iUnika GYY Solar-powered Notebook

Netbooks are good to have around, aren’t they? And solar-power, that would save us a lot of energy if we used it on more of our mobile devices, wouldn’t it? Okay, enough of the rhetorical question lead-ins, what am I getting at?

A solar-powered netbook, of course. A European technology company known as iUnika has perfected one, and this product, also known as the GYY, is certainly nice enough to be the first solar powered netbook.

Actually, I don’t know if the GYY is the first solar-powered netbook, but it is certainly energy efficient enough, not to mention light. Please chime in with a comment if you know for sure that the GYY is the first, and feel free to check out the specs after the jump.

With something new like this, you can’t expect too much memory. The user will find about 128MB of RAM, plus a 64GB SSD drive. The CPU is 400MHz, and the operating system is some “proprietary version of Linux”. The screen is a 8-inch WVGA with an 800 x 480 resolution.

The iUnika GYY will be available in the European market in June for about 160 euros. Assuming it will come to the United States, that price would probably translate to about $200.

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4 Comments on “iUnika GYY Solar-powered Notebook”

Martin Says:

It makes more sense to me to have solar panels separate from the netbook. I would prefer to sit in the shade with the computer while the panels were out in the full sun extending battery life.

Cheap netbook is solar-powered Says:

[...] Published by Maria Mihale, on May 19 2009, in the categories: Gadgets If you had asked me in the past about the utility of a netbook in each and every home, when you already have a desktop of your own, I would have said that I just cannot find a reason why such a device should be somewhere near my home. I considered it to be useful, but shame on me! I find myself in the position to really need one and to actually yearn about a netbook, but guess what? I don’t have one and it makes me want to scream. And this is one that I would certainly take into consideration, if I intended to buy myself a netbook. Not only because it is cheap, compared to those designed by famous manufacturers, but also because it is solar-powered and this makes it an environment friendly gadget. A European technology company which is known as iUnika has just announced a solar-powered netbook, called GYY. It is possible for the device to be the world’s first of this kind, because I haven’t heard about anything similar so far. Anyway, it is energy efficient and very light, and it’s more than enough, right? But the main disadvantage is that, being eco-friendly, the netbook isn’t too… advanced, if I may say so, when it comes to its features. Therefore, here’s what you can expect of it: 128MB of RAM, 64GB SSD drive, a 400MHz processor, a 8-inch WVGA screen with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels and an operating system which is said to be a “proprietary version of Linux”. The advantage, on the other hand, is that it will be a cheap netbook that is expected to become available sometimes in June, in Europe only (for the moment, at least), for no more than 160 Euros. (Source: Coolest-Gadgets) [...]

Dan @ EnviroGadget.com Says:

I think it’d be a much better design if they allowed the solar panel to detach. I personally won’t use a laptop in the sun, but if the panel is on a wire, it’s a great deal more practical.

Dan

priscilla jap-a-joe Says:

Is this notebook already available? where can I purchase it?

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