I have always had a passion for gadgets, and it seems that I am always the guy with the newest, most cutting edge device. I have been intrigued by the concept of the UMPC since its inception as the Origami project. I had only once had the chance to play with one and it was the 1st Generation one based upon the Celeron processor. I was not impressed enough to drop my hard earned cash for one. With the introduction of the Samsung Q1P, based upon the ultra low voltage Pentium I decided to go for it. I asked Judie if I could do an unboxing for Gear Diary, and she generously agreed. [Ed. note - it's more like Steve generously offered to do the unboxing, and I happily agreed! ] Since I don’t have a video camera, pictures and a short write up will have to do. Hope you enjoy it. The device came, as you can see, not very well packaged in my opinion. I ordered from Dell because I got a good deal, but Dell did not get any points with me on packaging. Continue reading on Gear Diary …
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Steve grew up in a small southwestern Virginia town called Gate City, where he graduated from Gate City High School. He joined the United States Army where he served for 11.5 years as a Military Policeman, specializing in juvenile investigations. He then became a civil servant working for the Department of Defense in Germany where he remained for 15 years.
Steve�s full time job is now with the Joint Task Force � Global Network Operations as a network defense analyst in Washington DC. He is an avid Boy Scout leader and loves camping and being outdoors and traveling the world over. Steve has always been known as the gadget guy, always having the newest, best handheld or gadget. Tech toys have always been his biggest weakness (right next to movies).
