Some of our most popular netbook pages here on SlashGear are those describing DIY touchscreen projects, where a touch-sensitive layer is added to the budget ultraportable’s display. There are already kits available on eBay and elsewhere offering straightforward 7- and 8.9-inch panels, but what we’ve lacked to date is a really simple tutorial – something that takes you from stock Eee PC to touchscreen marvel. Happily, courtesy of argentum, such a guide is now available.
Sometimes the quest for extra battery life overcomes you, and it’s only when you take a deep breath at the end of the process that you realise what exactly you’ve achieved. In the case of Eeeuser forum member TenaciousDre, that achievement is the lumpen black barnacle on the back of his Eee PC 701, which – thanks to its 12-cells of battery goodness – power the netbook for up to 15hrs.
ASUS have announced their latest netbook, the Eee PC 1000HE complete with Intel’s Atom N280 processor. As well as the 1.66GHz CPU and HD-capable Intel GD40 chipset, the 1000HE has a 10-inch LED-backlit display, 160GB hard-drive and WiFi b/g/n. ASUS are suggesting up to 9.5hrs of runtime from the high-density battery and the company’s own Super Hybrid Engine technology.
Super Talent have announced a new SSD upgrade kit, intended to make expanding the storage of the ASUS S101 “luxury” netbook more straightforward. Replacement Mini PCIe boards are available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacities; in its stock configuration, the S101 has a 16GB SSD.
With ASUS’ touchscreen netbook hardware now out in the open, it’s time for the company to share their new Eee PC Touch UI. The interface was partially revealed back at CES, but now there’s a video demo of how image browsing and editing, on-screen text entry, video content and more can be navigated with your fingers. It all takes place on the Eee PC T91 Tablet, which has a multitouch-capable 8.9-inch display.
Check out the demo video after the cut
ASUS have quietly announced one of the first netbooks to use Intel’s upcoming Atom N280 processors, the Eee PC 1004DN. Spotted in among the CES models last week, the 1004DN not only has a 1.66GHz N280 CPU and the HD-capable GN40 chipset, but an integrated optical drive and ExpressCard slot.
SlashGear has eagerly been waiting to get our hands on the new ASUS Eee PC T91 tablet netbook. This tablet is the first of the Eee netbook line to have an integrated touchscreen designed to give users even more control of their browsing experience.
Of all the new products ASUS announced at CES today, the Eee Keyboard is one of the most interesting. A full computer built into a QWERTY keyboard, as well as Ultrawideband HDMI and WiFi b/g/n, it also has a 5-inch touchscreen for shortcuts, media browsing and use as a virtual mouse. While just a prototype at the moment, ASUS were cagey about its potential for market availability; SlashGear spent some more close-up time to see exactly what that touch-display can do.
ASUS today demonstrated their new, multitouch-enabled Eee PC T91, the first convertible touchscreen netbook from the company. Just 1-inch thick, the 2lb netbook has an 8.9-inch LED-backlit touchscreen display that can respond to input from more than one finger.
ASUS today unveiled the Eee Keyboard, a full nettop computer built into a keyboard form-factor. The keyboard, which resembles that supplied with the Eee Top touchscreen nettop, also has a 5-inch display on the right-hand side, together with Ultrawideband HDMI connectivity.
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