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First smartbook is here: Lenovo Skylight

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By: , IntoMobile
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 at 10:29 AM

Lenovo Skylight

Today we had Lenovo announcing what is effectively the first commercial smartbook. It’s called Skylight and it’s one beautiful device, getting its power from Qualcomm’s 1GHz Snapdragon CPU. Rest of the specs include 3G connectivity, 20GB of flash storage, 10.1-inch 1,280×720 display, WiFi, 8GB miniSD card, two USB ports, 1.3-megapixel camera, and a battery that allows for 10 hours of work. Customized, widget-friendly version of Linux is running the show, allowing for quick access to popular social networking services, GMail, Amazon MP3, and so on.

However, I see two problems with the Skylight:

  1. The price – it will sell for $499. At that price it will have hard time competing with a bit more powerful netbooks.
  2. Size – I argued a smartbook should be smaller than existing netbooks or at least something like the Sony VAIO P.

If you’re interested, you’ll have to wait for few more months, as Lenovo plans to start selling this baby in spring. As I said, I don’t see them moving tons of Skylights, as comparable netbooks offer more power and functionality, along with more reasonable pricing. Any thoughts?

And before I let you go, we have a demo video to share. Check it out after the jump.

[Via: Engadget]

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • Steven esparza

    It does look sexy!!!!
    But for that price I can find me somethin a lot better! ReAl talk!