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ARM based netbook doubles as refrigerator magnet

by on12 March 2009


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Concocted in California, where else


A California-based
company has launched an ARM based netbook with a detachable keyboard, touch screen, more than 10 hours of battery life, and it apparently has a magnet which allows you to stick it to metallic surfaces, such as refrigerators.

Always Innovating is touting its brainchild as an alternative to "power hungry" Atom based netbooks in an "ugly case, with a 90's OS". The company christened the new product TouchBook, but the guys at Gigabyte also thought that's a good name for their touchscreen netbook shown at Cebit. We're not sure who's ripping who off, but it's probably just coincidence.

The Californian Touchbook is powered by an ARM Texas Instruments OMAP3 CPU. It weighs 2lbs (900g), has a 1024x600 8.9-inch screen, 256MB of memory and 8GB of storage on a micro SD card. It features n-draft wireless and Bluetooth, has 6 USB ports, three of them hidden inside the case and a 3-dimensional accelerometer.

It will ship with open source operating systems, including Google's Android, and should cost $300 as a plain tablet, or $400 with the keyboard. Availability is expected in late spring.

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