Asus Computers going to bring its low-priced netbook, the Eee PC X101, in July. The two new models running on MeeGo available at US$199 and those running on Windows 7 available at US$310-350, according to industry sources.
The Qumi by US-based company Vivitek isn’t just one of the smallest projectors in the world. It cab be the very first beamer of its size to display 3D content. Measuring about 6.4 inches by 1.3 inches by 4 inches (about the size of a 300-page paperback), this pocket projector doesn’t quite fit in your jeans pocket, but it is still incredibly small.
ASUS already released the Eee Pad Transformer now the Keyboard with Docking Station. This can be easily switch between tablet and PC mode with the docking station designed especially for the Eee Pad Transformer. The station not only extends the tablet’s battery life up to 16 hours but also features added functionalities which include a near full-sized QWERTY keyboard, a multi-touch touchpad, 2 USB 2.0 ports, and a 4-in-1 SD card reader.
There’s been another leaked build of Windows 8, this time build 7989 and was first reported as being available in the private forums of a beta website with new virtual keyboard, references to SMS support, per-feature licensing, geo-location. New screenshots of Windows 8 build 7989 shows a new background and boot screen along with the return of the Microsoft betta fish and the betta fish was used back in Windows 7 beta as a wallpaper and soon turned into a mascot for Microsoft’s beta stages of Windows 7. The formal announcements about Windows 8 from Microsoft are expected to be made this autumn and Microsoft will unveil all the new features of the OS and also detail the timescale for closed and public beta programmes. The final release of the OS is expected around October 2012…………
CPT is showing an iPad modded with a 3D display at the Display Taiwan 2011 exhibition in Taipei and the display requires 3D glasses but its a little taste of the what future might have in store. CPT slotting a 3D 9.7-inch panel into a first-generation iPad chassis is probably a PR stunt to drum up their products at the show, but the video is nevertheless worth checking out and may be Apple will not take the 3D route with iPad 3, but one never knows………..
Habey USA have this week announced a new addition to their range of computer modules with the launch of their Habey SOM-6670 E6XX Tunnel Creek QSeven and this tiny new module is capable of decoding two HD videos at the same time. The new computer module measures just 70 x 70mm and is equipped with the latest Intel Atom E6XX processors, ranging in speed of .6GHz to 1.6 GHz with low power consumption from 3.3 to 7 Watts and integrated GMA600 graphics is based on a 400 MHz PowerVR SGX mobile GPU………….
Apple might release a next-gen MacBook air soon and the company is now producing their new netbook, based on the note posted by Concord Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The Cupertino-based company recently placed an order with its Asian partner manufacturers for at least 380,000 new gen MacBook Airs and are equipped with Intel’s newest Sandy Bridge processors that the current-gen iMacs are using. Kuo also added that the upcoming MacBook Air model will feature the Thunderbolt transfer technology, the same new technology used by the latest model of MacBook Pro and the 2011 iMac generation and Apple is reportedly producing 55% of the 11.6 inch MacBook Air……….
The Acer announced of redesigned its line of skinny laptops. Refreshed them of svelte notebooks with three new models that feature Sandy Bridge processors prices start at $599.