A few weeks ago I decided to start running the occasional poll on this site. I completely forgot to save the results of the first poll, which asked which upcoming low-cost ultraportable you were most interested in. If memory serves, the top answers were the MSI Wind and the Asus Eee PC 901. Both of […]
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ARM and TI to challenge VIA and Intel in low-cost computer chip market
In desktop and laptop PCs, there’s been an arms race for the last few years between Intel and AMD. But when it comes to low cost ultraportables like the Asus Eee PC and HP Mini-Note, the two-way race has been between Intel and VIA. While the current crop of these computers feature older chips like […]
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FIC CW0A1: Another generic liliputer coming tomorrow?
Contract PC maker FIC will be introducing a subnotebook at Computex that looks a lot like a VIA Nanobook or OpenBook, but which will sport an Intel Atom CPU. Odds are you won’t see this computer hitting store shelves with the FIC name anytime soon. FIC makes computers which are then sold by major computer […]
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Gigabyte M912 low-cost tablet PC
It looks like Gigabyte is getting ready to launch its first low-cost ultraportable. And the company is setting itself apart from the crowd by making its entry into the field a tablet PC. Engadget got a little hands-on time with the Gigabyte M912 this morning. And we’ll probably be seeing a lot more of the […]
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Sony may be prepping a VIA-based subnotebook
It looks like Sony may be planning to launch a low cost ultraportable this fall. IDG reports that system maker Quanta, )which takes contract orders for PCs which are then sold under other brand names) , was showing off a computer based on the VIA OpenBook reference design at the WiMax Expo in Taipei. Under […]
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Elonex to launch 4 new notebooks at Computex
Low cost laptop maker Elonex is preparing to introduce 4 new laptops at Computex. The Elonex One is already available in the UK for £99 or just about $200. There’s not a ton of information about the new Elonex notebooks, but UMPC Portal found some nice pictures on the Computex new products page. They’ll apparently […]
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Asus Eee Box specs revealed
It looks like Hot Hardware got their hands on the official specs for the Eee PC-branded desktop. The Eee Box B202 shares many features with the upcoming Eee PC 901 laptop, like 802.11n and Bluetooth, but the Eee Box comes in desktop form, which allows the company to give the computer more storage space and […]
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Asus introduces the Eee PC 901 at WiMax Expo
While I wasn’t expecting the Eee PC 901 to get an official introduction until tomorrow when Computex begins, Asus went and surprised us by showing off its latest subnotebook at the WiMax Expo, which also happens to be in Taipei. There aren’t a ton of surprises, but we can now confirm that the Eee PC […]
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Touchscreen kit for the Eee PC 701
Taiwanese web store Mobile01 is selling a touchscreen kit for the Eee PC 701. If I’m translating the page correctly (and I’m not at all certain that I am), you can pick up the kit for 2,350 Taiwanese dollars, which is about the equivalent of $77 US. The kit is somewhat cleverly called “Easy to […]
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Using the Eee PC to make music
As I’ve mentioned a few times, I’ve used both the Eee PC and the HP Mini-Note for some lightweight audio editing. For the most part, this means converting stereo files to mono, and cutting and pasting a few sound elements. While I have no doubt that I could do some more serious work with one […]