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Rate ASUS retools Eee Keyboard, swaps in capacitive touchscreen

Original at Engadget external link    Wed, Nov 4

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By Darren Murph At this point, we're beginning to wonder if we'll ever see ASUS' Eee Keyboard on store shelves. Heck, we've even see it drop by the all-knowing FCC, yet the company has apparently delayed the official debut once more. The kids over at Register Hardware were able to sit down with a tweaked vers...

Rate Today on the CrunchGear Live PodcastVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at CrunchGear external link    Wed, Oct 21

By Doug Aamoth Barnes & Noble’s “Nook” e-book readerNew Apple productsVerizon’s Droid initiativeEee Keyboard PC’s new touchpad LISTEN: Show Link | RSS Feed | iTunes Link Here are some of the topics from today’s podcast… Barnes & Noble’s “Nook” e-book reader New Apple products Verizon’s Dr...

Rate ASUS Eee Keyboard latest version gets video demo; might be delayed again?

Original at SlashGear external link    Wed, Oct 21

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By Chris Davies The ASUS Eee Keyboard saga continues, and we’re beginning to think it’s the company’s version of vaporware.  At their latest launch event in London, UK, this week, the Eee Keyboard – which squeezes a nettop and touchscreen into a keyboard form-factor, and was first debuted at CES back in J...

Rate The Highs and Lows of Installing Android on a UMPC [Android]

Original at Gizmodo external link    Tue, Oct 20

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By Danny Allen Kevin over at jkOnTheRun has a Samsung Q1UP, and was able to install an Android 1.6 port originally intended for the Eee PC 701. He says "Android is blazing on a 1.33GHz Intel Core Solo" and suspects the battery lasts longer, too. He was also able to use Wi-Fi, and the Samsung's QWERTY keyboard wi...

Rate 8 Great Extra(neous) Gadget Screens [Displays]

Original at Gizmodo external link    Mon, Oct 19

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By John Herrman The Eee Keyboard looks more like a one-off Ben Heck mod than it does a real product—a theory almost supported by its endlessly creeping release date. Today, units are about ready to ship, meaning that you'll be able to buy a QWERTY keyboard with a full-fledged computer in it, and a secondary...

Rate Das Keyboard unveils Model S Keyboard

Original at SlashGear external link    Wed, Oct 14

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By Shane McGlaun The Microsoft keyboard that spies on youNew Apple Keyboard unboxingWaterfield keyboard sleeve – For those that must have their keyboard at all timesCan you hear me now? – The silent keyboard from ThankoASUS Eee PC Keyboard landing June from $400

Rate The Eee Keyboard according to the FCC

Original at CrunchGear external link    Sun, Oct 11

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By Matt Burns The FCC is probably one of the biggest spoilers of fun in the electronic world. They spill more CE beans than anyone else. The latest victim: the Asus Eee Keyboard. We can finally see what’s under the hood thanks to recently filed documents. An Intel Atom CPU along with a 945GSE chipset powers W...

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Rate Dissecting the Eee PC 1005HA

Original at Digg Eee PC external link    Thu, Oct 1

wacou has written some instructions which are really handy for those wanting to remove the netbook’s casing and have a look at the system internals. The basic guidelines include; pop out the battery, undo some screws, open a few clips, remove the keyboard and some more screws. Then you will...

Rate Switched On: A keyboard PC seeks to Eee-peat success

Original at Engadget external link    Tue, Sep 29

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By Ross Rubin A top-slice reincarnation of the pioneering Commodore 64, the Eee Keyboard has a full complement of ports and can run Windows, but its two standout features are a 5" LCD that replaces the numeric keyboard and wireless high-definition output to a television. Much like the original Eee PC,...

Rate Week in Review- 38 2009

Original at SlashGear external link    Mon, Sep 21

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By Shane McGlaun We went all hands on with the Archos 9 PC tablet this week. The little machine is very cool looking and is basically a netbook sans a keyboard. Archos also had a new phone tablet tipped up this week with a 1GHz CPU and Android power, we want one.

Rate ASUS: Eee Keyboard to launch in October, C64 fans unite!

Original at Engadget external link    Mon, Sep 14

By Thomas Ricker Looks like those DigiTimes sources were right: the ASUS Eee Keyboard will officially launch in North America and Europe in October. And while CEO Jerry Shen is keeping quiet on pricing, the original $400 to $500 estimates should hold-up. The Commodore 64-esque keyboard PC originally ann...

Rate Asus Eee Keyboard Confirmed For October, Wireless HDMI Included [Asus]Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Gizmodo external link    Mon, Sep 14

By Danny Allen The official confirmation backs up DigiTimes' "industry sources" who not only claimed that October looked likely, but estimated the price should be around $400-$500. Asus didn't elaborate on cost, but fingers-crossed that it can keep things that low. And with Windows 7 debuting on Octo...

Rate Asus Eee Reader Could Have Dual Color Touchscreens [Ebook Readers]

Original at Gizmodo external link    Tue, Sep 8

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By Danny Allen Asus pretty much kick-started the whole netbook craze, so it'll be interesting to see if they can shake up e-book readers, too. A second display could be used for a virtual keyboard and Web browsing, allowing the device to even compete with netbooks. The company says it's also thinking abou...

Rate Eee Keyboard tantalizingly within reach at the FCC

Original at Engadget external link    Mon, Aug 31

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By Nilay Patel The ASUS Eee Keyboard has been delayed a couple times since it first made our hearts race at CES, but it looks like those rumors of an October launch might actually come true: the new-age C64 has just arrived at the FCC for a little government work. Interestingly, the test reports indicate th...

Rate Asustek keyboard and netbook expected this fall

Original at CrunchGear external link    Fri, Aug 21

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By Dave Freeman The Eee Top PC will be priced at roughly $688, and the Eee keyboard will be priced in the $400-$500 range. Of course, these numbers are based on the prices that the products will be released at in Asia, so don’t consider them locked in stone.

Rate Eee Keyboard prepped for October launch?

Original at Register external link    Fri, Aug 21

First May, then June.. Asus’ famous Eee PC Keyboard may finally launch within months, a mole has claimed.…

Rate ASUS Eee Keyboard rumored for October, Ion-based Eee Box and Eee Top even sooner

Original at Engadget external link    Fri, Aug 21

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By Thomas Ricker It's not official, but we'll take whatever information we can get when it comes to the launch of ASUS' all-in-one Eee Keyboard PC with 5-inch LCD. After seeing rumored launch dates come and go, out pops another, this time from DigiTimes and its Taiwanese industry sources who tend to be pret...

Rate Asus Eee Keyboard Expected "As Early As October" [Asus]

Original at Gizmodo external link    Fri, Aug 21

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By Danny Allen Though it cites unnamed "industry sources" (which could mean anything), DigiTimes gets specific for the Eee keyboard's pricing: around US$400-500. The keyboard has a built-in 4-inch display, 1.6Ghz Atom processor, 1GB of RAM, 16/32GB SSD, Wi-Fi and a wireless HDMI dongle.

Rate DIY Eee Keyboard is big, beautiful, and highly coveted

Original at Engadget external link    Sun, Aug 2

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By Ross Miller The ASUS Eee Keyboard is thin, sleek, and has a touchscreen pad. This do-it-yourself is bulky, uses a green backlight, and has instead a wireless mouse and numpad. Still, there's something magical and all kinds of wonderful about this home project, essentially an Eee PC 900 shoved into a Sv...

Rate Imitation Eee Keyboard — not as slick, but still sweet

Original at CrunchGear external link    Fri, Jul 31

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By Devin Coldewey There's nothing truly special about the Eee Keyboard beyond the fact that Asus did it first. Sure, it took some fancy configuring to get the PCBs, RAM and everything in there, but if you were a dedicated DIY computer guy, you could do something similar. And this guy did — no touchscreen, no wir...

Rate Homemade Asus Eee Keyboard Has No Screen, Plenty of Heart [Mods]

Original at Gizmodo external link    Fri, Jul 31

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By John Herrman It's a meticulous, charming mod, complete with woodwork, which is why we can forgive some of the larger omissions, like its lack of a touch display—the most outwardly distinctive feature of the original—and its lone, primitive VGA video output. What is does have is a 900MHz Intel Mobile C...

Rate Asus keyboard computer delayed until August

Original at CrunchGear external link    Fri, Jun 26

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By Doug Aamoth Our own beardy Devin Coldewey had quite a tech boner for the Asus Eee Keyboard back at CES. At that time, a company representative made a "confidential estimate" that the device would be released in August. Then someone at Asus apparently got all giddy or something and it was announced that t...

Rate ASUS Eee Keyboard On Video

Original at Hard OCP external link    Mon, Jun 15

Okay, I want one of these ASUS Eee keyboards. Well, that is as long as it isn’t priced like an Optimus Maximus keyboard. Thanks to Gregory L. for the linkage. Comments

Rate 11.6-inch Eee PC 1101HA out June!

Original at ElectricPig.tv external link    Mon, Jun 15

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 UK The 11.6-inch Eee PC 1101HA will hit European shelves this month, offering almost all the portability of super-slim Seashell netbooks with a bigger keyboard for blasting out emails on the go. Asus boss Jerry Shen said in May that an 11.6-inch Eee PC ...

Rate From touchscreen phones to computers

Original at Newindpress on Sunday external link    Sat, Jun 13

 India ASUS, a pioneer in inexpensive computers, will join the bandwagon with its Eee Keyboard PC. Despite its name, it will boast a five-inch touchscreen. Also coming is an Eee Top PC, an all-in-one 15.6-inch fully interactive touchscreen computer. ...

Rate MSI Wind U115 netbook computer

Original at Computeractive external link    Thu, Jun 11

 UK The keyboard is functional, but others we've seen have more space, making typing easier. The additional hardware means the price of the U115 has rocketed to £450, which is more than any similar computer. Other models such as the Asus Eee PC 1000HE cost ...

Rate Dynamism Viliv X70: netbook meets mobile internet tablet

Original at Australian Personal Computer external link    Wed, Jun 10

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 Australia Still, if I had a tablet hankering I'd go with the Eee T91. The MID uses a tablet form factor and gives up a real keyboard in favor of a smartphone-like on screen touch keyboard. The 7-inch WSVGA touchscreen has a resolution of 1024 x 600 and the ...

Rate Sean's Blog Thing Netbook Rambling

Original at Özel Web Tasarım external link    Wed, Jun 10

Last year I bought an Asus EEE 701 4G netbook. It had the small 7" screen and tiny keyboard but it was a dream come true for work. Low powered computer that ... and more »

Rate Today in Tech -- Computex 2009, Apple WWDC and National Security

Original at Associated Content external link    Mon, Jun 8

 CO finds that were unveiled at the the largest annual tech expo in Asia. From Ming replica desktop casings to keyboard PCs like the Eee Keyboard to netbooks approaching the $99 mark, Computrex 2009 had techies of every walk of geekdom chomping at the bit.

Rate ASUS Eee Keyboard up and running at COMPUTEX '09

Original at HEXUS external link    Mon, Jun 8    3 related articles

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 UK It's always fun visiting ASUS at any international trade show, and the Taiwanese outfit's booth at COMPUTEX '09 was no exception. What's surprised us, however, is the lack of COMPUTEX enthusiasm for the Eee Keyboard that wowed the crowds at CeBIT just ...

Rate Further Impressions of the Viliv X70EX UMPC

Original at jkOnTheRun external link    Wed, Jun 3

I find the X70 very nice to use with an external keyboard and mouse in “desktop” mode. I get the size benefit of the little 7-inch EEE PC but retain the utility of a full-sized keyboard when needed. I used it almost all day today this way and didn't ...

Rate Acer Aspire One AOD250-1165

Original at ComputerShopper.com external link    Tue, Jun 2

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Those are decent scores for a netbook, but models like the Atom N280–powered Asus Eee PC 1000HE do the same jobs in about 22 minutes and 18 minutes, respectively. We continue to appreciate the Aspire One's keyboard layout, which includes full-size ...

Rate OCZ Neutrino 10-inch DIY Netbook Review

Original at Slippery Brick external link    Fri, May 29

 OR The keyboard on the OCZ Neutrino is small, but not any smaller than other netbooks. I am glad to see that the right shift key is in the location it is supposed to be right below the enter key. Some netbooks like many of the earlier Eee models put the ...

Rate Samsung N310 hands-on and first impressions

Original at ElectricPig.tv external link    Thu, May 28

 UK The visual improvement isn't just on the outside of the Samsung N310 though: the screen is a dazzling edge to edge number that far outshines the Eee PC 1008HA Seashell's. Samsung has also seen fit to switch to a chiclet style keyboard for the Samsung ... Samsung N310 review The Link Experts

Rate Asus Eee PC 1002HAE tested

Original at Netbook Choice external link    Wed, May 27

 UK The Asus Eee PC 1002HAE is a pretty refresh of the 1002HA, which comes with an aluminium skin, chiclet keyboard and the faster 1.66GHz N280 Atom CPU (the 1002HA has a N270 Atom). Portable Monkey has reviewed the Eee PC 1002HAE and it seems that there ...

Rate Opinion: What's a netbook, and which one should I use?

Original at CNN International external link    Tue, May 12

The Asus Eee PC 4G (sent to me as a review unit). Slow, tiny keyboard, but extremely lightweight. I ran out of disk space quickly with it after all the Windows updates were applied, but...well, it certainly worked as advertised! ... Lenovo gazes into its netbook crystal ball, predicts Windows 7, 3G ......

Rate Opinion: Asus Eee PC 1000HE @ Driverheaven

Original at Techzine external link    Tue, Apr 21

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The Eee PC line has been around for a while now and the 1000 HE shares many of its genes with the other products available. It is in fact almost identical to the Eee PC 1000 design-wise except for the completely revamped keyboard which is easily one of ... Asus Eee PC 1000H CD Freaks.com

Rate Opinion: How to: Buy the Right Netbook

Original at Wi-Fi Planet external link    Sun, Apr 5

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It’s also wide enough to accommodate a decent-sized keyboard (see below). We consider a 10-inch screen, like the one on this Eee PC 1000, to be a workable compromise between portability and size, at least for a light-duty machine dedicated to Web ...

Rate Engadget Podcast 136 - 03.06.2009: Who nerds the Nerdmen?Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Engadget external link    Fri, Mar 6

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By Trent Wolbe 00:11:55 - Hands-on with ASUS' Eee Keyboard 00:16:28 - MSI Winki eyes-on: it's an instant-on OS, but for desktops 00:17:32 - MSI X-Slim X320, X340 and GT725 hands-on 00:23:05 - MSI Wind NetTop CD130 eyes-on 00:23:40 - MSI Wind NetOn AP1900, Wind Top AE line eyes-on 00:26:30 - MSI WindBOX d...

Rate Opinion: Asus Eee PC Keyboard Could Be Out In May

Original at Ubergizmo external link    Tue, Mar 3

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According to Asus' bosses at CeBIT, the much looked forward to Asus Eee PC Keyboard could be released as early as this May. We would definitely love to wrap our hands around this - after all, who wouldn't want to tote around a fully fledged PC and touchpad in the form factor of a standard 5" deep...

Rate Opinion: Best Deals

Original at Ubergizmo external link    Fri, Feb 27

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254.99, Acer Aspire One A110-1588 1.6GHz 249.99, ASUS Eee PC 901 1.6GHz 539.99, Sony VAIO 1.6GHz Intel Pentium Dual-Core 13.75, Silver/Black Logitech Laser Mouse 69.99, Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard at www.UberBargain.com

Rate ASUS Eee PC 1000HE new colors revealed

Original at SlashGear external link    Fri, Feb 27

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By Chris Davies The Eee PC 1000HE began shipping a week ago, priced at $374.  That gets you Intel’s Atom N280 1.66Ghz processor, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB 5,400rpm hard-drive and GMA950 graphics.  There’s also WiFi b/g/n, Bluetooth, a 1.3-megapixel webcam and “chiclet” keyboard.  ASUS are particularly proud of t...

Rate ASUS N10 User Review

Original at NotebookReview.com external link    Wed, Feb 25

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Based on the Intel Atom chipset, the N10 is technically a netbook, but ASUS claims the N10 is a notebook due to its large keyboard, track pad and power. Dropping the Eee PC tag was the first step but does this netbook deserve to be called an ...

Rate Opinion: Buying a netbook? Consider the Asus Eee PC 1000HE

Original at Computerworld external link    Sun, Feb 22

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Up till now, there has been a fatal flaw in Asus Eee netbooks - the Shift key on the right side of the keyboard is in the wrong place. The 1000HE is the first Asus netbook with a new keyboard, one that fixes this mistake. Speaking of mistakes, you can ... Asus Eee Top ET1602 Review I4U

Rate Acer Aspire One D150 reviewed: battery shrinking, but price impressive

Original at SlashGear external link    Mon, Feb 9

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By Chris Davies In the end, though, despite a lesser keyboard, absent Bluetooth and ergonomically faulted trackpad, it’s the Acer pricing that saves the new Aspire One.  As we suggested would likely be the case, Acer’s $349 sticker price undercuts both the ASUS Eee PC 1000HE (at $399) and the Samsung NC...

Rate Opinion: Origami R2H Style Eee PC 701 Prototype

Original at Ubergizmo external link    Thu, Feb 5

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Check out this custom-built Eee PC 701 touchscreen slate prototype that has its roots in the Origami R2H device. It looks really, really sweet, and just like the Origami device, you will get decent looking buttons while the Eee PC 701 loses its keyboard as well as some weight, now tipping th...

Rate Asus to Create Androi Eee PC and Android Eee Phone?

Original at MobileWhack.com external link    Wed, Jan 7

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By Chris We have more cool news from Asus and its Eee products. If you still have that Eee Keyboard in mind well then get a load of this: Asus is thinking about creating an Eee PC and/or an Eee Phone able to run on Google’s Android OS. We know that Asus is already part of that Open Handset Alliance and we also...

Rate How to buy a netbook

Original at InfoWorld external link    Thu, Dec 18

with the Xandros Linux OS and a 40GB solid state drive (SSD) for storage and 6-cell battery, followed by Micro-Star International's Wind U100 with a 6-cell battery. The keyboard on the device is quite comfortable, and the software it comes with is easy to use, especially the Linpus Linux L...

Rate How To: Range Rover Sport EEE PC 701 CARPUTER CarPCVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Nov 24

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By rss@youtube.com (yellowbrothersf) A custom carpc using a EEE PC Netbook. Video hacked using a GNET GVIF Adaptor. Slim nlite version of Windows XP with Road Runner Front End. Logitech diNovo Mini bluetooth keyboard controller. Keywords: Land Rover Range Sport Netbook CarPC Carputer Car Stereo Navigation Hack

Rate Review: MSI Wind U100

Original at Afterdawn.com external link    Wed, Oct 15

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Asus Eee PC 901 1,6GHz Intel Atom 10" display (1024x600) Intel GMA 950 80GB HDD Windows XP Home Edition 1.3 mpix webcam 802.11b/g WiFi and Bluetooth Usability and software The 6-cell battery ensures great battery life Good keyboard an touchpad WiFi range No scrolling on the touchpad

Rate Lenovo IdeaPad U110 Review (Verdict: Short Ride In A Reasonably-Paced Machine)

Original at Gizmodo external link    Mon, May 5

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By Mark Wilson The Keyboard I'm digging the keyboard. The Backspace button has been chopped a bit beyond my penchant for typos, but the keyboard is generally spacious enough for sure. And the subtly concave "piano painting" buttons feel excellent to the touch.

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