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.
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DIY 12-cell Eee PC battery: up to 15hrs runtime
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.
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ASUS Eee PC 1000HE Atom N280 netbook up for preorder
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.
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ASUS S101 gets Super Talent 32GB and 64GB SSD upgrades
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.
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ASUS Eee PC Touch UI for T91 multitouch netbook: Video Demo
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.
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ASUS Eee PC 1004DN with Atom N280 and DVD burner
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.
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CES 2009: Eee PC T91 Tablet
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.
CES 2009: ASUS Eee Keyboard touchscreen close-up
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.
CES 2009: ASUS Eee PC T91 multitouch convertible Tablet PC
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.
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CES 2009: ASUS Eee Keyboard with integrated touchscreen
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.
Android running on Eee PC 1000 netbook
Google may have started out with cellphones for their Android platform, but that doesn't mean they're limiting their future options. The guys over at VentureBeat have loaded the open-source OS onto an Eee PC 1000 netbook, with a display almost five times the size of the T-Mobile G1, and aside from some initial networking and sound issues Android is now running normally on the ASUS machine.
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ASUS Eee PC 1002HA gets reviewed: stylish but at cost of battery life
ASUS' Eee PC 1002HA promised an interesting blend of S101 style and somewhat more wallet-friendly pricing, with your $499 getting you brushed aluminum, sub-2.6lb weight and less than 1-inch thickness. Underneath all that, though, there's the usual 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor and 1GB of RAM, raising the question of whether you're still just throwing money at design. Liliputing have been finding out.
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