smartbook
Sign in to savethumb|Wistron Pursebook, with Snapdragon (system on chip)|Snapdragon ARM CPU (April 2009) A smartbook is a class of mobile device that combined certain features of both a smartphone and netbook computer, produced between 2009 and 2010. Smartbooks were advertised with features such as always on, all-day battery life, 3G, or Wi-Fi connectivity and GPS (all typically found in smartphones) in a laptop or tablet-style body with a screen size of 5 to 10 inches and a physical or soft touchscreen keyboard.
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- History
- Designs
- Always Innovating Touch Book
- Sharp Netwalker
- Pegatron prototype
- Lenovo Skylight
- Compaq Airlife 100
- Toshiba AC100
- Genesi Efika MX
- Others
- See also
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thumb|Wistron Pursebook, with Snapdragon (system on chip)|Snapdragon ARM CPU (April 2009) A smartbook is a class of mobile device that combined certain features of both a smartphone and netbook computer, produced between 2009 and 2010. Smartbooks were advertised with features such as always on, all-day battery life, 3G, or Wi-Fi connectivity and GPS (all typically found in smartphones) in a laptop or tablet-style body with a screen size of 5 to 10 inches and a physical or soft touchscreen keyboard.
A German company sold laptops under the brand Smartbook and held a trademark for the word in many countries (not including some big markets like United States, China, Japan, or India). It acted to preempt others from using the term smartbook to describe their products.