Debian on the efika mx and efika smartbook arm based devices. Minimal headless debian 3 in 1 recovery,livesd,installer imagesmart top only. The booksmart project consists of a team of dedicated professionals that promote access to quality literature in english across mexico. In september 2009, foxconn announced it is working on smartbook. It required a maximum operating power consumption of 12 watts average power consumption around 6 w, and came with software based on ubuntu 10.
Genesi reduces price of efika mx smartbook, smarttop, says. Jan 14, 2012 genesi currently offers two products with the efika mx51 arm board. Like all things in this world even the valentines card has gone digital. Smartbook wikipedias smartbook as translated by gramtrans. From time to time i read posts where people wrote that their efika mx smartbook does not boot any more. It was small, light and could operate for long hours on just a 3cell liion battery, because was based on freescale. The efika mx smartbook is a netbook computer based around the i. Flashing uboot on efika mx smartbook marcin juszkiewicz. I love my genesi efika mx smartbook its an awesome little machine. It is evidently a acquired of the aloft mentioned pegatron design. Moreover, genesi team prefer that you do not touch your firmware as you can easily break your device 00.
The efika mx smartbook small laptop computer was announced in august 2010. The genesi company announced an mx smartbook as part of their efika line in august 2010. Download windows phone 7 music app zune player for. Genesi is giving the efika mx smartbook a pretty serious price cut. Efika mx smartbook like a netbook and efika mx smarttop like a nettop. Standard reply in such case is send device back to genesi. Download windows phone 7 zune player for your android. Ubuntu targets the armv7 and above application processor family cortex a8, a9 and above. Genesi full disclosure, im the product manager for the smarttop do have a 1ghz a9 design, and an upcoming quad core a9 design. In august 2009, the efika mx open client was announced which used the freescale i. Promoted as a truly pocketable computer in 2009 and 2010 but marginalized by trademark disputes, difficulties adapting adobes flash to arm architecture, and the overwhelming success of tablets such as the ipad.
Apr 23, 2012 genesi full disclosure, im the product manager for the smarttop do have a 1ghz a9 design, and an upcoming quad core a9 design. Bluetooth smart is also about intelligent connections, allowing the direct communication of data between a device and an application to make that information useful to the end user. Genesi reduces price of efika mx smartbook, smarttop, says it. Dec 08, 2011 edit genesi efika mx the genesi aggregation appear an mx smartbook as allotment of their efika band in august 2010. The only thing which it does is white power led blinking about twice per second. The efika mx smartbook is a portable computer that is small, light and highly energy efficient. I nuovi slimbook e tablet imx53 con tecnologia efika mx.
Geeky gadgets page 7876 of 8972 gadgets and technology news. The size of the smartbook is exactly what netbooks where intended to be when they where first created. May 02, 2014 on 2009 genesi tech had announced the production of a arm notebook based on ubuntu gnulinux os, in 2010 genesi efika mx smartbook was in production and i had ordered one. I have had the toshiba ac100 for as long as i have had the genesi efika mx. The application is in still development stage and on alpha 2 version but it already look decent and even. But there have been three things that have bothered me about it since i got mine, and they are the sort of things that can make a difference between submediocrity and brilliance. The genesi efika mx smartbook was also demonstrated. Toshiba ac100, sharp pcz1 netwalker, genesi efika mx, and smart book by always innovating company. One of these machines was efika mx smartbook, an armbased teninch netbook and my main portable between 2011 and 2017. Since efika mxs major problems the painfully low screen resolution. The efika mx smarttop is a network computer based around the i. Netbooknotebooks genesi efika mx smartbook, toshiba ac100, etc. For technical discussions, developer support and resources, please visit. Genesi cuts price on efika mx smarttop and smartbook.
Johan dams welcome to my blog about programming, electronics, security, cryptography and more. Development software user manual keyboard replacement debug board install frequently asked questions. Altechnative page 4 of 5 alternative views on technical. Basile blueness steev klimaszewski steev armv7a freescale i. S u p p o r t for access to software updates, product news and our development blog, please visit. Efika mx smartbook experiments at steuben technologies. Efika mx smartbook comes with some special features such as 800mhz i. Im not sure youd see a cheaper system around with the features hdmi out, 8gb ata ssd so losing 200mhz might not make that much difference to most people when it comes down to it. Efika mx smartbook is a portable laptop which is small,light and highly eneragy efficient. Genesi tech was the only one that produce, that days, an arm netbook with gnulinux.
The smartbook also has 3d graphics processor and multiple video decoders. The efika mx features an optimized linux kernel and a distribution that is a derivative of ubuntu maverick 10. It is ostensibly a derivative of the above mentioned pegatron design. Genesi efika mx smartbook available to purchase tweaktown. Smartbooks were advertised with features such as always on, allday battery life, 3g, or wifi connectivity and gps all typically found in smartphones. Genesi currently offers two products with the efika mx51 arm board.
Think you already know, what framebuffer console already works on genesi efika mx smartbook. Your first run of freebsd on genesi efika mx smartbook. A smartbook was a class of mobile device that combined certain features of both a smartphone. Genesi usa launched new name smartbook which is efika mx.
Genesi efika mx smartbook steev klimaszewski steev steve arnold nerdboy armv7a freescale i. The genesi efika mx smartbook weighs about 2 pounds and measures about 0. It is ostensibly a derivative of the abovementioned pegatron design. From 2010 other manufacturers have produced arm netbooks. When the company introduced the armbased minilaptop in september, it was priced. The efika mx smarttop is a network computer based around the efika mx micromotherboard and requires no more than 5w to fully operate. Feb 28, 2011 genesi usa launched new name smartbook which is efika mx.
Toshiba ac100 smartbook underdog to winner in 5 months. When you think about it a digital card make a lot more sense than a traditional valentine. Bluetooth smart starter kit offers comprehensive training to help you get started, the bluetooth sig developed the bluetooth smart starter kit. Genesi reduces price of efika mx smartbook, smarttop, says its for greater good back in september, we reported on the absurdly overpriced efika mx smartbook a little computer s. Sep 28, 2019 a smartbook was a class of mobile device that combined certain features of both a smartphone and netbook computer, produced between 2009 and 2010. I own one of their smartbook models and today i would like to do a comprehensive overview of the device. If you are in the market for a cheap nettop or netbook to use in your home or office the genesi efika mx smarttop and smartbook might be worth a. Begin now, since sdmmc support still a bit broken we need not only sd card, but usb flash stick also. If you are in the market for a cheap nettop or netbook to use in your home or office the genesi efika mx smarttop and smartbook might be worth a look. Jun 15, 2011 20110420 brian delacey demonstrates the genesi efika mx smarttop running ubuntu 10. Some days ago some former genesi engineer have provided a new installer image derived from ubuntu 12. Genesi reduces price of efika mx smartbook, smarttop, says its for.
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