New Blog 1: Touch Screen Netbook

Touch Screen Netbook

Two new Android devices -- neither of which is a tablet or smartphone -- were launched on Tuesday, both featuring the Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0) flavor of Google's mobile OS. The first actually arrives in the UK in the form of a touchscreen-based laptop/netbook for students, while other launches here in the States in the form of a USB stick-shaped mini PC.First, we have the dual-function GoNote hybrid from ERGO Electronics which combines the traditional "laptop" layout with a "tablet" style touchscreen. Slated for students, it comes packed with a 10-inch LED-backlit touchscreen (1024 x 600) with 2-finger resistive touchscreen technology. It also features an ARM-based 1.2 GHz Rockchip RK2918 SoC, around 1 GB of DDR3 RAM (depending on model), 8 GB of internal storage, and a microSD card slot for adding an additional 32 GB.The Android netbook also packs a front-facing VGA camera for video conferencing, four USB 2.0 ports, a miniHDMI v1.3 port for sending HD videos to an HDTV, audio output ports and a microphone jack. A Lithium Polymer 900 mAH 3.7V battery promises around 6 hours of web browsing and a standby time of one week. There's also an Ethernet port and 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi connectivity."GoNote brings Android to the forefront of 'work' computing, where its not just about sofa surfing," the company said on Tuesday. "With GoNote, Android gets serious, helping students unleash their ideas, access information, capture their thoughts and maximize their learning potential. GoNote comes with an Office suite pre-loaded so users can create, edit, collaborate and save Microsoft Office format Documents, Presentations and Spreadsheets to the GoNote’s onboard storage or to the Cloud. GoNote also comes with Google Play Store, giving users access to 400,000 Android Apps to help them learn, interact and relax at the end of the day."