Have Laptop Will Travel

Oh look, it’s something from Sharp. I wasn’t being sarcastic about that folks, but it’s been a pretty long time since I heard something, anything, from them.

But they’ve come up with the NetWalker, and they have my attention. It’s powered by an 800MHz Freescale i.MX515 processor (ARM Cortex A8 core), has 4GB of internal memory, and runs Ubuntu 9.04. In addition, the 14.4-ounce unit measures 6.35″ x 4.28″ x 0.78″ and features a 10-hour battery life (JEITA estimate; expect about 7 hours of real-world usage), 5″ LED-backlit screen, standard USB ports, optical mouse, and mouse buttons.

I’ll let the video below explain:

Will you just look at it. It’s… um, cute.

Personally, I’m not into MIDs. I’d rather bring a netbook around, or if that’s still too big for me, I’ll just use my handy Nokia E63 to use to browse during those boring lulls, or to work when I’m away.

But this Netwalker looks pretty good if you prefer MIDs.

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