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Two Tech Leaders Aim For Bold New Portable, But Miss the Mark

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on May 4, 2006 at 11:59 pm PT

Samsung’s Q1, an Ultra Mobile PC that’s smaller than the smallest mainstream laptop, goes on sale next week, but the machine is so deeply flawed in key respects that it amounts to little more than a toy for techies.

Nüvi GPS Receiver Is Too Rough a Guide For the High Price Tag

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on December 22, 2005 at 11:59 pm PT

Garmin’s Nüvi 350 GPS receiver is being recast as a “personal travel assistant” to shed its geeky roots. The device has a music player, photo viewer and more, but its core function, GPS navigation, is still too crude for its $900 price tag, writes Walt Mossberg.