It seems like we’ve been talking about ‘smart’ devices and ‘smart’ books forever but what exactly have we got to choose from now? There’s hardly a single ‘smart’ device in the market apart from the Apple iPad; which is probably the reason for all the delays. I’ve written about this before.

Two delays to report today come from very high profile devices. The first is a delay to the Skylight, the ‘first ARM-based smartbook’ from Lenovo. Announced in Jan and said to be available through AT&T in the U.S. in April it is now delayed until July. To be honest, I don’t think many will be too worried about it. I don’t see anyone putting trust in an unknown OS on a product rumored to cost $500.

The second delay is one I’m more annoyed about because it’s a device I’m looking to buy myself. The Dell Mini 5 will launch between 3 and 6 months from now. That’s ‘launch’ which means it’s not going to be available on all carriers at the same time. I don’t know if I can wait that long although, what’s my option for a 5 inch Google Android-based device?

Meanwhile we’re still to hear about the Mobinnova Beam, the Compaq AirLife 100 and a sack full of devices we saw at CES, CeBIT and MWC. Are they all waiting for carriers to sign before they fire up the production lines?