While new Atom-based Windows netbooks did show up at CES 2010, the focus of many in CES 2010 show are on the ARM based Linux Gadgets instead of Wintel mobile PC platform.
ARM based Linux Gadgets are dominated including number of smartbooks, e-readers and tablets. Lenovo demonstrates a working model of ARM-enabled netbooks named “Lenovo's Skylight”, are outfitted with Qualcomm's Snapdragon chips. Plastic Logic's Que e-reader uses ARM processors from Marvell. Freescale, another ARM chipmaker, rolled out a reference platform for a sub-$200 tablets.
nVidia showed five tablets based on its ARM-based Tegra chips, varying in form factor and OS among vendors. ICD Vega's Tegra tablet runs Android, whereas Foxconn's runs a custom Linux distribution.
On the other hands, LG unveiled its first ever netbook, choosing Intel's Atom and Microsoft's Windows XP as the underpinnings. LG is also giving lots of thought to smartbooks and mobile gadgets in other shapes and sizes, said LG VP John Taylor, speaking with Betanews at CES 2010.
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