Looks like ASUS is launching a “premium” 10.2-inch netbook, the ASUS N10. This one comes without the Eee branding and is obviously meant for the image conscious. Digitimes is reporting the price at €330 to €430, but really there are few hard facts available yet. Blogeee.net has more pictures.
Is anyone else as tired as me of all the various ASUS netbook/sub-notebook variations?
Blogee (French / Google Translation) [via Engadget]
ASUS have lauched Eee Storage, which gives you 20GB of space online for your files, pictures and documents. Apparently Eee Storage provides the user with “a drag and drop interface to transfer files between the Eee PC and web storage location.” No word yet on what this interface looks like, or how it’s been implemented.
Another new Eee feature/product is Eee Download which currently has “around 3,000 free software and game titles available for Eee PC users to download.” ASUS plans to expand the service with music and “other content.” The Eee Download service is only available to Chinese language users at the moment.
Hurrah! Another ASUS Eee PC model, this time it’s apparently called Eee PC 900A. The ‘A’ is supposed to stand for Intel Atom, at least according to the blogosphere. Who knows? One thing is for certain, though, ASUS is slowly killing the Eee PC brand through overpopulation. I think that everyone has lost count over the number of past, present and future Eee PC models.
Blogeee.net (Google Translation) [via Engadget]
PC Authority has gotten their mittens on an ASUS Eee Box and have a few pictures of the unboxing.
Unfortunately it’s the Windows version so it’s been spoiled with ugly Windows XP stickers. At least you can get a feel for the size of the mini-sized computer…
PC Authority [via Engadget]
It seems that ASUS is returning to the 7-inch form factor of the original Eee PC. ASUS’s Eee PC roadmap shows that four Eee PC 701SD models are to be expected, 701, 701SD(30G HDD), 701SD and the 701SD-4G. The key issue is going to be the cost, can ASUS sell these at a 200€ or even 150€ price point?
No specifications are available yet, but Laptop Magazine has a bunch of photos.
Laptop Magazine [via Engadget]
Some cunning members of the Phoronix Forums have managed to get Splashtop to run off a USB stick on non-ASUS motherboards, boot Splashtop within a virtual machine, run customs applications and open terminal.
Considering that ASUS is going to put Splash top on all of it’s future motherboards and on some of it’s notebooks, it seems that this is going to get interesting.
If I can get Splashtop running in VirtualBox, I’ll be sure to post the results here.
The latest Asus Eee PC versions are now available in UK stores. The Eee PC 1000H is available for £349 and the Eee PC 1000 for £369.
The price of the Asus Eee PC 1000H has gone down by $100. What more is there to say?
Mobile Stylus [via Gizmodo]
According to DigiTimes, The Asus Eee Box (or B202) launched in Hong Kong yesterday.
The initial model – the B202 – includes a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, 1GB DDR2 memory, 80GB hard drive and Linux operating system. The PC also supports Gigabit Ethernet and 802.11b/g/n, with some models also featuring Bluetooth. The chassis is available in four colors: white, black, cherry red and green.
Sorry for the renewed silence on this blog, it’s been a combination of being busy at work and me being lazy… Here’s a small post of some of the stories I’ve missed.
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