BenQ working on Android smartphone and netbook for next year

BenQ said way back in February that it had no plans to release any phones in 2009, and from the looks of it, none of that has changed. It does, however, appear that the company will release one in 2010, and that handset will be of the Android variety -- in addition to an Android netbook. Yup, the company is jumping on the bandwagon, adding itself to the growing number of 'droid mobile makers, hoping to get itself back into the game with the new and ever more popular OS. Most of BenQ's netbooks currently run XP (some also boast a Linux option), so the added Android option will make a nice addition to the family. There are no concrete details about availability, specific devices, or pricing, but we're going to keep our eyes on this one for you.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 5th 2009 2:59AM]

Banking on Android and waiting till 2010 is a little weird decision from a company standpoint.
I feel its a matter of time to see if Android is able to make BenQ stand in the competition or not.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 5th 2009 9:41AM]

do you have any idea how hot this gets me?

benQ is a respected manufacturer in a multitude of directions. their portable GP1 projector knocked my socks off and supports the ipod/iphone for playback. i think with benQ entering the android phone we're finally going to start seeing some good accessories and peripherals come to this platform.

i quiver with anticipation

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 5th 2009 2:46PM]

BenQ is Acer.

"Benq was originally spun off from Acer in 2001 to provide a separate branded channel"

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 5th 2009 4:29PM]

i don't think it's quite correct to say IS acer, it's been a long time since the split...

like saying humans and marmosets are the same creature :D

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 5th 2009 4:32PM]

yummmm marmosets.

But what caught my attention was that both Acer and BenQ are messing with android. And then I remembered about their 'split'.

[morissen3k8 Posted Jun 6th 2009 1:33AM]

BenQ makes good monitors in contrast to Acer. So definitely BenQ trumps Acer even after the split.