The UX Micro, which will be available online and in stores for US$1,800 in about a month, uses Intel's new Core Solo Ultra Low Voltage processor for standard PC performance in a 544g package.
It runs Windows XP Professional and has a 4.5-inch touch screen as well as a small fold-out keyboard for text entry.
The PC also has built-in Wi-Fi. A built-in fingerprint scanner can lock up passwords and important data.There is a 1.3-megapixel camera on the back and another camera on the front, with a microphone, for video calls.
Less futuristically, the UX Micro comes standard with a 30-gigabyte hard drive and has a battery life of about 2.5 hours.
The question is how to avoid mashing all those little keys when typing. The best way, apparently, is to peck away with your thumbs. It's the price to be paid for entering the 21st century.
SURF SAFELY AT CYBERCAFES: BRING YOUR OWN DESKTOP
New flash drives from Lexar will come with software that lets you carry a virtual copy of your home computer in your pocket and surf the Web securely through other Windows machines.
Plug in a flash drive with the software, called PowerToGo, when you are on the road and the computer will show you a desktop that looks just like yours at home. Your personal programs, buddy list, e-mail profile and preferences are all available.
The PowerToGo software can run programs directly from the flash drive as if it were run from the host computer's main drive.
But it also saves storage space on the drive by using programs commonly found on host computers, like Internet Explorer and Microsoft Office, and superimposing your personal settings. All logs and temporary files are saved to the flash drive, leaving no traces on the host computer.
The program will be included on Lexar Lightning drives starting early next month. The 1-gigabyte Lightning sells for around $100 and the 2-gigabyte is $160. The drives will be available through www.lexar.com and from major retailers.
The software works with more than 100 tested Windows programs, but to use one that is not on the list, you will have to pay US$30 extra for the "install-anything installer" after a free trial period.
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