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March 23, 2009 12:21 PM PDT

Samsung N310 Netbook kills germs fast

by Rich Trenholm
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Samsung N310 (Credit: Samsung)

Samsung has announced a 10-inch Netbook which, among other things, kills bacteria. The N310 has been styled by award-winning Japanese designmeister Naoto Fukasawa and will presumably be welcomed with open--but latex-gloved--arms by OCD sufferers.

It boasts a frameless 10-inch screen and pebble design keyboard, which Samsung reckons is 93 percent of the size of a desktop keyboard for easy typing.

Samsung N310 back (Credit: Samsung)

The N310 weighs about 2.6 pounds with a four-cell battery, which Samsung claims will give you up to five hours without busting out some mains supply. Battery savings come from the LED display and optimized performance from the Intel Atom processor.

It'll ship with Windows XP Home Edition, so it doesn't overtax the 1GB of RAM. Other features include a 160GB hard drive, a 1.3-megapixel camera and a three-in-one memory card reader. You get no less than three USB ports and the option of Bluetooth.

As if that wasn't enough, it also "uses the latest medical technology" to smear the keys with a "special finish" that makes it "almost impossible for bacteria to live and breed." We don't recommend using it to clean your toilet, however. The N310 will be available in May. No word on price yet, but we'll keep you posted. If you'll excuse us, we're off to wash our hands again.

(Via Crave UK)

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by catalyst89 March 23, 2009 1:32 PM PDT
actually, the toilet is one of the cleanest places in the bathroom...
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by tatewatkins March 23, 2009 1:44 PM PDT
that is if it actually gets cleaned...
by AppleSuxLeo March 23, 2009 3:37 PM PDT
That must mean it kills off anything Apple.
Apple=germ
Apple is run by a Cancer !
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by joevai52 March 24, 2009 11:46 AM PDT
I'm hoping it kills off all the moronic Apple and Microsoft trolls.
by xX_BLAM_Xx March 26, 2009 6:22 AM PDT
Well, I'm looking forward to this netbook. I generally enjoy Samsung's products.
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by snicka12 March 31, 2009 5:59 PM PDT
i think humans = germs, hopefully it will kill all humans
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