Compaq Airlife 100 – Hewlett Packard’s first smartbook

17th February, 2010 by adina
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Hewlett Packard has confirmed its first smartbook, the Airlife 100, before the Mobile World Congress. The device resembles to the concept design previously shown at CES and has a 10-inch touchscreen. It drops the x86 in favour of ARM, probably a 1GHz Snapdragon processor. The smartbook will use a 16GB flash drive and its battery life will reach 12 hours of runtime and 10 days in standby mode, although the new design is thinner than any typical Atom-based Mini netbook. Following the concept features, the device will run Android instead of Windows, with the inherent benefits including applications built for touch and instant-on boot.

The initial Compaq Airlife 100 sports a front webcam and both Wi-Fi and 3G for Internet access. The 3G connection has an important role for the system’s launch, as it will be initially subsidized through the Spanish Telefonica in the home country as well as in Latin America and the rest of Europe through its divisions, Movistar and O2 respectively. The smartbook has already reached the FCC and therefore it is very likely to ship in the United States through carriers like T-Mobile or AT&T. The price of the device has not been mentioned but it will certainly depend on the carrier and the type of contract.

Tests performed at CES have shown the smartbook to be a little bit less sleek than the Skylight of Lenovo but easier to understand thanks to its familiar Android platform. The device is believed to use Android 2, but an earlier release like the 1.6 version is also likely to be provided.


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