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Asus unveils UL80 and N61Vg notebooks

By Shane McGlaun on Thursday, Sep 17th 2009 No Comments

asusul80 Asus announced the new UL notebook series a few weeks back and I mentioned the new line at that point. Asus has now got official with a specific UL model called the UL80. The machine is a 14-inch notebook with a 3 pound chassis.

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ASUS Eee Reader ebook device in final development; two screen sizes?

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Sep 15th 2009 No Comments

ASUS have revealed a few more details about their upcoming ebook reader, the tentatively-named Eee Reader. Potentially landing in late 2009 “at the earliest”, the Eee Reader will – say industry sources, in usual DigiTimes style – come in two versions with either a 6- or 9-inch monochrome touchscreen.

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Asus Eee Keyboard set to hit in October

By Shane McGlaun on Monday, Sep 14th 2009 2 Comments

Back at CES in January, I was roaming around the Asus booth and one of the PR schleps pulled me into a room in the back to show me the Eee keyboard. My first thoughts were yeah its cool, but what’s the point of the thing really. Asus has finally confirmed when the Eee Keyboard will ship and it now has one bit of tech crammed inside that may just make it useful after all.

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ASUS Home Server TS mini leaks: compact dual-drive NAS

By Chris Davies on Monday, Sep 14th 2009 No Comments

Details and fuzzy live shots of ASUS’ upcoming Home Server have leaked, and while there’s no official word from the company themselves this looks like the kind of compact storage we would happily find space for on our bookshelves. The 9.6 x 3.8 x 8 inch ASUS Home Server TS mini packs twin 3.5-inch hard-drives together with a fulsome six USB 2.0 ports and two eSATA ports.

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ASUS UL30A gets reviewed, adored

By Chris Davies on Friday, Sep 11th 2009 No Comments

If you’re looking for a 13.3-inch ultraportable with some style, reasonable performance and a sub-$1,000 price tag then, according to NetbookLive, you should immediately be wiring your money to ASUS. They’ve been reviewing the ASUS UL30A, and reckon it’s actually the best ultraportable on offer in its price-bracket.

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Eee PC touchscreen kitchen PC hack [Video]

By Chris Davies on Friday, Sep 11th 2009 No Comments

If you’ve ever been tempted by a touchscreen kitchen PC, but can’t afford the high prices most off-the-shelf units command, then sidekick-x’s nifty Eee PC hack may fit the bill. He took a normal ASUS netbook, cracked it open, fitted a touchscreen layer and then integrated it neatly into a kitchen cupboard.

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Video demo after the cut

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Asus gets all thin and stuff with UL series notebooks

By Shane McGlaun on Tuesday, Sep 8th 2009 No Comments

Asus has been making notebooks for years but only really became a name recognized by many consumers in America when it helped launch the netbook revolution in late 2007. Asus' brand recognition has boomed since the Eee line of netbooks became popular and now the company is offering many more full notebooks in America.

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Asus unveils sexy MS series LCD monitors

By Shane McGlaun on Tuesday, Sep 8th 2009 No Comments

I have no problem with computers and accessories like mice, keyboards, and LCDs that go out of their way to look good. It’s cool to have a high-tech device that looks high-tech. The caveat is that the devices need to work well and not just look good.

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SlashGear Week in Review – Week 36 2009

By Shane McGlaun on Sunday, Sep 6th 2009 1 Comment

Did’t I just finish writing a week in review? That time again already? Ok, so here we go! Asus’ Eee netbook roadmap leaked this week showing us some of the new machines Asus has up its sleeves and tipping us off on the netbooks already on the market that will be going extinct soon. SanDisk got all official and stuff with a new low-end MP3 player called the Sansa Clip+. The thing gains a microSD card slot to accommodate that big bag of fail known as slotMusic.

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Asus EeeBox EB1012 PC tips up on U.S. Asus site

By Shane McGlaun on Tuesday, Sep 1st 2009 No Comments

We already go the low down on the slick nettop known as the Asus EeeBox PC EB1012 last week when it first broke cover. The little nettop may be a great HTPC system for users with limited space or those looking for a decent desktop on the cheap.

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