Freescale Smartbook prototype announced – can play HD videos!
Freescale has unveiled its new smartbook prototype design – a tablet with a 7-inch touchscreen display that docs with a keyboard. Since it is a smartbook, it uses Freescale iMX515 processor that is based on ARM-infrastructure.
It runs Debian Linux and weighs less than 2 pounds! Measuring just 200x128x14.9cm, it features a resistive display. While Freescale could have gone with the capacitive one, it restrained itself to resistive to keep the overall cost of the Smartbook as-low-as possible. The price tag of the WiFi only version is going to be $199. Expect a bit higher price for the 3G+WiFi version.
It has a 4-16GB SSD, single USB port, micro-SD slot, webcam and headphone jack. There are two buttons – Back and Menu on the left of its display.
The Freescale Smartbook, which has not been given any name yet, worked with the Canonical – the people behind Ubuntu and ThunderSoft to create a widget environment so that people find Linux easier to use. The Smartbook includes ATi’s HD decoder. Since there is no mention of HDMI port on it, it makes less sense to play HD movies on a small screen.
Freescale is also considering Google Android for their Smartbook.
[via pcmag]
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