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The tablet craze may have pushed smartbooks out of the spotlight, but don't tell Malata that -- the ODM's launching an ARM-powered mini laptop in China thi

Hey, there little guy!

That's the Toshiba AC100 -- an Android 2.1 smartbook with Toshiba's custom user interface -- on show in the UK, where you can now grab one up.

We wouldn't fault you for thinking that's a first generation ASUS Eee PC what with that iconic fingertip pose and all.

But Toshiba's AC100 is a very modern take on the Atom-based netbook idea.

As of last month, there were still no solid plans to ever bring HP Compaq's Airlife 100 smartboo

Sure, this next item might be a little bit of a stretch, but why the hell not: according to MobileCrunch, there's a build file from an-as-yet unknown device called the HTC Scorpion making the rounds.

Without pictures or firm form factor details, it's hard to tell exactly what Quanta is driving at here (or who it's driving at it for), but the concept of a "computer in an iPhone form factor," as Quanta Chairman Barry Lam so tactfully puts it, doesn't fill us with much hope for usability.

ASUS may be in the process of spinning off the Pegatron brand, but for now it's still the same company behind this here slick white smartbook.

Taking a break from making headlines over infringement

We're going on the assumption here that the lads and ladies over at QiGi haven't actually heard that "smartbooks" have a vaguely defined

That's right, sailor, Qualcomm has been dishing some more info on the future of smartbooks, and we now know that the Lenovo number we noticed being teased earlier this month will be driven by a vanilla copy of Google's