Tag: Freescale

Smartbook Design Concepts

Smartbook Design Concepts

| June 2, 2009 | 4 Comments

orthoFreescale partnered with the Savannah College of Art and Design to come up with new mobile computing design concepts. These “smartbook” designs aren’t your typical notebooks as you can see in the attached photo gallery.

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Freescale’s ARM Netbooks Gaining Momentum

Freescale’s ARM Netbooks Gaining Momentum

| February 18, 2009 | 2 Comments

We were excited to get an early hands-on with netbook prototypes based on Freescale Semiconductor’s iMX515 processor at CES 2009. I caught up with Glen Burhers, who gave me an update on the progress of this new breed of netbooks. The good news is, a lot of progress has been made and sub-$150 netbooks will [...]

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New Generation of Netbooks: $199 and $299, Eight Hour Battery & Sexy Design

New Generation of Netbooks: $199 and $299, Eight Hour Battery & Sexy Design

| January 7, 2009 | 71 Comments

ces_09_1_freescale-3Freescale and Pegatron are ushering a new generation of netbooks that will combine excellent battery life, good looks and low cost. The two partners are hoping to bring the ARM-based netbook to market within the next few months under the flagship of a major OEM at a retail price of $199 to $299.

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