Comments on: FIRST IMPRESSIONS: MOBINNOVA BEAM http://smartbookblog.com/2010/01/first-impressions-mobinnova-beam/?nucrss=1 Your definitive source about smartbooks, the always-connected portable computing devices that are redefining mobility. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:00:35 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Smartbooktalk.com http://smartbookblog.com/2010/01/first-impressions-mobinnova-beam/comment-page-1/#comment-330 Smartbooktalk.com Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:18:13 +0000 http://smartbookblog.com/?p=989#comment-330 I had similar thought for CES but it totally turned out to be something else. There are some prototypes and some coming to manufacture dates sone but not solid dates or concepts. I honestly thought that there would be a boom on this new category of devices everywhere. I had similar thought for CES but it totally turned out to be something else.

There are some prototypes and some coming to manufacture dates sone but not solid dates or concepts.

I honestly thought that there would be a boom on this new category of devices everywhere.

]]> By: Loring http://smartbookblog.com/2010/01/first-impressions-mobinnova-beam/comment-page-1/#comment-325 Loring Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:57:49 +0000 http://smartbookblog.com/?p=989#comment-325 Thanks for the observation. It's funny how prototypes of China-manufactured, regionally-distributed $200 platforms keep popping up, but all seem to be either (A) too far from true production to show off, or (B) not intended for North American distribution (perhaps due to shoddy manufacture?). Smartbooks will need to see a second wave of Snapdragon and first wave of Tegra 2 and Armada before they can be considered mainstream. As you have said, CES is not the date for that. We're essentially sitting with Lenovo, Mobinnova, Pegatron, and prototypes from Freescale and Marvell. And you're right, $500 is not the target price to hit (in the same way that Google's Nexus One cannot expect mainstream acceptance at a $500 price tag). Thanks for the observation. It’s funny how prototypes of China-manufactured, regionally-distributed $200 platforms keep popping up, but all seem to be either (A) too far from true production to show off, or (B) not intended for North American distribution (perhaps due to shoddy manufacture?). Smartbooks will need to see a second wave of Snapdragon and first wave of Tegra 2 and Armada before they can be considered mainstream. As you have said, CES is not the date for that. We’re essentially sitting with Lenovo, Mobinnova, Pegatron, and prototypes from Freescale and Marvell. And you’re right, $500 is not the target price to hit (in the same way that Google’s Nexus One cannot expect mainstream acceptance at a $500 price tag).

]]> By: James Kendrick http://smartbookblog.com/2010/01/first-impressions-mobinnova-beam/comment-page-1/#comment-324 James Kendrick Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:49:53 +0000 http://smartbookblog.com/?p=989#comment-324 I am entering into day 5 of the hoopla that is the CES, and have a rare moment to kick back and reflect on what I’ve seen at the show. Before arriving in Vegas for the show, my feeling was that this would be the year of the smartbook. I expected to see smartbooks everywhere, those little notebooks with ARM chips and either Linux or Android on-board. That’s not what I’ve found, though, and it makes me wonder if the smartbook is going to finally take off. There have been a few smartbooks lying around, chief among them the Lenovo Skylight we caught on video. I am impressed with how well this smartbook works, and it is easily the thinnest, lightest notebook I have used. It’s hard to get around the MSRP of $499, though, and even though it’s going to be subsidized and sold by AT&T, it’s likely still going to be a healthy pile of coin. I definitely believe that in addition to the always-on nature of smartbooks with the integrated 3G, they must be dirt cheap for consumers to pick them up. Sadly, there have been no super cheap smartbooks bandied about at CES. I am entering into day 5 of the hoopla that is the CES, and have a rare moment to kick back and reflect on what I’ve seen at the show. Before arriving in Vegas for the show, my feeling was that this would be the year of the smartbook. I expected to see smartbooks everywhere, those little notebooks with ARM chips and either Linux or Android on-board. That’s not what I’ve found, though, and it makes me wonder if the smartbook is going to finally take off.

There have been a few smartbooks lying around, chief among them the Lenovo Skylight we caught on video. I am impressed with how well this smartbook works, and it is easily the thinnest, lightest notebook I have used. It’s hard to get around the MSRP of $499, though, and even though it’s going to be subsidized and sold by AT&T, it’s likely still going to be a healthy pile of coin. I definitely believe that in addition to the always-on nature of smartbooks with the integrated 3G, they must be dirt cheap for consumers to pick them up. Sadly, there have been no super cheap smartbooks bandied about at CES.

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