Acer Aspire One Mini-Laptop for Mobile Computing

 

The world has taken yet another step towards truly mobile computing. One of the major PC manufacturers, Acer, has designed a mini-laptop, which is about the size of a mass-market book. Yet, it has a qwerty keyboard and 8.9-inch screen. The Acer Aspire One also comes with Wi-Fi, 3G, hard disk or flash memory for storage, and Linux or Windows operating system.

 

HP 2133 Mini-Note PC Is Light to Carry and Conveniently Small to Handle

 

Anyone who regularly carries a laptop PC from home to work or school, will appreciate small size and light weight when the gravity draws the bag or briefcase towards the ground. Often, a tiny laptop that doesn't sacrifice the features of a modern PC is the optimal solution for businessmen and students alike. The HP 2133 Mini-Note PC comes with 8.9-inch screen, full keyboard, Wi-Fi, and a choice of operating system between Windows Vista and Suse Linux.

 

Running Palm OS Applications on a Nokia Linux Tablet

 

When a new exciting device with an advanced operating system is introduced, users typically want to quickly get as many applications as possible for the product. When another, maybe aging, but popular device platform has tons of tried and tested applications available, it might a good idea to put the two together. That's exactly what Access has done. Old Palm OS applications can now be installed and enjoyed on Nokia's handheld Linux tablets.

 

Book-Size Windows Vista Laptop Computer: Fujitsu Lifebook U810

 

Who needs a tiny laptop computer that's smaller than a traditional notebook PC, but much larger than a smartphone or PDA? Many people would like to have an ultra-light PC for short trips that don't justify dragging a full-sized laptop PC along. If a mini laptop with full keyboard and decent display was available, many shoulders and backs would feel a lot healthier. The Fujitsu Lifebook U810 is one of the first mini notebook computers powered by Windows Vista that can be used as a tablet PC as well.

 

Wizpy Media Player Doubles as a Tiny Handheld Linux Computer

 

Yet another portable media player with a small screen may not excite too many people anymore. But when the same product can be used a pocket-size Linux computer, things get more exciting. Wizpy is a tiny handheld media player that transforms into a Linux machine when it is attached to a PC.

 

Handheld Game Console GP2X F-200 Relies on Linux and the Open Source Community

 

While designing smart hardware for a new game console is a wonderful achievement by itself, convincing game designers to create fascinating applications for a new device is even bigger achievement. The GP2X handheld game console aims to make it by letting open source software developers tweak the system, port classic games, and create brand new games for the console.

 

Koolu Aims to Revive Thin Client Computing with a Low-Power Ubuntu Device

 

A long, long time ago, powerful server computers were called mainframes. Men in white coats operated them in air-conditioned computer centers. Those fortunate individuals who were granted access to the central computer, used a device called terminal to do their job. Users could only access software applications that were running on the mainframe, but never run anything locally. It was a dream for people who were managing the computers, but an extremely restrictive setup for creative people. Koolu Linux computer designed as a Thin Client is like a terminal – it only does what the central computer allows it to do. In many cases, a thin client device is exactly what organizations need.

 

The Small, Silent and Low-Cost Linux Computer, Compulab Fit-PC Is Dust-Resistant as Well

 

As electronic devices get smaller, they should get more expensive, right? Tiny components cost more and hardware design becomes more complex, not to mention the challenges in manufacturing. Small, low-cost Linux computers don't seem to follow this logic. The Compulab Fit-PC is a handheld-size product that comes with Linux, 40GB hard disk, and network and USB interfaces for using it as a PC or as a networking device.

 

Zonbu Linux Computer with Online Service is a Worry-Free PC for Grandma

 

We love our grandma. Still, the mere possibility that we would have to provide technical support for her Windows PC causes us to panic. We can envision hours of work finding lost emails, documents, icons, and mice escaped from her PC. We don't mind the occasional educational sessions with her, but we would like someone else to ensure that her computer boots daily and safely saves her photos and messages on a back-up storage media. Zonbu, a low-cost Linux computer, is trying to achieve just that. Zonbu is purchased with a service that automatically manages data backups and system updates.

 

Square One Personal Internet Server for Sharing Home Network Resources

 

Have you ever wondered why is it necessary to sacrifice a whole PC when you simply want to share some resources on your home network? Or, why does it take another computer to run a Web server that makes your pages available to the Internet? The solution for both of these needs might be here. The Square One Personal Internet Server is a small, low-cost Linux computer that comes ready with all the necessary software and hardware for sharing network resources and for maintaining a Web server on the Internet.

 

The Low-Cost Asus Eee PC Is a Light, Book-Size Laptop

 

The two most attractive features of the Asus Eee PC 701 laptop computer are its price, around $200, and its size, about the size of an ordinary book. Yet, it is a laptop computer with a 7-inch color screen and full keyboard that can be hooked up to the Internet via Wi-Fi or by plugging an Ethernet cable to its network port. Even though the Asus Eee PC is not a powerful computer, and its storage space is limited, the product will make many potential buyers of ultra-mobile laptops, UMPCs or Internet tablets seriously think of the value they get from each product.

 

The Small and Slim Palm Foleo Laptop for Wireless Email

 

We have our laptop PCs for serious work, smartphones for phone calls, messaging and photos, and Web tablets for viewing Web pages and videos. Some people are also using UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC) computers because they like to tap a touch screen. What would make the world want yet another type of mobile computer? Maybe a new product from Palm. The small and slim Palm Foleo laptop device comes with a 10-inch screen, qwerty keyboard, Wi-Fi connectivity, and flash memory cards for storage. It has been designed for wireless email and syncing data with a smartphone, not as a laptop replacement.

 

Linutop Handheld-Size Linux Computer

 

Linutop is a different kind of personal computer. The device is about the size of a CD case, it doesn't have any moving parts, not even a hard drive, and it lacks keyboard and screen. But when an external monitor and keyboard is attached to the Linutop, it becomes a full Linux computer. It can be used it for Web browsing, writing or reading documents, or for special applications in libraries, schools, and information kiosks. The number of USB ports should also make the device suitable for always-on monitoring and resource sharing applications, such as Web cameras.

 

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