The other day Riyad was treated to a sample of blue sky thinking from Philips, demonstrating products that could potentially come to market in the near future. Yesterday it was HP’s turn. At an exclusive event in London Phil McKinney, Worldwide Chief Technology Officer of the Personal Systems Group...

It has been a while since we featured a concept piece on TFTS, primarily because little of what we have come across of late has particularly inspired us – but that’s certainly not the case when it comes to this concept PDA unit which, from an aesthetic standpoint alone, certainly hits the mark. The...

Aspiring DJs to scratch and spin digital media files on the Turn Table PC, a prototype of a combo system from Fujitsu that can serve as a notebook or as a digital turntable. It may never be produced in this form, but it’s turning heads at the Ceatec exhibition in Chiba, Japan this week, says our...

If you’re looking for a new ultra mobile PC and happen to live in Japan, then I suggest you to check out Brule’s latest UMPC ‘Viliv S5′ that is targeted especially at mobile professionals who do business on-the-go. This compact device is equipped with a 4.8-inch display (1024 x 600), a 1.33GHz...

According to reports, Kohjinsha is set to release its new 7-inch convertible touchscreen netbook this week, which is said to be an improved version of their previously released SC3. Dubbed as the SK3, this new UMPC will sport a 7-inch touchscreen display with 1024 x 600 resolution, a 1.3GHz Menlow platform,...

The CuPC-P80 is a developmental UMPC that only requires 12 Volts DC power, which means it can easily be hooked up to your car. Just connect it to some USB GPS and broadband modem and you got a mobile station right there on your car. The CuPC-P80 is powered by AMD Geode LX800 500Mhz processor, 512MB...

Samsung has decided to launch the Samsung NP-Q1EX UMPC that is powered by VIA Isaiah processor with a 7 inch WSVGA touchscreen display (1,024 × 600 resolution), a camera, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. The gadget also supports SiRF Star embedded GPS receiver. Pricing info is still unavailable.

OQO has released the model 2+ UMPC with a 1.86GHz Intel Atom processor, 3G support, OLED display and 2GB of RAM. It is perfect for mobile professionals who need to work on the go. The new OQO model 2 + will be available in the first half of 2009 for around $999.

Kohjinsha is known for its UMPC / convertible tablet series. The company has teamed up with toy maker Bandai to create a Gachapin and Mukku netbook for kids. The netbook is powered by a 1.6GHz Atom N270 CPU with 160GB HDD, 8.9-inch display (1,024 x 600 resolution), WiFi, a 3-in-1 card reader, a 1.3MP...

It seems that Zepto wants to be a king in super portable devices market. The company has recently released the ultra portable Notus A12 netbook that comes equipped with a 12.1 inch WXGA display at 1,280 x 800 resolution, 1GB DDR2 RAM, 80GB hard drive, Wi-Fi connectivity, and Gigabit Ethernet. The Zepto...