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Little known outside of Germany, Smartbook, a company specialized in building ARM-powered entry-level notebooks, has recently begun selling an Nvidia Tegra 3 powered copycat of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 that has a starting price of 399 EUR, or about $530 US.
The tablet was showcased for the first time at this year... |
21 March 2012
08:31 GMT |
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It would look like a certain device type that had all but failed to even start selling before it was drowned by tablets hasn't yet been totally given up on, as Sony actually seems to want to make one.The smartbook is one of those device concepts that didn't even have the opportunity to start selling before... |
24 March 2011
04:30 GMT |
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With the so-called economic recovery, one may have noticed that new computing devices, especially tablets, are being priced higher than they could be, so Genesi decided to play the affordability card.Back in January, it was estimated that, of the estimated 6.9 billion humans, 5.9 billion were living in emerging mark... |
26 February 2011
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If you think that you have seen more than you share fair of netbook by now, wait until you lay your eyes on this low power (in more ways than one) Datawind creation, the UbiSurfer9 being one of those ARM powered smartbooks that first started to pop up in early 2009.Powered by an ARM processor this device comes as pre... |
19 November 2010
05:51 GMT |
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It was only a matter of time until a 'netbook' based on an ARM central processor actually made an appearance, and Kmart seems to have started selling one, the so-called GenBook 108, which uses an 800 MHz chip and sells for under $200.ARM Holdings has been trying to get its CPUs into netbooks and other PCs ... |
15 September 2010
10:07 GMT |
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Smartbooks seemed to have some degree of marketing appeal until some time ago, as they were supposed to be a cross-breed between netbooks and smartphones, but Qualcomm has now reportedly come out and said that smartbooks are already dead as a market, because of tablets.Though netbooks were always expected to grow as... |
8 September 2010
09:46 GMT |
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Though not exactly as rapidly growing as e-readers or tablets, the smartbook segment has been under the watchful eyes of IT players for a while, and Toshiba has just made its contribution by unleashing its AC100 MID upon the consumer base, a smartbook powered by the NVIDIA Tegra 2 SoC.The NVIDIA Tegra 2 SoC (system-... |
6 September 2010
10:04 GMT |
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There are no official announcements and most of the information swarming the net is conflicting, but, at the very least, there are rumors that Lenovo and Toshiba, if not more companies, are planning on making a strong impression on the nascent smartbook market. To be more specific, the duo will, sooner or later, unle... |
29 June 2010
06:50 GMT |
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With the Skylight, Lenovo was set to become one of the first PC suppliers to actually kickstart the smartbook market. Not only that, but it would have done so in a fairly unique fashion, as the electronic had its own custom operating system and a 1GHz ARM CPU. Back in April, however, rumors arose that the project had... |
29 May 2010
03:33 GMT |
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Smartbooks aren't a new concept at all, but the rapid growth of the netbook and the rise of tablets have significantly impacted on PC makers' willingness, or eagerness, to experiment with such a concept. The obvious reason is that the chances of survival on today's market are quite questionable. On the... |
22 May 2010
05:13 GMT |
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Smartbooks have been in the works for quite some time, but this product category has still not managed to become a market, even though, by ARM's count, the segment should have been up and running before the end of last year. In fact, instead of becoming the newest mobile Internet-device category, smartbooks beca... |
6 May 2010
05:06 GMT |
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HP may not be the only company that has a team working on smartbooks, but it seems to be the bravest when it comes to actually launching one. Most PC suppliers are still unsure of the chances such a device would have on a market dominated by netbooks. There are also concerns that the rapid rise of tablets will impact... |
29 April 2010
03:12 GMT |
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Even though the birth of the media slate market seems to have cast a shadow upon the life expectancy of smartbooks, companies still seem willing to experiment with this device concept, especially when its development is, more or less, complete. In fact, back in February, HP was one of the first to officially unveil o... |
21 April 2010
03:19 GMT |
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Back in the latter part of 2009, with the netbook hype beginning to stabilize and companies prospecting new types of consumer electronics, PC makers started to more seriously consider the idea of testing out smartbooks. This led to the development of such devices as Lenovo's Skylight, demonstrated at the 2010 in... |
9 April 2010
02:45 GMT |
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There has been a lot of talk of the ARM architecture and NVIDIA's Tegra platform over the past few months, mostly because of the rise of smartbooks and, especially, tablets. One of the devices that have been in development for a longer time than most others is Mobinova's Beam smartbook. Despite the long per... |
24 March 2010
04:44 GMT |
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The smartbook market hasn't even been defined very well and already analysts are all over it, trying to predict as accurately as possible what the performance of such devices will be, what prices they will have and how they will survive alongside all other products. One of the main elements that seemed to give a... |
12 March 2010
08:48 GMT |
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Over the past year, quite a number of new so-called product categories seem to have emerged or soared in popularity, such as netbooks, e-readers and media tablets, among others. One of the latest of these classes is the so-called smartbook, which is generally seen as a device that combines features from both netbooks... |
26 February 2010
08:58 GMT |
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Smartbooks have only recently started selling and they have not exactly reached a stage where they have already established themselves as a product category or a brand. Only recently have companies such as HP and Pioneer begun to market this new type of ultraportable devices, with the late introduction of such device... |
23 February 2010
06:22 GMT |
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No doubt end-users have already reached a point where a new Intel Atom-powered netbook, tablet or smartbook would no longer be any sort of surprise. Willing to offer some variety, the Australia-based Pioneer Computers has put together a smartbook based on the Samsung 533 MHz ARM central processing unit. By combining ... |
22 February 2010
03:31 GMT |
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Even though the ARM architecture still hasn't managed to establish a foothold in the netbook market, it seems to be getting closer and closer, especially considering the latest smartbook that HP has revealed. The company has put together what seems to have been the internal circuitry of a smartphone inside ... |
12 February 2010
09:24 GMT |
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The ultramobile market has just gained an extra segment with the launch of the tablet PC, specifically the Apple iPad. Still, until companies like HP and MSI manage to catch up, the market for on-the-go mobile computing and Internet access will still be mainly represented by netbooks and smartbooks. A more recent add... |
28 January 2010
06:40 GMT |
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Smartbooks are a rather recent concept on the computing market and their ability to survive in the current marketing conditions is still questionable. While the portability and connectivity capabilities of such products would be quite high, the already well-established netbooks boast largely similar capabilities. Sti... |
22 January 2010
08:39 GMT |
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The concept of smartbook has been seeing an increasing attention over the past few months and companies are beginning to consider the possibility of such devices succeeding in creating a market segment of their own. Back in October, the company was reported to be working on a smartbook device that would be launched d... |
15 January 2010
09:57 GMT |
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While Intel and NVIDIA are focusing their efforts on developing products that offer support for devices such as smartphones, tablet PC and netbooks, Qualcomm is looking forward to an upocming wave of new devices that will be designed to take advantage of the company's Snapdragon chipset platform. On that note, t... |
8 January 2010
06:00 GMT |
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Smartbooks have been gaining attention on the IT market thanks to their being a sort of hybrid between smartphones and netbooks. Basically, they are designed with a netbook form factor while boasting certain smarphone capabilities such as an always-on and all-day battery life. Lenovo just finished launching its own p... |
5 January 2010
02:59 GMT |
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Freescale recently unveiled a new tablet reference design meant to fully leverage the full spectrum of performance capabilities of the ARM processors. New smartbooks will provide instant-on functionality, improved connectivity and longer battery life. The design is the first in the Smart Application Blueprint for Rap... |
4 January 2010
08:35 GMT |
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According to the Shanzai website, Pegatron’s General Manager, Chou Biao Sheng, described the machine by means of a pretty unusual epithet, “AQUIC.” The smartboook supposedly uses an ARM processor, will be running the Ubuntu OS, and is expected to hit the stores early next year. Pegatron has already... |
23 November 2009
10:04 GMT |
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As we reported earlier this week, Qualcomm, a leading vendor of smartphone processors has officially announced the world's first Snapdragon-based smartbook system. Said to debut at the upcoming Computer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, the new ultraportable computer system has been designed in partnershi... |
13 November 2009
03:56 GMT |
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Back in May this year, chip maker Qualcomm made waves with the introduction of a new concept, namely that of smartbook, a portable computer system that was touted as a mix of smartphones and netbooks, designed to compete with today's netbooks. Seen as an alternative to the vast number of Wintel netbook solution... |
11 November 2009
08:55 GMT |
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ASUS is one of the most recognizable brands in the computer industry, as the Taiwanese company has managed to make a name for itself in both the hardware component segment as well as in the market for portable or desktop computer systems. With successful product lines, such as the famous Eee PC, the company is lookin... |
30 October 2009
05:12 GMT |
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Earlier this year, there were various reports on some of the upcoming computer systems that would be powered by NVIDIA's Tegra System-on-Chip product. One of these machines was the Mobinnova 'elan', an ultraportable that falls in the new smartbook category of portable computer systems. Unfortunately, u... |
15 October 2009
04:30 GMT |
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Santa Clara, California-based NVIDIA has been actively promoting its Tegra chip for a while now, but, despite the chip maker's efforts, Tegra-powered devices have, so far, been hard to find. However, according to a recent rumor that has surfaced on the Internet, the chip maker might have landed a couple of impor... |
2 September 2009
10:50 GMT |
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It appears that the war against those who use the term “smartbook” has reached a new milestone in the approximately 24 hours that have passed since we initially reported on the story. The 'Smartbook AG' German company that holds the copyright and trademark rights to the term has now expanded its... |
1 September 2009
07:07 GMT |
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Since early June this year, the market for portable computer systems has expanded with the introduction of a new form factor and device, better known as smartbook. These ARM-based computer systems have been designed as alternatives to the vastly popular netbooks, which typically run on an Intel processor coupled with... |
31 August 2009
06:34 GMT |
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ASUSTeK, a leading pioneer in the netbook market, has recently confirmed that the project for its first smartbook system has been put on hold, as the company doesn't see a clear market for these mini-laptops. The news comes less than two months after the company raised hopes for such a device by displaying it at... |
25 August 2009
09:17 GMT |
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Windows Mobile-based smartphone Toshiba TG01 is the first mobile phone to come to the market packing inside Qualcomm's Snapdragon platform that boasts a 1GHz processor, and it seems that the chip maker is more than proud to have its product inside such a handset. Jean-Varaldi, senior director of marketing and b... |
18 July 2009
03:43 GMT |
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Santa Clara, California-based graphics chip maker NVIDIA is showing its commitment to an ongoing relationship with Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft, as it explains why Windows CE is better for Tegra-based Smartbooks, in comparison to Google's Android OS. According to recent comments made by NVIDIA's gene... |
18 June 2009
06:27 GMT |
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During this year's edition of Computex, a new concept emerged, one that was heavily promoted by chip maker Qualcomm. We are here talking about smartbooks, a new type of computer system that is meant to become a competitor for the fast-growing netbook segment. One of the main features of smartbooks is that they w... |
15 June 2009
04:47 GMT |
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At this year's edition of Computex, a new concept has surfaced in the computer industry, namely that of smartbooks, ultraportable computer devices designed as alternatives to Intel's low-power netbook systems. The media attention that these fresh devices have received is significant, given they promise most... |
5 June 2009
11:07 GMT |
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Building on the hype that was generated on the release of the first Smartbook device, Qualcomm and Sun Microsystems have jointly announced the release of the new Java Platform Standard Edition 6 that has been ported to Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon platform. According to the two companies, the new platform has be... |
4 June 2009
08:32 GMT |
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The days when the desktop computer system was pretty much the only device on the emerging PC market, are officially gone, as Qualcomm prepares for an upcoming wave of new portable computer systems, which will be known as smartbooks. The chipmaker has just outlined its vision on the fast growing market for mobile comp... |
29 May 2009
04:45 GMT |
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Intel's NetBook puzzle has been finally solved with the introduction of two new low-end educational notebooks in Malaysia. The notebook we have previously reported was officially unveiled today by the Malayisia-based notebook vendor FTEC.Commercially known as the SmartBook, FTEC's creation is aimed at provi... |
25 March 2008
12:18 GMT |
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