As fate would have it, while I’ve been hoping to do more investigative on this subject, I have to just put it out there.
Netbooks, are they going to take over the mobile market? I’ve been rooting for Palm for quite a while and now that the Palm Pre is coming out in the future, it’s clear that the mobile market is in great need of new innovators.
But are Netbooks mobile? According to Intel’s social media-ist, Ken Kaplan, Netbooks will see their way into their market as a companion to the mightier laptop, when you’re in need of nothing else but email and a little bit of internet surfing.
Sounds like a good bet for catching up on bill pay online.
Supporting this line of thinking is a hot new fashion piece on the technology block, the Vivienne Tam-designed HP Mini which promises to accessorize the wardrobe of tech chicks and gadget guru-esses, (and possibly fashion-conscious gadget geeks). And even more tiny and sleek is the Intel Atom Processor inside.
So, who will win? Granted, netbooks are now spreading fast since the OLPC, but once newer portable phones come out, what will that say about consumer behavior?
In other words, who’s the hot gadget on the block come Summer 2009?
Palm Pre or HP Mini?
Even in a recession, we can still drool.
