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Introducing the Touch Book
Miniaturized, silent, instant-on The Touch Book uses an innovative ARM processor from Texas Instruments that delivers the power of a traditional desktop computer but uses a fraction of the energy. Like a cellphone, it is always-on, so there is no need to reboot each time. And without noisy fans ...
Always Innovating: Introducing the Touch Book
Always Innovating: Introducing the Touch Book
alwaysinnovating.com — TOUCH BOOK | GALLERY | BUZZ | PRE-ORDER Touch Book Netbook reloaded. The world's first laptop with... a detachable keyboard. 10 to 15 hours of battery life * . Touchscreen with 3D user interface. Internal USB slots. The innovation is under way at ... (more) Always Innovating: Introducing the Touch Book
 Introducing the Touch Book
Introducing the Touch Book
alwaysinnovating.com — TOUCH BOOK | GALLERY | BUZZ | PRE-ORDER Touch Book Netbook reloaded. The world's first laptop with... a detachable keyboard. 10 to 15 hours of battery life * . Touchscreen with 3D user interface. Internal USB slots. The innovation is under way at ... (more) Introducing the Touch Book
Introducing the Touch Book
alwaysinnovating.com — Pre-order your Touch Book now! You may pre-order a unit in the US only. The production of... the first units will be limited and should be ready in May or June 2009. Note that hardware will be final but software will still be in beta at shipment. We ... (more) Introducing the Touch Book
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Touch Book Is a Part-Netbook, Part-Tablet [Tablets]
Gizmodo — ... The Always Innovating Touch Book does something I've never seen from a netbook: it has a fully detachable keyboard dock and transforms from a standard looking 8.9-inch netbook, to a stand-alone tablet. ...

Always Innovating Touch Book Is a Part-Netbook, Part-Tablet, Open Source Frankenstein [Tablets]
Gizmodo — ... The Always Innovating Touch Book does something I've never seen from a netbook: it has a fully detachable keyboard dock and transforms from a standard looking 8.9-inch netbook, to a stand-alone tablet. ...

First Hands On: Touch Book Is a Part-Netbook, Part-Tablet [Tablets]
Gizmodo — ... The Always Innovating Touch Book does something I've never seen from a netbook: it has a fully detachable keyboard dock and transforms from a standard looking 8.9-inch netbook, to a stand-alone tablet. ...

Always Innovating Touch Book Is Part-Netbook, Part-Tablet, Open Source Frankenstein [Tablets]
Gizmodo — ... The Always Innovating Touch Book does something I've never seen from a netbook: it has a fully detachable keyboard dock and transforms from a standard looking 8.9-inch netbook, to a stand-alone tablet. ...

Always Innovating Touch Book: keyboard-docking netslate
SlashGear — ... Netbooks with Tablet PC functionality aren’t new, but Always Innovating have turned a new page with their 8.9-inch Touch Book.  It comes with a detachable keyboard, similar in concept to the much-missed HP ...

Hybrid Touch Book from Always Innovating adds/ removes the keyboard [jkOnTheRun]
GigaOM Network — ... Always Innovating is set to launch a Linux-based netbook that has a detachable keyboard that looks fabulous. The Touch Book has a small screen (8.9-inch) that detaches from the keyboard for mobile slate use. This beauty is reported to run with a TI OMAP3 processor (600 MHz) based on ARM technology and is capable of running Windows CE and Android too. That screen has a 1024×768 resolution which is pretty decent for that size screen. ...

E-book-friendly trend: $300 Touch Book netbook-tablet with detachable keyboard. Also: Onyx Boox’s evil text speech E Ink gizmo
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home — ... . "The Touch Book is expected to ship in late Spring and will start at $299," Always says, and in both regards, price and ETA, I’d routinely urge caution. Still, if this pans out, it could be hot. Here are unverified odds and ends, in Alway’s words, and without verification: ...

Touch Book Netbook Cum Tablet Launched
PCLaunches.com — ... and 3D touchscreen user interface. Other features include 8.9" widescreen display (1024x600 resolution), 8GB micro SD card, Wifi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth, and 2x usb ports. Another interesting thing about this machine is its battery: it offers 10h to 15 hours of battery life. The Touch Book is now available for pre-order for $299 (tablet only) and $399 (netbook). [Product Page, via UberGizmo]

Touch Book
2dayBlog - Technology Journal, New Gadget everyday! — ... a detachable keyboard and a 3D touchscreen. It is powered by an ARM processor from Texas Instruments and comes with a 1024 x 600 8.9-inch screen, an 8GB micro SD card for storage, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth, six USB 2.0 ports (both internal and external) and its battery provides you 10 to 15 hours of use. It runs on an open source Touch Book OS, but it is also possible for you to install Google Android, Ubuntu, Angstrom, and Windows CE. The Touch Book is available in May at $300 . More pictures after the break. [image] [image] [image] [image] [via ...

Always Innovating Touch Book: world's first netbook with detachable keyboard
Gizmo Watch — ... PC and also as a kitchen computer or digital frame sans the detachable keyboard. The first netbook to be powered by ARM processor, the Touch Book touts a large battery life of 10 to 15 hours. The avidly created netbook with 6 internal USB hubs and fanless, heat-and-noise-free system owes its sleek design to designer Fred Bould’s brilliance. The Always Innovating Touch Book is likely to go on sale sometime around late May of early June. Via: ProductPage/Gizmodo

Always Innovating Innovates Tablet Computing
The Gadgets Weblog — ... least a 10 hour battery life. This is due to the processor being so power-smart and the light-weight 3D Linux OS. The Tablet Book also has a detachable keyboard unit and a fully functional tablet component. This looks and feels exactly like the old HP TX1100. Cost wise, the unit will run $299 without keyboard and $399 with the keyboard. The price seems right, the specs certainly sound interesting, and tablets simply rock. I think that Always Innovating is onto something here. Via Product Page

Hybrid Smartbook Touch Book Shipping Next Month
jkOnTheRun — ... The Touch Book is only $299 while the optional keyboard is $99. Specs: 9.4″ x 7″ x 1.4″ for 2 lbs (with keyboard) ARM Texas Instruments OMAP3 chip 1024×600 8.9” screen Storage: 8GB micro SD card W-Fi 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth 3-dimensional accelerometer Speakers, micro and headphone 6 USB 2.0 (3 internal, 2 external, 1 mini) 10+ hours of battery life (Touch Book via engadget)

Big Winner in the Google Chrome OS News: Smartbooks
jkOnTheRun — ... , Always Innovating and other yet-to-be-announced customers are strong testimony to what can be achieved by way of an open software philosophy. ...

Always Innovating TouchBook user interface revealed
Liliputing — ... The Always Innovating Touch Book is a unique little device that blurs the line between a netbook and a tablet-style UMPC. For $299 you get a low power, touchscreen computer with a custom Linux user interface. Another $100 gives you a base station with a built in keyboard that transforms the whole thing into a mini-laptop with an 8.9 inch touchscreen display. Always Innovating recently posted the first screenshots of the computer’s Linux interface. The company still describes the software as beta, which mean it may still be rough ...

Always Innovating Touch Book reaching the first ones
jkkmobile — ... got his just an hour ago and has been playing with it.. First impressions: " This is too funny. There's no manual, nothing. TouchBook (TB), stylus, AC adapter and some magnet. Little odd honestly. " " TB is very tipsy. Can't go past more than a few degrees and it goes over when connected to keyboard. " Keep your eyes open as he said he will write an article to UMPCPortal about his first impressions tonight. Touch Book at Always Innovating Details, News and Links for Touch Boo ...

Always Innovating Touch Book in the wild
Liliputing — ... The Always Innovating Touch Book has begun shipping, and a small number of people have already managed to get their hands on this unique machine which is something of a cross between a netbook and a tablet-style UMPC. Stephen Feger got one today and has been ...

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