NetbookTech

IBTimes is out with a report on the rumored reference Google netbook specifications, and there’s nothing all too surprising here. According to the article, the Google netbook will feature:

• NVIDIA Tegra chipset (although it’s not clear which one)
• 10.1 inch TFT HD-ready multi-touch enabled display
• 64GB Solid State Drive
• 2GB of RAM
• Wi-Fi
• 3G support (hmm.. potential deals with mobile broadband companies in the works here?)
• Bluetooth
• Ethernet
• USB
• Built-in webcam
• 3.5 mm audio jack
• Multi-card reader

About the only interesting tidbit here is the usage of the NVIDIA Tegra processor. As most of you probably know, the Tegra is a low-power system-on-a-chip featuring an ARM processor core and an NVIDIA graphics core (and accompanying chipset functionality).

With an emphasis on graphics and multi-touch displays, one has to wonder what Google has in store for us with the Chrome OS…

[Check it out via Crave]

The latter half of 2009 as well as 2010 should be an exciting year for the netbook industry. We’ve got NVIDIA ION powered netbooks on the horizon, 11.6 inch/12 inch netbooks starting to come out in full force, AMD-based netbook/mini-notebooks hitting the market, Snapdragon-based netbooks/smartbooks promised, and now, NVIDIA Tegra-based models being demoed! Yes that’s right – the folks at NetbookNews have published a YouTube preview video of the Mobinnova élan netbook powered by the NVIDIA Tegra SoC and running Windows CE.

Features of the Mobinnova élan include:

• Windows CE-powered
• NVIDIA Tegra processor
• Battery hides all the ports in the back
• HDMI port
• 720p via output via HDMI
• SD/MS card reader
• 8.9 inch 1024 x 600 resolution glossy display
• 1.3 megapixel webcam
• Small keyboard
• Touch-pad – with soft touch buttons

According to NetbookNews, the Mobinnova élan is expected sometime during the fourth quarter of this year. Definitely check out the video clip – there’s even a short primer to the NVIDIA Tegra module.

[Check it out via BGR]