Quanta Unveils Android Smartbook
21-11-2009, 12:45    Author: admin    20 Views    0 Comments
 

android-logoQualcomm held an event in London earlier today, and among other devices, showed off a Quanta smartbook running the Android OS. It’s a prototype, so we don’t have too many details on specs, much less pricing, to share. This early iteration, though, runs on the Snapdragon processor and, because it doesn’t have a fan, is particularly slim (the video at the link, courtesy of Slashgear, gives us a glimpse of how thin it is).

In their hands-on, Slashgear found that this smartbook is about the size of a netbook, save for its thinness. Although the keyboard is full-size, however, they found that the unsturdy, too-flexible keyboard panel was a problem. They seemed disappointed that the machine lacks a touchscreen, but pointed out that there are keys on the keyboard that give users one-touch access to the home screen, as well as settings, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 3G.

Hat tip: Slashgear.


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