"The first GDium will be a netbook with a 10", 1024x600
resolution display and a battery life of four hours, weighing in at
1.1kg. The GDium itself is an interesting system: it uses the
MIPS-derived Loongson CPU by ST Microelectronics, which helps to
deliver the long battery life. Most interesting, though -
especially for Mandriva! - is the way the operating system and data
are stored. The GDium has no internal storage at all. The operating
system and all user data are stored on a USB key..."