Apple Newton vs. UMPC

Michelle Thatcher Former Senior Associate Editor, Laptops

Tech expert Michelle Thatcher grew up surrounded by gadgets and sustained by Tex-Mex cuisine. Life in two major cities--first Chicago, then San Francisco--broadened her culinary horizons beyond meat and cheese, and she's since enjoyed nearly a decade of wining, dining, and cooking up and down the California coast. Though her gadget lust remains, the practicalities of her small kitchen dictate that single-function geegaws never stay around for long.

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Michelle Thatcher

July 31, 2006 11:01 a.m. PT

"Two gadgets, 10 years between them, one fight to the death."

That's not a tagline for this summer's latest blockbuster movie, but it is the description of a knock-down, drag-out prizefight between an Apple Newton from 1997 and this year's Samsung Q1 UMPC, courtesy of my colleagues at CNET.co.uk. Rory Reid and Chris Stevens donned boxing gloves for an eight-round bout comparing the devices' design, usability, reliability, and other features, with surprising results. Click here to read the full story, no pay-per-view required.

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