Classmate PCs doomed already?

Governments and OEM partners in the emerging markets, who previously had shown great interest in the classmate PCs have asked the manufactures to CANCEL or SUSPEND the shipments. However, the manufactures of Classmate PCs (Quanta Computer and Elitegroup Computer Systems) are unperturbed as the order volumes were not huge by any means.

Intel is yet to comment on the sudden cancellation of orders.

Aware A-View netbook

Aware electronics is a Taiwanese based company, is showcasing its 7-inch netbook that has a detachable screen at the 2009 Electronics and Components China Sourcing Fair organized by Global Sources. The netbook is very cheap and retails at mere $150. The specifications are not impressive at all. It comes with just 512MB RAM and 8GB SSD for storage. The user has the choice to choose between either Windows OS or Linux OS.

Aware has plans to push their netbook in the emerging markets. That said, they have already made the Aware availbale in developed nations of Europe.

Netbook with detachable keyboard clears one thing for sure that the netboook is equipped with a touchscreen. I wonder why such design has not been so far used in the netbook industry. I hope it does not come with the 3-cell battery like the older A-VIEW netbooks.

The Fair is taking place in Hong Kong and ends today (April 15, 2009).