I am pretty damn excited about Dell mini 9n but this new netbook is way better
http://www.alwaysinnovating.com/touchbook/ . I have like the different
netbooks that have come to market but none could hold a candle to the
OLPC XO in terms of reliability and low-power features. That comes down
to the fact that they are all x86 processors that don’t really optimize
for those features. Even the XO has an x86 processor. It compensates for
its power-draining architecture with a measly clock rate of 377 Mhz. Get
up to 1 GHz on an x86 and you absolutely need a fan.
I hate CPU fans in a netbook. I really hate them. Fans move. Moving
parts break in the hands of little kids and adults.
This "touch book" breaks new ground w/ its ARM processor from Texas
Instruments and its correspondingly long battery life. Plus, no fans!
Finally. I also love ARM processors because they are cheap! I really
hope this Touch book launches a new wave of cheap and truly durable netbooks.
Well, this isn’t yet as exciting as the Palm Pre w/ its kickass mojo sdk
and sweet application framework. The Touch book supposedly has its own
customized linux OS but I bet it is just GNOME Mobile w/ Mozilla optimized
for a touch screen
