Imagination in VGA » netbooks http://joshuamorse.com Thoughts on Usability, Design, and Gadgets from Josh Morse, User Experience Designer Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:19:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Always Innovating demos a new lightweight tablet http://joshuamorse.com/2009/03/02/always-innovating-demos-a-new-lightweight-tablet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=always-innovating-demos-a-new-lightweight-tablet http://joshuamorse.com/2009/03/02/always-innovating-demos-a-new-lightweight-tablet/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:41:18 +0000 Josh http://joshuamorse.com/?p=78 With all of the cell phones, MIDs, and tablets coming out these days, it can be hard to stand out.  A company that I have never heard of, the appropriately named Always Innovating, seems to be trying to break out from the crowd.  Their new form factor is somewhat similar to the old HP TC1000 tablet I used to have, but smaller and with a couple interesting twists. Their new netbook tablet weighs a mere 2 lbs, has an 8.9 inch screen, and battery life from 10-15 hours thanks to a low power TI OMAP ARM processor.  Of course, this means that X86 operating systems like Windows XP are out, but flavors of Linux and cellular operating systems like Android are possible.  With a pricepoint of $400, it’s certainly competitive with other netbook offerings.

More information is avaible on Always Innovating’s site.

Specs:

  • 9.4″ x 7″ x 1.4″ for 2 lbs (with keyboard)
  • ARM Texas Instruments OMAP3 chip
  • 1024×600 8.9” screen
  • Storage: 8GB micro SD card
  • Wifi 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth
  • 3-dimensional accelerometer
  • Speakers, micro and headphone
  • 6 USB 2.0 (3 internal, 2 external, 1 mini)
  • 10h to 15 hours of battery life

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