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DEMO Roundup: Doing more with less, a smarter Internet, and more
VentureBeat —
... as well as in-depth coverage of companies that I only touch on here. Until then, however, here’s a list of the DEMO 09 Class of Demonstrators, along with short descriptions of what they’re launching. (Quotes are from the DEMO program book.)
WebLegend — An e-commerce platform that tailors content to an individual’s personal shopping profile. The company claims to improve conversion rates by up to 50 percent.
Touch Book — Read our coverage of the portable device that’s “a little bit ...
Touch Book: Tablet netbook with ARM CPU, 10+ hour battery, detachable screen
CrunchGear —
... PALM DESERT, Calif., March 2 /PRNewswire/ — Always Innovating today unveiled the Touch Book, a versatile new device that works as both a netbook and a tablet thanks to a detachable keyboard and a 3D touchscreen user interface. The Touch Book, previewed at DEMO 09, weighs less than two pounds as a netbook and has a battery life of 10 to 15 hours — three times longer than most netbooks. ...
Always Innovating launching touch-screen netbook
Webware.com —
... I think the most eagerly-anticipated demo at Demo 09 will be the Always Innovating netbook. It's yet another netbook, granted, but it's got a cool detachable (and optional) keyboard, and a magnetic mount for sticking onto a refrigerator. ...
Always Innovating launching touch-screen netbook
Crave: The gadget blog —
... I think the most eagerly-anticipated demo at Demo 09 will be the Always Innovating netbook. It's yet another netbook, granted, but it's got a cool detachable (and optional) keyboard, and a magnetic mount for sticking onto a refrigerator. ...
Demo 09: New Hardware for Netbooks, Displays, and Video
Forward Thinking by Michael J. Miller —
mirasol.jpg Three of the most interesting products at Demo were hardware products, shown on stage this afternoon, including a machine that converts from a netbook to a tablet; an inexpensive video camera network; and a new display technology. Always Innovating showed its Touch Book, which converts between a Linux-based netbook and a touch-based tablet. At first glance, it looks like a small netbook, but you can remove the keyboard and then it looks like a tablet. The product uses an ARM-based processor and a custom version of Linux, and the company says it can last 10 hours on ...
The best -- and worst -- of Demo 09
Webware.com —
... This was a small Demo conference. Only 39 companies presented, down from the usual 60+ at this show. The audience was smaller, too. But there were some good companies here, and some solid business models. Senior writer Daniel Terdiman and I came up with our seven picks from this conference.
Always Innovating's Touch Book (story): Yes, it's just another Netbook. But the removable keyboard and touchscreen interface make it an attractive product, and its ARM CPU and custom Linux build earn it geek points. Might be a little too expensive to be an impulse ...
Cellphone OS + Netbook = Happy Marriage
Internet Evolution: —
... -- but definitely hasn't committed to -- the possibility of Android on computers. The concept of new, slimmer cellphone-derived OSs is boosting new wares. California startup Always Innovating has demonstrated a "Touch Book" that works as a slate PC or, when inserted into a dock, a keyboard-based netbook. Always Innovating has designed its own OS, but its computer is designed to accommodate other operating systems, such as Android and Ubuntu. In addition, manufacturers of ...
Always Innovating Touch Book rotates, sticks to fridge, fails to slice or dice – Video
Liliputing —
... The Always Innovating Touch Book has been shipping for a few days now. And while early reports indicate that the tablet/netbook has kind of lousy build uality and obviously beta software, there are a few things it apparently does right. And the company’s CEO has posted a few videos that show those features off.
While the first report I saw indicated that the included magnets were barely strong enough to hold the Touch Book to a file cabinet or refrigerator, it looks like the problem was that the user left the ...
