Here’s another addition to the Asus Eee lineup, the Asus Eee Monitor PC.
As usual the exact specs haven’t been confirmed yet, but the screen size of the Eee Monitor is expected be to 19 or 20 inches. [Read the rest of this entry...]
You may remember the Linux powered OpenMoko Neo FreeRunner that we featured on the site back in January, well it will finally be available to buy from July the 4th, in the US, Europe and India.
Here’s a reminder of the specs. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Check out this modded Asus Eee PC 900, which features a built in touch screen.
Apparently this mod will be available as a kit, here is a video of it in action.
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Asus will be launching new models in the hugely popular Asus Eee PC range, the Eee PC 904 and Eee PC 905.
The two new models are going to replace the Eee PC 900 (904) and the Eee PC 901 (905).
Both of the new models will feature a larger chassis and keyboard (that of the company’s 10.2 inch models).
Processing will come from Intel’s Atom processor, whilst the other specs are expected to remain the same as the current 900 and 901 models.
The pricing is also expect to be similar, although no details have been confirmed as yet.
via Ubergizmo
IronKey has announced that its military grade USB thumb drives are now available for all major Linux distributions.
IronKey supports Linux distributions above Linux kernel 2.6, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, Kubuntu 7.1, Kubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 7.1, Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron), OpenSUSE 10.3, OpenSUSE 11, Fedora 8, Fedora 9, Sabayon 3.3, LinuxMint 4, CentOS 5.1, and Gentoo 2007. In justifying its (partial) embrace of Linux, IronKey quotes an IDC report stating that the growth-rate of Linux desktops “will continue at a compounded annual rate of 30 to 40 percent.”
Here’s the specs.
The IronKey comes in a choice of either 2GB, 4GB or 8GB and is available to buy online from $78.99 to $299.99 from ThinkGeek.
via Linux Devices
Check out this new tiny Linux PC which uses a tiny two watts of power, the Cherrypal Cloud PC.
This tiny Linux PC features a Freescale 400MHZ MPC5121e mobileGT processor, there are also no moving parts in the PC which helped keep the power consumption down.
The Cherrypal features 4GB of NAND flash memory instead of a regular hard drive.
Memory comes in the form of 256MB of RAM , there is also built in 802.11b/g WiFi, two USB ports, a VGA port and Ethernet.
The Cherrypal will run a tweaked version of Debian.
There is no word on pricing or availability as yet, but according to the manufacturer they intend to make it the most affordable on the market.
via Engadget
Not a day goes by without another company launching a competitor for the Asus Eee PC, the latest addition to the popular Linux powered sub notebook category is the 3k RazorBook 400.
The RazorBook 400 features a 7 inch LCD with a resolution of 800 x 400, and is powered by a 400MHZ processor.
It runs CE Linux and has 512MB of RAM and a 4GB SSD, there is also built in WiFi and 3 USB ports.
The RazorBook 400 is available to buy online for $299 from 3k.
via Aving
The guys over at Engadget have managed to get their hands on some shots of a new sub notebook from Dell, which is designed to rival the hugely popular Asus Eee PC.
The specs are a little limited at the moment, but it will feature an 8.9 inch display, an integrated webcam, WiFi, an 8 in 1 car reader.
This mini notebook will come with a choice of either Windows XP or Ubuntu Linux and is expected to retail for under $500.
via Engadget
Another company has got in on the action with an inexpensive Linux sub notebook designed to rival the Asus Eee PC.
Unlike the rest of the competitors, this one may actually have a chance of becoming popular becuase of the price.
A single Bestlink Alpha 400 will cost you either $219 for the 1GB model or $250 for the 2GB model, which is very affordable, and if you want to buy in bulk, say for a school or an office they will only cost you $180 each.
The Bestlink Alpha 400 features a 400MHZ Xburst CPu, 128MB of Ram and a choice of either 1GB or 2GB of flash storage.
It features a 7 inch display with a resolution of 800 x 400 and will run Linux or Windows CE.
There is also the option to expand the storage via an SD card, unfortunately there is no WiFi built in but it does come with a WiFi dongle.
Here’s the specs
The specs aren’t that impressive, but the price is cheap, I am sure the Bestlink Alpha 400 is going to be a hit simply because of the price.
Check out the HP Mini Note now available for $549.99 from ThinkGeek.com. With a high-res 8.9″ 1280 x 768 display, a 120 GB hard drive, 92% of full-size keyboard and all-aluminum case the HP-Mini Note addresses all of our complaints with the Eee and still provides that cool mini-notebook appeal.
Available for $549.99 from ThinkGeek.com
The other day Asus announced the launch of the new 8.9 inch Asus Eee PC 900, with a delivery date in the UK of May.
They have now confirmed that they will ship the Asus PC 900 with Intel’s new Atom processor in June in the UK.
According to Asus the Atom processor will give the Asus Eee PC 900 a much better battery life. I was going to get myself one of the new 900’s when they go on sale, but I think I will wait till June now and get the version with the new Atom processor.
I wonder if they will sell many of the Asus PC 900 in May, I suspect the majority of people will wait till June to get the version with the Atom processor.
Asus obviously wanted to get the 900 out as soon as possible, as there are competitors bringing similar products out in June, so no doubt they wanted to beat them to it, this is probably why they are launching the 900 in May with the existing processor which is used in the Asus Eee PC 701.
via Tech Radar
Check out the InkMedia PC, which will go on sale for less than $300.
The InkmEdia has an 8.6 inch SVGA screen with a resolution of 800 x 600, 4 USB 2.0 ports, 2 SD card slots and 512MB of RAM, and 2 GB NAND Flash, containing read only file system (compressed).
Due to its advanced technical design, the InkMedia computer line cannot get a virus, a worm or ad-ware of any kind. It also never slows down, as it doesn’t have a hard disk to de-fragment. The InkMedia computer was designed from the outset to minimize any need for service or technical support. Its OS and applications are permanently embedded in the hardware, unable to be accessed or written to by malicious scripts.
The InkMedia computer has no moving parts and contains no hard disk to overheat or wear out. It has excellent performance and a mid-level class CPU, capable of operating virtually any form of media (flash or video) and it is fully internet capable. The technology operates with USB devices and connects seamlessly to servers and networks.
Here’s the specs.
There are no details available at the moment on when the InkMedia PC will go on sale or the exact pricing but InkMedia have confirmed it will be less than $300.
