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A smartbook is a mobile device that falls between smartphones and netbooks, delivering features typically found in smartphones (always on, all-day battery life, 3G connectivity, GPS)^[1] in a slightly larger device with a full keyboard.

Smartbooks will tend to be designed to work with online applications.^[2] Smartbooks are likely to be sold initially through mobile network operators, like mobile phones are today, along with a wireless data plan.^[3]

Designs

SMARTBOOK AG

A smartbook is a product, manufactured and or distributed by Smartbook AG, Germany^[4]. Some companies actually (since Mai 2009) seem to proclaim, that a device called a smartbook shall be a mobile device that falls between smartphones and netbooks, delivering features typically found in smartphones. Actually, there is no Product of that kind on the market and nobody calls a device smartbook, except the trademarkowner Smartbook AG. Smartbook i-1100Z^[5] Smartbook i-1500C^[6] | Smartbook i-2500V^[7] | Smartbook Predator^[8] | Smartbook Heaven XTC^[9] | Smartbook ZENiD^[10] | Smartbook ZENiD GC CRYSTAL & Smartbook Heaven Puro^[11]

Always Innovating Touchbook

Always Innovating is shipping beta units of the Touchbook ^[12]. This device is based on the Texas Instruments OMAP3530 which implements the ARM Cortex-A8 architecture. It was originally developed from the Texas Instruments Beagle Board. It has a touchscreen and a novel detachable keyboard which contains a second battery. The device comes with a Linux operating system and the company offers to share their hardware designs with other "parties that show strong commitment to the open source movement" ^[13].

Foxconn

In September 2009, Foxconn announced it is working on smartbook development.^[14]

Sharp Netwalker

Sharp Electronics, introduced their PC-Z1 "Netwalker" device in August 2009 with a promised ship date of October 2009. This device features a 5.5" touchscreen, runs Ubuntu on an ARM Cortex-A8 based Freescale i.MX515 and is packaged in a small clamshell design. Sharp reports that the device weighs less than 500 grams and will run 10 hours on one battery charge. The device is said to run 720p video, and have both 2D and 3D graphics acceleration. It comes with Adobe Flash Lite 3.1 installed.^[15]^[16]

Mio

They are also selling an smartbook from November 10. It's an 7 inches device and it runs windows ce 6.0 The device has a 266MHz ARM-based processor from VIA and supports 128MB to 256MB of memory. It has 1GB of flash storage space and supports up to 4GB. There’s also an SD card slot and 3 USB ports for adding additional storage or peripherals.^[17]

Pegatron prototype

Pegatron, an Asus company, has showed working prototype of smartbook in August 2009. It consisted of an ARM Cortex-A8 based Freescale i.MX515 supports 2D/3D graphics as well as 720p HD video, 512MB DDR2 RAM, 1024x600 8.9" LCD screen, Bluetooth 2.0, 802.11g and run off a SD card. As a peripherals it featured one USB and one micro USB port, a VGA port as well as a card reader. The smartbook ran Ubuntu Netbook 9.04 and the version of Adobe Flash Player was "not the latest one". The bill of material for the Pegatron smartbook prototype was $120.^[18]

Furthermore, Asus plans to release its own smartbook in Q1/2010.^[19]^[20] Later, Asus postponed the smartbook launch to Q2/2010.^[21]

Qualcomm

Qualcomm was expected to announce a smartbook on November 12th, 2009.^[22]

Trademark issues

In Germany, Austria, Australia, Benelux, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea, Monaco, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Sweden, Singapore, Turkey and Ukraine the word Smartbook is a trademark registered by Smartbook AG.^[23] Therefore, in these countries the word may not be used in the sense described in this article.^[24] In accordance to German court ruling, Qualcomm has to block access from Germany to all its webpages containing the word Smartbook unless Smartbook AG is mentioned.^[25]

References

External links

[1] ttp://www.eetimes.eu/design/217700855

[guardian-2] ttp://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jul/29/smartbooks-netbooks

[citation3-3] Ganapat, Priya (2008-12-15). “The Next Netbook Trend: Cellphone-Like Contract Deals” – Wired News.

[4] ttp://www.smartbook.ag

[5] ttp://www.golem.de/0605/45612.html

[6] ttp://www.heise.de/mobil/artikel/Smartbook-i1500C-mit-VIA-C7-Prozessor-223265.html

[7] ttp://www.itnewsbyte.com/de/news/nws138806,,.htm

[8] ttp://www.pcgameshardware.de/aid,635175/PCGH-Exklusiv-Smartbook-Predator-mit-C2D-T9500-und-Geforce-8800M-GTX-im-Test/Notebook-Netbook/Test/

[9] ttp://www.notebookjournal.de/tests/smartbook_heaven_xtc-751

[10] ttp://zeitgeist.yopi.de/deutschland/439/zenid-smartbook-mini-laptop-bei-plus-ist-von-wortmann-terra

[11] ttp://news.magnus.de/hardware/artikel/notebook-hersteller-smartbook-expandiert-ins-ausland-neuer-marken-streit.html

[12] ttp://www.alwaysinnovating.com/touchbook

[13] ttp://www.alwaysinnovating.com/company/design.htm

[14] ttp://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/171560/foxconn_developing_inexpensive_armbased_smartbooks.html

[15] ttp://www.liliputing.com/2009/08/sharp-netwalker-pc-z1-what-you-get-when-you-shrink-a-netbook.html

[16] ttp://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/171090/sharp_to_launch_ultramobile_device_with_arm_chip.html?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a41:g26:r31:c0.001256:b27454802:z0

[17] ttp://haleron.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=11&category_id=2&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=27&vmcchk=1&Itemid=27

[18] ttp://www.itproportal.com/portal/reviews/article/2009/8/19/uk-exclusive-preview-pink-pegatron-smartbook/showall/

[19] ttp://www.liliputing.com/2009/10/asus-to-launch-a-180-smartbook-in-early-2010.html

[20] ttp://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/10/30/asus_likes_arm_after_all/

[21] ttp://www.liliputing.com/2009/11/asus-pushes-back-smartbook-launch.html

[22] ttp://www.forbes.com/2009/11/10/smartbook-netbook-chips-technology-personal-qualcomm.html

[23] ttp://www.wipo.int/ipdl/en/madrid/key.jsp?KEY=1015854/

[24] ttp://yuccatree.de/2009/08/schreiben-vom-anwalt-ich-darf-das-wort-smartbook-nicht-mehr-benutzen/

[25] ttp://www.heise.de/mobil/meldung/Marken-aerger-ums-Smartbook-753855.html

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 ===SMARTBOOK AG===
 A smartbook is a product, manufactured and or distributed by Smartbook AG, Germany<ref>http://www.smartbook.ag</ref>.
-Some companies actually (since Mai 2009) seem to proclaim, that a device called a smartbook shall be a mobile device that falls between smartphones and netbooks, delivering features typically found in smartphones. Actually, there is no Product of that kind on the market and nobody calls a device smartbook, except the trademarkowner Smartbook AG.
+Some companies actually (since Mai 2009) seem to proclaim, that a device called a smartbook shall be a mobile device that falls between smartphones and netbooks, delivering features typically found in smartphones. Actually, there is no Product of that kind on the market and nobody calls a device smartbook, except the trademarkowner Smartbook AG. Smartbook i-1100Z<ref>http://www.golem.de/0605/45612.html</ref>
+Smartbook i-1500C<ref>http://www.heise.de/mobil/artikel/Smartbook-i1500C-mit-VIA-C7-Prozessor-223265.html</ref> | Smartbook i-2500V<ref>http://www.itnewsbyte.com/de/news/nws138806,,.htm</ref> | Smartbook Predator<ref>http://www.pcgameshardware.de/aid,635175/PCGH-Exklusiv-Smartbook-Predator-mit-C2D-T9500-und-Geforce-8800M-GTX-im-Test/Notebook-Netbook/Test/</ref> |  Smartbook Heaven XTC<ref>http://www.notebookjournal.de/tests/smartbook_heaven_xtc-751</ref> | Smartbook ZENiD<ref>http://zeitgeist.yopi.de/deutschland/439/zenid-smartbook-mini-laptop-bei-plus-ist-von-wortmann-terra</ref> | Smartbook ZENiD GC CRYSTAL & Smartbook Heaven Puro<ref>http://news.magnus.de/hardware/artikel/notebook-hersteller-smartbook-expandiert-ins-ausland-neuer-marken-streit.html</ref>
 ===Always Innovating Touchbook===