Scott, I have a Dell Axim x50v and did give it a go to watch movies bbut didnt enjoy it, I prefer a larger screen. I also use a Toshiba M200 which has a great screen. To me the UMPC sits snuggly between the two but its probably assmall as I’d like to go.
I have to admit to changing my opinion slightly having seen the new Sony and OQO pics. They seem a very similar size so perhaps I was a little too hasty.

JonGh, I watch movies on my Palm TX — which works great, much better than an iPod video — and it only has a 4 in screen.

On one of Sony’s Japanese sites, there are a dozen or so short flash videos showing this thing in action. JK will be happy to learn that one of the videos shows them setting up the built-in stand on the back.

Sorry,
don’t like the look of this at all. The new Origamis (is that what we are calling them now?) look much sweeter. Fair enough they don’t have a keyboard but the screen is much more usuable and to be honest I don’t think every reviewer has grasped that these machines probably won’t be used for typing huge text documents. I envision the UMPCs being used for their media capabilities and wireless web browsing. This device from Sony seems neither here nor there and by that I mean the screen is two small to watch a movie or to type.

For me the UMPCs are much closer to James’ original concept for a mini-tablet.

Great movies of the device to play here:
http://www.jp.sonystyle.com/Style-a/Special/U/Movie/movie.html?param=27

Okay. So what the hell is this thing and who is it for? Looks like a new style PDA to me with a fingerprint reader. Not that that would be a bad thing. PDAs could use a little more style.