ASUS EEE PC 1004DN has passed the FCC (link), which increases its chances of making its debut in the US market. The 1004DN is the first EEE PC with a built-in DVD drive. It has two features which makes it different from 1000H:
Specifications:
via netbook3g
The Samsung has released a SDK, which would allow the developer to make use of the accelerometer used in the Samsung Omnia. Here is the description of the SDK:
The Samsung Windows Mobile SDK offers APIs to use advanced features unique to Samsung phones. You might already have experience using advanced capabilities featured in the Windows Mobile APIs, like GPS, Bluetooth, or multimedia support. In addition to the Microsoft Windows Mobile APIs, you can use Samsung APIs to access phone features such as the accelerometer, notification LEDs, and haptics feedback.
DOWNLOAD the SDK
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Gigabyte is showing a slew of netbooks at CeBIT. The TouchNote T1028 and S1024 are regular tablet style UMPCs. On the other hand, the M0122 is a traditional netbook and does not come with a touchscreen unlike T1028 and S1024. We also appreciate the option of higher resolution (1388 x 768) on the 10.1-inch screen. It would the web-experience much better.
Touch Note T1028 specifications:
Thin Note S1024 (M/G/P)
BookTop M1022
More pictures here
[via engadget]
The one-laptop-per-child (OLPC)’s price has been lowered to $180. Although, not exactly $100 as it was originally rumored to, any price reduction is highly appreciated (from $204 to $180). Negroponte is going to roll out its next version of the OLPC netbook, which will sport a dualscreen with virtual keyboard on which it would be interesting to see how easy it is to type on the virtual keyboard.
ASUS Australia has released the pink version of the EEE PC S101. The already stunning S101 looks even more stunning in pink. One would think that the pink color is released for the women. Yes, you are right about that. But, it is actually means more than that. It also meant to support the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
Hardware-wise it would be exactly same as the S101H. It can be find Myers store in Australia for AU$1,099. Yesterday, we posted the review of ASUS EEE S101, which is basically a S101H but with 2 differences:
[via eeepc]
Lenovo IdeaPad S10 is high on popularity list, but unfortunately not for the good things. The major complaint that we have come accross is that the fan in the unit constantly spins up and down. Now, you may wonder that this is a common phenomenon in notebooks and netbooks that the fan spins according to the processor utilization. But, in the Lenovo S10, the fan goes on full blast even if it is very cold and nothing is being done.
We have the Lenovo S10 review unit and we will be looking into this matter for sure. Stay tuned for the review, which will be out tomorrow or day after that.
[via engadget]
If last year was the year of rise of 10.2-inch netbooks, this year, we are going to see 11.6-inch Netbooks. Asus and Acer are planning to launch 11.6-inch netbook models with a 1366 x 768 pixel resolution. If you guys do not know, this is the same resolution that is sported by the Sony Vaio TT series and VAIO TZ series. Till now, there are three major criteria that differentiate a netbook from a notebook:
First two are blurring away as netbook manufactures are not only bumping up the screen size, but resolution is also getting a jump from 1024 x 600. So what is next? Core 2 Duo or Celeron 2 processor in a netbook anyone?
[via digitimes]
Dell has released Mini 10 Netbook on their Dell website, which will be released on February 26th with lots of colors to choose from. Not only covers, almost everything can be configured by the user:
Asus Taiwan is going to start SSD upgrade program for Eee PC 901 lineup. I think may be pay around $1500 TWD ($43) and your SSD will be upgraded to the next highest capacity. It goes like this:
Note: it is clearly mentioned in the below given press release that no upgrades will be offered to the ones with built-in 3.5G
ASUS Press release [via x-gadget]
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Seamless Corporation has made available their own netbook, which was being promoted by Tyra Banks. There is nothing so special in specifications and it looks like those cheap netbooks in the market. Although, one thing that makes it little different from the inside is the processor that it uses. It uses the VIA C7-M 1.6GHz Processor instead of the usual Intel Atom that is being used by almost all the modern netbooks.
Specifications:
