The MSI Wind U123 is apparently scheduled to ship in Japan starting tomorrow, and Portable Monkey managed to get one of MSI’s latest netbooks a day early. As expected, the U123 looks an awful lot like the MSI Wind U120. But there are a few differences. First, the Wind U123 has a 1.66GHz Intel Atom […]
Acer working on a touchscreen netbook
Acer may have just unveiled a whole slew of netbooks, laptops, and low power desktop computers. But the company is already looking ahead and working on its next next generation of mini-laptops. DigiTimes reports that Acer’s third generation netboook will be out by the end of the year and will feature a touch screen display. […]
Mike Arrington’s CrunchPad leaps toward reality – do you care?
TechCrunch founder Mike Arrington may have failed in his quest to develop a $200 portable internet tablet. But it’s starting to look like he’s come pretty darn close. Last night some images of a nearly production quality prototype leaked out, and both TechCrunch and CrunchGear have confirmed that these images are the real deal. So […]
Emtec Gdium Liberty 1000 reviewed, stands out from the crowd
Every now and again I get tired of typing “1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, 10.2 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, Windows XP, 1GB of RAM and 160GB HDD.” And then I stop and think, well at least the Emtec Gdium netbook should be available soon. Emtec’s first foray into the netbook space may look […]
HiVision PW700B $100 netbook unboxed
HiVision made headlines a while back when the company began showing off a netbook it said could be sold for as little as $98. I’m pretty sure there was a misunderstanding, and that HiVision was looking for distributors that would pay the company $98 for the netbook and turn around and sell it to customers […]
Moblin Linux devices could eventually see 2-second boot times
Intel and its partners that are working on the Moblin Linux platform for netbooks and Mobile Internet Devices have big plans for this little operating system. Ars Technica reports that one of those goals is a super-fast 2 second boot time. I took Moblin Alpha 2 for a test drive last week. And while it […]
AT&T netbook info page goes live
As expected, AT&T has begun offering subsidized netbooks for customers who sign up for a 2 year service plan. If you’re cool with signing a contract that says you have to pay $40 to $60 a month for the next 24 months, you can get a netbook or mini-laptop from AT&T for $99.99 to $349.99 […]
KDE 4.4 could include custom netbook interface
Some of the folks behind the KDE Linux desktop environment are putting their heads together and trying to come up with a new interface designed especially for netbooks. The goal is to have something ready to go by the time KDE 4.4 is released (The latest version of KDE is KDE 4.2.2). According to developer […]
Intel’s mixed messages: Netbooks aren’t for grownups, wait yes they are
Conventional wisdom about 18 months ago was that netbooks were designed for children and developing markets. After all, that was the market that the OLPC Foundation was targeting, and what was the OLPC XO Laptop if not the first netbook? Asus took some cues from the OLPC project with the first Eee PC by building […]
Gigabyte Touch Note convertible netbook unboxed – Video
The Gigabyte T1028M Touch Note convertible tablet style netbook may not be shipping from US distributors yet. But European retailer Mobilx has it in stock, and Chippy at UMPC Portal got a loaner to check out. To start things off, he’s posted a detailed unboxing video, which you can find after the break. The netbook […]