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HP ARM netbook, AirLife 100 (android, touchscreen, 3G-always-on)

33 points by 10ren 16y ago

CrazedGeek 16y ago
I would be quite sad if they delayed the release of this due to the Palm/webOS acquisition, because it looks really nice. Relevant page on HP's site: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c02084190&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN#N1200 http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c0208419... There's Flash Lite 3 support, but I don't see a mention of the Market.
madmaze 16y ago
i must say id be very interested in seeing a android netbook.. and id love to play with it, but i cant imagine it being that usefu, i think it would be rather slow and probaby just like a nexus one or a droidl, i hope im wrong because id really like to encourage the use android and the upcoming meego.
- DrSprout 16y ago
  My Droid is actually faster than I need it to be. I just want a notebook. Literally, a device that is useful for taking notes and general writing. This thing is beautiful, but it's twice as powerful as my Droid, and I really don't need that extra power - I'd rather have the same battery and run it an extra 5 hours.
  - madmaze 16y ago
    i guess i havnt played with the droid enough. I would like to see it work out, especially seeing how it would do as a netbook platform, but im a little skeptical.
- rbanffy 16y ago
  I'd just rip Android out and install a vanilla Ubuntu ARM desktop. I am more than happy with Ubuntu running on an Intel Atom. I guess I wouldn't be that much disappointed at it running on ARM.
  - dmm 16y ago
    > 16MB of flash storage You're going to need to upgrade first.
    - 10ren 16y ago
      It's 16GB. Flash is incredibly cheap now, you can get 4GB for $12 at the supermarket (that's AUD; pr $10 USD)
      - dmm 16y ago
        They must have fixed the typo. You're right of course. I thought it was a little strange to have so little memory.
biafra 16y ago
"...the AirLife 100 is ready to operate on the network of any U.S. carrier that chooses to subsidize the device. " Does it really have to be subsidized by a carrier to run there?
bitwize 16y ago
I would love an ARM development machine. How hard will it be to blank this thing and put Arch on it?
- graphene 16y ago
  My thoughts exactly. I remember a youtube video I saw recently in which a Lenovo sales guy tells the interviewer (at some trade show) that the software environment for their Skylight ARM-based netbook woulb be entirely proprietary, and that they would even push upgrades to devices in the field. While it doesn't exclude the possibility, I think this attitude makes it less likely that Lenovo will look kindly upon hackers loading their own OSs. Hopefully HP will take a less hacker-hostile approach. And if anyone could make an ARM netbook with a Pixel Qi screen, that would be out of this world.
jsz0 16y ago
Anyone know how they deal with apps not designed for the 1024x600 display? Do they upscale? or does Android take care of this automatically?

33 points by 10ren 16y ago

I would be quite sad if they delayed the release of this due to the Palm/webOS acquisition, because it looks really nice. Relevant page on HP's site: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c02084190&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN#N1200 http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c0208419... There's Flash Lite 3 support, but I don't see a mention of the Market.

madmaze 16y ago

i must say id be very interested in seeing a android netbook.. and id love to play with it, but i cant imagine it being that usefu, i think it would be rather slow and probaby just like a nexus one or a droidl, i hope im wrong because id really like to encourage the use android and the upcoming meego.

DrSprout 16y ago
My Droid is actually faster than I need it to be. I just want a notebook. Literally, a device that is useful for taking notes and general writing. This thing is beautiful, but it's twice as powerful as my Droid, and I really don't need that extra power - I'd rather have the same battery and run it an extra 5 hours.
- madmaze 16y ago
  i guess i havnt played with the droid enough. I would like to see it work out, especially seeing how it would do as a netbook platform, but im a little skeptical.
rbanffy 16y ago
I'd just rip Android out and install a vanilla Ubuntu ARM desktop. I am more than happy with Ubuntu running on an Intel Atom. I guess I wouldn't be that much disappointed at it running on ARM.
- dmm 16y ago
  > 16MB of flash storage You're going to need to upgrade first.
  - 10ren 16y ago
    It's 16GB. Flash is incredibly cheap now, you can get 4GB for $12 at the supermarket (that's AUD; pr $10 USD)
    - dmm 16y ago
      They must have fixed the typo. You're right of course. I thought it was a little strange to have so little memory.

biafra 16y ago

"...the AirLife 100 is ready to operate on the network of any U.S. carrier that chooses to subsidize the device. " Does it really have to be subsidized by a carrier to run there?

bitwize 16y ago

I would love an ARM development machine. How hard will it be to blank this thing and put Arch on it?

graphene 16y ago
My thoughts exactly. I remember a youtube video I saw recently in which a Lenovo sales guy tells the interviewer (at some trade show) that the software environment for their Skylight ARM-based netbook woulb be entirely proprietary, and that they would even push upgrades to devices in the field. While it doesn't exclude the possibility, I think this attitude makes it less likely that Lenovo will look kindly upon hackers loading their own OSs. Hopefully HP will take a less hacker-hostile approach. And if anyone could make an ARM netbook with a Pixel Qi screen, that would be out of this world.

jsz0 16y ago

Anyone know how they deal with apps not designed for the 1024x600 display? Do they upscale? or does Android take care of this automatically?