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OMZG!!$# THey totally ripped off the iPadz!#!@!@ it's so obvisous@#!!!!!!

What? Too soon?]]>Jan 4th 2010 7:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/Jan 4th 2010 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/Jan 4th 2010 12:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/>hackintosh
>Cortex A8 processor
DOES NOT COMPUTE.]]>Jan 4th 2010 12:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/Jan 4th 2010 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/Jan 4th 2010 12:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/Jan 4th 2010 12:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/
True, except the iSlate won't run anything even as moderately useful as OSX.
iPOS does run on Arm. ]]>Jan 4th 2010 12:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/Jan 4th 2010 12:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/Jan 4th 2010 12:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/Jan 4th 2010 12:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/Jan 4th 2010 12:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/But it get's them some cheap publicity ...
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NO, It runs a customised version of Debian Linux

http://gizmodo.com/5439215/freescales-199-smartbook-tablet-design-means-tablets-for-everyone-later-this-year

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that is really odd, I thought they were still making the G4 for networking equipment, you would think they would put one in their own device.]]>Jan 4th 2010 12:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/Jan 4th 2010 12:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/
In reality $400.

But hey, if they can bring this out for $200 all the better.]]>Jan 4th 2010 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/
But again, what OS does it run? Is the touchscreen responsive? One little problem in a device like this can kill it. ]]>Jan 4th 2010 12:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/
It runs a customised version of Debian Linux]]>Jan 4th 2010 3:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/
Yes, you do make a good point. It seems like tablets are always overpriced though, but I guess this is trying to change that. Hopefully it'll have multi touch and a decent virtual keyboard. We'll see. ]]>Jan 4th 2010 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/Jan 4th 2010 12:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/
Sounds like bad JooJoo to me.]]>Jan 4th 2010 12:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/Jan 4th 2010 12:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/....................................,.-‘”...................``~.,
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Is that Admiral Ackbar?!?!]]>Jan 4th 2010 12:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/Jan 4th 2010 12:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/Jan 4th 2010 2:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/
Steve Jobs, Are you up set that Freescales tablets better than your unreleased version?]]>Jan 4th 2010 3:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/Jan 4th 2010 12:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/
Yeah True PDA's are now called PDA, MID, Smartbook, PMP, Tablet, Multimedia Players, Ebooks, MP4 Players]]>Jan 4th 2010 3:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/Jan 4th 2010 12:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://appventcalendar.com/character-contest/

please go and vote for the "flying fish"!
]]>Jan 4th 2010 12:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/Jan 4th 2010 1:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/From:http://www.discount-laptop-batteries.co.uk/]]>Jan 4th 2010 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/Jan 4th 2010 1:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/Jan 4th 2010 1:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/does it matter? perhaps stylus will have a better performance on the device]]>Jan 4th 2010 2:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/
actually multi-touch resistive is now available

http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/stantums-mind-blowing-multitouch-interface-on-video/]]>Jan 4th 2010 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/Jan 4th 2010 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/Jan 4th 2010 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/Exactly what I was thinking! When Asus announced the 7" Eeepc, they estimated $200 sell price. When it finally came out, it was $400. It finally got close to $250 or so after the 9" models came around before it stopped selling (if it has).

With current technology, and the fact that its no more than an oversized iPod touch (but not Apple), it COULD sell for $200, but I think the profit margin might still be a bit too small and I just think realistically it would be at least $300.

If it could be $200 and actually work well, I think there could be a "tablet" renaissance. Cheap enough to become ubiquitous.]]>Jan 4th 2010 1:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/freescale-reveals-7-inch-smartbook-reference-design-hopes-to-se/Jan 4th 2010 2:10AM