Asus to Launch Android-based Netbook Next Year

[JMcEntegart]

Asus is planning on launching a super cheap 'smartbook' in the first quarter of 2010 and word on the street is that the machine will run Google's Android OS.

Asus to Launch Android-based Netbook Next Year : Read more

 

[BoxBabaX]

smartphone in the first quarter of next year. The site goes on to define smartbook

Both should be smartbook right? An Asus phone would be cool

 

[akhodjaev]

DO you need to wear contact to read what is on that screen?

 

[JMcEntegart]

[citation][nom]boxbabax[/nom]Both should be smartbook right? An Asus phone would be cool[/citation]

Right you are, sir. It gets quite hard to keep track of all these buzz words. Fix should be live any minute.

 

[Guest]

The netbook uses Android as a quick-boot OS to allow the user quick access to limited functions without having to spend time waiting for Windows to load.

I thought Asus had learned by now that it wasn't beneficial?
A Linux OS only slows booting Windows, and the majority of the people want Windows, not a half assed OS that is only able to browse the Internet!

 

[Jerky_san]

Thats not a bad deal if the gps works really well..

 

[WheelsOfConfusion]

If it's a smartbook,the only "Windows" it could boot is Windows CE. None of the recent Windows runs on ARM processors. Kinda defeats the point of running Windows if it's just the smartphone version of it.

 

[wildwell]

I'd be fine with just Android or Ubuntu on a sub $200 "smartbook" like that. It's not like you plan to do 3D development on it or anything.

 

[wira020]

I can pretty much say that this could kill Atom in the future..

Lets face it.. It should be able to do what netbook can do.. and pretty much faster given the lighter OS.. and it should fulfill its purpose of LIGHT workload..

 

[doc70]

just call it a netbook and leave it at that...

 

[Atticah]

so it would use 3g network meaning internet is free?

 

[JohnnyLucky]

There are university students at the technology complex where I live. They seem to like these tiny, highly portable pc's. They must have very good eyes.

 

[r0x0r]

[citation][nom]boxbabax[/nom]Both should be smartbook right? An Asus phone would be cool[/citation]

ASUS already make phones.

http://www.gsmarena.com/asus-phones-46.php

Unfortunately they still haven't put the Aura into production