Is HP working on a Qualcomm-powered smartbook?

Maybe. Is this 7 inch smartbook on display at a Chinese tradeshow it? Probably not. I just don’t see HP coming out with a device with an ugly bezel that big. But the folks at Mobile 163 say that a Qualcomm Booth Rep booth rep at a trade show in China said what you’re looking at is a smartbook being made by an OEM on behalf of Hewlett Packard.

Aside from the fact that this protoype is ugly… it’s also the same machine Qualcomm was showing off at CES in January.

I can’t help but wonder if what the booth rep actually said was something like “this is an OEM device that could be built for companies like HP.” I haven’t seen any devices looking like this 7 inch touchscreen tablet come to market yet, but Qualcomm has been showing the prototype off for close to a year now, so it might not be that much longer before we start to see computers based on this design.

Because the laptop is based on Qualcomm’s ARM-based Snapdragon platform, it includes integrated graphics acceleration, a 3G modem and other wireless features.

via Cloned in China

Posted on Thursday, September 17th, 2009, 9:42 am by Brad Linder

Mace Moneta

I don't really care how ugly it is, as long as it's cheap. Linux makes it functional, and for a low price, I'll take function over form anytime.
william5050

Agreed Mace –

It will be selling for $100 to $150

Video Conference ability, 3G, mobile TV, always on mobile web

A great leisure & business tool — a game changer for sure

smartbooks will shake up mobile computing and the antiquated/traditional schools of thinking — the people that always resist and are ignorant to change –
william5050

Look at this smartbook! — wow —

http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/kit-eaton/techn…
hormel

Spam more please.
DougC3

From most of the smartbook prototypes I've seen so far, the manufacturers seem to be mimicing netbooks rather than taking full take advantage of the potential for trim, utilitarian design.

In my opinion, they should let the keyboard size they decide on be the determining factor (or in some cases, screen size), then proceed with the trimmest practical design, avoiding the appearance of a big, cheap looking, somewhat empty netbook.
DougC3

From most of the smartbook prototypes I've seen so far, the manufacturers seem to be mimicing netbooks rather than taking full take advantage of the potential for trim, utilitarian design.

In my opinion, they should let the keyboard size they decide on be the determining factor (or in some cases, screen size), then proceed with the trimmest practical design, avoiding the appearance of a big, cheap looking, somewhat empty netbook.
http://www.tourtravelchina.com/beijing-tours/ Beijing Tour

Interesting post. I have made a twitter post about this. Others no doubt will like it like I did.

Is HP working on a Qualcomm-powered smartbook?

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