Double the DualCor = Double the Fun!

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Posted By: Judie Lipsett Stanford

I just received a brand new DualCor cPC with updated hardware and software. I believe that this is considered version 0.9, which means that the release model should follow shortly.

I’ll share the unboxing with you now, and post some of the new features later. :-)

It’s still a plain cardboard box, so it’s still an engineering sample and not the retail version.

One little bit of paperwork which details network and connection settings.

Why is it that anytime I am opening a new gadget, the anticipation seems to just grow – even when I know what is coming?

Inside are the DualCor cPC, the Ambicon CF WiFi wireless card, the AC charger and the mini-VGA dongle. The leather Rhinoskin case is hidden under the cPC’s compartment….The front…and the back.

It is charging now, and next I’ll need to reload everything from the old model to the new.

I guess I know how I will be spending much of my weekend. ;-)

More later! :mrgreen:

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About the Author

Judie Lipsett Stanford
Judie is the co-owner and Editor-in-Chief of Gear Diary, which she founded in September 2006. She started in 1999 writing software reviews at the now-defunct smaller.com; from mid-2000 through 2006, she wrote hardware reviews for and co-edited at The Gadgeteer. A recipient of the Sigma Kappa Colby Award for Technology, Judie is best known for her device-agnostic approach, deep-dive reviews, and enjoyment of exploring the latest tech, gadgets, and gear.

10 Comments on "Double the DualCor = Double the Fun!"

  1. Judie | October 20, 2006 at 8:14 pm |

    Oh Doug, you know how much I want that scroll wheel, too – but a great scroll wheel on a less-than-steller gadget does not a happy Judie make. 😉 ha ha…I just referred to myself in the third person. ACK!

    Anyway, you are right about the battery life bit; being able to put the DualCor into WM5 mode greatly extends the battery life beyond anything a dedicated XP UMPC could provide.

    I think perhaps it might be time to post that comparison spreadsheet you were working on. 😉

  2. steve-chippy | October 21, 2006 at 6:00 pm |

    Now i’m confused.

    DualCore recently said (to GottaBeMobile) that they had stopped developement on this device to concentrate on new hardware for 2007.

    here’s my post at Carrypad.

    Do you have any more info about this?

    Regards
    Steve.

  3. Judie | October 21, 2006 at 6:18 pm |

    Steve, I don’t want to answer out of turn. Let me speak with my contact and then I will reply. 🙂

  4. Allen Hong | October 21, 2006 at 10:07 pm |

    WHAT? I was all excited over wanting the version 1… now have to wait until spring of 07 for a version 2? Sigh. :S

  5. dougom | October 21, 2006 at 11:50 pm |

    Hm. In my experience, devices that are delayed for a quarter or so don’t tend to go down in price, they go up. In addition, dualCor missing the holiday buying season is not a good thing. I’m not thinking that this is good news.

    Of course, if they add a scroll wheel or a page up/down rocker switch. . .

    (Never say die!)

    Doug

  6. Judie | October 21, 2006 at 11:59 pm |

    I’ll let you know what (if anything) I am able to find out…but it probably won’t be until Monday or so. 🙂

  7. steve-chippy | October 22, 2006 at 5:55 am |

    Thanks Judie.

    Steve.

  8. steve-chippy | October 22, 2006 at 6:02 am |

    Looking back at the original GBM article, it looks like the ‘quote’ has changed. It will be nice to have this cleared up.

    Steve.

  9. Judie | October 22, 2006 at 3:30 pm |

    I just spent over an hour on the phone with an insider that I trust implicitly. I hope to have a statement from DualCor that I can publicly post on Monday afternoon, or Tuesday at the latest. 🙂

  10. dougom | October 23, 2006 at 6:33 pm |

    We eagerly await the comments!

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