Tiny notebook computer hopes to make big splash in RI

Tiny notebook computer hopes to make big splash in RI

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Indonesia's growing laptop market has prompted Italy-based
computer manufacturer Holbe Dialogue Europe (HDE) to introduce
its 8.9-inch display portable notebook, the smallest ever to
enter the Indonesian domestic market, the company claimed.

The notebook, called Flybook, is the size of an A5 piece of
paper and comes with the integrated functions a computer,
cellular phone, as well as a personal digital assistant (PDA).

Indonesia's Flybook distributor PT Datascrip is targeting for
sales of 5 percent of this year's potential notebook market of
100,000 units.

Datascrip marketing director Mary T. Oetomo said during the
press launching on Wednesday that the notebook, which was aimed
at the upper end of the market, would be released next month at a
price of US$2,500.

Flybook's international project manager Kaber Ahmed said that
the computer enables users to access the Internet and make phone
calls, and is equipped with built-in bluetooth, GPRS, tri band
frequency and wireless LAN. The screen can be rotated 360 degrees
(see picture).

"Flybook is suitable for executives, public figures and
lawyers, or people with high mobility who demand high
connectivity," he said, adding that the computer has the ability
to apply 3G technology.

Flybook uses a Transmeta Crusoe processor and has a memory
capacity of 512 kilobytes and a 40 gigabyte hard disk.

Ahmed added that HDE would be producing a second version of
Flybook that will be smaller and lighter. The current Flybook
measures 235 x 155 x 31 millimeters and weighs 1.23 kilograms.

Flybook is available in various colors, namely platinum, deep
black, blue, red, yellow and white. (001)