Comments on: We May Need a New Name For Netbooks

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By: We May Need a New Name for Smartbooks. (Good!) | Technologizer

We May Need a New Name for Smartbooks. (Good!) | Technologizer — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:40:48 +0000

[...] whole situation is reminiscent of Psion’s period of trying to stomp out use of “netbook” (which was soon resolved). This time, though, I’d shed no tears if the chip companies and [...]

By: Refik

Refik — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:29:33 +0000

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By: Old Operating Systems Don’t Die… | Technologizer

Old Operating Systems Don’t Die… | Technologizer — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:03:58 +0000

[...] of you are probably sick of hearing me wax rhapsodic over the Psion Series 5, an amazing PDA from the 1990s which would still be amazing in some respects if it were re-released [...]

By: blissapp

blissapp — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 06:30:32 +0000

My UK MSI Wind (PC World – Advent 4211) is called a NetBook on the box, so maybe Psion do have a case here. It’s cool that they invented a “hoover” though (maybe just a UK thing, a hoover is a generic term for a vacuum cleaner), maybe it’s time for them to come back. I’ve oft admired Psion computers, though never owned one.

I think the time is right to re-use the term mini-computer for these things though, it’s what I call mine and people seem to understand what I mean (they don’t imagine I’m lugging a huge box around with me!)

By: Julian Skidmore

Julian Skidmore — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:06:38 +0000

I too have a Psion netbook. It’d be better if Psion got everyone to acknowledge their role (instead of Intel’s) as the originator of the ‘netbook’.

It’s not merely the name similarity – the netbook was powered by an early StrongArm processor – a superfast 1W Arm CPU designed by Digital Equipment Corporation’s Alpha team which Intel bought when DEC collapsed in the late 90s.

So it’s a taunt, Intel knew all about the netbook / Psion connection, they just didn’t want to use it until they’d launched their Atom-based competitor after divesting themselves of StrongArm/XScale.

By: Psion Says: Stop Calling them Netbooks! Gearlog BookMark

Psion Says: Stop Calling them Netbooks! Gearlog BookMark — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:44:29 +0000

[...] in case, Technologizer is already looking for new terms just in case. My suggestions: negligi-books or [...]

By: Alexei Kakhno

Alexei Kakhno — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 11:50:21 +0000

Well-Defined ‘HandBook’ !!!
Do not think any more! Only ‘HandBook’

By: Steven

Steven — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:33:55 +0000

Admit it, Psion was ahead of its time and it took the rest of the world 15+ years to catch up. Psions ran off of a flash drives (kinda like Apple and others are including as an expensive add-ons) which allowed the computer to be turned on and instantly be used, no boot-up time required. Why is the Dell not allowed to say it has “Firewire” ports? Could it be because Apple has a trademark? Should Trademarks and Patents be invalidated because the owner has not produced/pursued the idea? In this situation, Psion did build and sell the netBook, it was not just a concept they had. Pay Psion a royalty, just like radio stations pay royalties for playing a particular artist song and move on. (With the hefty royalty Psion receives they might just get back into handheld business and make a lot of people happy.)