http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/ Engadget Comments for iUnika Gyy netbook weighs 1.5 pounds, will cost $176 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/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 14th 2009 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 14th 2009 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 14th 2009 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 14th 2009 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 14th 2009 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 23rd 2009 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 14th 2009 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/
i guess its force of habit by manufacturors]]>May 14th 2009 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/
Microsoft is currently publishing new guidelines for a new Windows Logo key that incorporates the Windows logo recessed in a lowered circle with a contrast ratio of at least 3:1 with respect to background that the key is applied to. ^Wiki

Seems I will have to put up with a non-matching useless-key from now on.]]>May 15th 2009 8:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/But you'll never see this in the cloudy Norwegian market...but if they manage to make a decent screen and keyboard, well then they got me :P ]]>May 14th 2009 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 15th 2009 8:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 15th 2009 8:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/
Solar powered? Decent price? Bring it on! I think there is a huge market out there for machines that run simple, non-bloated software which might not be nice to look at but still does its job. And last time I checked Aero didn't make me work faster...]]>May 14th 2009 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 14th 2009 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 14th 2009 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 14th 2009 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 14th 2009 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 14th 2009 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 14th 2009 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 14th 2009 10:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 14th 2009 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/
West of House
You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door.
There is a small mailbox here.

Sweet...]]>May 14th 2009 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 14th 2009 4:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 14th 2009 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/My girl bought me a unibody macbook for xmas last year. WOW!!!!
Now I know how the pismo powerbook owners felt about ten years ago. I'm in heaven.
]]>May 14th 2009 5:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.tech-no-media.com/2009/05/norhtec-edubook-finally-innovative.html]]>May 14th 2009 4:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 14th 2009 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 14th 2009 5:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 14th 2009 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 14th 2009 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 14th 2009 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 14th 2009 5:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 14th 2009 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 14th 2009 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/
Look. It's really simple.

If you want to run Windows or any app that runs on Windows, 400MHz MIPS is *useless*.
If you want to run MacOS X or any app that runs on MacOS X, 400MHz MIPS is *useless*.
If you want to run Linux and you don't need to run anything that requires serious horsepower (and are comfortable compiling your own distro and apps, since MIPS distros are pretty rare these days), 400MHz MIPS is fine.
If you want to run whatever it comes with in the box, find all the apps you need there, 400MHz MIPS is fine.

But let's get over this: netbooks are not just "PDAs with keyboards". They weren't from the very start. A 1.6GHz Atom may not be able to run killer games, but it runs almost all mainstream home and office productivity software. It runs MacOS just fine. To argue that 'crap is ok because all I need it crap' is an inane argument because it implies that NO ONE needs more than that to what they want.

The price difference between this device and even a Dell Mini 10 is just $125. It's even less if you go for one of the low end Acers or Asuses. If you really feel that throwing away all that capability just to save less than 1/2 the price of an already insanely cheap device is good economics - well, hey - buy it and call me back in a few weeks when it's sitting on a shelf being useless.

Seriously, I think the Linux crowd honestly believes that by making a toaster into a laptop they'll really impress someone. In truth, we go 'neat trick' and then go back to our real world solutions.]]>May 14th 2009 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 14th 2009 5:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 14th 2009 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/I agree, 400 MHz mips is a bit light for most applications, even web surfing would be limit on that thing. Add to that that there is no official flash for mips (I suppose you could use gnash) and that makes it a lousy netbook.

I think that the sweet spot for a netbook starts around 1GHz. When the will release netbooks with 1 GHz Qualcomm snapdragons or with the xcore86 for less than $200 it may become more interesting.]]>May 14th 2009 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 14th 2009 7:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/
There are many small print distros that will do the job just fine, besides, they are even pretty good looking these days :D

http://www.puppylinux.org/home/screenshots

http://linux.softpedia.com/progScreenshots/Damn-Small-Linux-Screenshot-908.html

http://www.slitaz.org/en/artwork/screenshots.html

they can all be loaded to RAM for even faster response times... there are many more]]>May 14th 2009 11:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 15th 2009 7:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://atxelectronics.com.]]>May 16th 2009 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/iunika-gyy-netbook-weighs-1-5-pounds-will-cost-176/May 21st 2009 2:40PM