Do we call this a notebook or a cellphone? It’s a very attention-grabbing device by Imovio anyway! This will suit geeks who never want to miss a presentation, and do not like carrying heavy laptops on them. The laptop has a built-in web cam, which will never let you miss any online chatting action. The applications like web browsing, e-mail and IM make it quite well matched on the market. It can surely be called a Pocket Mobile companion, it is 95mm by 65 mm and only 15.5mm in height. Other features include 8 GB SD card slot, 2.8 QVGA display and adding the option of converting USB for use with a HSDPA dongle. For Wi-Fi connectivity, you need a Wi-Fi connection or you can even connect through your mobile phone broadband connection, but for that Bluetooth is required.
Price and Availability:
The Imovio’s iKit is retailing at a price of £99, though there is no word on the availability yet.
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The company has designed this keeping in mind the savor of youth. Young people have always gone for those products, which can keep them pace to pace with the technology without spending much. So, the Imovio iKit mini laptop can do that, and it can even be seen as an swap for smartphones or mini-PCs, which are available on the market but at a very high price.
Word around the web:
Charlie Sorrel from Wired says:
There is only one place this device will end up, and it might a big enough market to save it: In the hands of geeks. Because it is Linux based, it could prove to be a very useful hacking platform, and that SD card slot means dropping in custom firmware should be a breeze.
Kit Eaton from Gizmodo says:
I’m being a bit harsh, possibly expecting a lot from a device with such a lofty name, and maybe it’ll appeal to people after really ultraportable not-quite-a-BlackBerry, not-quite-an-iPod computing needs—read the press release below to make up your own mind.
Via: Vnunet
