According to Sharp, the Sharp NetWalker PC-Z1 is one of the tiny touchscreen smartbook that is in between a smartphone and a netbook. Personally I think this kind of thing is really on the right track. I like netbooks but I long for something that I can get netbook functionality with that fits in a a large pocket. The Netwalker measures about 16 x 11 x 2.5 cm and weighs 400 grams. This mini laptop has just an 800MHz Freescale i.MX515 CPU (based on ARM Cortex-A8
It seems like Mobinnova Beam is prepping a new mini laptop/smartbook called the Mobinova Elan. This 8.9-inch device is the first laptop to use the MID platform based on NVIDIA Tegra. The Mobinova Elan packs an Nvidia Tegra chip that powers a slick 3D interface and able to play 720p HD video for 10 hours using battery power. What’s more, it’ll also be running Windows CE and not Windows 7 or XP. Interesting to see if it uses CE as its visible OS or just behind the scenes. Some users will doubtless try to install regular Windows programs, since it looks like XP. The prices haven’t been leaked yet, but it seems that will be officially launched at the CES 2010.
The Sungworld netbook is a small SmartBook, it may be the cheapest mini laptop on the market right now! Well, the SungWorld netbook which has a 7-inch display (with a resolution of 800 x480 pixels) is up for sale for only $73 (less than 50 euros, 500yuan), equipped with VIA VT8500 300 MHz ARM processor, 128MB RAM, 1GB of storage space, WiFi, 1800mAh battery, and Windows CE OS, but you are going to have to go to China to get one.
