Entries from June 2008

Black Asus Eee PC 900 - What the Fish!

June 12, 2008

A tribute to the first photo of black Asus Eee PC 900 that got circulated around the internet and received a lot of comments.

Personalized Thumb Drives for your Cloudbook or EEE PC?

June 10, 2008

Do you carry thumb drives or portable USB hard drives together with your storage-challenged UMPC? Well, I do and I wish there is an easy way to label the different thumb drives I have. Imagine having thumb drives neatly labeled with gOS, Xandros, eeeXubuntu, Windows XP or Personal Files. It would definitely keep things tidy […]

FIC Introduces CE2A1 and CW0A1

June 10, 2008

First International Computer (FIC) unveiled its latest 8.9-inch UMPCs, the CE2A1 and CW0A1, during Computex 08. Appearing to be the refreshed models of the MeePC line and the VIA Nanobooks, the newest mini laptops comes with 8.9-inch WVGA panel, centrally-located touchpad, a 1.3-megapixel webcam, 802.11b/g wireless LAN, 4-cell Lithium-Ion battery (6-cell optional) and a […]

NewEgg Lowers Price of Everex Cloudbook CE1200V to US$349.99

June 9, 2008

Following Walmart’s recent price cut of Everex Cloudbook CE1200V to US$349, NewEgg has now lowered its selling price of the UMPC to US$349.99. Check out the new price here.
It also appears that CircuitCity has dropped Everex Cloudbook CE1200V from its catalogue.

TongFang Imini S1 Mini-Note with VIA Nano Processor

June 9, 2008

It looks like that Chinese manufacturer Tsinghua TongFang might be first to release a Mini-Note with VIA Nano processor. Presented at Computex 08, the TongFang Imini S1 Mini-Note sported a 1.2GHz VIA Nano processor. The Mini-Note also comes with the VIA VX700 chipset, 512MB of RAM and an 80GB traditional hard-drive.

It’s disappointing that Tsinghua TongFang […]