The WiBrain B1 is a full function 1.15 pound Windows XP computer with innovative features like a split keyboard and pop-up video camera. all wrapped around a beautiful 4.8 inch WSVGA touchscreen.
Starting at $499 and now with optional Linux!
Ultraportable computers are shrinking, innovation is brewing, and prices are dropping. The latest evidence: the unconventional but intuitive WiBrain, with an impressive array of features at an equally impressive price point.
The WiBrain is one of the first devices we have seen utilizing a 1024 x 600 resolution 4.8-inch WSVGA touchscreen, and the screen is very impressive. Phenomenally high pixel density makes it sharp, and touch sensitivity makes it convenient.
Weighing only 1.15 pounds (526g), this full powered Windows XP machine still yields five-hours official battery run time (about three-hours real world use) running on an amply powerful VIA C7M 1.2GHz CPU with 60gb HDD. Integrated wifi and Bluetooth (Bluetooth is only available on XP models) make for easy connectivity, and the pop-up camera/mic make for easy “Skype-ability”.
In addition to the touchscreen, navigation options include Arrow/PageUp/PageDown keys on the left of the screen, and a touchpad on the right. The split keyboard is certainly a new feeling, but we found it to be an easy adjustment. And it is an adjustment that's aided by keys which have genuinely good tactile feedback, despite the fact that product photography doesn't make it obvious.
This is a great mobile platform for on-the-go media, web surfing, office applications wrapped up into a remarkably small package. (Or just walk around your house broadcasting live video to your friends.) When purchased from Dynamism, the WiBrain includes unlimited toll-free support and one year rescue warranty. (Note that some early photos leaked to the press showed any silver chassis. The final version is the black-on-black shown on our webpage.)
To view the Wibrain B1E in action (playing Quake 2, which is not included), please see the video below:
