A mobile device, a cross between a smartphone and a netbook is a smartbook. An emerging computer category launched at CES 2010, Lenovo unveiled the Skylight smartbook.
Lenovo Skylight features a Linux operating system, 10-inch HD screen, ARM-based processor, Qualcomm’s 1GHz Snapdragon chipset, option of 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity. Basically for web activities, SkyLight will connect family and friends across cities or even countries. The snapdragon chipset can also be found on smartphones.
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“[The] Skylight combines the long battery life and connectivity of a smartphone with the full web browsing and multimedia experience of a netbook to create one of the first devices in this developing smartbook category,” said Peter Gaucher. - thetechherald.com
Smartbooks were conceptualized by Qualcomm in mid-2009 however only in first quarter of 2010 will we expect a roll these devices.
Lenovo Skylight features a Linux operating system, 10-inch HD screen, ARM-based processor, Qualcomm’s 1GHz Snapdragon chipset, option of 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity. Basically for web activities, SkyLight will connect family and friends across cities or even countries. The snapdragon chipset can also be found on smartphones.
Plus:
- 20GBs of standard flash data storage
- 2GBs of cloud-based storage
- custom user interface, and
- live Web gadgets - Amazon MP3 and Roxio CinemaNow
“[The] Skylight combines the long battery life and connectivity of a smartphone with the full web browsing and multimedia experience of a netbook to create one of the first devices in this developing smartbook category,” said Peter Gaucher. - thetechherald.com
Smartbooks were conceptualized by Qualcomm in mid-2009 however only in first quarter of 2010 will we expect a roll these devices.
