
many	O
UMPCs	B-Device
do	O
not	O
feature	O
a	O
physical	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
but	O
an	O
on-screen	O
virtual	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
provided	O
in	O
the	O
Touch	O
Pack	O
Interface	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
DialKeys	B-Device
,	O
below	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
devices	O
have	O
standard	O
USB	O
2.0	O
connectivity	O
,	O
external	O
keyboards	B-Device
and	O
mice	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
attached	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UMPC	B-Device
devices	O
included	O
either	O
Intel	O
or	O
VIA	O
processors	O
,	O
256	O
MB	O
to	O
2	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
30	O
to	O
160	O
GB	O
hard	O
disk	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
manufacturer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
ultra	O
mobile	O
devices	O
featured	O
AMD	O
or	O
Transmeta	B-General_Concept
Crusoe	I-General_Concept
CPUs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
ultra-mobile	B-Device
PCs	I-Device
also	O
featured	O
Global	O
Positioning	O
System	O
(	O
GPS	O
)	O
devices	O
,	O
webcams	B-Protocol
,	O
fingerprint	O
readers	O
,	O
stereo	O
speakers	O
,	O
TV	B-Device
tuners	I-Device
,	O
and	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
readers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
Ethernet	O
and	O
WWAN	B-General_Concept
connections	O
were	O
sometimes	O
included	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UMPCs	B-Device
had	O
enough	O
processing	O
power	O
to	O
support	O
audio	O
,	O
video	O
,	O
and	O
gaming	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
rich	O
support	O
for	O
browsing	O
the	O
internet	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
other	O
communication	O
and	O
networking	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
was	O
included	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
skin	O
designed	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
better	O
experience	O
on	O
the	O
small	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
devices	O
also	O
featured	O
DirectX	B-Application
9	I-Application
–	O
class	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
UMPC	B-Device
prices	O
were	O
approximately	O
$1000	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
although	O
Microsoft	O
made	O
efforts	O
to	O
push	O
down	O
prices	O
for	O
the	O
2006	O
holiday	O
season	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
expected	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
$500	O
range	O
market	O
analysts	O
felt	O
was	O
necessary	O
to	O
achieve	O
mainstream	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
UMPCs	B-Device
were	O
available	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
although	O
many	O
later	O
UMPCs	B-Device
came	O
with	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
have	O
XP	B-Application
or	O
Linux	B-Application
installed	O
,	O
as	O
some	O
devices	O
were	O
too	O
sluggish	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
Vista	B-Application
kernel	O
on	O
which	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
is	O
based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
example	O
of	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Device
Q1	I-Device
Ultra	O
which	O
originally	O
launched	O
with	O
only	O
Vista	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
but	O
subsequently	O
launched	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
versions	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
largely	O
because	O
UMPC	B-Device
hardware	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
was	O
too	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
minimum	O
Vista	B-Application
requirements	O
to	O
be	O
comfortably	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
text	O
input	O
method	O
was	O
implemented	O
for	O
ultra-mobile	B-Device
PCs	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consisting	O
of	O
two	O
rings	O
of	O
keys	O
around	O
the	O
lower	O
corners	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
DialKeys	B-Device
was	O
intended	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
thumbs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
companies	O
developed	O
accessories	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
7	O
"	O
UMPC	B-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
included	O
carry	O
cases	O
,	O
screen	O
protectors	O
,	O
styli	O
,	O
protective	O
bump	O
cases	O
and	O
docking	B-Device
stations	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
several	O
prototypes	O
of	O
"	O
mounting	O
solutions	O
"	O
were	O
previewed	O
which	O
permitted	O
the	O
UMPC	B-Device
device	O
to	O
be	O
mounted	O
in	O
the	O
car	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
wall	O
or	O
attached	O
to	O
an	O
adjustable	O
arm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
User	O
interface	O
software	O
was	O
created	O
enabling	O
UMPCs	B-Device
to	O
become	O
portable	O
infotainment	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
touch-friendly	O
,	O
voice-controlled	O
,	O
user	O
interface	O
software	O
platforms	O
designed	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
Vista-based	O
UMPCs	B-Device
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
control	O
Windows	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
of	O
a	O
mouse	O
and	O
keyboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
