Here we are with another Eee PC wannabe. Everex are planning to launch a 10.2 inch mini notebook to compete against the Eee PC 1000 series. But Everex is going to add a little cherry on top. Their laptops are rumored to include 3G WWAN and an optional WiMAX connection. Further more, VIA’s original open book used for the Cloudbooks so far might be used for the 10 inch version as well.

We don’t have all the specs yet but here’s what’s rumored on the street about the upcoming 10 inch Everex Cloudbook:

• a 1024 x 600 display with LED backlighting,
• processor: Intel’s Atom or a rival from VIA’s
• up to 2GB of RAM,
• a 1.3-megapixel webcam.
• two USB ports,
• an express card slot
• 4-in-1 memory card reader,
• WiFi b/g,
• HSDPA & HSUPA WWAN,
• dimensions at 263 x 185 x 32mm,
• weight 1.2kg.

This is certainly a more complicated mini laptop than what we’ve seen so far so it might be more expensive than its peers. This Cloudbook might be subsidized by wireless providers but this is another unconfirmed rumor. The smaller 8.9 inch version will be launched in Taiwan and Japan by the end of August while the US customers will get these WiMAX Cloudbooks in September.

Ah, the elusive Everex CloudBook. Its launch got delayed twice before it saw the light of day. Now it seems, another delay has happened on the company’s front. This time, it has nothing to do with OS tweaks. The disruption was reportedly due to heavy snowfalls prior to the celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year which caused power outage and transportation delays. Due to this, shipments of the Everex CloudBook to the rest of Taiwan’s retail channel is delayed until mid-March. Let’s hope what’s out there will last ’til then!

(more…)

Finally! We’re now informed with the official (delayed) release date of the Everex CloudBook. The much-anticipated notebook will hit WalMart by February 15, 2008. And with the upcoming release, what is Everex thinking? No, they’re not worrying about sales figures and such, they’re actually planning for more CloudBook variants! According to Everex’s Director of Marketing, Paul Kim, the CloudBook will have a touch screen version to be released on Q3 2008, and will also be available in colors more attractive to the feminine persuasion (lemme guess…pink?). The company is also considering a CloudBook with SSD and a large-screened 22-inch CloudBook. Whew. That made me dizzy. As for me, I would prefer seeing the CloudBook up and close and personal first. All the rest can follow later.

(more…)

There’s still no official release date for the Everex Cloudbook. You might remember that they had delayed their supposed January 25th release to possibly the end of February. With the Cloudbook itself not released yet, one might wonder why there are talks about a Cloudbook XP driver. But according to Cloudbooker.com:

Paul Kim, the Director of Marketing for Everex, has confirmed via e-mail to me that Windows XP drivers will be posted on Everex.com.

The XP driver will apparently be showcased in the Everex.com web site soon. That’s great. After all, it was the gOS that caused the delay in release dates, right? And with Cloudbook’s 30GB storage, you won’t have to worry about space like in Asus Eee PCs. Still, we’d prefer seeing the Cloudbook itself first before more talks about peripherals and enhancements. Won’t you?

(more…)

The Everex CloudBook has been one of the most anticipated UMPCs since its unveiling in CES 2008. Promising to be an affordable yet full-functional mobile computing solution, the Everex Cloudbook was supposed to be available in WalMart on January 25, 2008. However, according to a statement released by Everex, the company is making last minute software changes to the system. Everex Cloudbook will run on gOS, a Linux OS based on Ubuntu but optimized for 7-inch screens like the CloudBook. Late February seems to be the earliest the CloudBook can be released. Looks like we won’t be seeing the 9-inch CloudBook soon after all.

(more…)

Remember the CloudBook UMPC unveiled during CES? Yep, the one to be released this January 25th? Well, Everex, the company that manufactures the CloudBook, seems to have already planned their next step — a second edition 9-inch screen UMPC as opposed to the 7-inches of the current model. According to Everex, the 9-inch screen would STILL cost under US$500. The company is hoping to sell 20,000 of the first edition while planning to release the bigger second edition by June.

(more…)