The first Netbook using Google's Linux-based
Android operating system is expected to released in the next
three months.
The netbook to be known as the Alpha 680 and priced around $250
is going through final testing at Guangzhou Skytone Transmission
Technologies.
The Alpha 680 uses a 533MHz
ARM11 chip, has a 7-inch LCD screen and built-in Wi-Fi, but a
two-cell battery that will last only two to four hours.
The planned release of the Alpha 680 is in line with
analyst predictions that the operating system developed for
mobile phones would be used to produce increasingly lower-cost
netbooks.
Android, like Linux and other derivatives, is attractive to
netbook makers because it is free and enables them to further
reduce the cost of the finished product.