Just as we’recomingtogripswith the entire netbook phenomenon , low-spirited end producer Coby comes up with something even lamer . “ [ nanus PCs ] are smaller than a netbook but not THAT modest . ” nanus microcomputer . adorable .
UPDATE 12/5 19:37 : The story , as it turn out , was a put-on .
https://gizmodo.com/why-i-hate-netbooks-5042814
What ’s make a dwarf personal computer different than a netbook ? If you listen to Coby ’s selling director , they ’re a whole new class of computer meant for lean times . As far as I can separate though , the PoqetMate-7 and PoqetMate-9 are just netbooks , albeit extremely punk I . Coby has n’t offered many specs to ponder , but the models , primarily differentiated by screen sizing ( 7 in and 9 in ) will flow Linux atop a Chinese Longsoon mainframe . preceding that , I would n’t gestate much more than a Wi - Fi adaptor and a few interface , bringing the PoqetMate in line with low - end netbooks like the Asus EeePC 701 .
Coby plan to wreak these to discount retailers , including traditionally computer - antipathetical stores like Kroger and Rite - assistance , by March , make the PoqetMate-7 the first $ 100 computer to be wide available in the US .
UPDATE : grant to the company , the original story was , shall we say , construct . The original source , AKIndi , manifestly allows for ‘ citizen journalists ’ to put up depicted object without vet — something which I should have checked for and observe . Coby ’s official assertion :
Coby Electronics Corporation is not in fact explicate or bring forth a laptop computer in the under-$100 price class , look up to in various erroneous reports as the “ Midget microcomputer , ” “ PoqetMate-7 ” and “ PoqetMate-9 . ” Coby Electronics Corporation is not currently bring on a PC nor is one headed to market place at any cost under the company ’s name . While Coby Electronics Corporation always monitors and evaluate all consumer electronics class , no determination has been made to develop or launch laptop computer , nor have there been any specifications , pricing and distribution channels create for such production at this meter . Coby Electronics Corporation remain focussed on producing high - quality , innovative and competitively priced products in a range of consumer electronics category , admit LCD TVs , Video MP3 players , Portable and Home DVD Players , Digital Photo Frames , iPod Docking Stations , Radios and Accessories .
Ars , who called the hoax in the first place today , has an interesting writeup of the whole matter , including a tasty little bit regarding a ship’s company that is plan to free a budget laptop based on a Longsoon processor , but it appear to be completely unrelated to Coby . [ AKIndiviaTheGadgetSite ]
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