Update: Digitimes’ latest report says this 13-inch ARM laptop will run Chrome OS. Nvidia Tegra 3 is confirmed, as is a launch by the end of the year.
Digitimes hears from industry sources that many top-tier vendors such as Samsung, Toshiba, Acer and Asus plan…
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Asus to launch ARM powered 13-inch Android laptop by the end of the year? (update)
Efika MX smartbook price drops to $199
Late last year Genesi USA launched one of the few smartbooks available – the Efika MX – on the market to little fanfare. Understandably because it had outdated specs and there wasn’t much promotion at all. Toshiba’s AC100 getting released at around the same time…
Toshiba AC100 Smartbook Gaming Performance
Sascha takes a look at the Gaming performance of the Toshiba AC 100 and plays Raging Thunder. You can see for your self in the video that playback is flawless and the machine offers playable graphic performance. In addition to gaming the machine was also…
Toshiba AC100 With Ubuntu 10.10 Video Walkthrough
As we saw last week, hackers are working on getting Ubuntu 10.10 working on the Toshiba AC100 Tegra 2 smartbook and Chippy over at Carrypad has been following their progress closely. He’s got the Linux OS working on his AC100 as well. At this early…
Ubuntu Making Progress On Toshiba AC100
Last time we heard that folks were working on trying to get Ubuntu working on the Toshiba AC100 smartbook. It’s no easy task and there’s still a ton of work to be done apparently. Chippy over at Carrypad has been following this development and tried…
Toshiba AC100 Dismantled, Mostly Full Of Air, Ubuntu A No Go
Ever wondered what was inside the Toshiba Ac100 smartbook? Mostly air, well, at least over half of it is, thanks to the compactness and completeness of the Nvidia Tegra 2 system on a chip. Looks quite different from your typical x86 netbook innards no? This…
Toshiba AC100 Application Walkthrough – Chippy Approved Apps
Chippy over at Carrypad has still got his hands on the Toshiba AC100 and is waiting out for Android 2.2 to arrive but he’s not finished testing the smartbook just yet, here he’s got a walkthrough of various apps that work well on his Toshiba…
Qualcomm Revises Smartbook Definition – Everything’s a Smartbook Now!
Qualcomm, the folks who coined the product category “smartbook” (outside of product branding – Smartbook AG) originally meant for the term to cover netbook type form factors with parts typically found on smartphones. During the Qualcomm event earlier on the company admitted that the smartbook…
Augen 10-inch GenBook 108 Smartbook Goes On Sale
If you were impressed with Augen’s budget GenTouch78 7-inch Android tablet and GenBook78 7-inch smartbook then surely you’ll be impressed with their latest offering, the GenBook 108 which is a 10-inch sized smartbook which we heard about in July. (see Augen’s product page) It’s now…
Toshiba AC100 Now Available in the UK, Froyo Update Coming
Over in the UK and waiting for some smartbook action? You’re in luck as Toshiba UK just tweeted earlier today that you can now officially order the Toshiba AC100 directly from their website priced at 293 pounds. This is the Wi-Fi model. 3G models are…
Genesi USA 10-inch Smartbook On Sale, Goes Unnoticed (Update: Hands On Video)
Update: Added a hands on video from Charbax from earlier this year to the bottom of the post.
Little unknown company Genesi USA has a 10.1-inch smartbook but not that anybody knew, called the Efika MX. It isn’t the Tegra 2 powerhouse that is the…
Toshiba Folio 100 Tablet Debuts – IFA 2010
Update: Engadget has a few more pictures in. Nothing new to add though right now.
As expected Toshiba’s Folio 100 tablet has made it’s debut at IFA 2010. This is basically the tablet version of the AC100 smartbook with the same Nvidia Tegra 2 processor…
Toshiba AC100 Smartbook Unboxing & First Impressions
Update: Our Toshiba AC100 review is now up. Go read.
We’ve just got our hands on the world’s first true smartbook – The Toshiba AC100. We’ve been promised this new segment of “smartbooks” for over a year or more now and there hasn’t been much…
Toshiba Dynabook AZ (AC100) Smartbook Will Be Getting Android 2.2 Upgrade
As I’ve already mentioned, The Dynabook AZ smartbook, the Japanese version of the Toshiba AC100, goes on sale this Friday in Japan if no delays hit, and probably around the same time in Europe.
Out of the box, this smartbook ships Android 2.1 and as…
Toshiba AC100 Smartbook Up For Pre-order in Germany, UK
Update: Amazon UK has two models up for pre-order. Non 3G model is 249 pounds, 3G model is 299 pounds. Shipping date says 1-2 months however but it would be arriving much sooner than that.
With the Toshiba AC100 smartbook going on sale at the…
