Smartbooks were advertised with features such as always on, allday battery life, 3g, or wifi. The efika mx smarttop is a network computer based around the efika mx micromotherboard and requires no more than 5w to fully operate. Feb 10, 2011 with ref to the genesi efika mx smartbook web page. Debian on the efika mx and efika smartbook arm based devices. I spent a considerable amount of time developing with the original efika board from genesi and will be receiving this smartbook. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Thanks me and debian would like to thank genesi since they provided us some hardware to do this porting and theyve been very helpful. The smartbook sports an 800mhz arm processor, 512mb of ram and 16gb of internal storage. So if you cant wait for toshiba or hp to release their smartbooks in the us, the genesi efika mx smartbook is a good alternative.
Any idea if any help can be given to move this process on. Smartbooks were advertised with features such as always on, allday battery life, 3g, or wifi connectivity and gps all typically found in smartphones. Inside you see empty space for minipciexpress card but only usb signalling which is used for 3g modems. If you are in the market for a cheap nettop or netbook to use in your home or office the genesi efika mx smarttop and smartbook might be worth a look. Genesi cuts price on efika mx smarttop and smartbook. The efika mx smartbook is a portable computer that is small, light and. Freescale imx515 sharp netwalker, efika mx smartbook 3d amd z430, alwaysinnovating touchbook texas instruments omap3 powervr. The efika mx smartbook ships with a preinstalled distribution derived from ubuntu linux maverick.
The efika mx smartbook small laptop computer was announced in august 2010. To do this small screwdriver is needed to push in four places at the top edge. Back in september, we reported on the absurdly overpriced efika mx. Bottom right main page power developer ref arm riscos port called risc os in the post. The efika mx smartbook is a portable computer that is small, light and highly energy efficient. I own one of their smartbook models and today i would like to do a comprehensive overview of the device. Pravdou ostava, ze toshiba je mierne vykonnejsie zariadenie, no ani efika mx smartbook nie je na tom zle. A smartbook was a class of mobile device that combined certain features of both a smartphone and netbook computer, promoted in 2009 and 2010. Netbook is a generic name given to a category of small, lightweight, legacyfree, and inexpensive laptop computers that were introduced in 2007.
Genesi group helping to create next wave of computing san. Genesi reduces price of efika mx smartbook, smarttop, says it. The speed is not the best, but as good as expected for its hardware. Dec 08, 2011 edit genesi efika mx the genesi aggregation appear an mx smartbook as allotment of their efika band in august 2010. The companys two principal products are its efika mx smarttop and the efika mx smartbook portable computers. It is evidently a acquired of the aloft mentioned pegatron design. I finally found a time to connect debug board to efika mx smartbook. Mx515 video processing unit vpu supports video decoding of h.
Genesi frequently asked questions efika mx smartbook. Smartbooks were advertised with features such as always on, allday battery life, 3g, or wifi connectivity and gps all typically found in smartphones in a laptop or tabletstyle body with a screen size of 5 to 10 inches and a physical or soft. Feb 28, 2011 so if you cant wait for toshiba or hp to release their smartbooks in the us, the genesi efika mx smartbook is a good alternative. Mx515 arm cortexa8 cpu at 800mhz has landed for purchase. It required a maximum operating power consumption of 12 watts average power consumption around 6 w, and came with software based on ubuntu 10. In august 2009, the efika mx open client was announced which used the freescale i. Social network for users of the morphos operating system. What are the full specifications of the efika mx smartbook. Smart tools mx, es una empresa mexicana dedicada enteramente al area electronica automotriz, herramienta, circuitos ic,info tecnica, desarrollo. The genesi efika mx smartbook comes loaded with its own unique linux distribution. Smartbook wikipedias smartbook as translated by gramtrans. Jul 15, 2011 the companys two principal products are its efika mx smarttop and the efika mx smartbook portable computers. One of the benefits of being an arm chip is that the smartbook is fanless making it silent while running. The smartbook is called the efika mx smartbook and has features built around battery life at a price tha.
Jeffrey lee 2 5523 posts from memory, the first couple of lines from a beagleboard should look like this. Sep 28, 2019 a smartbook was a class of mobile device that combined certain features of both a smartphone and netbook computer, produced between 2009 and 2010. Efila mx smartbook, its 189 euros but has 10, 800mhz arm cortex, 3g modem, 512mb memory, 16gb flash, good keyboard. It looks awesome and thin, but you lose the ethernet port which is a tragedy. To connect it with efika mx smartbook first thing to do is take out keyboard. Optional 3g module gsm sim slot behind battery, module is countryspecific. Netbooks compete in the same market segment as mobiles and chromebooks a variation on the portable network computer. So, it was both the worst computer ever and had something to it. Extras to get your efika mx working at its best under ubuntu. The size of the smartbook is exactly what netbooks where intended to be when they where first created.
I never regretted that decision and was always as satisfied with efika as i was before with psion. Power developer platform support efika mx linux support. Mobile computers laptopsnotebooks have traditionally been computers with integrated displays and keyboards and touchpad for simulated mouse input in a clamshell style that are small and light enough to carry in one hand, and can run on an internal rechargeable battery. Efika mx smartbook comes with some special features such as 800mhz i. It loads fairly quickly, and connected to the nearest unsecured wireless network automatically. Genesi reduces price of efika mx smartbook, smarttop, says its for. Efika mx smartbook je najlacnejsim smartbookom na svete. Genesi reduces price of efika mx smartbook, smarttop, says. A smartbook was a class of mobile device that combined certain features of both a smartphone and netbook computer, produced between 2009 and 2010. Debug board for efika mx smartbook marcin juszkiewicz. But in 2011 wifib was almost a thing the past a tenyearold opera browser started to have serious problems with rendering contemporary web pages, so i didnt hesitate much and ordered one efika mx smartbook with 3g modem and czech keyboard layout. Genesi currently offers two products with the efika mx51 arm board.
Efika mx smartbook available to purchase slashgear. Genesi is giving the efika mx smartbook a pretty serious price cut. When this project is completed, it will be possible to run x11 applications on freebsd on the efika, with full support for sound and networking. The smarttop is not much bigger than a compact disc case and can take the place of. Frequently asked questions efika mx smartbook genesi. For wireless connectivity the device has bgn support for wireless networks, as well as 2. With ref to the genesi efika mx smartbook web page. Of course, they did so with a bit of marketing flair.
The genesi efika smartbook mx will be available in the market. Just to clarify, the efika mx is genesis current line of. Genesi tech was the only one that produce, that days, an arm netbook with gnulinux. Is there an overview on what is required to get ro 5 on new hardware. The efika mx features an optimized linux kernel and a distribution that is a derivative of ubuntu maverick 10. Genesi efika mx smartbook lekki jak piorko, tani jak barszcz.
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