Android Development » notebook http://www.androiddevelopment.org Applications made for Android Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:59:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Skytone Alpha 680 – Android powered Notebook for kids made in China http://www.androiddevelopment.org/2009/04/23/skytone-alpha-680-android-powered-notebook-for-kids-made-in-china/ http://www.androiddevelopment.org/2009/04/23/skytone-alpha-680-android-powered-notebook-for-kids-made-in-china/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:26:12 +0000 patrick http://www.androiddevelopment.org/2009/04/23/skytone-alpha-680-android-powered-notebook-for-kids-made-in-china/

I just found this article on a German news site. It says, a new Android powered Notebook just appeared on a Chinese website. It looks like this:

Skytone Alpha 680 - Android powered Notebook for kids made in China

The technical data of this notebook reads as followed:

 Model Name  Alpha 680
 Operating System  google android
 Display  7“ TFT LCD true color
 LCD resolution  800 x 480( WVGA)
 Internet Connection (Optional)  ADSL, WiFi,（ GPRS, CDMA,EDGE,WCDMA）
 Memory  128MB DDR2 (up to 256MB Optional)
 Solid-State Disk  1 GB Nand Flash Memory (up to 4GB Optional)
 CPU  ARM11 533 MHz 32bit
 LAN / Connection  10/100 MB Ethernet ; RJ-45
 Wireless  Built-in WiFi
 Media  Support MPEG1/2/4,H.263,H.264,WMV9
 USB Output  USB 2.0 x 2
 Media Storage  SD/MMC card slot ( support SDHC)
 Input Device  80 Key standard keyboard; Capacitive TouchPad

As it is supposed to be used by kids, the artwork can also look a bit more funny:

Skytone Alpha 680 - Android powered Notebook for kids made in China

Website: Skytone Alpha 680

More Chinese companies with Android products:

Update 2009-04-28: Golem.de and Internetnews.com report this device will cost $250. Pretty cheap!

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