Nowadays, people need to take things with them. Gone are the days when we could simply listen to a song at home and go out for a drive. Now we have portable technology that helps us carry our music with us wherever we go. iPods, popcorn chicken, Pop Tarts… these are all examples of things we now can take with us on the go.
And up next, the mini notebook ” a smaller, lighter notebook (sometimes called a netbook) which leans more toward the wireless internet side of laptop usage rather than its program capability. This new craze is sweeping the nation. And rightfully so. These new notebooks are lighter, cheaper, and much faster than anyone had anticipated years ago. With the coolest sounding processor in recent memory, the Intel Atom has created a new way of thinking about computers with its high speed on such a low-cost/small-sized device.
The Network Computer The idea for the netbook started back in the 1990s when Oracle developed a desktop computer which relied solely on programming. They called it the Network Computer. It had no disk inputs whatsoever. Unfortunately, this is a classic case of an idea being much too ahead of its time. Because the Internet speeds at the time only ran at 28.8 kb/s, this idea was eventually scrapped.
One Laptop Per Child Then, in 2005, the One Laptop Per Child organization was founded. Their goal was to create an affordable device to educate children in developing countries. With funding from major corporations, they were able to create the XO-1 laptop by Christmas, 2007. The lightweight device was made to be durable and have a long battery life, and ended up with a price tag of 188 dollars, when purchased by thousand units. The creation of the XO-1 solidified the mini notebook as a real-deal device, and more netbooks followed in its footsteps.
Eee PC Around that time, ASUS delivered what became the standard in mini notebooks, the Eee PC. It weighed about 2 pounds with a 10 inch screen and a keyboard about 85% normal size. Shortly after, Everex, MSI, Dell, and HP all developed their own mini notebooks and by late 2008, mini notebooks were starting to take money away from normal laptop sales.
This craze is now just beginning to bloom. Who knows what the future holds for these devices? What we do know is that we are living on the cutting edge of technology, and we can count on much more to come.
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