If you have a hard time remembering which key combination to press to adjust the screen brightness, toggle the wireless, or make other changes on your netbook, one seller in Belgium has got the product for you: a customized Asus Eee PC 701 netbook. What makes this Eee PC 4G stand out is the custom keyboard layout which features a…
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Leeenux is a light weight Linux distribution based on Ubuntu Netbook Remix. It takes up just 1.2GB of disk space and has a user interface that’s designed for netbooks with screens as small as 7 inches. In other words, it plays well with first generation Asus Eee PC models. Last time I checked in on Leenux was a few months…
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There’s been a bit of confusion about Google’s new operating-system-that’s-really-just-a-browser. While Google did announce yesterday that the OS would be designed for upcoming “netbooks” with larger screens and keyboards and solid state disks, the most important thing Google announced was that the project was open source. And the code is available today. And that means anybody that knows there way…
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While netbook makers have largely moved on from producing machines with 7 inch screens and tiny keyboards to pumping out 10 inch or larger devices, you can still pick up a first generation Eee PC 701 if you know where to shop. In fact, Mwave is selling a refurbished Eee PC 701SD with 8GB of storage space for just $140,…
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Most Asus Eee PC netbooks with 9 and 10 inch displays include multitouch gesture support for the touchpad. In other words, you can scroll up and down or left and right by placing two fingers on the keyboard, and you can simulate a right-click by tapping the screen with 3 fingers. But the 7 inch Eee PC 701 doesn’t have…
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Want a navigation system for your bike, or want to help create maps for others to use? Why not mount a netbook to your handlebars? It won’t take up any more space than a basket used to carry groceries, and the project will give you a lot more geek cred than a silly old basket. Instructables has a set of,…
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Want to increase the range of your netbook antenna? PaulDotCom Security has put together a guide for hacking an RP-TNC antenna connector into the side of an Eee PC 701 4G. By performing a little surgery you should be able to find an external antenna that fits your needs with a different pickup pattern or a longer range. In other…
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Netbook and eBook enthusiasts have been using programs like EeeRotate to rotate their screens and read digital books in portrait mode for ages. But one user has gone a whole lot further by putting together a tutorial for using comic book readers, the Foxit Reader for navigating through PDF books with the touchpad. He also created his own screen rotation…
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I don’t know what it is about the original Asus Eee PC 701 that makes people want to turn the netbook into a tablet PC. But people keep on coming up with new and different ways to do it. Some of these hacks are more professional than others. One member of the EeeUser forums posted about his expeirences building his…
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The OLPC XO Laptop was designed for use in developing nations. The computer gets excellent battery life, which makes it ideal for use in locations with limited access to electricity. And it has a unique interface designed to make the laptops simple to use for children that have had little to no exposure to computers. But if you take a…
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From the “because we can” files, a Youtube user has uploaded a video showing Mac OS X running on an Asus Eee PC 701. The 701 was the first generation of Eee PC netbooks from Asus. The computers feature 7 inch, 800 x 480 pixel displays, 900MHz Intel Celeron processors, as little as 512MB of RAM, and solid state disks…
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I’ve never really seen the point of digital picture frames. If you want to regularly change the pictures in your frame, just take down the frame and swap out the picture. You’ll save some money on your electric bill. But if you’ve got your heart set on a digital photo frame for the living room, why not build one that…
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