DaMan Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 <center><a href="http://www.bgr.com/2011/11/23/htc-may-be-developing-chrome-os-android-hybrid-device"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-89888" title="htc-quietly-brilliant-logo1" src="http://www-bgr-com.vimg.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/htc-quietly-brilliant-logo1110518154024.png" alt="" width="652" height="333" /></a></center> HTC may be developing a new hybrid netbook/tablet “internet access device” that combines both Chrome OS and Android, presumably in some sort of dual-boot environment. Samsung and Acer are the only two major suppliers that currently offer devices powered by Google’s Chrome OS, otherwise known as Chromebooks, but <em>DigiTimes</em> said the two firms have only sold about 25,000 – 30,000 units this year. The lower-powered netbooks currently cost between $350 and $450 and will likely need to fall in price in order to attract consumers. HTC is expected to unveil its <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2011/11/14/htc-to-unveil-quad-core-tablet-in-february/">third Android-powered tablet in February</a>, which will be powered by NVIDIA’s brand new quad-core Tegra 3 processor. HTC has yet to get its feet wet in the netbook space, and we have to admit we would be surprised if it ever did, so we suspect this secret Chrome/Android device could resemble something similar to <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2011/11/09/asus-eee-pad-transformer-prime-will-land-in-early-december-with-tegra-3-for-500/">Asus’s Eee Pad Transformer Prime</a> rather than a traditional netbook.<span id="more-113858"></span> <a href="http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20111123PD205.html">Read</a> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~4/DVC-bERICJc" height="1" width="1"/> Via BRG - Boy Genius Report Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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