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| Developer | litl LLC |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | First International Computer |
| Type | Webbook |
| Release date | November 9, 2009 |
| Introductory price | $699 |
| Operating system | litl OS |
| CPU | 1.86 GHz Atom Z540 |
| Website | litl |
The litl webbook is a webbook developed, marketed, and sold by litl LLC. It features the ability to stand upright in an inverted-V position (referred to as "easel mode") and a cloud-based operating system called litl OS. [1]
Litl's CEO John Chuang, also co-founder of Aquent, has said that the origins of the litl webbook lay in his observation that while his family was increasingly using web applications, their home computer was based on pre-web. [2] [3]
The industrial design of the Litl webbook was by Fuseproject with engineering design by MOTO Development Group. [4] [5] FIC [6] manufactures the device.
Litl OS is the cloud-oriented operating environment of the Litl webbook.
The litl OS interface removes several conventional elements of general-purpose desktop environments. [7] Litl state that a set of principles were developed to guide the design of the interface, including using a rule that any computer task that had the word "management" next to it was removed. [8]
Litl OS's user interface utilizes graphic elements called "cards" to organize browsing sessions and content instead of the tabs and menus found on conventional desktops:
The GUI is based on a series of “cards,” each card functioning like a tab in an open browser window. In the laptop configuration, these cards can appear arranged on the screen like thumbnails, or opened up one at a time in full screen; in the easel/broadcast configuration, the cards appear as a stack and can be selected or “tuned in” ... [9]
Flicking through cards in Easel mode (when the screen is flipped back on itself causing the webbook to be in an A-frame position) is done using a blue-colored click-wheel (called the "litl wheel") on the litl webbook or remote control. [10]
The card concept, easel mode and general usage of the interface are demonstrated in Litl's videos. [11] [12] [13]
The interfaces to some web content are also customized by Litl or third parties to integrate with Litl OS and are referred to as litl channels. (Litl OS's optional display method for RSS feeds is also referred to as a "litl channel"). Customizations and settings are minimal in keeping with the design goals of simplicity and ease of use.
User interface concepts were first mapped out by Pentagram working closely with Litl. [9] Personas and detailed interaction design were by Cooper Consulting in consultation with Litl's internal design team. [14] [15] Fort Franklin also contributed to some design elements. [14]
The underlying operating system is a mobile/embedded distribution of Ubuntu provided by Canonical. The user interface is written largely in Mozilla's dialect of Javascript using the gjs [16] binding to access GNOME and Clutter UI elements. [17] Litl automatically performs nightly software updates, and the OS stores browser cards, web channels, settings, and contacts online at Amazon S3 using a web service running on Google's App Engine and the Django framework. Open source components of the operating system's source code can be obtained on DVD from Litl. [18] [19]
| Model | Nov 2009 [20] |
|---|---|
| Release date | November 4, 2009 |
| Model name | litl webbook |
| OS | litl OS |
| Display | Matte 12.1 inch AFFS LCD WXGA display (1280x800) with LED backlighting and a 178° field of view [5] |
| Front side bus | 533 MHz |
| Processor | 1.86 GHz Intel AtomTM Z540 Processor (512KB L2 Cache) |
| Memory | 1GB 533 MHz DDR2 SDRAM |
| Graphics | Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 500 |
| Chipset | Intel US15W |
| Storage | Local: Compact Flash 2 GB SLC local cache Internet: main storage is provided on the web by Amazon S3 accessed via a custom web service running on Google's App Engine with the Django framework. [21] |
| Ports | HDMI (Type A) USB 2.0 (1) Audio jack (1 line out) AC adapter connector |
| Battery | 3 cell 28WHr Lithium Ion Battery |
| Camera | Built in 300kP, 640x480 VGA webcam |
| Microphone | Built in |
| Wireless | 802.11 b/g PIFA/Gain: 0.67 dBi 2 Internal IR receivers compatible with litl remote |
| AC | 120-240 V AC; DC 20 V @ 2 A |
| Weight | 3.38 lb (1.53 kg) |
| Dimensions | 1.06 in × 12.6 in × 9.25 in(27 mm × 320 mm × 235 mm) |
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