Litl
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{{Infobox computer
| name = litl webbook
| developer = litl LLC
| manufacturer = First International Computer
| type = Webbook
| photo =
| caption = Webbook that can be flipped over
| first_release_date = November 9, 2009
| price = $699
| processor = 1.86 GHz Atom Z540
| os = litl OS
| website = {{URL|http://litl.com/}}
}}
The litl webbook is a webbook developed, marketed, and sold by litl LLC.
The webbook features the ability to stand upright in an inverted-V position and a cloud-based operating system called litl OS.{{Cite web|url=http://www.coolthings.com/litl-webbook-beats-chromeos-becomes-first-cloud-computer/|title = Litl Webbook Beats ChromeOS, Becomes First Cloud Computer|date = 16 November 2009}}
Origins
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 made for pre-web scenarios.{{Cite web|url=http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/11/04/the-litl-computer-that-could-boston-startup-tries-a-new-take-on-the-home-internet-appliance/2/|title=Xconomy: The Litl Computer That Could? Boston Startup Tries a New Take on the Home Internet Appliance - Page 2 of 4|date=4 November 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://litl.com/everything-else/press-release.htm?id%3D373215 |title=Litl :: Press release |accessdate=2010-01-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219134601/http://litl.com/everything-else/press-release.htm?id=373215 |archivedate=2009-12-19 }}
Engineering partners
The industrial design of the litl webbook was made by Fuseproject with engineering design by MOTO Development Group.{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorola.com/|title=Motorola|website=www.motorola.com}} The FIC{{Cite web|url=http://litl.com/|title=litl|website=litl.com}} manufactures the device.
Operating system
Litl OS is a cloud-oriented operating environment of the Litl webbook.
=User interface philosophy=
The litl OS interface removes several conventional elements of general-purpose desktop environments.{{cite web|url=http://litl.com/easy-to-use/intuitive-interface.htm |title=Litl :: Intuitive interface |accessdate=2010-10-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419054615/http://litl.com/easy-to-use/intuitive-interface.htm |archivedate=2010-04-19 }}
Litl states 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.{{cite web|url=http://litl.com/essays/philosophy.htm |title=Litl :: Philosophy |accessdate=2010-10-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101027150725/http://litl.com/essays/philosophy.htm |archivedate=2010-10-27 }}
=User interface structure=
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.
Flicking through cards in an inverted-V position is done using a blue-colored click-wheel (called the "litl wheel") on the litl webbook or remote control.{{cite web
|url = http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/02/daily24-Startup-Litl-launches-Internet-enabled-computer.html
|title = Startup Litl launches Internet-enabled computer
|author = Jackie Noblett
|date = 2009-11-04
|accessdate = 2010-05-20
|publisher = MASS High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100312074105/http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/02/daily24-Startup-Litl-launches-Internet-enabled-computer.html
|archivedate = 2010-03-12
}} The card concept, easel mode and general usage of the interface are demonstrated in litl's videos.{{cite web|url=http://litl.com/support/index.htm?id%3D372124 |title=Litl :: Support |accessdate=2010-10-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125193327/http://litl.com/support/index.htm?id=372124 |archivedate=2010-11-25 }}{{cite web|url=http://litl.com/support/index.htm?id%3D358655 |title=Litl :: Support |accessdate=2010-10-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125193348/http://litl.com/support/index.htm?id=358655 |archivedate=2010-11-25 }}{{cite web|url=http://blog.litl.com/2009/11/17/litl-os-card-view-and-browser-video/ |title=Litl OS: Card View and Browser Video « litl |accessdate=2010-10-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126163745/http://blog.litl.com/2009/11/17/litl-os-card-view-and-browser-video/ |archivedate=2010-01-26 }}
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.
=Software details=
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{{Cite web|url=https://wiki.gnome.org/action/show/Projects/Gjs?action=show&redirect=Gjs|title=Projects/Gjs - GNOME Wiki!|website=wiki.gnome.org}} binding to access GNOME and Clutter UI elements.{{cite web
|url=http://blogs.gnome.org/lucasr/2009/11/04/litl-webbook-some-technical-comments/
|title=litl webbook: some technical comments
|author=Lucas Rocha, Litl developer
|date=2009-11-04
|accessdate=2009-11-09
}} 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.{{cite web
|url = http://litl.com/legal/#source
|title = litl Software End User Licensing Agreement
|date = November 2009
|accessdate = 2009-11-10
|publisher = litl.com
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100127210901/http://www.litl.com/legal/#source
|archivedate = 2010-01-27
|url=http://fccid.net/pdf.php?id=1189961#page=66
|title=litl Software End User Licensing Agreement
|date=2009-10-28
|publisher=United States Federal Communications Commission
|accessdate=2009-11-09}}
Specifications
| class="wikitable" border="1" |
| style="background:#aaaaaa;"|Model
!style="background:#33dd44;"|Nov 2009 {{Cite web|url=https://fccid.io/EUNEASEL|title=FCC ID EUNEASEL Notebook by First International Computer Inc|first=FCC|last=ID|website=FCC ID}} |
|---|
| Release date | November 4, 2009 |
| Model name | litl webbook |
| OS | litl OS |
| Display
| Matte 12.1 inch AFFS LCD WXGA display (1280×800) with LED backlighting and a 178° field of view {{cite video |url=http://vimeo.com/7478729 |title=Engineering behind the litl webbook |people=Tom Misage, Moto |date=2009-11-06 |accessdate=2009-11-10 |time=40s }} |
| Front side bus
| 533 MHz |
| Processor
| 1.86 GHz Intel AtomTM Z540 Processor (512KB L2 Cache) |
| Memory
| 1 GB 533 MHz DDR2 SDRAM |
| Graphics |
| Chipset |
| Storage
| Local: Compact Flash 2 GB SLC local cache |
| Ports
| HDMI (Type A) |
| Battery
| 3-cell 28-watt-hour lithium-ion battery |
| Camera
| Built in 300kP, 640×480 VGA webcam |
| Microphone
| Built in |
| Wireless
| 802.11 b/g PIFA/Gain: 0.67 dBi |
| AC
| 120-240 V AC; DC 20 V @ 2 A |
| Weight
| | {{convert|3.38|lb|kg|abbr=on}} |
| Dimensions
| | {{nowrap|1.06 in × 12.6 in × 9.25 in}} {{nowrap|(27 mm × 320 mm × 235 mm)}} |
See also
References
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External links
- [http://fccid.net/number.php?id=463521&fcc=EUNEASEL FCC: OET Exhibits List]
- [http://fccid.net/document.php?id=1189950 Internal photographs (PDF)]
- [http://fccid.net/document.php?id=1189947 External photographs (PDF)]
- [https://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/fics-10-4-inch-cw001-mini-note-splashes-down-in-fcc-database/ Dec 31, 2008 - engadget: FIC's 10.4-inch CW001 Mini-note splashes down in FCC database]
- [https://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/litl-easel-web-computer-is-cute-as-a-baby-blue-button/ Oct 28, 2009 - engadget: Litl Easel 'web computer' is cute as a baby-blue button]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091106062301/http://www.notebookcheck.net/Newsentry.153+M5e048a12242.0.html Notebookcheck]
- [http://www.netbookchoice.com/2009/11/04/litl-webbook-unveiled-available-to-order-now/ Netbookchoice]
- [http://netbooked.net/blog/litl-webbook-now-available-for-699/#When:10:25:31Z Netbooked]
- [http://www.alexhudson.com/blog/2009/10/28/first-thoughts-on-litls-easel/ First thoughts on litl's Easel]
- [http://www.cooper.com/ Cooper Consulting]