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Light and Cheap, Netbooks Are Poised to Reshape PC Industry (New York Times)

Light and Cheap, Netbooks Are Poised to Reshape PC Industry (New York Times)

Posted Apr 4, 2009 8:33 UTC (Sat) by yann.morin.1998 (subscriber, #54333)
In reply to: Light and Cheap, Netbooks Are Poised to Reshape PC Industry (New York Times) by cannedfish
Parent article: Light and Cheap, Netbooks Are Poised to Reshape PC Industry (New York Times)

> I'm eagerly waiting for ARM Cortex based netbooks.

http://alwaysinnovating.com/touchbook/


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Looks interesting with one exception

Posted Apr 4, 2009 18:51 UTC (Sat) by khim (subscriber, #9252) [Link]

The Touch Book OS has two modes: one for use with keyboard and touchpad, and one for use as a standalone touchscreen tablet. The innovative 3D interface is easy to use and does not require a stylus or a skinny pinky.

Just what is this "Touch Book OS"? Does it include OOo or any other office suite? What about Flash or Java? How well it works in real life?

Too many unknowns - will wait for real thing to become available...

Looks interesting with one exception

Posted Apr 6, 2009 9:40 UTC (Mon) by odie (guest, #738) [Link]

Just what is this "Touch Book OS"?
It is the OpenEmbedded derived Ångström.

Light and Cheap, Netbooks Are Poised to Reshape PC Industry (New York Times)

Posted Apr 5, 2009 14:51 UTC (Sun) by i3839 (guest, #31386) [Link]

Nice, but $100 too expensive.

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