Although CEO of Asus Jerry Shen said “Currently, I still don’t see a clear market for smartbooks.” in August,* he comfirmed last week that they will may realease a Asus smartbook during the first quarter of 2010.

This is a dramatic about face from what was stated previously, I wonder is Asus perhaps underestimated the demand for small, lightweight, Android based products when they made their previous statements. Mr. Shen also said that Asus R&D has been working quite hard, and we should expect to see quite a few new products from them in the next 6 months. Asustek’s first smartbook is expected to retail for about $180.

Via Shanzai

3 Comments

1. SabrinaWeb says:

   November 8, 2009 at 8:18 pm

   Man, I would love to get some more posts about this topic. Thanks alot.

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   • Mehmet says:

     November 8, 2009 at 9:24 pm

     Thanks Sabrina, ok i will looking for more about it.

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