3D home replacement, 3D features for Android applications, Digital Aria works on hardware optimizations for Android based devices.
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$65 Android laptop
Posted by – March 5, 2010
Firstview Electronic HK Limited is showing the PC706V which may be one of the worlds cheapest laptops, it runs Android on a low cost and low power VIA 8505 ARM based 533Mhz processor, with 128MB RAM, 2GB Nand flash, 7″ 800×480 screen, WiFi, SD card reader Nand flash, 7″ 800×480 screen, WiFi, SD card reader 3G dongle support. It’s supposed to run 4 hours on a 2100mah battery, it loads websites slower than a more expensive computer, but it can be made for only $65 in the Chinese factories when ordered by big resellers in large quantities.
Altina 4.8″ Android GPS with ethernet
Posted by – March 5, 2010
http://altina.com.tw is launching a 4.8″ Android GPS MID with built-in 3G and even an ethernet connector.
Liquavista sunlight readable color e-reader displays
Posted by – March 5, 2010
Liquavista is demonstrating a new type of screen technology which could provide very low power black and white and color screens based on the LCD manufacturing process, though where the screen refresh rates can be automatically turned down below 1hz. Together with Pixel Qi http://138.2.152.197/2010/01/08/charbax-tests-pixel-qi-at-ces-2010/ or as an alternative, this type of LCD screen technology will enable all Tablets and Laptops to also become full e-readers and could in theory have 50-100 hours battery runtime or longer.
Interview with PocketBook about 601, 302/602 and 603
Interview with Oleg Naumenko, General Manager of PocketBook about the new PocketBook 601 (cheap Freescale based), about 302/602 (resistive touch) and 603 (wacom touch) e-readers.
You can buy these devices in Europe via my-ebook-reader.de (for end users) and silkit.de (for resellers).
LG Phone Watch at CeBIT 2010
Posted by – March 5, 2010
LG is showing some new phones at the CeBIT 2010 consumer electronics show.
Trekstore e-reader
Posted by – March 5, 2010
Another 6″ e-reader that suggests to provide the business model of giving the e-reader away with 1 or 2-year newspaper subscriptions.
PocketBook Press Conference at CeBIT 2010
Posted by – March 5, 2010
PocketBook is launching the new PocketBook 302 and the 603 at CeBIT 2010. This press conference is in German and Russian.
Onyx International status of firmwares and products at CeBIT 2010
Onyx is talking about their latest status of the firmware updates that they are making for their implementation of embedded Linux in a wacom touch screen enabled WiFi e-ink e-reader the Onyx Boox, also sold at Bebook Neo. They are also talking about the imminent release of a 3G version, different designs, larger e-ink screens and the eventuallity of using Android OS in future devices or as a firmware update in the current one.
Forsa 7″ Android Tablet at CeBIT 2010
Posted by – March 4, 2010
Here’s a 7″ Android Tablet powered by a Marvell xscale processor, can have built-in WiFi, GPS and 3G.
1Cross Tech MIDhybrid Android e-ink/LCD/keypad e-reader combo
Posted by – March 4, 2010
http://1crosstech.com is showing a cool looking combination of a 6″ e-ink e-reader on one side, with a 3.2″ HVGA Android LCD on the other side, and also with a touch panel keyboard input and a whole bunch more hardware features such as a 3G sim card slot, WiFi, Bluetooth an accelererometer, VGA webcam for video-conferencing and more.
Gigabyte EB10 Android e-ink e-reader
Posted by – March 3, 2010
Gigabyte is secretly showing a prototype of Android running on their first e-ink e-reader project. They are trying to adapt Android for e-ink e-readers, to allow users to install whatever RSS feed reader, news aggregator, any source for ebooks, web browsers and more adapted reading on paper-like screens with WiFi or 3G connectivity and perhaps even touch screens. I’d like a browser plugin that lets me bookmark articles in one click to read later on the e-reader thus using such synchronization software within Android that generates the reading queue based on web contents reformatted perfectly to read on such screen like reading on paper.
DSK Mobilis at CeBIT 2010
Posted by – March 3, 2010
DSK Digital is launching this Texas Instruments OMAP3 600mhz ARM based full Linux computer system for a whole bunch of low power, even solar powered computing for on the field healthcare, e-government and teacher training applications.
Argosy HV335T and HV339T
Posted by – March 3, 2010
Argosy released a new affordable full HD video player the HV335T based on the Realtec processor and is releasing a new one with DVB-T and composite video recording the HV339T.
Daza Electronics E-002 and E-003, WiFi/3G e-ink e-reader
Posted by – March 3, 2010
New e-ink e-readers shown at CeBIT 2010 by Daza Electronics.
usmart Sun Power Technology Limited Windows XP Intel Atom 4.8″ laptop/tablet form factor
Posted by – March 3, 2010
usmart Sun Power Technology Limited is showing what they say is the world’s smallest x86 computer, comes with a 4.8″ screen, Intel Atom 1.60ghz processor, 512mb RAM, USB port, WiFi, MicroSD slot, removable battery that lasts 2 hours of Windows XP usage. It should cost below $500 if it becomes available. This device when I touched it for a few seconds it seems to be very hot and it was actually shaking because of the small fans that are inside. Though this is a hand made early prototype.
