I happened to come across these Via Nanobook introduction videos and thought they were quite well-shot.

“An introduction to the VIA NanoBook Reference Design, with some comments on how writers of the Beat Generation like Jack Kerouac would have used the device.”

“Reflections on how writing and marketing are changing as a result of digitization shot in […]

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While presenting to investors the new product category Netbook, Intel unexpectedly showed off the following slide:

It is interesting that they have chosen a picture of an ultra portable that appears to be a Via Nanobook. You can even make out the VoIP handset module from the photo. Check out page 38 of the presentation slides.
Spotted […]

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Wondering which Nanobook is available in your country and what are the differences between the Nanobooks? Hopefully, you will find the following comparisons useful.

 
Everex Cloudbook CE1200V
Packard Bell Easynote XS
Zyrex Ubud
Everex Cloudbook SC1200T

Screen
7″
7″
7″
7″

Hard Disk Drive
30Gb
30Gb
30Gb
30Gb

RAM
512Mb
1Gb
1Gb
1Gb

Touchpad
Above Keyboard
Above Keyboard
Above Keyboard
Above Keyboard

Operation System
gOS v2.0 Rocket
Windows XP Home
Windows Vista Starter
Windows XP

Bluetooth
No
No
No
No

Accessory
Integrated Webcam
Integrated Webcam
Integrated Webcam
Integrated Webcam

Price
US$399
US$700 (£349.99)
US$545 (RP$4,999,000)
?

Availability
US
UK, Netherlands, Malaysia, […]

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Taiwanese outfit iDOT Computers will be releasing two ultra portables based on Via Nanobook UMD reference design.
According to their products page, CE261 is almost similar to Everex Cloudbook CE1200V, except for a Billionton Bluetooth that is included in the specifications. For CE260, the main differences are a touch screen, a VoIP phone and a touchpad […]

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South Korea, famous for their high-tech industries and high internet penetration rate, is going to have their Via Nanobook UMD reference design based ultra portable. The UMPC is released by Korean vendor, Sungju Computer.
Named TangoX Nano, the tiny laptop comes with the usual 1.2GHz VIA CPU C7-M ULV processor, four-in-one card reader, Ethernet, 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi, […]

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