HP Mini Android smartbook hands-on

Okay, so it isn't the HP Slate, but this Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered, Android-running Mini is definitely a departure from all the netbooks they've been putting out lately. At this point, this is just a concept and the white plastic chassis is far from pretty or final, and frankly it just looks like a last generation HP Mini. The 10-inch resistive touch display was responsive to finger taps from what we could see in our brief fondling. Oh and the Android OS we know and love was, you know, running. It all looks interesting, but for now we were way more impressed with Lenovo's Skylight.

Snapdragon powered HP Mini with Android hands-on

[NetNewsercom Posted Jan 7th 2010 12:23AM]

What about this amazing partnership Microsoft says they have with HP?

[fatslug Posted Jan 7th 2010 12:27AM]

@NetNewsercom

I don't think anyone is worried these will ever sell in quantities comparable to Windows netbooks, even HP knows that.

[JeremyBenthem Posted Jan 7th 2010 12:32AM]

Smartbook

[jayayess1190 Posted Jan 7th 2010 12:34AM]

I like Pegatron's better.

[esposimi Posted Jan 7th 2010 12:35AM]

Can it play Crysis? Lol.

[psc2 Posted Jan 7th 2010 5:04AM]

@Kira

Why you always gotta be hatin'??

[slayerXcore Posted Jan 7th 2010 12:35AM]

Android powered Netbook is awesome

[Hydra Posted Jan 7th 2010 12:44AM]

Android on a computer will be much better when it has a Recycle bin that I can drag programs into , to easily uninstall them vs going through the menus

[BigJayDogg3 Posted Jan 7th 2010 2:22AM]

@Hydra

I don't know of any computer that uninstalls programs by dragging them into a recycle bin...

[technognu Posted Jan 7th 2010 3:57AM]

@BigJayDogg3

I, sir see what you did there.

regards.

[Jaylittles531 Posted Feb 17th 2010 11:28PM]

@BigJayDogg3

Wow a shot at Apple.... How original.

[baizhangg Posted Jan 7th 2010 7:03AM]

I won't be surprised if Android as OS will be more popular than Chromium... It allows simple use of your hard drive.

[DannyDarko Posted Jan 7th 2010 9:10PM]

If it runs Android I want it.I don't care what version .I like being able to easily tweak my experience

[bubs353 Posted Jan 21st 2010 11:51PM]

@DannyDarko
Same here. If it runs Android i want it

[johnkzin Posted Jan 9th 2010 10:22PM]

Make it a convertible tablet/swivel screen design, with a pixelqi display ... and I'm in. Esp. with optional T-Mobile USA 3G. It'd be nice to have it in black, as well.