Two new Android devices launched on Tuesday, Aug. 21, bringing Google's Ice Cream Sandwich to gadgets other than smartphones and tablets. The first device will hit the UK as a touchscreen-based laptop/netbook for students, while the other will launch in the U.S. as a USB stick-shaped mini PC.

The first one is ERGO Electronics' dual-function GoNote hybrid, which combines the traditional laptop form factor with a tablet-style touchscreen. It comes with a 10-inch LED-backlit touchscreen with two-finger resistive touchscreen technology and a 1024 x 600 resolution. It also packs an ARM-based 1.2GHz Rockchip RK2918 SoC, about 1GB of DDR3 RAM (depending on the model), 8GB of internal memory, and a microSD card slot for additional memory (up to 32GB).

The netbook also sports a front-facing VGA camera, four USB 2.0 ports, audio ports, microphone jack, and a miniHDMI v1.3 port for watching HD videos on an HDTV. It packs a Lithium Polymer 900mAh 3.7V battery, which should last for roughly six hours of Web browsing and one week of standby. Other features include an Ethernet port and Wi-Fi connectivity.

"GoNote brings Android to the forefront of 'work' computing, where it's not just about sofa surfing," said ERGO Electronics. "With GoNote, Android gets serious, helping students unleash their ideas, access information, capture their thoughts and maximize their learning potential. GoNote comes with an Office suite pre-loaded so users can create, edit, collaborate and save Microsoft Office format Documents, Presentations and Spreadsheets to the GoNote's onboard storage or to the Cloud. GoNote also comes with Google Play Store, giving users access to 400,000 Android Apps to help them learn, interact and relax at the end of the day."

The GoNote gadget will launch in September in the UK for £149.99 ($237), and will be available in black or white models. There is no word yet on whether the device will also be available in the United States.

Meanwhile, the other new Android device comes from Oval Elephant, which is now accepting pre-orders for its $89.99 Android-based mini PC. The stick-sized PC measures just 3.50 x 1.30 x 36 inches, but packs a powerful dual-core Cortex 9-based Rockchip RK3066 clocked at 1.2GHz up to 1.6GHz, an integrated Mali-400 GPU, 1080pvideo, 4GB of storage, 1GB of RAM, microSD card slot for up to 32GB of additional storage, Ethernet, a USB 2.0 host port, 802.11 b/g/n connectivity, and an HDMI 1.3 output jack.

The gadget runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with installation supported by Google, which means users will have access to Google Play, Google Maps, Gmail, and other popular Google services. The mini PC also comes with a USB to miniUSB cable for power, as the unit does not include an A/C power adapter, as well as a female/male HDMI extender cable. Users can also purchase an additional 5w 2A USB Power Adapter from Oval Elephant for $1.89.

The Android-based mini PC is expected to ship around Sept. 6-7, and Oval Elephant is likely the only company to sell the device directly to consumers in the U.S.