Forget what’s in the air - The new Everex Cloudbook is the latest in a string of tiny Linux notebooks which defy their larger cousins with increasing usability and efficient power usage.

Weighing in at two pounds and a quoted battery life of five hours, the Cloudbook is perfect for pocket web surf, checking email, blogging, instant messaging, etc.

Based on the latest gOS Rocket operating system, the ultra-mobile Cloudbook comes pre-installed with popular free applications from Google, Mozilla, Skype, OpenOffice.org and more.

Read on for specifications..

Hardware Specifications

1.2GHz, VIA C7®-M Processor ULV, 512MB DDR2 533MHz, SDRAM, 30GB Hard Disk Drive, 7" WVGA TFT Display (800 x 480), VIA UniChrome Pro IGP Graphics, VIA High-Definition Audio, 802.11b/g, (1) 10/100 Ethernet Port, (1) DVI-I Port, (2) USB 2.0 Ports, (1) 4-in1 Media Card Reader, (1) .3MP Webcam, (1) Headphone/Line-Out Port, (1) Microphone/Line-In Port, (1) Set of Stereo Speaker, (1) Touchpad, (1) 4-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery

Preinstalled and Linked Software

Mozilla Firefox, gMail, Meebo, Skype, Wikipedia, GIMP, Blogger, YouTube, Xing Movie Player, RythemBox, Faqly, Facebook and OpenOffice.org 2.3 (includes WRITER, IMPRESS, DRAW, CALC, BASE)

The Cloudbook will be available in Northern America via retail giant, Walmart towards the end of January. For more information, visit the Everex website.