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Tuesday, 27 May 2008 16:26

Via Openbook

Via is already known in the mini Laptop market, because many Eee PC clones are using their CPU's. Now Via is promoting a Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 license for manufacturers who want to release their own mini Laptop, with their OpenBook reference design.

Via Openbook

Powered by the VIA C7-M ULV processor, the Windows Vista-capable VIA OpenBook mini-note reference design is a small, 1kg, 8.9" Mini-Notebook form factor design that supports screen resolutions of up to 1024x600.

Tuned to bring great digital media performance to the mini-note market segment the VIA OpenBook delivers high performance VIA Chrome9™ DirectX™ 9.0 3D graphics, advanced video acceleration for MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV9, VC1 and DiVX video formats, a VMR capable HD video processor and HD audio.

Additionally the VIA OpenBook Reference Design offers a selection of WiMAX & LAN options, AGPS, WiFi and BT (3-in-1 module), a 4-in-1 card reader (SD/SDIO/MMC/MS) and a 2 mega-pixel dual headed web camera. Based on the VIA VX800 digital media IGP chipset, it supports low power DDR2 memory modules and includes a 4-cell 2600mA lithium-ion battery.

For the full specifications of the VIA OpenBook look at their special Openbook site here.

   
Processor 1.6GHz VIA C7®-M ULV Processor
FSB 800MHz
Chipset VIA VX800 unified Digital Media IGP chipset
Memory DDR2 SO-DIMM up to 2GB
HDD 80GB Hard-Disk or above
LCD Panel

8.9" WVGA 1024X600 LED screen

Graphics • VIA Chrome9™ HC3 DX9 3D engine with shared system memory up to 256MB
• MPEG-2, MPEG-4, VC1 and DiVX video decoding acceleration
Audio • Realtek HD Audio codec
• 2 speakers
Networking Broadcom 10/100/1000 Mb/s
Wireless • Broadcom 802.11b/g or GCT 802.16e
• 2-in-1 WiFi + Bluetooth (default base module)
• 3-in-1 AGPS + WiFi + Bluetooth (upgrade base module)
• A choice of WiMAX, EV-DO /W-CDMA, or HSDPA (optional secondary module)
I/O • 4 in 1 embedded card reader
• 1 D-Sub port
• 1 RJ45 port
• 3 USB (Ver. 2.0 Type A port)
• 1 Mic-in audio jack
• 1 Headphone out
Webcam 2.01 megapixel dual headed rotary CCD camera
Dimension 240(W)x175(D)mm
Thickness 36.2(H)mm
Weight Under 1kg
Operating System Support Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows Vista® and all popular Linux distributions
Status Indicators Power On, Battery and HDD
Battery 4 Cells, 2600ma
Options

• USB interface DVD Dual RW
• Leather Cover