Most of the time when someone says they’re trying to update or downgrade the BIOS on their computer, they simply mean they want to change the software running on the BIOS. But sometimes that’s not so easy to do without physically modifying the BIOS chips — and that’s exactly what Eee User forum member naviathan figured out how to do…

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A funny thing happens when you hook up an LED to a speaker so that it pulses to the beat of the music you’re playing: It looks really cool. In other words, there’s no practical purpose I can think of for cramming a sound-reactive LED inside a netbook. But LEDs don’t tend to use a lot of power, and if…

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The MagicJack is USB dongle that you can plug into any computer to enable free or low cost VoIP calls using a standard telephone handset. But if you don’t want to carry around a USB dongle, it turns out you can cut it open and install the components inside a netbook. And that’s exactly what one member of the MagicJack…

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The Asus Eee PC 1000HE was the first Asus netbook to feature a chiclet-style keyboard with fairly large spaces between the keys. If the Eee PC Seashell series (including the 1008HA and 1005HA) are anything to go by, it looks like it may also be one of the last. But if you happen to have an Eee PC with a…

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Asus is set to roll out its new Eee PC 1005HA netbook soon.  And the drivers and a handful of software utilities are already available on the Asus support site. Several members of the EeeUser Forums report that the wireless driver for the Eee PC 1005HAB can be installed on the Asus Eee PC 1000HE and that it improves the…

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[/caption] While the folks at Asus USA still haven’t made any announcements about the future of the Eee PC 1000HE and other older models, over in Europe, they’re dropping like flies. Asus officials in France have said that the company will be focusing on the Eee PC 1008HA, 1005HA, and other new models soon, while phasing out popular older Eee…

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The plot thickens. Last week, Asus spokesperson John Swatton told Register Hardware that the company would soon be phasing out the popular Eee PC 1000HE and other netbooks in the UK market to focus on new models including the Eee PC 1008HA, 1005HA, and an as yet unnamed Eee PC 1000-series netbook. Then Asus France confirmed plans to do the…

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A few days ago an Asus official announce that the company would be phasing out all of its existing netbook models in the UK and focusing on three new machines: The Eee PC 1008HA, Eee PC 1005HA, and another Eee PC 1000-series netbook that hasn’t been launched yet. Now Blogeee reports that Asus France is following suit. In other words,…

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We heard rumors a while ago that Asus was consolidating its netbook lineup, and possibly eliminating its 7 and 9 inch models in the UK to make room for the popular Eee PC models with 10 inch displays. But I didn’t see this one coming at all. Register Hardware is reporting that Asus plans to phase out everything but the…

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Asus has released a BIOS update for the Eee PC 1000HE netbook which some users are reporting frees up additional memory for video. In other words, it does a slightly better job with high definition video playback and some games and other graphics intensive tasks. EeeUser Forums member Cms posted the benchmarks shown above, as well as benchmarks for the…

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The Asus Eee PC 1000H and 1000HE are very similar. But the newer Eee PC 1000HE has a slightly faster processor, a better battery, and a new “chiclet-style” keyboard that many users find easier to type on. But if you already have an Eee PC 1000H and don’t want to buy a new computer just for those features, there’s hope….

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The Asus Eee PC 1000HE keyboard has flat keys with spaces in between them. It’s attractive and functional, since the surface area of each key is wide, while the the spaces between the keys are great enough to make it easy for touch typists to feel their way around the keyboard. But what if you want a bit more flare?…

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