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More problems with OLPC: Kids ripping One Laptop Per Child apart

Just last month reports were coming in about the OLPC and how the keyboard was falling apart, however it seems as if the One Laptop Per Child has some more issues. The rubber keyboard in theory should be able to withstand whatever a child can throw at it however; it seems as if the children have been able to rip the rubber-membrane keyboard apart.

Executives of OLPC claim that these UMP’s should be able to last at least five years; the One Laptop Per Child is subjected to factory testing until they manage to destroy them. The OLPC also gets field tested by children and it is in these reports that tears have started to show in the keyboard cover.

According to reports there have been a number of complaints that the rubber above the letters U and J are splitting, and as a result children as young as 3 and 4 are then able to totally destroy the keyboard. That is not all though, it seems as if the OLPC is suffering from “stuck key” problem. What this means is that one or more keys get stuck in the active position.

OLPC issued a response stating that they do not know what the problem is as there is more than one manufacturer of the keyboard.

Source - Slashdot

Video of Lenovo Ideapad U8 MID complete with Intel’s Atom processor

I think that I have just fallen in love; I know I am sick, but come on just look how sexy and sleek the new Lenovo Ideapad U8 MID looks. To help you get an idea at just how great it looks, just check out this video below.

This new device features Intel’s new Atom Processor, which helps keep things working at a fast rate. The Ideapad U8 has a 4.8-inch touchscreen display as well as an optical mouse, which means that you will be able to operate the device with one hand. The Lenovo Ideapad U8 MID features 3G, EDGE, Live GPS as well as a host of other things.

Source – UMPC Portal

Hands-on: Everex Cloudbook MAX, upping their game

Without a doubt the original Everex Cloudbook is a great laptop; however Everex have upped their game with the Cloudbook MAX. Don’t get me wrong I do not want to take anything away from the original, it is just this Max version will be in a different class.

The new laptop will feature an 8.9-inch WVGA screen and comes with an 80GB HDD and 2GBRAM. The processor used will be the 1.6GHz VIA C7-M ULV which works in harmony with the VX800 digital media IGP chipset.

For more information visit: Engadget

OLPC XO CPU overclocked: has this UMPC lost its innocence?

Well it was only a matter of time before someone started to play around with the clock speeds of the OLPC XO, Yep that’s right someone has taken this once innocent UMPC and overclocked the CPU.

One reader who has tried this simple tweak has noticed an increase in performance by 21.8 percent. The one 433MHz is now boasted to 588MHz, the RAM which was 166MHz is now 233MHz. The result is a much smoother UMPC, however as with all computers that you overclock, please be careful as your little OLPC XO could decide to give up on you.

Source – OLPC News

Carbon fibre Asus Eee PC: UMPC on sale on eBay

One of the most popular UMPC’s on the market has to be the Eee PC from Asus, however they are not exactly the best looking computers on the market. That is what one eBayer thought, which is why he decided to mod his by changing the case to a carbon fibre one.

This cool looking Asus Eee PC is on sale on eBay for a Buy-it now price of just £339, plus £29 for postage. This is the 7-inch version of the UMPC and comes with the 8GB solid state hard drive. There is 2GB of Ram and comes with an upgraded Window XP OS.

Source - eBay

Sungjut TangoX Nano UMPC with Detachable Skype Phone: Eee PC killer

Here we have the Sungjut TangoX Nano UMPC; you might wonder why we have decided to post this little Ultra Mobile PC. Well the question to that little gem is that it features a detachable Skype phone. This 7-inch UMPC has a Read more