The Everex CloudBook MAX - an improved version of the company's low-cost ultraportable laptop - will be available in the second half of 2008, according to the product page at Everex's website. The new CloudBook MAX delivers up to four hours of battery life, weighs less than 2.2 pounds and measures a mere 9.4" x 6.9" x 1.1" (w x d x h). It will boast a 1.6GHz VIA C7-M Processor ULV, 1GB DDR2 533MHz SDRAM (up to 2GB), 80GB HDD, 8.9"WVGA TFT Display (1024x600), embedded single chip Mobile WiMAX solution, 4-in-1 Media Card Reader, 2MP Webcam and a lot more. The CloudBook MAX runs Windows Vista Home Basic operating system. Currently, there is no information on pricing. For more details, please visit the Everex product page.

After a few delays, the Everex CloudBook CE1200V ultra-mobile PC is finally available for purchase through Wal-Mart for $399. The CE1200V model weighs two pounds and provides five hours of battery life, according to Everex. It features the VIA C7-M ULV processor at 1.2GHz, 512MB of DDR2 memory, a 30GB hard disk drive, the VIA UniChrome Pro IGP graphics, an integrated 1.3-megapixel web camera, built-in stereo speakers and last but not least 7-inch widescreen TFT which boasts 800x480 WVGA resolution. This small budget notebook incorporates an 802.11b/g wireless connection, an Ethernet port, two USB ports, a 4-in-1 media card reader, and a DVI-I output. The CloudBook runs gOS V2 Rocket operating system with a lot of free software from Google, Mozilla, Skype, OpenOffice.org and more.

Everex's site has been updated with a new CloudBook ship date. The 399$ ultra-mobile Everex PC based on the latest gOS Rocket operating system is now expected to be listed on Walmart.com and ZaReason.com on February 15th. Hardware specifications of the CloudBook include: 1.2GHz, VIA C7-M Processor ULV, 512MB DDR2 533MHz memory, 30GB HDD, 7" WVGA TFT Display (800x480), VIA UniChrome Pro IGP Graphics, VIA High-Definition Audio, 802.11b/g, 10/100 LAN, .3MP Webcam, and 4-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery.

More delays are coming today, as Everex's highly anticipated ultramobile CloudBook PC launch will have to wait a month or so, because of some last-minute changes to its Linux-based software. CloudBook was supposed to be available from Wal-Mart Inc. stores and the Walmart.com Web site today. Unfortunately in an e-mail, Everex's director of marketing, Paul Kim, said that "a couple of last-minute software tweaks" prevented the CloudBook, a competitor to rival Taiwanese ASUSTeK Computer's successful Eee PC, from reaching stores just three weeks after its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show. The $399 computer runs gOS, a flavor of Linux based on the popular Ubuntu distribution but with a reworked user interface aimed at smaller screens like CloudBook's 7-inch display. The upcoming Chinese New Year holidays are also delaying the CloudBook's rollout.

Everex, a world leader in the design and production of personal computers, today launched their much anticipated Ultra-Mobile PC featuring the latest Open Source operating system from gOS. Measuring 9" in length and 2 pounds in weight, the Everex CloudBook caters to users seeking the latest in mobile computing. With its 1.2GHz VIA C7-M ULV mobile processor, the laptop averages 5 hours of battery life on a 4-cell, lithium-ion battery. Unlike many of its competitors, the CloudBook also features 30GB of internal storage, digital video output (DVI-I), 4-in-1 card reader and 1.3MP webcam.