Hasta La Gadget!

Back at the Computex show in June, Asus was seemingly eager to show off its Android smartbook. Soon after, however, the company more or less stopped talking about the product. A few months later, we haven’t heard so much as a peep.

The company, it seems, has largely shifted away from any kind of an interest in such devices. “Currently, I still don’t see a clear market for smartbooks,” said the company’s CEO Jerry Shen during a recent conference.

Few, it seems, are focused on Android-based netbooks, including Google itself. The company was quick to promote the concept, but has since shifted a good deal of its focus toward the development of a Chrome OS. Until we hear more about Chrome however, it’ll be tough to say whether that new operating system will re-ignite companies’ interests.