Thursday, 16 October 2008

NEC LaVie Light: Latest Super-Compact Netbook

NEC have announced that they too will be competing in the growing Netbook market with their new “LaVie” brand, which is set to include super-compact and ultra-lightweight sub-notebooks. The first model, the LaVie Light, features fairly standard specs for this market but the extra competition is always welcome, helping to drive prices lower.

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Tuesday, 17 June 2008

Flybook V5 Mini-Notebook Now In America

The Flybook V5 luxury notebook has just been launched in America after a successful run in Europe. This unique and feature packed lappie is priced at MacBook Air levels but offers more features and higher specs.


The Flybook can be used as a tablet PC and includes a swivel touch screen for this purpose. Many other tablets force users to use a stylus as they can’t properly track human touch.


It features an Intel Core 2 Duo Ultra Low Voltage (ULV) processor with 2GB Memory and an 80GB HDD. It has a 1024 x 600 resolution WXGA TFT LCD display with a built-in 1.3 Megapixel camera.

The notebook includes a finger-print scanner for user authentication and can be used with HSDPA/EDGE/UMTS/GPRS and GSM wireless networks. It has Bluetooth and WLAN as well as two USB 2.0 ports.

The battery is a swappable 6-cell Lithium-Ion and when fitted, brings the total weight of the system to just 1200g.

Dimensions are 235 x 163 x 30mm and for those who don’t fancy the bright gold casing – black, silver and pink models are also available. With a price tag of around $3000, you can be sure it’s not looking to compete with low-cost notebooks like the Eee PC.

Flybook says they are already working on a new version that will be seen in late November. Its main feature being a screen that can be read in bright daylight.

Sources:
Wired
Flybook

Tuesday, 3 June 2008

Asus 10-Inch Eee PC 1000 Now Official

The Asus 10-inch Eee PC 1000 has at long last been made official and will be available soon. Pricing has also been released which could see the 1000-series starting at $625.

The new sub-notebook is being shown at the Computex Information Technology show in Taiwan which began today.


It will offer screen size and resolution superior to that of the first Eee laptop as well as a keyboard that is 92% the size of an average laptop keyboard which should please users who found the keyboard on the first model too small.

Asus claims the new model will offer up to 7.5 hours of battery life (3.2 hours min.) thanks to a new 6-cell battery.


The Eee PC 1000 will have a maximum capacity of 40GB on its SSD and will be Linux based.

The Eee PC 1000(H) will offer a choice of either a 40GB SSD or an 80GB traditional hard disk and will run on either Windows XP or Linux.

Both models will support a maximum of 2GB DDR2 memory and feature Intel’s new 1.6GHz Atom CPU. They will include 802.11n wireless networking as well as Bluetooth connectivity.

A 1.3MP webcam will be included and they will be available in a wider range of colours than the previous model.

Asus has sold more than 1 million Eee PC units since the Eee’s launch in October 2007.

“With constant innovations and implementation of the latest technologies in the new Eee PC range, we have since expanded the original 3 ‘E’s into ‘Easy’, ‘Excellent’ and ‘Exciting’. ‘Easy’ will still encompass the core value of Easy to learn, work and play, ‘Excellent’ will highlight the Eee PC’s role as an Excellent mobile Internet device, and ‘Exciting’ entails utilizing the Eee PC for Exciting multimedia enjoyment.” says Jerry Shen, CEO of Asus.

Sources:
Engadget
Ubergizmo
Crave.CNET

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