21 April 2009
Skytone debuts ARM-based, Android-powered netbook / tablet
Well, after months of nothing but hacks and proof of concepts, we now have not one but two Android-powered netbooks — neither of which are actually available just yet, of course. This latest one comes from Chinese firm Skytone and, unlike the I-...
I-Buddie shows off its Android netbook prototype
We’ve heard plenty of talk about Android-powered netbooks — and even seen a few hacks demonstrating the concept in action — but it sounds like little-known I-Buddie is actually planning on shipping a product sometime soon. That’...
20 April 2009
Toshiba 10-inch Dynabook UX's got talent
How much would you pay for an Intel Atom N280-based netbook? $300? $400? How about $600. That’s the tax-inclusive starting price for Toshiba’s 10.1-inch Dynabook UX followup to its dowdy NB100. While ditching the wooly-eyebrowed chub infec...
18 April 2009
XO Generation 1.5 promises some beefed up internals while we wait for XO-2 to change everything
We’re pretty stoked to see that upcoming dual-screen sequel to the XO, OLPC’s promised XO-2. Until then, OLPC is sprucing up the insides of its current design with a new VIA C7-M processor that can be clocked between 400MHz and 1GHz depend...
How would you change HP's Mini 1000 Mi?
Judging by recent PC shipment reports, HP’s had a pretty good run in Q1, and we fully suspect that a good chunk of those sales are in the netbook category. The outfit’s Mini 1000 Mi was highly anticipated and chock full of promise, though ...
15 April 2009
Always Innovating's half-finished online store lists Touch Book tablet in stock, $99 keyboard sold separately
Remember Always Innovative’s Touch Book? Looks like the company’s gearing up to start selling the rather unique netbook / removable tablet hybrid, as noted by its under construction X-Cart powered online store. Four entries are currently l...
Samsung's Centrino 2-powered Q320 and R522 caught on display
Dutch-based portablegear has managed to get a close-up look at Samsung’s Intel Centrino 2-packing laptops, the 13.4-inch Q320 and 15.6-inch R522, and boy are they a beaut. The former’s sporting an NVIDIA GeForce G105M and three USB ports, ...
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