Powered by the VIA C7-M ULV processor, the Windows Vista-capable VIA OpenBook mini-note reference design is a small, 1kg, 8.9" Mini-Notebook form factor design that supports screen resolutions of up to 1024x600.

Tuned to bring great digital media performance to the mini-note market segment the VIA OpenBook delivers high performance VIA Chrome9™ DirectX™ 9.0 3D graphics, advanced video acceleration for  MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV9, VC1 and DiVX video formats, a VMR capable HD video processor and HD audio.

Additionally the VIA OpenBook Reference Design offers a selection of WiMAX & LAN options, AGPS, WiFi and BT (3-in-1 module), a 4-in-1 card reader (SD/SDIO/MMC/MS) and a 2 mega-pixel dual headed web camera. Based on the VIA VX800 digital media IGP chipset, it supports low power DDR2 memory modules and includes a 4-cell 2600mA lithium-ion battery.

For the full specifications of the VIA OpenBook please see here .

Open Design
The external panel CAD files for the VIA OpenBook Reference Design are being released under a Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 license giving customers the flexibility to bring their own innovative style and brand value propositions to the Mini-Note market segment. This also helps customers reduce product development costs and speed time-to-market. The CAD files can be downloaded by registered site users for  free from here .  

Open Connectivity
The VIA OpenBook reference design has a unique internal interface allows for different extended connectivity modules to be added, giving customers the choice of appropriate HSDPA, EV-DO/W-CDMA 3G and WiMAX connectivity options. This will allow adopters of the VIA OpenBook Reference Design to give their customers maximum connectivity and also the possibility to forge deeper relationships with carriers and service providers for new business model possibilities for the Mini-Notebook segment.