Comments on: 3G enabled Mobinnova Beam netbook with NVIDIA Tegra graphics coming soon http://liliputing.com/2009/10/3g-enabled-mobinnova-beam-netbook-with-nvidia-tegra-graphics-coming-soon.html Compact Computing Sat, 26 May 2012 06:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tenrou http://liliputing.com/2009/10/3g-enabled-mobinnova-beam-netbook-with-nvidia-tegra-graphics-coming-soon.html#comment-47190 Tenrou Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:00:32 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=13742#comment-47190 I can't for the life of me figure out why they didn't put Linux on this thing. Between the total lack of applications for WinCE and the fact that most of the OSS Linux applications have already been ported to the ARM architecture you'd figure it'd be a no-brainer. Also WinCE incurs a, albeit small, licensing fee. <br>I just don't get it, what do they gain from using WinCE apart from brownnose points from Microsoft who've already stated they're not interested in the smartbook market. I can't for the life of me figure out why they didn't put Linux on this thing. Between the total lack of applications for WinCE and the fact that most of the OSS Linux applications have already been ported to the ARM architecture you'd figure it'd be a no-brainer. Also WinCE incurs a, albeit small, licensing fee.
I just don't get it, what do they gain from using WinCE apart from brownnose points from Microsoft who've already stated they're not interested in the smartbook market.

]]> By: Tenrou http://liliputing.com/2009/10/3g-enabled-mobinnova-beam-netbook-with-nvidia-tegra-graphics-coming-soon.html#comment-31534 Tenrou Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:00:32 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=13742#comment-31534 I can't for the life of me figure out why they didn't put Linux on this thing. Between the total lack of applications for WinCE and the fact that most of the OSS Linux applications have already been ported to the ARM architecture you'd figure it'd be a no-brainer. Also WinCE incurs a, albeit small, licensing fee. <br>I just don't get it, what do they gain from using WinCE apart from brownnose points from Microsoft who've already stated they're not interested in the smartbook market. I can't for the life of me figure out why they didn't put Linux on this thing. Between the total lack of applications for WinCE and the fact that most of the OSS Linux applications have already been ported to the ARM architecture you'd figure it'd be a no-brainer. Also WinCE incurs a, albeit small, licensing fee.
I just don't get it, what do they gain from using WinCE apart from brownnose points from Microsoft who've already stated they're not interested in the smartbook market.

]]> By: tomleemullins http://liliputing.com/2009/10/3g-enabled-mobinnova-beam-netbook-with-nvidia-tegra-graphics-coming-soon.html#comment-30349 tomleemullins Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:09:45 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=13742#comment-30349 It looks really nice. I hope one can get it - at a reasonable price - without a contract. It would be neat to try. I look forward to it coming to the USA. It looks really nice. I hope one can get it – at a reasonable price – without a contract. It would be neat to try. I look forward to it coming to the USA.

]]> By: MonkeyKing1969 http://liliputing.com/2009/10/3g-enabled-mobinnova-beam-netbook-with-nvidia-tegra-graphics-coming-soon.html#comment-30249 MonkeyKing1969 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:32:59 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=13742#comment-30249 The thing looks slick, but with Windows CE I'm not sure how interesting it would be to people. I would say it might work well in a office, warehouse, or store setting where the whole company is using it for a reason. Even a school or a museum might benefit for using these...maybe.<br><br>But as I said it looks slick. The thing looks slick, but with Windows CE I'm not sure how interesting it would be to people. I would say it might work well in a office, warehouse, or store setting where the whole company is using it for a reason. Even a school or a museum might benefit for using these…maybe.

But as I said it looks slick.

]]> By: John http://liliputing.com/2009/10/3g-enabled-mobinnova-beam-netbook-with-nvidia-tegra-graphics-coming-soon.html#comment-30240 John Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:04:12 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=13742#comment-30240 1) I bloody hope so (in UK without contract please)<br>2) funny, CE is a real OS and has a lot of benefits for this sort of device (esspecially if Nvidea/Company selling it actually sort/include usefull software like office and image viewing and editing). Tegra comes with CE but expect we will start to see other tegra devices with linux (inc google chrome). However, if you want linux maybe some of the other ARM cores (snapdragon etc.) will provide your linux fix first.<br>3) The ports are hidden behind the battery and become accessable when the batter is in it's extended tilt position 1) I bloody hope so (in UK without contract please)
2) funny, CE is a real OS and has a lot of benefits for this sort of device (esspecially if Nvidea/Company selling it actually sort/include usefull software like office and image viewing and editing). Tegra comes with CE but expect we will start to see other tegra devices with linux (inc google chrome). However, if you want linux maybe some of the other ARM cores (snapdragon etc.) will provide your linux fix first.
3) The ports are hidden behind the battery and become accessable when the batter is in it's extended tilt position

]]> By: John http://liliputing.com/2009/10/3g-enabled-mobinnova-beam-netbook-with-nvidia-tegra-graphics-coming-soon.html#comment-30239 John Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:59:42 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=13742#comment-30239 think you mean ion as this is an ARM cpu with GPU and running windows CE so will not likely play the games you are talking about :) think you mean ion as this is an ARM cpu with GPU and running windows CE so will not likely play the games you are talking about :)

]]> By: BoloMKXXVIII http://liliputing.com/2009/10/3g-enabled-mobinnova-beam-netbook-with-nvidia-tegra-graphics-coming-soon.html#comment-30237 BoloMKXXVIII Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:32:04 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=13742#comment-30237 1) will it be available without a 3G contract?<br>2) will it eventually be offered with a real OS?<br>3) the picture shows no ports. where are they? 1) will it be available without a 3G contract?
2) will it eventually be offered with a real OS?
3) the picture shows no ports. where are they?

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