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Jason Zhu of Intel has done it again, giving us a roundup of development news for UMPC’s and MID’s.

There’s now a new section for creating energy efficient applications.  I was fortunate enough to check out Bob Steigerwald’s live presentation in Second Life on the "Introduction to energy-efficient software".

Now for some cool videos:

New Application & Usage for UMPCs & MIDs:

Some new applications have been created by ISVs in Asia, which bring the interesting usages to UMPC users.

UMPC Demo: Interactive TV. It shows how a UMPC user watches TV channels through the broadcasting network and accesses Internet to get relative information about TV programs via WiFi. These new converged devices bring the capabilities that allow software developers to create more attractive usages for the users on the Go.

UMPC Demo: Self-Organizing Network. It shows an application of Self Organizing Network that makes an easier connection between UMPC and MID devices, the application’s name is SONBuddy developed by GreenPacket. SONBuddy can form a spontaneous SON Network among multiple UMPC & MID devices over WiFi without any Access Point, and users can communicate and share the information on the SON network, eg. IM chat, VoIP call, screen sharing and network game.

UMPC Demo: Intelligent Navigation System. This is an integrated service system based on UMPC/MID platform, people can put it in the vehicle or carry it on the go. With integrated GPS, users can identify their location, navigate and find any route on the e-map, view real-time traffic information to avoid the jam, access the weather, flight information, search the "Yellow Book", and find the nearby restaurants and retailers who offer good sales. It brings all Mobile Internet Service to your portable device.

If you were wondering which UMPC’s were used in those videos..

Interactive TV:  Samsung Q1
Self-Organizing Network:  Looks like the old Intel/Yahoo UMPC prototype.
Intelligent Navigation System:  Asus R2H

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