Efika MX Smartbook from Genesi

The term smart book has always been overused and it seems it either has very complex meaning or no specific meaning at all. What it promises is a lightweight device for internet browsing that is quite cheap. Genesi created the smartbook just for that cause. This is an unknown company so we yet have to [...]

Wei-Zhi A81 MID – uses Cortex A8 processor

Wei-Zhi has launched A81 HD MID, which. This unit has TI’s OMAP3530 processor which is based on Cortex A8 processor. It features a 7-inch WVGA screen (800×480) and has built-in WiFi,BT and GPS. It even has support for flash-based browsing. It weighs just 390gm and measures only 18cmX11cmx1.5cm. It runs Windows CE 6.0 OS and costs $230 (1580 yuan)

Available in silver and black color

Pegatron Freescale Netbook – Uses same processor as Palm Pre

Pegatron is a subset of ASUS is now showing off a prototype of their freescale netbook. This netbook, unlike most of the current slew of netbooks, uses ARM Cortex-A8 processor. This is the same processor that is being used in the Palm Pre.

Perhaps that is the reason why Palm Pre is placed next to it. However, it is important to note that Palm Pre runs at 600MHz clock speed whereas the Freescale netbook runs at full 1GHz full speed.

Thanks to Cortex A8 processor, this Pegatron netbook is easily able to run 720p HD videos and has support for 3D gaming. Since this has an ARM processor, which use almost 10 times less energy compared to Atom processors, it is able to give 4.5-8 hours on a two-cell battery.

It also comes with a memory card reader and D-sub video output. Its keyboard has a striking resemblance to ASUS EEE 1000H keyboard and suffers from the same “small right shift key”.

Its release date is not known at the moment.