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• 31May

  Sony Vaio W Billabong edition surfing to US shores

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  Last week we heard that Sony was launching a special edition Vaio W netbook with a Billabong design. Billabong is an Australian company that designs gear for surfers and skateboarders, and last I’d heard the netbook would only be available in Australia. But it turns out Sony has decided to offer the distinctive looking mini-laptop in the US as well.

  The Sony Vaio W Series Billabong mini notebook is available for pre-order from the SonyStyle store for $499.99.

  The netbook features a 1.83GHz Intel Atom N470 processor, a 10.1 inch 1366 x 768 pixel HD display, 1GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, Bluetoth, 802.1b/g/n WiFi, and a 6 cell battery.

• 30May

  tianmin DPF1020 Digital Photo Frame

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  DPF87M 8-inch Digital Photo Frame 4:3 LED LCD screen to create a resolution of up to 800 * 600, image display is very delicate. Frame carved with white shell, exquisite fashion, looks elegant.

      Hardware, DPF87M addition to supporting the picture slides and other effects like black and white nostalgic play, can play MP3, WMA, WAV music files and Mpeg1, Mpeg2, Mpeg4, DIVx4, DIVx5, H.263, 3GP and other formats of video files. At the same time, it is equipped with 3.5mm audio output port, so that audio and video even more perfect.

      Use, DPF87M digital photo frame supports SD / MMC card and U disk, read or copy files directly. It also has clock function, very useful. Therefore, in terms of design or feature set, DPF87M are a good choice after all your gifts.
  

• 21May

  ExoPC Slate’s Windows 7 11 inch tablet coming soon

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  At first glance, the ExoPC Slate looks a lot like your typical iPad knockoff. It has a touchscreen display and a shiny bezel and not much else in terms of hardware. The custom user interface is very touch friendly. But here’s the thing: This tablet is running a full version of Windows 7.

  What makes this tablet more exciting than most Windows 7 tablets I’ve seen so far is that ExoPC seems to understand that Microsoft’s attempts to throw a few touch navigation features into Windows 7 doesn’t make the OS as touch-friendly as the iPad. So ExoPC designed a suite of apps that rest on top of Windows 7 to make the tablet easier to use with your fingertips.

  Because the system is running Windows 7 under the hood, it includes full support for Adobe Flash, as well as the ability to run full fledged Windows app including Microsoft Office.

  The folks at Blogue De Geek got to spend some time with the tablet and they were impressed that it booted Windows in less than 40 seconds thanks to a relatively solid state disk. It oculd also handle HD video thanks to the included  Broadcom Crystal HD video accelerator and 11.6″ 1366 x 768 pixel display.

  Interestingly, the hardware seems to be pretty much identical to that used for the Neofonie WeTab. The difference is that the WeTab runs a custom version of Linux instead of Windows 7.

  The ExoPC Slate has 2 USB ports, an HDMI port, SD card slot, and SIM card slot for optional 3G. It will be available with 32GB or 64GB of storage and a choice of WiFi only or WiFi and GPS.

• 19May

  NEC N-08B mini-laptop will on sale in august in Japan

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  NEC has introduced a mini-laptop for the Japanese market that looks like a notebook — if you could fold up a notebook and fit it in your pocket. The NEC N-08B has a 4.6 inch, 854 x 480 pixel display with a fairly wide bezel around the edges. That provides enough space fro a decent sized keyboard. I’m not convinced that I could touch type on it, but I bet it’s great for thumb-typing.

  The N-08B runs Windows CE and features 3G and Wifi connectivity, a 3.1MP webcam, and a micro SD card slot. It doesn’t appear to have a touchscreen, but there is a pointing device next to the keyboard. And oh yeah, you can use the N-08B to make phone calls.

  Folks in Japan will be able to pick up this little guy from NTT DoCoMo in August.

• 17May

  ECS to introduce latest netbooks at Computex

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  ECS is a company that doesn’t generally produce netbooks and notebooks that are sold under its own brand name. Instead the company’s products tend to be rebadged and sold under different brand names, like the Averatec Buddy.

  According to DigiTimes, ECS will be showing off a new crop of notebooks at Computex in Taiwan next month. Odds are you’ll never be able to walk into a store and buy one of these little guys under the ECS name, but you might see them on the shelves with a different name.

  In the netbook department, ECS will be showing off three new models with 10.1 inch displays, Intel Atom processors, Bluetooth, WiMAX, and HSUPA/3G modems.

  It looks like ECS may also be getting into the Intel Classmate PC business with a new model called the CMPC, which has a 10 inch display, 32GB solid state disk, Atom processor, WiFi, WiMAX, and a 9 hour battery. I could be wrong about this being a Classmate PC (There are no pictures yet), but the acronym certainly works.

  ECS is also introducing 11.6 and 13.3 inch notebooks with Intel Consumer Ultra Low Voltage processors.

• 16May

  pick up a Litl Webbook today for $399

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  If Litl had introduced the Webbook at $399 in the first place, maybe this 12 inch notebook with a custom, widget-based operating system would be a household name by now. Oh yeah, I meant to say if Litl had introduced the Webbook at $399 in 2007. As it is, the company launched the Webbook for $699 last year and didn’t make a very big splash in the crowded thin, light, and cheap laptop space.

  Now Litl has slashed the price almost by half. You can pick up a Litl Webbook today for $399 — or you can pick up two, for exactly twice the price. While that’s definitely a much more palatable price, it’s still a tough sell when you can pick up a number of Windows 7-based netbooks and notebooks for under $400.

  At least we learned recently that the Webbook will support HD Flash video. So that’s umm… something.

• 14May

  Saycool M5A MID runs Windows 7

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  Sinchun unveiled a new MID M5A, which will runs windows 7 OS. The MID packs a 1.2GHz Intel Atom Z515, a 5 inch 800X480 TFT display, built-in GPS and 3G module. The storage is unknown. It gets a 1900mAh battery that’s able to support 3 hours of working time. It’s said it will come with telephony features that allow you to use it as a phone, which is definitely too good to be believed. As aways, the company haven’t said anything about the price and the availability.

• 13May

  Japan to the new Sharp IS01 mobile device. And a developer version of this little guy is now available in Japan.

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  It’s been a month or so since Sharp introduced the world… or rather, Japan to the new Sharp IS01 mobile device. And a developer version of this little guy is now available in Japan.

  The Sharp IS01 features a small 5 inch, 960 x 480 capacitive touchscreen display and a QWERTY keyboard, which makes it something of a cross between a smartphone and a netbook. Throw in a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and Google Android operating system, and I’d say it’s leaning toward the smartphone end of the spectrum.

  The developor’s version of the mobile device is for coders looking to write apps that will run on Google Android 1.6 and use Sharp’s hardware including the camera, infrared data port, and LED flashlight. Developers won’t be able to use the FM transmitter, 1Seg TV tuner or EVDO radio at this point.

  The consumer oriented version of the Sharp IS01 is due out next month. I don’t expect Sharp to market the device internationally, but I’m pretty sure you’ll be able to pick one up from third party resellers that make a business out of exporting products from Japan, Taiwan, and other Asian countries.

• 11May

  Acer introduces Aspire 521, Aspire 721, Aspire 1551 AMD processor netbooks

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  Acer Aspire One 521 

  Acer has launched three new mini-laptops with AMD’s latest low power chips. The folks at Netbook News.de got a chance to check out a few models at an AMD event in Cannes, France.

  Here are some of the highlights:

  Acer Aspire One 521

  As expected, the Acer Aspire One 521 has a 1.2GHz AMD V105 single core processor. It sports ATI Radeon HD 4225 graphics, and can handle HD video playback. It also has an HDMI output for pumping out video to an external display.

  The notebook has a 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display and supports DDR3 memory.

• 10May

  Apple iPad now up for pre-order around the globe this week

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  Apple doesn’t plan to actually start shipping the iPad internationally until May 28th. But starting today customers in Europe, Canada, Japan, and Australia can pre-order the iPad.

  While we already knew that the base price of the tablet was going to be £429 in the UK and €479 in other parts of Europe, Engadget has a good roundup of mobile broadband prices for customers who opt to go for the 3G enabled iPad.

  Basically if you’re in Canada, you’ll end up paying about the same amount as US iPad customers, but there’s no unlimited service. Instead you get a 5GB data cap each month. In the UK, several carriers will be offering plans ranging from £10 per month to £25 per month, and German customers will pay up to €29.95 per month for a 5GB data cap.

  Pricing in Japan is much more complicated, but basically you end up paying between $16 and $48 per month depending on your plan, with the best prices actually coming to customers who sign up for a long term unlimited data service contracts which costs $32 per month.

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