NorhTech Gecko netbook loaded up with AAs and booted

It's been a patch since we prototypal saw the $199 NorhTech Gecko impact the scene, but the AA-powered netbook looks to eventually be touch US shores in comely fashion, and the gathering at Lilliputing meet got their tester. Inside it's no enthusiastic shakes, with a 1GHz Xcore86 processor, 512MB of RAM, an 8GB SD card, and an 8.9-inch 1024 x 600 display -- but nearly every factor can be swapped discover for a more coercive variant, including the processor. That's certainly intriguing, especially for the activity mart NorhTech is targeting, but we're mostly on the edge of our seats inactivity to find discover how long those AAs last under whatever real use. Check one video after the break and added at the read link.