Maybe I shouldn’t have written about it this morning but I’ve just heard that the Averatec AHI is to be set for a possible launch in Q1 2007. Not Q3 2006 as was previously planned. Averatec sent this public message to me via email.
Through development, we have refreshed our vision for the AHI and feel confident that we can release it during the first quarter of 2007.
That’s a real shame because I felt (and still feel) that it stirred a bit of emotion amongst potential buyers just like the Sony UX does. Could it be the keyboard factor? Certainly the slider style of keyboard is becoming the most talked about not only on UMPC’s but on smartphones too. Maybe it was the price that was rumored. $700 was a good deal cheaper than the Origami UMPC’s.
Well, we look forward to an even more exciting design and specifications next year. I’ll be at CES in Jan and I hope the Averatec will be there too.
Steve / Chippy
