Comments on: Always Innovating Smart Book Takes All-in-One Computers to the Next Level [Video]

By: Someguy

Someguy — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 02:10:02 +0000

The smartbook will not run any windows programs, because ARM processors are not supported by windows. The A8 in the smartbook is about as fast as an android smartphone now, so it can multitask easily, but don’t expect a lot. When it came out, it was almost unusable, but with every software update, the device gets better and more dependable.

By: kib

kib — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 23:00:46 +0000

I have to admit I’m a complete newbie to most of this, I just woke up this morning totally fed up with the clumsiness and weight of my current phone-camera-laptop-paper-pad system of doing things and went in search of multi-tasking capacity. Boy, did I find it! What a nifty looking device.

A couple of questions: Is the OS compatible with windows and windows based programming? How is the Smartbook on multitasking? I don’t think my memory needs are enormous, but I will often have a video running in the background while I do wordprocessing or surf. From what I get here, the capacity of the standalone mobile is identical, you simply go to a bigger screen, and then a bigger screen and a bigger keyboard as you add back the periperal parts of the device. So how functional is the little widget, honestly? (oh yes, does it have a camera?)

By: slashgeek

slashgeek — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:29:12 +0000

Nice concept. Only one CPU that is “shared” with everything, that’s clever. You don’t lose any perf or usability because you don’t use a phone at the same time as a tablet or a netbook, and you save the cost of three full systems. Above all, it’s all open source: already pre-ordered, can’t wait to hack!

By: soltesza

soltesza — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 08:55:53 +0000

Normally, the phone would be in your pocket serving as a normal mobile.

You would dock the phone into the tablet only when you want to do some browsing.

I think they only have the processing power in the phone. The tablet is only a jacket with a bigger screen and extra battery.

Also, the keyboard stand is also only a jacket with some extra battery and a keyboard.

I believe this is brilliant, only the hardware shouldbe stronger. I wouldn’t settle for anything less than a dual-cortex-a9 (tegra2, omap4…etc).

By: soltesza

soltesza — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 08:37:01 +0000

It is a very good concept, but the implemented hardware seems weak to me. Single core Cortex-A8 may have been somewhat acceptable when they came out with the original Touch Book but it is not enough now.

The Cortex-A8 with 256Mb RAM should be in the phone and an other dual-cortex A9 + other 512Mb RAM in the tablet part. All should work together as a 3-core machine with 768Mb RAM when the phone is inserted into the tablet. Now that would make me run screaming to the pre-order page. I would pay 600USD for a machine+phone like this.

I concur with the need for PixelQi and 10″, although 9″ is mostly acceptable (only it makes the offer immediately inferior compared to the other higher-end tablets – according my requirements ofcourse)

Would be nice to know about the battery life of each component used separately and together.

By: pepper

pepper — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:40:02 +0000

Hm, I think they overdid it. Storing the tablet in the netbook was good but as someone who uses a phone primarily to call people and get called, why would I store it with my tablet?

I told them more than a year ago(and they thanked me for the suggestion..), that they should have made a 10″ device and integrate the PixelQi screen. The lack of keyboard and interfaces is a serious problem for tablets in professional area.

When traveling, the tablet always should be in a separate bag to prevent scratches on the screen. And even if you take a small USB keyboard with you and put the tablet on a stand, it just looks darn silly to work like this and you need several additional adapters and mass storage to replace a netbook/notebook.

All this is solved by their keyboard adapter. I want it for my future Adam.