With an increased battery life and an integrated split-QWERTY keypad, Q1 Ultra represents the latest addition to Samsung’s effort in UMPC market. The UMPC concept was unveiled one year ago by an alliance formed by Microsoft, Intel, Samsung and Asus.

According to Samsung, Q1 family delivers full PC capabilities when a desktop computer is not an option and a notebook PC is impractical or simply undesirable

The Q1 Ultra UMPC uses the new Intel Ultra Mobile Processor running at a clock speed of 600 or 800 MHz and its powered by 1 GB of high speed DDR2 memory.

On the connectivity side, Q1 Ultra includes integrated 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR and the factory optional 3.5G HSDPA cellular modem.

The new, LED backlit LCD supports 300nits of brightness, making the Q1 Ultra ideal for both indoor and outdoor applications and also the new UIMPC features a 300 pixel webcam, along with a high-performance dual-array microphone, enabling face-to-face video chatting/video conferencing. Additionally, a high-resolution 1.3 mega pixel camera supports video recording and still pictures, allowing users to simply snap and send videos/photographs with a single device.

The seven-inch wide WSVGA LCD touch screen has a native, high-resolution of 1024 x 600.

"Since the introduction of the Q1, Samsung has been steadfastly committed to the long-term growth and development of this fast-growing product segment," said Christopher Franey, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. "In creating the Q1 Ultra UMPC, Samsung has relied on consumer insights coupled with key technological advances to deliver a higher-performance solution packaged in an even more portable form factor that will appeal to a broader range of personal and professional users."

Q1 Ultra supports Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows XP Tablet Edition operating systems and has a retail price starting with $799.00.