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The litl Webbook has just found itself in an exclusive video demo by none other than the CEO of litl himself. This feat was achieved by a member of TechCrunch and it shows us in detail what the litl is really about.

The litl Webbook is about simplicity. It is about making tasks like Internet surfing a lot easier than they are on conventional netbooks. It takes away as much as possible from the usual computer experience without hampering the essential utilities of the device.

Technically, the Webbook is nothing but a common laptop that has been customized with a few special controls that are not standard on any other laptop. The screen turns to an extreme angle to change onto the ‘easel mode’. This mode is useful for those times when you want to view things in full screen continuously and probably from a distance. Great for watching movies, images and web channels.

Web channels are litl’s idea of laid back computing via the Internet. Any webpage with content to offer can be turned into a ‘channel’ that will display the intended information in fullscreen. You can change the channel through the dial integrated into the hinge of the device and also with the optional remote control.

You will not have to do anything to maintain the thing. There are no viruses to think about (you will never install anything anyway) and updates are pushed by the company during night without making you do anything. So all you have to do is keep the thing connected to the Internet and let it do its thing.

For more details, just hit the play button on the video above. My opinion on the matter echoes what a lot of other people are saying. The concept is pretty nice and it does seem attractive, but it is okay to charge $699 for what is essentially a mediocre netbook with a 2GB flash storage that runs a custom-made simple-to-use OS?