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AIRIS Kira netbook lands in Spain, but without an Operating System
Airis Kira 700 netbook is now available in the Spain, but launched without an OS. But that has helped to hit the retail shops for as low as 299 Euros. It is a typical 10.2-inch netbook with 1024×600 resolution.
Other specs include:
- Intel Atom N270 CPU
- 1GB RAM
- 160GB HDD
- 3USB Ports
- Intel GMA 950
- Memory Card reader
- 1.3MP webcam
- Bluetooth and WiFi
It is rated to give you upto 4.5 hours of battery life. What makes me feel weird is the fact that most of the manufactures are still sticking to the old Intel Atom N270 processor, which is so yester year. It is high time they upgrade themselves to Z530, Z540 or in worst case, N280
HyperSpace: An instant on operating system coming to Nettops
Here is another instant on OS for the nettops: Phoenix’s HyperSpace OS. Interestingly, it will be coming preloaded on nettops powered by the Intel Atom 230 or Atom 330 processors. HyperSpace is one of those most “Instant On” types of OS that are quicker to boot up and shut down than Windows XP. As expected, it comes with only essential apps. The cost varies from $33 – $60 a year depending on what subscription you get.
According to Phoenix Technologies, HyperSpace “delivers instant-on, always-connected access to the Internet and key productivity applications such as HyperSpace Office Suite, Adobe Photoshop, Hulu, McAfee, Real Networks, Yahoo Search, etc.”
Hyperspace is an instant on OS based on Linux kernel. By a curious chance, I know it very well that there is no photoshop available for the Linux operating systems.
Does anyone actually use these instant on operating systems? I instead prefer to put my netbook in sleep mode instead of shutting it down completely.
More info at HyperSpace
ARCHOS 5 Internet Tablet is feature-packed!
The new Archos 5 runs the popular Android platform. Archos 5 has a 4.8-inch WVGA display (800×480) which means that it has the potential to be one of the best video players around. Since it is running Android OS, you get access to all the great free apps out there for the Android operating system which are downloadable via Android Market.
The Archos 5 supports all the popular codecs, including 720p MP4 videos, WMV (upto DVD resolution), H.264 (upto 720p) and so on. The best part is that now you won’t have to pay anything extra for the video codecs.
WiFi is included for your Internet pleasure. It has built-in Bluetooth and you can tether your cellphone to get you online if a WiFi hotspot is not around. Packed with pile of Android apps: including IM app and twitter app, this Android-based device has a lot to offer.
Prices start at $249.99 for the 8GB model and go upto $439.99 for the mammoth 500GB model.
It is important to note that the media playback is still handled by the Linux side of it.
Rockchip MID – More powerful than iPhone! – Great for Mobile Internet on the go
Rockchip is another MID using Google Android operating system that also has multi-touch functionality. The Rockchip comes with RK2800 CPU that runs at 600MHz clock speed and comes with Android OS version 1.5. It has 128MB RAM at its disposal.
The Rockchip MID’s 600MHz processor seems to be even more powerful than the iPhone as it surpassed iPhone in all browser tests. Not only dud the Rockchip MID won the contest, but it won by substantial margin. For example: Rockchip MID took 13.3 seconds to open amazon.com whereas iPhone took 21.2 seconds to open it. To open sina.com.cn, which is a Chinese site, Rockchip MID took 29 seconds and iPhone took 43 seconds. That is quite a difference.
The only gripe is its low RAM. While most of the modern devices in the horizon come with 256MB RAM or more, the Rockchip MID comes with just 128MB RAM. Other than that, it is pretty powerful MID and is great for good Internet experience while on the go.
Samsung ND10 = Samsung NC10 without any OS and 50 dollars cheaper
If you live in China and have been looking to get yourself a Samsung NC10, then we will suggest you to get yourself an ND10 instead. The ND10 comes without any OS installed and costs $50 less. Reason is simple: Windows 7 is going to be released soon and we will suggest you to get that instead of getting one with an aging OS like Windows XP.
Here are the specs of ND10:
- Atom N270 processor
- 160GB HDD
- 1GB RAM
- 6-cell battery
- full size keyboard
- NO Operating System
Bad SONY! – BLOCKS Virtual XP mode in Windows 7
It may shock you but, its true! The Sony Vaio laptops are not designed to run Window’s 7′s much boasted Windows XP virtual mode. Also the laptops are shipping with BIOS with which Virtualization cannot be done. Sony hasn’t made any clarification regarding whether, they will enable this feature in coming future or not.
According to Sony Insider, the company commented on this by saying that “Its engineers and QA people were very concerned that enabling VT would expose our systems to malicious code that could go very in the Operating System structure of the PC and completely disable it”, a official of the company.
Many misconceptions and confusion are crawling within the people that Sony’s advertising is not at all clear about the whether the Vaio machines are unable to work with a core feature of the Core 2 Duo chips they ship with. As a result of which, many people have now asked for a refund.
I am personally looking forward to do this feature as it would let me to run some of the apps that run only in Windows XP. If SONY does not come with a solution, then they are bound to loose certain number of consumers (including me)
Milax OS released for netbooks – can boot from USB flash drive
Milax is a highly customized Solaris Nevada OS that is capable of running entirely from a USB drive. Folks at Milax have released a new version of Milax version 0.4 and 0.4 Eee PC Live USB version. Both WiFi and Ethernet work under the Eee PC edition.
Celio Redly ‘fake’ netbook now costs just $250 – we still do not recommend buying it
Most of the netbook users do not know much about Celio Redfly. Well, it is device that comes with NO operating system, NO inbuilt memory and NO RAM! So what does it do? Well, it is just used to extend the display of your smartphone to its bigger 8-inch display. The screen has a WVGA resolution, which was used in the first generation of EEE PC (EEE 701). The celio redly also gives you a nice spacious keyboard to type upon.
Sadly, it only works with Windows Mobile smartphones. So, do not think of extending your iPhone’s display via Celio Redfly because it won’t even detect it!
Now, Celio is claiming that they have been able to sell enough of these Redfl-ies and they can now bring the price down to $250. Ouch! You can get an Acer Aspire One for that price
GNB 7-inch Netbook runs Google Android
GNB is showing off a 7-inch screen netbook running Google Android OS. It comes with a small keyboard that is hard to type-on. That is due to the small overall size of the GNB netbook. Even the touchpad is small and has left and right click buttons on the either side of the netbook. Battery life is good for only about 2.5 hours.
Features:-
- 533MHz Freescale ARM processor
- Android OS
- 800 x 480 pixel 7-inch touchscreen
- Non-Glossy display
- 256MB RAM
- 8GB SSD
- 3 USB ports
- 680 grams
No word on pricing yet. This is just a little bigger than the Fujitsu U2010 UMPC, which comes with a tiny 5.6-inch touchscreen and runs Windows Vista
No ARM/Android netbooks until Q1 2010
Asus has published its financial results today and it has revealed some interesting facts.
- Asus will continue to produce netbooks powered by Windows XP in 2009
- According to Asus CEO, X86 processors are more popular due to wide spectrum of applications available
- Netprofit decreased by 94% (this includes overall netprofit though)
- Netbooks running other operating system will emerge in Q1 2010. Not before that.
I think it is a right more by Asus. I believe the netbook market is still not enough ready for Android netbooks. The Android OS needs to become more powerful and more mature a bit more before vendors start putting it in their netbooks
