Noahpad

The Noahpad is a Netbook developed by the Taiwanese company E-Lead. This small laptop shares some similar characteristics with other Netbooks launched in 2007, like the ASUS Eee PC, the OLPC XO and the Classmate PC.

White E-Lead Noahpad front.

Blue E-Lead Noahpad keyboard.

The product was first presented at CES 2008, Las Vegas.

The device's specifications are as follows:

• Display: 7" 800 × 480 pixel LCD panel with LED backlight
• Operating system: Ubuntu 7.10
• Processor: VIA C7-M ULV Processor (ultra-low voltage), clocked at 1 GHz
• Graphics: VIA CX700 chipset
• Hard drive: 30 GB 1.8" HDD and SD card slot
• RAM: 512 MB DDR2
• Connectivity: 802.11b/g WLAN, 10/100 Ethernet, DVI-I port and two USB 2.0 ports.
• Camera: 300K pixel
• Audio: Built-in microphone and stereo speakers. 3.5mm microphone / earphone jack.
• Battery: 4 Cells, 3900 mAh. 4 Cells, 10000 mAh external pack also available.
• Dimensions: 192 × 143 × 29 mm
• Weight: 780 g

Input device

The Noahpad's input device can function as both a keyboard and a pointing device. When used as a pointing device to control a mouse cursor, it provides a touchpad surface 70 × 70mm in size. When used as a keyboard, users push down on an area of the touch sensitive surface which is marked with a keyboard layout. Tactile feedback is provided by having the whole pad depress several millimeters when pressed.

External links

• Official website