The Mini 5102 netbook comes with a 10.1-inch screen that supports input through two fingers. Hp laptop battery The touchscreen can be used as an alternative to mice to zoom into maps, scroll through documents or manipulate images.
Priced at US$399, the device is targeted at mobile professionals and students. The device is designed to let users surf the Web and run basic applications like word processing.
The netbook is expected to be displayed at the International Consumer Electronics Show to be held in Las Vegas between Jan. 7 and 10. The show is turning into a launchpad for touchscreen netbooks. HP rival Lenovo on Tuesday announced the S10-3T netbook with a touchscreen, which will also be on display at the show.
HP already ships a range of touch-enabled desktops and laptops, but the capability is new to the company's netbooks. Use of touch in the 5102 may vary depending on the user, said Kyle Thornton, business notebook manager at HP.
"If I hand this to a businessperson, maybe they would say 'Oh, this is a nice feature, but I don't need it.' If you hand it to a student,HP 319411-001 Battery, HP Presario 2100 Battery(compaq 2100 Battery), HP Presario 2500 Battery(compaq 2500 battery), it's a different [mentality] where they have grown up on touch devices," Thornton said.
HP's touch-enabled TouchSmart PCs come with specific applications that enable touch applications. But HP doesn't have development revolving around touch applications for netbooks yet, Thornton said. The netbook will be based around the generic Windows interface.
The netbook however includes some interesting features like face recognition that automates tasks like user log-in and Web surfing. HP 319411-001 Battery, A built-in webcam automatically recognizes a user's face to log in to the PC. Software also allows users to sync multimedia from the netbook with other PCs in a home.
The Mini 5102 is 0.91 inches thin and weighs just 2.64 pounds (1.2 kilograms). The device uses Intel's latest Atom N450 processors, which should give the netbook more battery life than previous Atom chips, Thornton said. Battery options include a four-cell battery, which offers a 4.5-hour battery life, and a six-cell battery with 10 hours of run time. The netbook supports solid-state drive storage and includes multiple wireless connectivity options including Wi-Fi and mobile 3G broadband.
The netbook will be available by the end of January with the Windows 7, Windows XP, Suse Linux or FreeDOS operating systems.
HP also introduced newly designed Mini 210 and 2102 netbooks for consumers based on the latest Atom processor. The netbooks come with 10.1-inch screens and offer longer battery life than their predecessors, according to the company. The new Atom processor, launched in December, includes integrated graphics capabilities that will be able to play back 720p video. For those who want full 1080p high-definition video on netbooks, HP is offering Broadcom's video accelerator as an option. The Mini 210 is priced starting at $299.99, while the Mini 2102 is priced starting at $329. Both laptops will be available starting Jan. 7.
HP closes EDS deal, preserves leadership team
HPÂ said Tuesday that it has completed its US$13.9 billion purchase of massive systems integrator EDS, and it also revealed that EDS' top-level management structure would remain largely unchanged.
HP had already made it clear that EDS president and CEO Ron Rittenmeyer, would continue in a leadership role. On Tuesday, HP Presario 2100 Battery it confirmed that Rittenmeyer's direct reports would include key executives from EDS continuing in their roles as vice presidents overseeing various regions of the world as well as functions such as global sales, transformation, outsourcing and marketing.
HP's senior vice president of HP Outsourcing Services, Andy Mattes, will now report to Rittenmeyer in the role of senior vice president of applications services. Executives in other roles, such as finance, IT, human resources and legal, will report to HP executives.
The lack of a top-level management shuffle or purge did not surprise one industry observer.
"No real surprises here so far," said Forrester Research analyst Paul Roehrig, via e-mail.HP 319411-001 Battery, HP Presario 2100 Battery(compaq 2100 Battery), HP Presario 2500 Battery(compaq 2500 battery), "It's very much in line with the original strategy to fold much of the legacy HP services capability into the EDS management framework."
EDS will handle outsourcing services previously provided by HP's Technology Solutions Group, which will focus instead on designing, installing and maintaining systems for customers, HP said.
HP plans to reveal more about its plans for EDS on Sept. 15,HP Presario 2500 Battery when CEO Mark Hurd appears at a meeting Webcast for securities analysts.
The massive deal -- which sets up a pitched battle between HP and IBM for dominance in the services arena -- created a combined services business with nearly $40 billion in annual revenue and more than 200,000 employees as of the end of fiscal 2007, according to HP.
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