What do you do if you’re CherryPal, as well as you’ve already expelled the $118 netbook declared Africa? Uh, you reinstate it with the $99 netbook declared a Asia, of march. Actually, CherryPal has slapped together the Asia in two versions, the 7-incher at $99 as well as the 10.1-incher with an integrated 1.3 megapixel webcam for right around $150, both using Android 1.6 interconnected to the “good-enough” (their words, not ours) 533MHz ARM9 core sourced from AROUND; both have been accessible right away.

We had the possibility to check out both flavors of a Asia during gdgt live in Chicago this week, as well as a phrase “you get what you pay for” really relates with these suckers — they’re not well-built powerhouses in any sense of a word, as well as you were told on no capricious conditions which a devices have been geared during developing markets where cost indicate reigns autarchic. Closed, both smartbooks have a same slick, glossy appearance, though open, they’re utterly dissimilar; the 10.1-inch chronicle has a elementary, upscale, matte, MacBook-ish look to it whilst a 7-inch chronicle only looks like the straight-up fondle. Both were using flattering choppy — a sign of a low-spec processor, we’re certain — though Cherrypal told us which updates to newer builds of Android have been in the works as well as will be accessible possibly online or via peep drive, so you suspect there’s a possibility which could assistance well-spoken things out the bit. Check out a little shots next!
Cherrypal Asia runs Android upon a poor, comes in 7- as well as 10-inch flavors

Show full PR textWorld’s initial $99 laptop goes Android, Cherrypal drops Linux in preference of Android for sub-100-dollar laptop

Palo Alto, CA (RPR) 05/11/10 – After a successful launch of a Cherrypal Africa product line (WinCE as well as Linux) in December of last year a association voiced currently a accessibility of the brand-new sub-100-dollar laptop, a Cherrypal Asia. The “Asia” comes in the simple chronicle with the 7″ shade as well as Android 1.6. The Asia is additionally accessible in the 10.1″ wide-screen chronicle. The association additionally voiced a end-of-life of the Cherrypal Africa Linux book. Pending orders will be automatically upgraded to the “Asia” Android book.

“Android is a preferred handling environment for a ultra-low-cost laptop marketplace. It combines a fortitude as well as coherence of Linux with a really discerning user experience of Android. It seamlessly fits into the ongoing cloud cover computing initiative. More as well as some-more applications have been going to be used up in the hosted “application-store-like” surroundings rather than than stored locally. The “Africa” (Windows CE) as good as the “Asia” (Android) product line have been the preferred systems for the partners in a developing as good as industrialized universe; low price, “good-enough” user-experience as well as final but not least on top of normal extravagant in sequence to residence the digital order as well as make green computing accessible to everybody. “, pronounced Max Seybold, Cherrypal’s founder.
World’s first $99 laptop goes Android, Cherrypal drops Linux in preference of Android for sub-100-dollar laptop

Cherrypal Asia 7 in.
The $99 (US sell cost Cherrypal “Asia” comes with “good-enough” estimate power, based upon a pattern beliefs of a very successful Cherrypal Africa product line; VIA ARM9 533Mhz processor, 256MB IMPEL, 3 USB 2.0, 2GB local storage as well as full set of keys.

The Cherrypal Asia is additionally available as 10.1″ wide-screen book, same specification as a 7″ indication though with integrated 1.3 Megapixels webcam enclosed. Cherrypal’s referred to US sell sell cost for a Asia 10″ is $148.00

Detailed technical specifications can be found during http://www.cherrypal.com