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Acer AspireRevo: NVIDIA Ion 1080p nettop

Chris Davies, Apr 8th 2009 Discuss [0]

We knew it as the Acer Hornet, but the company has now officially announced their NVIDIA Ion-based nettop, the Acer AspireRevo. A compact 7.1 x 7.1 x 1.2-inch diamond, the AspireRevo pairs Intel's 1.6GHz Atom 230 or dual-core Atom 330 processor with the graphics company's Blu-ray 1080p-capable Ion GPU, which they claim is a match good enough to play games like Call of Duty 4 and Spore, together with DirectX 10 content. Read The Full Story

Niveus ZONE HTPC: Blu-ray & multi-room from $1.5k

Chris Davies, Apr 1st 2009 Discuss [0]

We've drooled over Niveus' multi-room HD hardware before, but it's only now that the company has released a relatively mainstream product our meager blogger budgets could even hope to afford. The Niveus ZONE is a Core 2 Duo based small-form-factor media player, capable not only of upscaling DVDs and playing 1080p Blu-ray content, but distributing it to other networked ZONE units around the home. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Acer Hornet Ion-nettop launching April 8th?

Chris Davies, Apr 1st 2009 Discuss [0]

Hot on the heels of the Acer Hornet leak earlier comes word from industry sources that the company plans to launch the NVIDIA Ion-based nettop in Beijing on April 8th. Previously the compact PC - which uses an Intel Atom 230 processor paired with NVIDIA's high-definition capable graphics chipset - was estimated to launch at some point in Q2 2009. Read The Full Story

Sotec DE702 1080p all-in-one gets upgrade

Chris Davies, Apr 1st 2009 Discuss [0]

From one all-in-one PC to another, only this time there's far more serious grunt under the slick styling. Onkyo has updated its Sotec all-in-one in the shape of the Full-HD 1080p DE702, now with an optional Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 processor, up to 4GB of DDR2 memory and up to 1TB of 7,200rpm storage. Read The Full Story

Acer Hornet 1080p Ion nettop specs leak

Chris Davies, Apr 1st 2009 Discuss [2]

The Acer Hornet NVIDIA Ion-based nettop we spotted back in February has just had an extra shot of authenticity, in the shape of an SKU sheet detailing the three different versions planned. Designed to grip tenaciously to the back of a flatscreen display, the Hornet supports 1080p playback, HDMI and, in the Media Center incarnation, a Wiimote-style wireless controller. Full spec breakdown after the cut. Read The Full Story

Lenovo ThinkCentre A600 HD all-in-one on sale

Chris Davies, Mar 26th 2009 Discuss [0]

The Lenovo IdeaCentre A600 all-in-one desktop PC is now available to order, offering a 21.5-inch 1920 x 1080 16:9 HD-display, slot-loading DVD or Blu-Ray drive and a range of Intel Core 2 Duo processors. First announced back at CES 2009 in January, the IdeaCentre A600 is apparently the world's slimmest all-in-one PC. Read The Full Story

ASUS Eee Keyboard video touchscreen demo

Chris Davies, Mar 24th 2009 Discuss [1]

ASUS' Eee Keyboard remains one of the more interesting diversions in the Eee PC line-up, and in advance of the all-in-one media PC's June launch we're scouting out all the video of it we can. UMPC Portal caught up with the Eee Keyboard back at CeBIT and gave us a good all-round video overview. Video hands-on after the cut Read The Full Story

Dell Adamo 9 HSPA ultraportable & Studio One 22 leak

Chris Davies, Mar 17th 2009 Discuss [0]

Dell's own support site has once again tipped a few as-yet unannounced upcoming products, in this case what looks to be a netbook-rivaling version of the new Dell Adamo and a larger version of last week's Dell Studio One 19. The document lists the Dell Adamo 9, presumably a 9-inch version of the 13-inch Adamo confirmed today, and the Dell Studio One 22, a 22-inch version of the All-In-One PC. Read The Full Story

Dell Studio One 19: April US launch from $699

Chris Davies, Mar 12th 2009 Discuss [0]

Dell USA have officially announced the Dell Studio One 19 All-in-One PC seen earlier on their Japanese site, as well as confirming that the optional-multitouch desktop will reach the US in the Spring. The PC starts at $699, and will be available with processors from a Celeron 450 to a Core 2 Quad Q8200. Read The Full Story

Dell Studio One 19 All-in-One touchscreen PC

Chris Davies, Mar 12th 2009 Discuss [0]

Dell Japan have announced a new, touch-capable all-in-one desktop PC, the Dell Studio One 19. Based around an 18.5-inch 16:9 1366 x 768 LCD - with a choice of standard or touch-panel - the Studio One 19 can be configured with Intel Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Quad processors, up to 4GB of RAM and up to 750GB hard-drive. Read The Full Story

ASUS Eee Box B208: HDMI, Vista and full remote

Chris Davies, Mar 9th 2009 Discuss [0]

After the Eee Box 206 from last week, ASUS have confirmed their latest HD-capable nettop, the ASUS Eee Box B208. Outfitted with Intel's 1.6GHz dual-core Atom 330 processor and 1GB of RAM, the Eee Box B208 also gets ATI Radeon HD 4350 graphics with 256MB of video memory and an HDMI output. Read The Full Story

Averatec 18.4 and 22-inch All-In-One PCs announced, priced

Chris Davies, Mar 6th 2009 Discuss [0]

Averatec have announced pricing and specifications for their 18.4-inch and 22-inch All-In-One desktop PCs. The 18.4-inch model, shown here, has a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of RAM (2GB maximum), a 2.5-inch 160GB 5,400rpm HDD and DVD burner. There's also five USB 2.0 ports, ethernet, WiFi b/g, a VGA output and integrated 1.3-megapixel webcam, plus an optional wireless keyboard. After the cut, 22-inch model specs and pricing Read The Full Story