HP announced an innovative new device that gives people a new way of connecting to the essentials of online life – the internet, email, messaging, social networking, photos, music and more.

The Compaq AirLife 100 combines a 10.1-inch diagonal screen, a 92 per cent full size keyboard,16 GB solid state internal storage, SD card slot, full multitasking Android operating system and customised touch interface. Leveraging its legacy and innovation in touch, the HP customised interface features a new “tabbed” touch browser experience, a simple mechanism for zooming web pages, and a touch optimised media suite and shortcut menu.

With “instant on” for immediate enjoyment, integrated 3G cellular, Wi-Fi connectivity VGA webcam, all- day computing (up to 12 hours of battery life in active use and up to 10 days of standby time), the AirLife morphs the best of a smartphone into a netbook to keep up with the most demanding online lives. The AirLife also features global positioning system (GPS) capabilities. NDrive navigation software comes preinstalled. Regional maps with points of interest are included.

The AirLife 100 features Qualcomm’s Snapdragon QSD8250 chipset platform to offer a combination of mobile processing performance, optimised power consumption, ubiquitous connectivity and powerful multimedia in a single chip.