@Nadnerb5: that's what i thought but there is a qwerty keyboard in the somewhere, hopefully when they release it to english speaking regions the keyboard will be cleaner, character wise.

looking forward to this being released as i'm looking for something along the lines of the nokia n810 internet tablet but with slightly more powerful specs.

i might actually bite the bullet and buy one. Sod all this waiting lark, portable instant messenger/irc/media player is becoming a must

Gonzie

Still uses a stylus? Pretty old school...

Gibberish

At some point the interface would have to be modded to suit something so small. The regular XP desktop just doesn't do it for me on that tiny a device. Little better than WinMo, but not that much.

Kaiser-Machead's Cookie-Powered LEGO Machine

Either way it looks impressive!

marksayshigh

How much?? If it's around 300 put me down for one, otherwise the sacrifice in screen size vs. a non-touch 8 or 9" is not worth it to me. This looks to be maybe a 5" screen?

marksayshigh

@MissRabbit: I agree. I'm thinking this is actually to small. Engadget says it has a 4.9 inch screen; that's just a little bigger than the touchscreen smart phones. Maybe that's where all of this is headed; phones that aren't actually phones but tiny laptops that can also be used as a phone.

baltwade

@lodleader: "and crazily jams in Korean wireless broadband WiBro, digital TV receivers, HSDPA, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth."

What Dongles?

Daz_Genetic

That is pretty wicked but I am confused by the keyboard layout... is that like a Korean keyboard? There doesn't seem to be enough keys.

Nadnerb5

holy shit... and we complain about the dongles on the macbook air. Imagine what it would be like on that thing

I still want

lodleader

if it comes to the US, and it's priced like an EEE, I would keep my eyes ont his fellow to replace my Jornada in a couple of years.

aerospaceman

Can it get any smaller?? Good God.

MissRabbit

as a dell mini owner, I can say that I think netbooks are at about the perfect size already, the only direction to go really is thinner. A smaller keyboard or screen would be useless imo.

Benman

That might be pushing it for me size-wise, but still pretty cool if it works well.

My Netbook hit the sweet spot for portability/usability for me.

strider_mt2k

holy crap, give this thing 3g and it would rule

igneous

Wow. Honestly, my Eee is about as small as my larger-than-an-eight-year-old's... fingers can reliably type on, but that really is awesome.

Gearhead_42

I cant see the Google site. Does anyone know, does this have a USB port? Even the micro?

If it did this would be really tempting because I want something to run Nikon Camera Control Pro for use as an intervalometer and timer.

archercc

@ezman: You dont HAVE to use a stylus but they include it because a lot of the stuff is just too small to use your finger with.

Just like how people were complaining about typing on the apple keyboard using the phone. Sometimes the fat fingered need some help.On my Touch I almost never used the stylus because I have scrawny ass fingers.

archercc

Finally a computer that fits in my ass!

Herman

@Gibberish: I was surprised to see my roommate's HTC Touch Pro uses a stylus... I thought those days were over, what with the advent of the iPhone and it's capacitive screen. Apparently not. I like this article from Giz about touchscreens. Interesting stuff.

ezman

Is it just me, or does this look like two iPhones taped together? (Well, one of them has had it's screen replaced by a keyboard, but anyway...)

Eruanno

Looking forward to seeing this in the North American market. I've been holding out on netbooks for something smaller. I guess this is it!

desigi

OK, next step is everything looking like an old Timex Sinclair.

WrecklessRich

Well after owning a Sony Vaio T370P, 10 inch screen WITH a DVD burner. Someone needs to make one of these with a DVD burner and a cam before I go that small again.

MR OPTIMUS PRIME

I'd hit it.

soggy_cheerio

@Daz_Genetic: It's amazing how we have to repeat articles because people are too lazy to read them.

Toastie

@archercc:
not to mention hand grease covered screens, and yes I know they have microfiber cloths to constantly wipe their screens with.
~~
@ezman
some people prefer a stylus to using the very tip of their pinky.
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1.3 GHz atom from what I've read, oh and look at that: "32GB of SSD storage" something that the iPhone doesn't have (but will shorty enough, iPod Touch does already)

Costermonger

It looks bigger than an OQO. It's bigger than the old Psion Series 3s too.

LittleJon

@MissRabbit: That's what she said

Scott.Gardeski

If it is cellphone capable, I am in.

JChristopher

Sir, here is a check with my name on it.
Write down any number on this piece of paper, and I will pay it.

transzoo

I already thought the EeePC keyboard was small enough to be fiddly to type on. This must be a nightmare for non-children's fingers.

Reil

@MR OPTIMUS PRIME: yeah, cell phone capable, bluetooth, and dvd burner. and I'm sold.

resonanteye

@aerospaceman: I've been looking for about a year for a suitable NEC MobilePro replacement. If the battery life is at all decent (>4 hours) on this one, I might have a winner.

PerspectiveX

Can I please get a mouse, i want the option of having to touch the screen, not HAVING to touch the screen.

ConfuciusMax

@Herman: You can smuggle it into prison now!

Comrade GadgetPlay, Fellow Traveler

@Gibberish:
Handwriting recognition: It is superior with a stylus, and more natural (after all, we write with pens/pencils, not fingers).

terebakashi

After having an EEE PC and testing some other 7 to 11 inches netbooks and laptops, I decided that 13" is the minimum display size for a computer to me.

So, this is shiny and smexy, but I wouldn't buy it.

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

Does it come with magnify.exe or a real magnifier?

m-p{3}

reminds me of a Newton... or, actually, an eMate.

Maybe Apple should revive the Newton brand as it's version of Netbook...

Burbank_Jeffers

for all u saying that the keyboard is too small, i think this is ment to be for thumb typing, which would make the keyboard HUGE almost too big

irishgandalf

@Scott.Gardeski: Dammit, beat me to it.

Wess

There is a point when things get too small to be useful. As a netbook, this thing is walking the line.

DisposableInterloper

Moving to South Korea on Friday. Definitely need to check one out when I can. Would be a lot better than lugging my 9lb behemoth.

MantisDragon

@Reil: Really, its just tiny midget engineers retaliating from years of highschool abuse.

Mmfok

@Gonzie: What in jesus did they do to the spacebar?

Are there that many utility buttons you have to cut it up like that?

Mmfok

I'd give it a try. Why not?

Tiago Sartor

Truely a PCP.

trips me out.

BlumpkinKing

sexiest thing I've seen today

Crescent