After a long period of crisis and doubt, Sagem off again to attack the market with a new identity (Sagemcom) and new products. The French manufacturer is visibly differentiate themselves by launching a hybrid, half-netbook, mid-smartphone.
This concept combined the advantages of a netbook (lightness, autonomy, power, screen, conventional operating system, full keyboard) and 3G + already exists, it has been named SmartBook by Qualcomm.
Sagem Smartbook
But the machine is not equipped Sagemcom component of Qualcomm's Snapdragon. Suddenly, she is not qualified to SmartBook by its creator but 'PocketBook ... In short, the names are increasing but it is in all cases to succeed where the MID (Mobile Internet Devices) have never really bored.This PocketBook, called Spiga thus resembles a Pocket PC (158 x 94.1 x 18.6 mm for 315 grams) with a large connectivity: WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G and 3G +. It is according to its creator's smallest laptop in the world.
It has a touch screen color TFT 4.8 inch (1024 x 768 pixels) to comfortably surf the web (no horizontal scrolling to view a Web page in full).
Under the hood, we find the great Intel Atom processor (Z510 at 1.1 GHz), Windows XP (a version Android could be launched), a memory SSD 8GB and a Lithium-Ion replaceable 2400 mAh. Sagemcom promises a start in less than 30 seconds.
Spiga has a physical keyboard azerty 56 buttons, a webcam (1.3 megapixel), a SIM card reader, a pen (because you can not find a control pad), a Mini USB 2.0, and a card reader, Micro SD.
This 'Pockebook' will be available by the end of the month at a price of 499 euros (excluding pack operator). But chances are it is subsidized by mobile operators, this type of machine found its natural place in such machines with Web subscriptions unlimited dedicated.
It will compete with the now famous Booklet 3G Nokia (700 euro naked display of 10.1 inches) or the N910 to Mobinnova.
Recall that Sagemcom left the bosom of Safran and is now held up to 57% by the U.S. investment fund Gores Group, the remaining capital is distributed among employees (25%), Saffron (8%) and ICC (7%). ( Sagemcom Spiga launches its 3G + SmartBook )

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