前幾天發表專為輕省筆電設計的 Ubuntu Remix 作業系統，畫面為 4:3，但實際看過實機後，真正的畫面為上面的 16 : 9。這也當然，因為所有輕省筆電都用寬螢幕使然。補充一下 Ubuntu Remix 不用桌面的概念，而是固定宮格的方式來呈現作業系統。我們特別請 Ubunto 官方為我們解說 Remix 的操作流程和特色，跳轉看解說影片：

<Computex 2008: Ubuntu's Remix OS for Ultra-Portables (Video)>
Few days ago, we featured a post about Ubuntu announcing their Remix OS for ultra-portable. In that particular post, the screen capture is shown in 4:3 aspect ratio. However, upon seeing a living demonstration unit, we realize the native screen aspect ratio should be, like the photo above, 16:9, for the reason that most ultra-portables' display are widescreen display. On that note, there is one supplementary information about the concept of Remix's desktop-less interface design. Instead of the conventional concept of desktop interface, Remix used a fixed grid interface to present the OS. We have invited a representative from Ubuntu to show us some features of Remix and how it's operated. Please scroll down and click on the video for this special.

其實除了FIC之外，還有一些不知名的攤位也有展示輕省筆電。像圖中這樣的展示，就有看到三、四家有了。由於昨天個人所到之攤位，塞滿了買家的詢問，所以我也不好去問詳細情形。都在旁聽偷偷聽一些耳語，例如：

賣：「左邊這台是筆碩的Eee PC，右邊這台是我們的，你看看我們做的筆電，比他們還小呢，價格還比較便宜」
買：「你們公司在哪？這個是在哪兒作的呢？」
賣：「我們公司在台灣，這台是在大陸做的，品質很讚的，不用擔心」
買：「我們公司在大陸，剛好有這個需求。好，我再看看，等下再過來」。

我哩...，我還以為我有機會偷聽到價格說。我的感覺是，再這樣下去，也許哪一天禮品推出輕省筆電，成為最當紅的贈品就帥氣了。

[Would Netbooks appear in Hallmark one day?]

We've seen enough ultra-portable or Netbooks at Computex already. Nonetheless, we still keep on bumping into some unknown companies showing Netbooks like this (see picture). We didn't get to ask them questions, because booths like this are always packed with people. A typical conversation at these booths usually carries on like this:

Seller: "Hey, this is Asus Eee PC, our Netbook is so much smaller in comparison."

Buyer: "Where are you from? Where is this made in?"

Seller: "Our company is located in Taiwan, but this machine is made in China. Don't worry, the quality is guaranteed."

Buyer: "Oh, my company is in China too, and this looks exactly like what we need. I'll come back in a bit."

It sounds like everyone is competing on lowering the price. Perhaps one day Netbooks will be so cheap that they are sold at Hallmark.

如果沒有可愛的同班同學 Classmate PC，也就沒啟發 Asus 推出 Eee PC（當然 OLPC 也是），今年 Computex 2008 才會出現到處都有小筆電的盛況，也讓本來應該大量用在 MID 身上的 Atom 處理器，全都轉移到輕省筆電身上。

這次我們終於可以好好的一窺這台始祖級產品，並搭載專為四個孩子們設計的 EDUbutu 作業系統，比起大家長 Ubuntu 來說真的可愛許多。不過要告訴大家，這篇文章可不是像 OLPC 那篇一樣緬懷而已，Intel 打算要開賣這款輕省筆電，而且價格絕對輕切可愛。

不僅如此，同班同學最厲害的地方在於超級耐撞，相當適合給活力/破壞力十足的小朋友使用，我們當場也當回了小朋友，一不小心就把 Classmate PC 拍落地面，結果系統仍然正常運作（感謝SSD的強固穩定），擊點全文看真相影片和Classmate PC 更多照片：

[The grandpa of all ultra-portables is still kicking around]

If it wasn't for the Intel Classmate PC, there wouldn't be Eee PC and a whole school of ultra-portables. Also, thanks to the Classmate PC, the Atom processor is now used on most ultra-portable notebooks instead of MIDs. The Classmate PC we saw at Computex is running on EDUbuntu, which looks a lot cuter than the original Ubuntu. Also, unlike the OLPC, which is going in history, Intel is actually planning on retailing the Classmate PC, and the price will definitely be appealing.

The best thing about the Classmate PC is its durability, which is perfectly suited for kids. Speaking of which, we accidentally dropped the Classmate PC onto the ground, and everything is still running smoothly (thanks to the indestructible SSD). Click on read to watch a video.

昨天去大眾電腦（FIC，VIA Cloudbook 的 ODM 廠商）的攤位晃晃，本來只是想看看有沒有什麼新的 Netbook 設計的，沒想到被丟了這顆重磅炸彈。簡單地說，FIC 的輕省筆電系列中，四台在 9" 以下的（7"／VIA C7／有觸控面板、7"／VIA C7／無觸控面板、9" C7 和 9" Atom 四台）售價都在 280~300 美元的範圍內，而且「這是預估的上市價格，我們給的出貨價還更低」。哇靠！

可惜 FIC 不直接以自家的品牌上市，而是只接單出貨，不然這可比目前市售的「輕省筆電」便宜了快一半呢！

[Finally a reasonably priced Netbook]

We were just hanging out at FIC's booth (FIC is the ODM of VIA Cloudbook), and they hit us with this Netbook by surprise. Simply put, four of their Netbooks with a 9" screen or smaller will be priced between $280 to $300 USD, and these are store prices! Dang!

Too bad FIC is only an ODM and doesn't market their own brand. Their prices are very competitive!

雖然我們之前就得知這項消息，不過相信微軟總是要找個正式場合宣布一下比較有氣勢嘛！為了避免在輕省筆電這塊大餅上失去優勢，微軟決定要為所謂的「輕省筆電」「易網筆電Netbook」延長Windows XP的授權時間。當然這也包括ASUS的EEE Box和MSI的Wind PC。微軟表示他們至少已經和20家廠商進行合作。Linux，接招吧！

[原文連結]

就是圖中這款產品，左邊是HP 2133，螢幕比別人小，鍵盤比別人小，但體積看來卻比別人大的樣子。Viewsonic會推出輕省筆電產品嗎？真是令人懷疑呀。就算有做出這款樣機，也不代表優派會量產呀。不過，我所得到的訊息，這款的確就是優派的。至於是誰代工呢？

<Computex 2008: What? Ultra-Portable from ViewSonic?>
As featured in the center, with HP 2133 to the left. Compare with others in the same league, this sample machine packs smaller display and smaller keyboard in a bigger-than-others chassis. As for who makes this sample machine for Viewsonic? Quanta.

怡利的 Noahpad，雖然我們早就在 CES 上玩過了，不過這次出現在今年的Computex 的這台，其實是有些不太一樣的地方。

大家仔細觀察，就會看出他的巨大觸控板鍵盤變更大了（跟年初看到的相比，可以看出兩塊觸控板間的空隙明顯變小了），跟廠商詢問的結果，因為老外的手大，所以得配合配合；小編首次玩弄他的結果，感覺其實不差，但是要達到盲打，恐怕對我而言是相當困難的，因為手會飄...；當詢問是否可能在觸控板上面加上一些定位點的時候，得到的答案卻是這樣可能會影響觸控鍵盤的操作，所以...

當然，這次最大的驚喜，則是原來這小改款的 Noahpad 也可以採用 Multi-touch 的操作方式 ( 根據一位讀者的觀察，似乎是比較接近 Two-Single-Combined-Touch 的方式 )，現場怡利的 PM（應該是吧？）也相當熱心的為我們示範圖片的預覽。

跳轉後有一系列圖片跟影片，請大家慢慢欣賞囉！

[Hands on with E-Leed Noahpad]

The Noahpad on demon here is slightly different from the one we saw at CES. If you look close, you'll see that the touchpad/ keyboard is bigger, a modification that E-leed made to accommodate the bigger hands of their North-American customers. It actually feels better than before, but it is still a bit difficult to type (to us, at least).

What surprised us was that this keypad supports multi-touch ( or it should be Two-Single-Combined-Touch, as one of the reader point out...). The folks from E-leed kindly demonstrated how to zoom pictures with this keypad. More pictures and videos after the break.

Haier 好像是我們第一個在 Computex 上看到，做輕省筆電的大陸廠商。81004 在各方面都和其他 10" 大小的競爭對手相當，只有一個非常有趣的特色：它是無風扇的設計。上市日期和上市價格不詳。

唔，還有一個特色。它的鍵盤真是怪到極點了啊...

Haier seem to be the first ultra-portable manufacturer from People's Republic of China in Computex. The 81004 is similar to other 10" sized competitors in all aspects except one interesting feature: fanless design. Release date and price information is currently unavailable.

Humm, there is actually one other interesting feature, its unusal keyboard layout...