Excitement over the first Android/ARM Netbook
April 27th, 2009
There was a slight flurry of excitement felt last week when the first Google Android netbook, the Skytone Alpha 680, was spotted. Now, Computerworld has scored an exclusive interview with Skytone’s co-founder.
Among many tidbits, he reveals that the Alpha 680 builds upon the success of last year’s $180USD Alpha 400, which shipped 100,000 units, mostly in Europe under names such as Elonex OneT; that the new Alpha 680 will weigh 1.5 pounds, 25% less than the first Eee 701 netbook; that its ARM11 chip (basically the same as the one used in the iPhone) can handle YouTube video; and that he hopes to have Chinese manufacturing partners producing the $250USD Alpha 680 within 3 months.”