MSI are planning to demonstrate a netbook running Google's Android OS at Computex 2009, according to the Chinese-language paper Economic Daily News. The company will apparently be using the event to sell the Android Wind reference design to PC vendors; the original MSI Wind netbook was a great success as a white-box product, rebadged by other companies.
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MSI Android netbook planned for Computex?
i-Buddie netbook Android hack [Video]
Google have never been shy when it comes to their plans with Android, and consumers should prepare to see it on more than just cellphone screens. The next big market for the open-source platform looks to be the netbook; over at NetbookNews they've been playing with an i-Buddie Atom N270-based netbook running the latest build of Android.
Video demo after the cut
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Shuttle announces new power-saving Nettop with SUSE Linux Operating System
Shuttle has announced a new duel-core nettop for consumers: the X270V. The box is running SUSE Linux on Intel dual-core Atom 330 CPU's with each core clocked at 1.6 GHz. The machine can hold up to 2GB of DDR2, and offers users one of the smallest footprints of any nettop computer.
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Crunchpad Tablet pictures leaked
Wired managed to save some photos of a new tablet that Web 2.0 personality Michael Arrington is producing. These photos were leaked and were up for a short period of time before they were taken down, one assumes, at the request of Mr. Arrington. The Crunchpad is a low-cost device that features a large touchscreen display, and low-end components that run a specially designed version of Linux. Crunchpads would compete directly with netbooks, offering consumers a keyboard-less option for accessing the internet on the go and for running software like Skype.
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Acer: Android doesn’t deliver “total internet experience” on netbooks
Acer may have thrown down some new netbook love this week, but it doesn't mean they're getting ready to join in with the latest trend: putting Google's Android platform onto the budget ultraportables. At the company's launch event, Acer's business IT product manager Jim Wong told reporters that while the company plans cellphones using Android, he believed the platform isn't ready for the "total internet experience" on netbooks.
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UMID M1 import hits $750 for non-3G XP MID
We've a definite soft-spot for the UMID M1 here at SlashGear, but with the company themselves dragging their feet on official US and European sales, and import prices riding ever higher, it's hard to see the clamshell MID ever finding its niche. Australian-based importer Justek have tweaked the pricing on the non-HSDPA version of the M1, but for US customers it's still in excess of $660.
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OpenMoko FreeRunner canned, 50% staff cuts; time for “Plan B”
It was only at CES 2009 that we played with the latest iteration of the OpenMoko FreeRunner, there running the Google Android OS. Now the company's CEO, Sean Moss-Pultz, has announced that production of the FreeRunner has ceased, and that 50-percent of OpenMoko's staff have been cut in an attempt to bring costs down to manageable levels.
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EVO Smart Console is Linux-based; available for pre-order
Envizions is finally moving forward with their EVO Smart Console. This gaming platform is Linux-based and offers up quite a few impressive features for those looking for an out of the ordinary gaming console option.
Final specs have been released and they include a 2.4GHz Athlon 64x2 5600 processor, 2GB of DDR2 RAM, an ATI HD 3200 graphics card and a 120GB HDD. The console will run on Mirrors, a modified version of Fedora that's capable of quick-booting. This can be updated to Mirrors Evolution X.
Plus, there's a cloud service that provides users access to Amiga games and Akimbo videos. Games are expected to cost $20 online or in SD card form. You can pre-order the console now and betas can expect to receive their version starting on April 10. The final version will be available in June for about $380.
[via Ubergizmo]
Intel pass Moblin reins to Linux Foundation
Intel have handed over the reins of the Moblin platform to The Linux Foundation. Moblin, the open-source Linux OS that Intel have been developing for the past two years, will now be accessible to a larger number of programmers, and Intel's stated purpose for the transition is to take the OS "to the next level". At the same time, the chip-maker is obviously hoping that greater adoption of Moblin would drive interest in their own Atom processors.
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AarLogic C10/3 tiny Linux PC with GPS/GPRS
Super-compact Linux computers will have to step up their game, with the launch of the Round Solutions AarLogic C10/3. Not only does the 104mm x 63mm board have dual ARM processors but a complete communications module with quadband GPRS and SiRF3 GPS.
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UMID M1 changes afoot: non-3G first, case & OS tweaks
Ah, the perils of not being specific enough. When we said we wanted UMID to sort out the first-gen M1 mbook having non-US-friendly HSDPA, what we hoped was that the Korean company would switch radios to a US-spec 3G chipset. Instead, they're now planning to leave out HSDPA in the first wave of shipments.
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Unnamed MID gets clever pocket docking station
No brand, no model name, and very little chance of seeing it outside of China, but this MID does at least have some design intelligence that makes it stand out from the crowd. The Linux-based touchscreen device comes with a carry-case docking station, which boasts both its own Li-Ion battery and headphone, ethernet, USB and VGA ports.
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