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NEC Life Touch Note
It is starting to look like we have come full circle. When netbooks were introduced, that 7″ Asus that ran Linux started this current generation off. Before that, we had machines such as the Toshiba Libretto, and those pocketable models from Psion. Oh, and does anyone remember the Sharp Zaurus? Fans of such devices have [...]
Continue reading...Motorola ATRIX
6. January 2011 | by Jonas
Once in a while a product defies being put into any simple category. The Motorola ATRIX is one such product, and I have not seen such innovation from Motorola in a long time. However, they may have gone too far out on that limb. As smartphones gain in processing power, they have become the personal computer [...]
Continue reading...Google Chrome Smartbook
2. November 2010 | by Jonas
While there has been much talk about smartbooks, they kind of never materialized. While the exact definition can vary, what sets them apart from netbooks is that they use a Linux based OS, and have an ARM chip, rather than the x86 one. Oh, and they are supposed to be even cheaper. Google had promised that [...]
Continue reading...CVS Smartbook
19. August 2010 | by Jonas
Years ago, as computer prices dropped, there was often talk of the so called $100 computer. We never quite reached it, and a notebook for less than $500 was perhaps as close as an affordable computer that well, someone was actually gonna want to use as their main system. So now CVS is planning out a [...]
Continue reading...Smartbooks Still To Make Their Appearance
6. May 2010 | by Jonas
While the definition of a smartbook varies sometimes, they were first talked about last year. The vision was of a non-Windows, non-Atom based portable computing device. The goal was that it would run a Linux operating system off an ARM processor. These devices would have long runtimes, and offer cloud computing. The one wrinkle is here [...]
Continue reading...Olive Zipbook
29. March 2010 | by Jonas
As if netbooks, and smartbooks were not enough, over in India, they are talking about a new variant, the Zipbook. The claim to fame about this device is that it is the first one in India that uses an embedded SIM card. Also, it runs off of AA batteries, which is ideal given the infrastructure [...]
Continue reading...Coby NBPC722
3. March 2010 | by Jonas
If you long for the days of a 7″ netbook, then the product Engadget spotted might just be for you. Actualy, I’ll skip right to the punchline, and spare you the suspense- it is only $85. I have to admit at the current price of two tanks of gas, my standards go way down, and [...]
Continue reading...Smartbooks To Dominate Real Soon
23. February 2010 | by Jonas
Smartbook is one of of those tech terms that popped up last year, and took off. People even debate the difference between a netbook and smartbook. The current consensus is that a smartbook has an always on connection, and uses a low power processor to have a long standby time. One detail is that there [...]
Continue reading...Compaq Airlife 100
With the cookie cuter sameness of netbooks, when something, make that anything, comes out that doesn’t run Windows XP, or Starter Edition, powered by an Atom N270 (or more recently N450), it definitely makes a splash and gets us to pay attention. The Compaq Airlife 100 does break the usual mold. The 10″ LCD display, and [...]
Continue reading...Smartbook Debut Tomorrow?
I didn’t even realize that Qualcomm was still in business as their cellphones have long since disappeared from most carriers offerings here in the States. There are rumors that Qualcomm will be introducing a smartbook tomorrow. This is notable because this new class of device should shift netbooks back to their origins. For a while now, [...]
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HP TouchPad 4G
17. February 2011 | by Jonas
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