Android netbook gets video demo

[Chris Davies]

We've seen netbooks running Android before, but they're still rare enough to prod our curiosity.Â* Over at NetbookNews they've Read more

[Sisco]

Broken Link..

Fixed: http://www.netbookchoice.com/2009/04...droid-netbook/

[johnkzin]

For a netbook with Android, I'd want:

a) convertible tablet/swivel screen format (pref. 7" or 9" screen)
b) full gmail (send as, create/edit filters, create labels)
c) full google reader (keyboard shortcuts, add/edit tags)
d) full google docs (read/write, all formats)
e) full IM (more than 1 identity per service, more than 1 service active at a time, more jabber servers that just google talk)
f) better VNC viewer support, and better integration with ConnectBot (not so much Google's fault, but still something that's necessary for me on a netbook).
g) definitely a 3G option

Until someone delivers those things, I'm not interested in an Android netbook. But... if someone does deliver those, I think Android would do fine in a netbook device.

[Scythe]

I still have a hard time figuring out why Android on a netbook is the new "cool" thing to do (it's obvious from the videos and images that Android doesn't look right on a netbook). Especially with the many mobile-friendly OS's that are built with OMAP support like Maemo (or many light weight Linux distro's).

[ickyfehmleh]

Originally Posted by Scythe

I still have a hard time figuring out why Android on a netbook is the new "cool" thing to do (it's obvious from the videos and images that Android doesn't look right on a netbook). Especially with the many mobile-friendly OS's that are built with OMAP support like Maemo (or many light weight Linux distro's).

Because it's a well-known fact that all netbooks have wireless cellular networking, touch screens, GPS, and very little RAM, making them pretty much identical to the cell phones that Android was designed for.

Yeah, not a clue as to why it's the in thing. Maybe manufacturers see 'Google' and go wild or just really hate the idea of running X11 and couldn't be bothered to come up with their own GUI system because they don't know about SVGAlib et al. Then again I'm not quite sure I understand why netbooks are The New Hotness; one can do nearly everything a netbook does on a smartphone, and a netbook can't do everything a laptop does, so why not just have a smartphone and a laptop?