Versatile PDA from Samsung

See live footage of Samsung Q1 here.

We've got our hands on Samsungs new UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC) with the concise name Q1. The concept has developed, together with Samsung, Intel and Microsoft and will function as a PDA, music- and medaplayer, tablet PC and storage device in one and the same portable unit. Digital-TV and GPS will be a optional choice.

This one is a small and light unit, 779 g, with a 7 inches touch screen with 800 x 480 pixels resolution. About the connectivity Q1 supports WLAN (802.11bg), ethernet and Bluetooth which can be useful together with a 3G phone.

The processor from Intel is a Celeron M ULV and 900 MHz and equipped with 512 MB RAM memory. The harddrive is a small 1,8 inches at 40 GB.

Samsung Q1 seems to be a multifarious product with excellent capacity of connectivity. As the operating system is Windows XP the interface ought to be recognizeable by a lot of the users. You can even watch movies/photos and listen to music without starting up Windows. Controlling the device with a 8-way joystick ought to be usable for PC games.