The Size of a Paperback and Most of the Functions of a Real PC

March 22, 2007
The Size of a Paperback and Most of the Functions of a Real PC

By MARTY KATZ
Hoping to put a PC in every purse, Samsung has upgraded its Q1 line of tiny 1.7-pound portable computers.
These paperback-size devices, 9 inches by 5.5 inches by 1 inch thick, run Windows â€” that is, they are real computers â€” but they also function as touch-sensitive notepads. The Home Premium edition of Windows Vista has been added to the $1,300 Q1P, available now, and its enhanced handwriting recognition should make it easier to use the seven-inch screen as an input device.
With a real palmtop PC, you can perform tasks that would shame mere portable e-mail devices. With the right software, instead of just surfing the Web you can build Web sites, then upload them using the onboard Wi-Fi connection or Ethernet jack. With Photoshop installed, you can correct and annotate a batch of photos copied from a digital cameraâ€™s Compact Flash card, then use a file transfer program to deliver them.
A pair of stereo speakers and a microphone on the front make the Q1P a two-way audio-video gadget, letting you watch movies and talk on an Internet phone service. MARTY KATZ
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/22/technology/22samsung.html?ref=technology

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