LimePC Redefines Ultra Mobile Computing
Information is still a bit scarce on this one, but Texas-based Freescale Semiconductor appears to have packed their six-shooters for CES this week. Announced earlier this year, Freescale’s MPC5121e can be seen in action as it powers the first in an upcoming line of ultra-ultra-mobile PCs dubbed LimePC. LimePC is smaller than an iPod Nano and it runs LimeOS which is essentially an HTML rendering environment based on Debian Linux. In a nutshell, it packs a full Linux PC with triple-core architecture into a device that will fit comfortably into the smallest of pockets. This tiny wonder won’t be challenged when it comes to connectivity either. USB 2.0, 802.11g Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1 have somehow all been crammed in. What perhaps may be the most important spec about LimePC products is still unknown: battery life. Freescale’s technology is very green when it comes to energy consumption but add-ons like WiFi and Bluetooth make it hard to believe that the devices will offer note-worthy battery performance. Initially becoming available in the Chinese market, we can expect to see LimePC products surface in the US around the 2008 holiday season.
Zach Epstein
Zach Epstein is the Executive Editor of BGR. He has 10 years of industry experience, first in marketing and business development with two private Telcos, then as a writer and editor covering business, technology and telecommunications.
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