Comments on: Qualcomm on Smartbooks: Smartphone Experience in a Larger Form Factor

By: Floyd

Floyd — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:15:01 +0000

So happy that there’s more information out there than a lot of media driven sites are giving the smartbook. I came across another site that has actually devoted itself to tracking the arrival of the smartbook into the market along with all the manufacturers and the politics which surround it. Anyways, great article, I thought I’d share the site I was talking about with you, check out http://www.smartbook.asia

By: Tim Layton

Tim Layton — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:24:09 +0000

The concept of a smartbook including mobile phone service, bluetooth, wife, removable storage via SD or micro SD with a near full size keyboard and decent size screen with a flash OS will be a HUGE success. I think Windows Mobile will be all over this and be there to deliver. Should be very interesting to see what others such as Google Android do as well.

By: qulotte

qulotte — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:04:59 +0000

I’ve been waiting for these devices for too long now. I’ve been pining for a decent PDA since my old Sony CLie packed in. The modern Smartphones are just terrible at doing PDA type stuff – I’m currently suffering an N958G that can’t do half the organisational stuff my old PDA could. I’m looking at these Smartbook devices as the logical successors to the “instant-on” Palm-type PDAs, with added software capabilities, storage and keyboard. Of course, I’ll be waiting for the touchscreen versions with handwriting recognition ;)
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By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:43:14 +0000

If they made a slightly narrower and shorter version of the Sony P it would be great! Something about 7.5″ x 4″ with a touch type keyboard would be the cats meow!

By: Fernando

Fernando — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:57:43 +0000

There are several devices out there that almost make this mark already, so we should be close:

a) The Flybook: nice size, built in 3G and voice, but too costly
b) The HTC Advantage: OK size (no built-in keyboard), built in 3G and voice, but again too costly
c) The MIDs (Aigo, Viliv, UMID) now have 3G (no voice) and are coming down in price
d) The Nokia tablet (upcoming N900), good size, 3G, keyboard, but no voice..
e) The OQO and Sony UX looked pretty good but are gone now :-(

So I think the Qualcomm guys have it right with the smartbook concept. I hope they materialize it soon…

By: heath

heath — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:55:56 +0000

basic messaging ability, full internet experience and potential always on connectivity(just let me pop my sim card in there like its another cellphone), decent multimedia abilities, the form factor shown in the pic attached to this article(old school palmtops/sony vaio p-ish), along with good battery life.. if they can deliver this, i will sooooo be getting a snapdragon product.

i dont care what operating system its running, give it a good user experience and let’s see if it can catch on.. i really want this to work. i would love a device like this, with a well designed, pleasant and lightweight OS that doesnt require a supercomputer to run.

that being said, i still fear the “wait..this isn’t windows?” curse to hit it…

By: HereAndNow

HereAndNow — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:20:51 +0000

Smartbook vendors should include all smartphone hardware (3G, GPS, accelerometer, compass, etc.), to support cell phone calls, SMS, location-based services, automatic screen rotation, etc.

That would REALLY differentiate smartbooks from the current generation of netbooks and make them VERY attractive to mobile operators, because mobile operators would be able to generate revenue from phone calls, SMS, location-based apps & services, etc., in addition to basic data contracts.

By: carlleigh

carlleigh — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:37:21 +0000

I’ll be waiting for a Smartbook with a 10 inch screen and nearly full sized keyboard they shouldn’t just be thinking in terms of very small screens. I waited patiently for 7 or 8 months for Netbooks finally reach a 10 inch’s screen size.

I hope Smartbooks quickly reach 10 inch’s and have full 3G modem and cell phone voice support. All kinds of computer and telecommunication development will be done using such devices.

All kinds of computer and telecommunication devices will be deployed using the same.

By: John in Norway

John in Norway — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:37:09 +0000

If I bought a device every time one of these companies touted faster, smaller, quieter, cooler, less power hungry devices I’d have a house full of unused broken promises … oh, wait.

By: David

David — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:49:02 +0000

This really seems like a hole in my equipment line-up. I have desktop and laptop units for the usual home and fixed-mobile kinds of work. I have also a Treo for voice and e-Mail. I would love something that offered more oomph than the Treo has, and less bulk than the laptop has. It would fit in my usual carry-around bag and I suppose I could even manage some sort of back-up battery or charger for those really long days.