Think there are too many portable machines out there? Make a room for one brand more – this time from Litl – a Boston-based company, recently unleashed the Webbook “web computer” netbook, that looks somehow different and priced above the average. It comes with a 12.1-inch 1280×800 display, uniquely featuring an upside down flipped patented-pending hinge comprised with an integrated scrolling wheel, right on top (the blue button). In addition, for a whopping $699, you get a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, paired with 1GB of RAM, 802.11b/g WiFi connection, USB 2.0 ports and HDMI output, pumping 720p from your family video shots. Storage capacity ridiculously stands at 2GB(!) only, but the platform for itself – specially designed by Litl – is exclusive, and mainly shaped to serve as a web-optimized OS, with Flickr, Facebook, and Weather Channel widgets, perfectly displayed on the front. A tiny remote control is also included, as long as you pay $19 more, which bring us to our price rates index, that eloquently gives the Webbook a one big EXPENSIVE score.
Update: We’ve added a nice hands-on video from CES 2010, featuring Litl 12.1-inch Webbook in action. It looks great and works pretty well as a secondary device, targeted for multimedia or Web content users, but it won;t make you coffee in the morning, although it might wake you up with this cool animated alarm clock inside. Check it out after the break (courtesy of engadget)
[Via Netbook News]
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Hi,
On our price: a large part of our price is the cost of our exceptionally good 12.1″ screen. It’s incredibly bright and has a viewing angle of 178-degrees. Similarly we use low travel scissor action keys in our keyboard – in fact our build quality is generally of a very high standard. So there’s not much sense comparing our product to some cheap netbook that happens to use a similar processor with a small low quality screen and keyboard. You do get what you pay for. 2GB Flash makes perfect sense when you understand what our device is for – all large files will be stored online in your favorite web service. There’s also our design by the award-winning Fuseproject. This is unashamedly a designer device for your home and consequently is meant to look good.
There are a lot more litl channels on the way btw and we intend to release an SDK soon so anyone can develop a litl channel.
Hi,
On our price: a large part of our price is the cost of our exceptionally good 12.1″ screen. It’s incredibly bright and has a viewing angle of 178-degrees. Similarly we use low travel scissor action keys in our keyboard – in fact our build quality is generally of a very high standard. So there’s not much sense comparing our product to some cheap netbook that happens to use a similar processor with a small low quality screen and keyboard. You do get what you pay for. 2GB Flash makes perfect sense when you understand what our device is for – all large files will be stored online in your favorite web service. There’s also our design by the award-winning Fuseproject. This is unashamedly a designer device for your home and consequently is meant to look good.
There are a lot more litl channels on the way btw and we intend to release an SDK soon so anyone can develop a litl channel.