The guys over at Engadget have the full details on the new Asus Eee PC 900, with its 8.9 inch screen.

The Eee 900 will carry dual flash storage, there will be a 4GB SSD in  the motherboard and there are two different models, the processor remains the same with a 900MHZ Celeron M that is found in the PC 701.

First up there is the Windows XP version with an 8GB SSD in the PCIe slot, giving it 12GB of storage.

Next up is the Linux version with a 16GB SSD in the PCIe slot, giving it 20GB of storage.

This means that it should be easy to upgrade the Eee 900, both models would retail for around $500 to $560, obviously the price will differ by country due to taxes.

After a bit of research I have found out that both models will retail for £329.99 including taxes here in the UK.

The good news is that the Eee PC 900 will go on sale today in the UK and Hong Kong, France will get it on the 17th, Taiwan and Singapore will see it later this month and Australia, Germany and Italy will get it in May.

Funnily enough there are no details on when it will appear in the US, which I find a little strange.

I wonder if Asus are initially releasing the Eee PC 900 in Europe to beat competitors who are bringing out similar products, and the releasing an Intel Atom version in the US at a later date.

Head on over to Asus for full details of the release, I can’t wait to get my hands on one of these.

via Engadget

Update: The Asus Eee PC 900 will retail in the UK for £329.99 for both models, which includes taxes. It is available to preorder online as of today and will ship on May the 11th.

Here comes another mini Linux powered notebook PC that is aimed at the Asus Eee PC market, the Fukato Datacask.

This tiny Linux powered notebook will feature an 8 inc screen with a resolution of 800 x 400, a 500MHz AMD Geod LX Processor and 512MB of RAM.

For storage there is a 20GB hard drive, and it will run Linux, no details on which version as yet. There is also a 3 hour battery and it comes with a 3 year warranty as well.

The Fukato Datacask will go on sale in Europe in May for 279 Euros (about $440).

via Product Reviews

According to the guys over at Everything USB, you can now watch TV on your Asus Eee PC.

You will need an Asus My Cinema U3100 Mini DVB-T USB TV tuner, which now works thanks to some updated Linux drivers from Asus.

The USB TV tuner was tested out by a Hong Kong based magazine and the tuner worked well except for h.264 software decoding, channels which were sent over MPEG-2 worked perfectly on the Asus Eee.

via Everything USB

The number of companies coming out with tiny affordable notebook PC’s is on the increase every day, thanks to the huge success of the Asus Eee, we have an every increasing choice of small affordable notebooks.

The latest company on the bandwagon is HP with the Mini Note micro notebook, which is designed to improve on the micro notebooks available today.

The Mini Note features an 8.9 inch screen, and is built out of aluminum and has a spill resistant and more user friendly keyboard.

The Mini Note comes with a 1GHZ viz C7-M processor and 512MB or memory, as well as a 4GB solid state drive, and the base model runs SuSe Linux.

The HP Mini Note is aimed at the higher end range of these micro notebooks, at the same time it is still very affordable, with base models starting at $499 and the top model retailing at $1,199.

You can also customise your own model and choose whatever specs you need from the range available to suit your needs and budget.

The HP Mini Note is expected to go on sale sometime this month.

via Electronista

Everex is launcing a new gOS powered PC, the MyMiniPC.

The MyMiniPC comes with an Intel 1.86GHz Pentium T2,130 processor, 512MB of Ram, a 120GB hard drive, a DVD+RW, firewire, four USb 2.0 ports, DVI and S-Video, Ethernet.

The MyMiniPC is targeted My Space users with a glossy white case, 3D desktop, and a media center dock stacked with My Space and Web 2.0 folders for News, Photos, Videos, Music, TV and Movies, and more.

The Everex MyMiniPC measures just 1.5 inches tall and weighs just two pounds, and will retail for $499.

via Engadget

Everex a bring out a WiMax enabled version of their tiny Linux laptop, the Everex CloudBook Max.

This new CloudBook Max will have an 8.9 inch screen, a VIA a VIA C7-M ULV processor, WiFi b/g, Bluetooth, GPS, and 2x 2MP webcams and of course WiMax.

This will make for a great small notebook for people who need maximum connectivity on the road.

No Word on pricing or availability as yet.

via Slash Gear

The guys over at Hot Hardware have some photos of what is reported to be a new desktop version of the Asus Eee PC.

I have to say it looks great from the photos, there are no other details available and no specs as yet, but if it turns out to be as good and as competitively priced as the Eee PC then it is bound to be a hit.

Hot Hardware via Engadget

Asus’s next generation of its Eee PC will now feature a MacBook Air like multi touch pad with two-finger pinch zooming, and two finger scrolling.

No WiMax, GPS or touchscreen, and the specs are otherwise what we’ve heard. But here’s the biggie: The manual reveals it’s got a MacBook Air/Pro style multi-touch trackpad, with two-finger pinch zooming, and two finger scrolling.

I am so glad I didn’t buy the first Eee PC, I would have done if the screen had been a little bigger with a higher resolution like the new one, I can’t wait to get my hands on one of these new Eee PC’s.

via Engadget and Gizmodo

The guys over at Computer Shopper have managed to get their hands on one of Shuttle’s new small form factor Linux PCs the Shuttle KPC.

Here’s a snippet of what they had to say about this new low cost Linux PC.

The KPC is not about high-performance computing (which you shouldn’t expect at the price). Still, it’s hardly lame. We stacked it against an older 3.2GHz Pentium 4 system running Vista Ultimate, with 2GB of memory and a 320GB hard drive; it’s a computer we’ve overclocked and upgraded over the years to keep relevant, but it’s one that really should be retired. Using basic productivity software—Firefox, Microsoft Word and Excel, as well as the latter two’s OpenOffice.org equivalents Write and Calc—the little KPC held its own.

Loading a large Excel spreadsheet that required a significant number of recalculations was an 8.2-second task for the Pentium 4, but it took just 6.3 seconds on the KPC. An intricate Web page with multiple links and images took Firefox 5.4 seconds to load on the Pentium 4 but only 4 seconds on the KPC. Finally, the two practically tied when doing 895 “Find and Replace” operations: Word finished in 0.68 second, while Write was just behind it at 0.66 second. Keep in mind that adding additional memory to the KPC should boost performance.

Overall they have given it an 8 out of 10 which is pretty decent considering the low cost of this mini Linux PC, I cant wait for this to hit the stores as it is at the top of my gadget shopping list, I will post a full review when I manage to get my hands on one.

Head on over to Computer Shopper and read the full review.

via Engadget

It looks like Asus is set to launch the next generation of its popular Eee PC, the Eee PC 900.

This new model will remain the same size as the existing Eee Pc, but will feature a larger 9 inch screen as well as 1GB of memory as standard and storage will be bumped up to 12GB.

The Eee PC 900 will also feature a faster processor, although no details have been confirmed on exactly which one, and the Eee PC 900 should retail for around 399 Euros from the current base price of 299 Euros, although there is no confirmation on how this will effect the US pricing.

I have to admit, the only thing that has stopped me from buying an Eee PC so far has been the screen, if they bring this model out I think I may have to get one.

via Engadget, Eee Site and Blogeee

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Everex, the company that brought us the Cloudbook is going after Mini PCs like the Mac Mini with this Linux Powered Mini PC.

The Everex Mini come with a 1.86GHZ Intel Pentium Dual Core Mobile Processor, 512MB of RAM, a 120GB hard drive, a built in DVDRW and Intel GMA950 graphics.

There is also Realtek ALC268 High Definition Audio, Ethernet, DVI-I, S-Video, Firewire, 4 USB ports and a built in 4 in 1 media card reader.

The Everex gPC Mini runs gOS and comes with several open source and free applications such as OpenOffice 2.3, Firefox, GIMP, as well as linked applications like gMail, Facebook and others.

The Everex gPC Mini will go on sale in March for $499.

Product Page via Electronista

SD-Omega have announced a Linux compatible mini PC designed to be used in cars that can support dual displays.

The SD631T can run dual displays, that can show different things, for example the display in the front of the car could display GPS to the driver, whilst the passengers in the back of the car could surf the web with the second display.

Here’s the specs

•  Intel i915GM / ICH 6M supporting Intel Pentium M / Celeron M up to 2.13GHz; 400/533MHz front-side bus
• Memory — supports SO DIMM DDR II 400/533MHz
• Video — Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950; supports DVI, VGA and TV-Out; simultaneous or extended display
• Audio — AC ‘97; Realtek 650
• Storage — supports a 2.5-inch SATA hard drive and CD/DVD drive
• Networking — Intel Pro 10/100 Fast Ethernet
• USB — 3 x USB 2.0/1.1
• Other I/O:
• 1394-Firewire (Agere FW323),DVI,PC-104 plus,PS/2 keyboard and mouse,Mic-in,Serial Port,Earphone,Line-Out
• Power — DC 12V
• Dimensions — 5.8 x 10 x 1.6 inches (14.5 x 25 x 4.3 cm)
• Weight — 3.3 lbs (1.5kg) (fully equipped)

No word on pricing or availability as yet.

via Linux Devices