http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/ Engadget Comments for I-Buddie shows off its Android netbook prototype http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/Apr 21st 2009 12:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/Apr 21st 2009 1:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/Apr 21st 2009 12:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/Apr 21st 2009 12:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/Apr 21st 2009 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/Apr 21st 2009 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/Apr 21st 2009 12:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/
Anyhow, these netbooks remind me of the Windows CE-powered palmtops from the dark ages of mobile computing. The thing that really killed the palmtop in the end was the fact that a PocketPC form factor handled Contacts/Calendar quite well. That, and network connectivity wasn't that great.

If you could create a device that sucks down email, and has a decent browser, sure, why not? The only thing is, you need to make the price match what the damn thing does. It's gotta be no more than 200, otherwise nobody's going to buy it.]]>Apr 21st 2009 12:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/
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http://windows.kde.org/]]>Apr 21st 2009 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/Apr 21st 2009 12:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/Apr 21st 2009 3:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/
As long as you can use the internet, email with a good res screen it might turn out as a very good netbook OS.

Also all those cool apps that you can load on the G1 might be cool if you could use them on your netbook as well!!!

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Android falls in the back of a long list of more appropriate OSes for a netbook...]]>Apr 21st 2009 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/Apr 21st 2009 1:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/Apr 21st 2009 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/Apr 21st 2009 2:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/Apr 21st 2009 8:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/For a netbook with Android, I'd want:

a) convertible tablet/swivel screen format (pref. 7" or 9" screen)
b) full gmail (send as, create/edit filters, create labels)
c) full google reader (keyboard shortcuts, add/edit tags)
d) full google docs (read/write, all formats)
e) full IM (more than 1 identity per service, more than 1 service active at a time, more jabber servers that just google talk)
f) better VNC viewer support, and better integration with ConnectBot (not so much Google's fault, but still something that's necessary for me on a netbook).
g) definitely a 3G option

Until someone delivers those things, I'm not interested in an Android netbook. But... if someone does deliver those, I think Android would do fine in a netbook device.
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Now, if they put Android on a nice 3.5" - 5.0" capacitive touch screen mid+phone type device that would be something special.]]>Apr 21st 2009 3:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/
http://kronox.org/?p=31]]>Apr 21st 2009 6:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/
The point in the menu on Android was to make it easier for small touch screens, the Windows taskbar is more appropriate with a cursor, or any device with a screen larger then a phone's, especially the Windows 7 taskbar.]]>Apr 21st 2009 6:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/
Let me answer with this exchange:

Marge: Do you want your son to become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or a sleazy male stripper?
Homer: Can't he be both, like the late Earl Warren?
Marge: Earl Warren wasn't a stripper!
Homer: Now who's being naïve?!

Am I wrong people?]]>Apr 21st 2009 8:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/i-buddie-shows-off-its-android-netbook-prototype/_]]>Apr 21st 2009 9:13PM