What strikes me is that at CES 2010 many mobile devices were powered not by low power Intel chips but by the latest generation Qualcomm SnapDragon processors running at 1 GHz. This means of course no Windows 7 OS, but the simpler (from resources point of view) Android OS and other Linux variants. Qualcomm had at its booth a running prototype named SnapTop, a kind of touch tablet with a detachable Bluetoot keyboard and desk stand that both snap from the back of the device.

    Ugly prototype, but beautiful future that lies ahead

    Ugly prototype, but beautiful future that lies ahead

    Otherwise there’s the same 9 inch display with resistive touchscreen input on an Android OS modified with a home screen that includes panes with allow access to media files stored on it, web browser and other shortcuts. Of course SnapDragon CPU means 720p HD playback so SnapTop is also usable as a media tablet to watch your favorite movies while on the road. As others said, use of a SnapDragon CPU means great battery life (all day computing they said) but that probably means 8-10 hours of continuous use, or 5-6 of HD playback, but it’s still good enough from a device that’s half the weight of a mainsteam laptop.

    There’s also a short video from LaptopMag that better explains all the pros and cons of the Snaptop prototype from Qualcomm.

    Source: Netbooklive