Compal shows off Android-running, Snapdragon-powered smartbook

As if it wasn’t clear already, smartbooks are one of the big trends (if not the biggest) to emerge out of this year’s Computex, be they Snapdragon or Tegra-powered. Just as interesting as the devices themselves, however, is the fact that a number of manufacturers are looking at using Android as an OS for ’em, including big players like ASUS, and now Compal. While’s ASUS’ Snapdragon-based offering was impressive enough, Compal looks to have slightly outdone it by adding a customized interface at start-up, which is apparently just a taste of further “optimizations” to come. Details are otherwise a bit hard to come by, but you can head on past the break for a hands-on video courtesy of techvideoblog.com.

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