A few days ago Asus introduced the world to its new line of tablet-style devices, including a 12.1 inch Eee Pad running Windows 7 and a 10.1 inch Eee Pad running Windows Embedded Compact 7. But our friends at Carrypad and jkkmobile spotted yet another tablet design from Asus today. There aren’t many details to […]
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Closer look at the Asus Lamborghini VX6 thin and light laptop
Asus introduced its new Lamborghini VX6 notebook earlier this week. Now we have a few more details about the laptop, including a launch date and target price. Word on the street is that the laptop should be available in August for about $699. That’s pretty expensive by netbook standards, but it’s actually not ridiculous for […]
Asus introduces Eee PC 1015T AMD-powered netbook
Asus may not have mentioned the Eee PC 1015T during its press conference a few days ago, but the company is showing off the 10 inch netbook at its Computex both this week. And while at first glance, it looks a lot like all of the other 10 inch netbooks Asus has introduced this year, […]
NVIDIA Optimus graphics switching coming to Asus, Acer netbooks
Were you disappointed to learn that the Asus Eee PC 1201PN wouldn’t have NVIDIA Optimus technology as had originally been promised? Don’t worry, it turns out Asus will be offering 10 and 12 inch mini-laptops with Optimus, and Acer’s upcoming 10 inch netbook with next-generation NVIDIA IOn graphics will as well. NVIDIA Optimus is a […]
How to charge an iPad over a standard USB connection
Plug an iPhone or iPod into pretty much any computer with a USB port, and you should get enough power to charge your phone or media player. Try the same thing with an iPad and your results are likely to be a bit less predictable. That’s because an iPad needs more power to charge and […]
Asus Lamborghini VX6 features auto-grade design, Intel Atom power
The Asus Lamborghini VX6 looks like a high performance, expensive gaming laptop. It features Lamborghini branding, a slick design with a somewhat automotive inspired design. But performance wise, I suspect the VX6 is going to be a bit of a mixed bag, thanks to its Intel Atom processor. To be fair, Asus went all out […]
Asus Eee PC 1015N netbook with NVIDIA ION, Optimus technology
It looks like we should start seeing netbooks with NVIDIA’s Optimus technology soon. The Optimus platform allows netbooks with both integrated Intel graphics and dedicated NVIDIA ION graphics chips so shift seamlessly from one graphics card to the other depending on what you’re doing. Surfing the web? The lower power Intel graphics will kick in […]
Asus launches netbook app store, drops Linux netbook hints
While some folks have taken to referring to this year’s Computex as Tabletex, thanks to the prominence of slate PC-style devices on display at the trade show, it’s not all about tablets. Asus is also showing off a handful of netbooks, and even though we’ve already seen the Asus Eee PC 1018, 1016, and 1015 […]
Asus launches Eee Pad tablets and Eee Tablet note-taking thingie
So what’s the difference between an Eee Pad and Eee Tablet? About $200. Asus officially unveiled its first set of touchscreen tablets that will ship sans keyboard today, and the company is taking two different approaches. The Asus Eee Pad will run Windows 7 and sport an Intel CULV processor, while the Eee Tablet is […]
Asus Eee PC 1018P hits the FCC
It looks like the Asus Eee PC 1018P is coming to America… eventually. The 10 inch netbook was introduced at CeBIT in Germany earlier this year, and today the folks at Wireless Goodness spotted a filing for the netbook at the Federal Communications Commission web site. The Asus Eee PC 1018P comes with a 10.1 […]