Mobinnova élan Tegra based smartbook

http://www.netbooknews.com/ A first hands on video with the Mobinnova élan which is a Tegra based smartbook. A second video with a walk-through of some of the software features will follow.

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Science & Technology

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• Mobinnova
• élan
• Nvidia
• Tegra
• smartbook
• netbook
• netbooknews

[gibbons2000]

Windows CE? Ugh!

This is a souped up mobile phone!

[minipcpro]

You're not far wrong there, as it's using very similar technology, but is this really so bad?

It gives you great battery life, passive cooling and a very slim and light device. It's not going to replace a real PC, but it's not meant to either.

[Dukeswharf]

When is the elan due for release?

[minipcpro]

Later this year, we weren't given a specific date, but it's unlikely to be before Q4

[minipcpro]

Sorry, wasn't clear enough there, the problem isn't the hardware, but rather the software, as a lot of work has to go into fine tuning things and coding a nice front end for Windows CE, more details in our video tomorrow.

[iHateToRegister]

As said before: fail because of glossy. But this version has an ugly lid color too ;)

[minipcpro]

Hahaha, well, pink is only one option, so no need to panic ;-)

[rspawn]

"not going to replace a real PC"

Any device that can run a web browser, high resolution video and 3D video games at decent resolution and framerate, should also be capable of running most office software. The only practical limitation here is screen- and keyboard size - but there's no reason why a larger screen and keyboard can not be connected to this platform.

It's not going to replace a high-end workstation, but i expect the next generation of this tech to find its way to the desktop.

[xdfgf]

This isn't for you then.

[gibbons2000]

But just to save weight and added battery life (and when am I really way from a power socket that long), I will not be able to install any proper software.

[hokusbloke]

sound starts out very quiet and doesn't really get much better....