TAIPEI,
April 24 Asia Pulse - The Institute for Information Industry (III) recently
developed the world's first Android-based notebook, which is expected to help
create enormous business opportunities for Taiwan's information and
communication technology (ICT) industry, according to an industry report
released Thursday.
Android is
a software platform and operating system developed by Google and later the Open
Handset Alliance, which enables developers to create compelling mobile
applications. It is built on the open source Linux Kernel.
The
successful development of the Android notebook is an important milestone for
the notebook market, and the products are likely to take a slice of the market,
according to the report released by the III's Market Intelligence &
Consulting Institute (MIC).
This year,
the output of Taiwan-made notebooks is expected to increase to 23 million
units, the MIC forecast.
Following
the development of Android-based handsets, the government-backed III also
successfully developed several key software technologies based on Android,
including a whiteboard equipped with a handwriting recognition program for
real-time communications.
The
whiteboard has a touch screen that allows users to send handwritten messages
during long distance teleconferencing.
In
addition, the company has developed a mobility-assisted device equipped with
handwriting input and map marking functions that enable users to compile a
travelog at any time during a trip.
In view of
the great business potential in the applications of the Android operating
system, the III will help domestic ICT manufacturers to grab the opportunities
to produce more new Android-based products in order to better meet consumer
demand, the report concluded.
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