Engadget: hands-on with the litl webbook
We sat down last week at CES with Engadget's Joanna Stern and Thomas Ricker for a hands-on demonstration of the litl webbook.
It was a pleasure to meet them and have an in-depth discussion about our vision and philosophy. While Joanna and Thomas are both technology enthusiasts, they seemed to appreciate that not everyone shares this passion: many (most?) people simply want to get online and enjoy a hassle-free home computing experience.
(If you haven't seen the litl alarm clock in action -- the "Best.Alarm.Ever." according to Engadget -- check it out midway through the video!)
(Video supplied by Engadget with special production thanks to Joanna Stern and Thomas Ricker)
A litl holiday cheer with ABC’s The View
We had a blast bringing holiday cheer to ABC's The View during their Christmas eve broadcast!
After a really fun show -- who will ever forget the "ugly holiday sweater" fashion show? -- executive producer Bill Geddie surprised everyone by coming out dressed as Santa Claus. Much to the audience's delight, he brought a great Christmas giveaway with him... a litl webbook. The audience, as you'll see in the video clip, was more than happy with their unexpected Christmas gift.
Thanks to everyone at The View for their enthusiastic support: the show's producers and hosts, our fellow guests, and especially the studio audience.
A litl faster
Check out the demo of tonight's software upgrade. Customers will experience faster full-screen video performance on Hulu and YouTube (or any Flash video), lightening fast photo scrolling in our mediawall, and a new javascript engine for faster browsing. Happy holidays!
The View from the Bay
Check out a glimpse of the litl webbook on The View from the Bays episode on Hottest new gadgets for your home. The webbook is shown in the middle (1:40) of the video above.
Watch Facebook like TV
litl is thrilled to roll out the Facebook Status channel -- available immediately, free of charge, to litl owners through their Card Catalog. See the above video for a tour through this new channel.
Facebook Status enhances profile pictures and status updates by displaying a bustling sidewalk where friends drop in with a friendly wave to share the latest scoop. You can either "lean forward" to browse updates and enter your own status, or "lean back" to enjoy a whimsical parade of your friends. Connect your litl webbook to your TV using your HDMI cable, and you've got an entertaining fullscreen view that you can enjoy from across the room. You can even use it as a backdrop at a party.
In Card View, see your friends' statuses at a glance amongst other auto-updating channels:
Of course, you can always use the litl web browser to access Facebook's full functionality, but this channel presents your stream in a fun and engaging way. We think many web sites benefit when they're creatively transformed into different views, specialized for both active and passive experiences. We look forward to collaborating with other sites to produce innovative litl channels.
litl OS: Card View and Browser Video
litl OS: Card View and Browser from litl on Vimeo.
litl hit the reset button on computing and built a webbook made for the web. Watch the above video for a peek at navigating the litl Browser and zooming out to views all your web cards in Card View.
litl webbook unboxing
litl unboxing from litl on Vimeo.
litl orders shipped out to customers this week. Here's a quick video peek at the litl webbook packaging and more.