The Pioneer DreamBook ePad L11 is an 11.6 inch tablet with a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor and Windows 7. What really makes this tablet exciting is that while it has netbook-like internals, it comes with some top of the line netbook options including NVIDIA ION graphics, a high resolution 1366 x 768 pixel display, […]
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Sony vaio W Billabong netbook to hit Australia
The Sony Vaio W netbook may bear Sony’s high end Vaio brand name, but it’s not really all that much of a looker. The design is pretty much par for the netbook course, with a 10 inch display and chiclet-style keyboard. But the company plans to launch a special edition Vaio W in Australia soon […]
Pioneer DreamBook Lite E10 with ARM-based CPU hits Australia
Australian PC maker Pioneer Computers has introduced a new 10 inch mini-laptop that weighs just 1.28 pounds. It also looks extraordinarily thin, although the dimensions listed on the product page look like they’re off — unless the notebook is 17 inches thick. Part of the secret is that the Pioneer DreamBook Lite E10 chucks the […]
Lenovo ThinkPad 10 inch netbook spotted in the wild?
There’s been a rumor going around for a while that Lenovo plans to release a 10 inch, business oriented netbook. Right now, the closest thing Lenovo ThinkPad X100e. But that model has an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display. Now a member of the Whirlpool forums in Australia says he spotted a set of […]
Kogan promises an Android tablet for under $200
Ruslan Kogan is more than just an Australian with an electronics company named after him. He’s the guy who brought us the Kogan Agora netbook based on community input, and who didn’t quite bring us the Kogan Agora cheap, unlocked Android-powered smartphone. So what’s net for Kogan? a $200 tablet running Google Android that looks […]
Samsung working on a Google Chrome OS netbook
Samsung is the latest PC maker to jump on the Google Chrome bandwagon. A Samsung rep in Australia says the company will launch a netbook with a 10.1 inch display and Google Chrome OS later this year. There’s no word on what kind of CPU will power the device, but it’s expected to have 3G […]
Acer Aspire 1820PT 11.6 inch touchscreen laptop up for pre-order in Australia
The Acer Aspire Timeline 1820PT is still a no-show in my neck of the woods. But if you happen to be in Australia, you can pre-order this 11.6 inch laptop with a touchscreen that swivels and folds down over the keyboard for use in tablet mode. Aside from the touchscreen, the laptop is pretty much […]
Pioneer launches 11.1 inch netbook with HD screen
Australian computer vendor Pioneer is updating its line of mini-laptops with the DreamBook Lite A11 Ultra Slim.As the name would suggest, this is a rather thin and light machine, weighing in at just 2.7 pounds and measuring 10.7″Â x 7.6″ x 1.1″. That doesn’t make it the thinnest netbook I’ve seen, but considering the A11 […]
iiView A2 reviewed
The folks at BabyPC that brought us the first unboxing video the other day of the iiView A2 12 inch laptop that’s now shipping in Australia and parts of Asia, have now published the first detailed review I’ve seen of this mini-laptop. The iiView A2 has a 12.1 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel display and […]
Kogan Agora netbook gets a price cut
The Kogan Agora is a netbook that was designed by committee. And when I say committee, I mean the Australian company built the netbook based on specifications requested by potential customers. The end result is a pretty standard looking netbook which ships with gOS Linux (which is based on Ubuntu) and which comes with a […]