$250 Google Android Netbook Called Alpha 680 in Development
Computerworldreports that the first Google netbook should be available by August. The netbook called the Alpha 680 is being designed by Guangzhou Skytone Transmission Technologies Co., a company located in southern China. The small netbook is going to retail for just $250.
The 50-employee company, located in Guangzhou, a city in southern China, is aiming to have final prototypes ready by June, with manufacturers likely to introduce models to the market one to two months after that, Wu said.
The Alpha 680 caused a flurry of excitement after it was spotted online earlier this week by Computerworld blogger Seth Weintraub.
Prototypes actually made their public debut at an electronics trade show in Hong Kong the week before.
"We've gotten 300 inquiries from different countries," Wu said.
The Alpha 680 will have a 7-inch screen and weigh just 1.5 pounds. The Alpha 680 will run on Google's Android software. The $250 price tag should get many consumers to give the tiny netbook a try. Computerworld has more details on the specs here.
Apple has said it wants to stay out of the netbook business.
Computerworld 
