Feb 12

Acer’s DX650 and X960 smartphones leaked: we waited for this?

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Ok Acer, you can let us in on the joke now. These “leaks” are just to throw us off the scent of your real smartphones right? After teasing with the announcement of your entry into the marketplace, you can’t expect us to believe that a Glofiish DX900 rebadge, and new DX650 (pictured above… twice) and X960 (after the break) makes up your A-game? The DX650 is a chubby dual-sided device: on one side we’ve got Windows Mobile pumping away beneath a 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen, on the other a 1.27-inch OLED with full numeric keypad — you know, because a software-based keypad and/or QWERTY is just crazy-talk. Inside you’ll find HSDPA, GPS, microSD, 802.11b/g WiFi, and Bluetooth. Next up, the X960 looking very much a continuation of the Glofiish product line. It brings a 2.8-inch 640 x 480 pixel display riding a 533MHz Samsung S3C 6410 processor, HSDPA data, WiFi, SiRF Star III GPS, microSD, and a 3.2 megapixel camera with flash. Look Acer, if this is all you’ve got for Mobile World Congress, fine… just don’t expect us to repeat the year 2007 along with you.

[Via Sohoa]

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Feb 10

10-inch Acer Aspire One now official in the US

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You’ve read the specs, gawked at the pics, and pored over the reviews — and now Acer will officially accept your hard-earned United States currency and ship you a 10-inch Acer Aspire One D150. Yep, it’s here, and although we’ve more or less moved on to waiting for the next generation of netbooks based on Ion or at least the Atom N280 with the GN40 chipset, the D150 is basically as good as the current crop of 1.6GHz Atom N270 machines gets for $350 — just make sure you score the good battery. So, anyone gonna shell out, or are we all waiting for round two together?

[Via iTech News]

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10-inch Acer Aspire One now official in the US originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Feb 09

Acer Aspire One D150 reviewed, AT&T 3G deal ‘only the beginning’

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At last, after seeing it unboxed and fiddled with on camera last week, we’ve got out first in-depth review of the 10.1-inch Acer Aspire One D150, courtesy of Laptop. How does the Intel Atom N270-based machine fare? Excellent for its $350 price tag, although the keyboard and touchpad don’t compare favorably with the pricier Eee PC 1000HE or Samsung NC10. As for battery life, the 5800mAh-rated 6-cell had a very impressive 7 hour and 57 minute runtime, which is 49 minutes longer than the 1000HE and 38 minutes over HP’s Mini 2140. Of course, seeing as most consumers will end up with the 4400mAh batteries, a more likely estimate is 5 hours per charge. Additionally, the site had a Q&A session with Acer VP of Product Marketing Sumit Agnihotry, who said that $100 Aspire One with AT&T 3G deal is “only the beginning” and they’re developing a plan to offer discounted laptops with an hourly-use program. There’s also talk of incorporating NVIDIA’s Ion platform into future computers. Hit up the read links below for the full review and more deets from Agnihotry.

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Feb 09

10-inch Aspire One’s battery downgraded after reviewers have their fill

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10-inch Aspire One's battery downgraded after reviewers have their fill

In most industries there’s a long and sordid history of manufacturers giving cars, motorcycles, computers, and just about any other consumer product a little something extra to make sure they perform well for the media. Asus seemingly got caught doing just that to its Eee PC 900 last year, installing batteries with additional oomph for reviewers, and now we seemingly have a case of Acer following its competition’s tracks straight into a bad PR situation, saying that it “inadvertently” shipped the first batch of 10-inch Aspire One netbooks (the ones sent to reviewers) with six-cell batteries rated at 5800mAh. Most consumers, however, will receive packs rated at just 4400mAh, which should shave two or three hours from its overall battery life. Those who’ve pre-ordered may get lucky and get the larger batt, but, like some lithium-laced Cracker Jack box, there’s no way to tell what’s inside until you open the package and have a look-see. Best of luck.

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10-inch Aspire One’s battery downgraded after reviewers have their fill originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Feb 09

Video: HP’s MIE Linux distro runs just fine on Acer’s Aspire One

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Video: HP's MIE Linux distro runs just fine on Acer's Aspire One

Just last Friday HP finally released the installer for MIE, its clever and clean version of Ubuntu, and, though we warned about running it on anything but a Mini 1000, Dan from Dan’s Web threw caution (and whatever was currently installed on his netbook) to the wind and tried it on an Aspire One. Straight out of the box the OS and UI overlay seem to work quite well, as shown on the video below, missing only an audio driver but having WiFi and even Bluetooth. He suspects things will function just as well on other netbooks (since there’s so much hardware overlap between them), but as always your compatibility may vary. To get in on the action you’ll need the 900KB installer from HP, the 900MB image the installer will download, and a 2GB thumb drive to boot. If you have the necessary bytes, bits, and bravado, be our guest and let us know how it goes.

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Feb 08

Acer Aspire One D150 with N270 previewed, now available for US pre-order

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The 10.1-inch Acer Aspire One D150 has found its way onto Amazon and J&R’s websites and is now available for pre-order in blue and black color options, respectively. This version’s got the 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor and 6-cell battery, with no word on the 3-cell or 1.66GHz N280 variants. Asking price is three Benjamins and an Ulysses S. Grant, or $350 if you’re not into presidential pricing nomenclature. Additionally, the fine folks at netbooknews.de that gave us unboxing photos this week have a video hands-on of the laptop. High expectations from the market leader apparently turned into low marks for the glossy display, small trackpad, and a keyboard that’s “separated by universes” — and not in a good way — when compared to the Samsung NC10. Further testing is expected later this week, check out the video after the break.

[Via iTech News]

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Feb 06

Acer Aspire One D150 unboxed, looking cool

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The Acer Aspire One D150 (which just hit our very own FCC) has hit the streets in several places, so the unboxing photos were just a matter of time. There’s nothing totally groundbreaking here — but the 10.1-incher (unboxed in white) is looking fairly solid. This model, the D150-0B, boasts a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, a 1024 x 600 display, and a 3-cell battery. Future iterations including the D150-1B and the D150-2B will include 6-cell battery and Intel Atom 1.66GHz N280 processor options. Check out a few more photos here after the break, and hit the read link for the full, lovely set.

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Feb 06

Acer’s 10.1-inch Aspire One netbook trickles out

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First shipments of Acer’s 10.1-inch Aspire One netbooks are now underway in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Large volume shipments are on schedule for the rest-of-world beginning mid-February according to the DigiTimes‘ typically reliable Acer sources. And after watching the 8.9-inch Aspire One steal the crown of world’s best selling netbook away from ASUS, we thought you’d like to know that Acer’s version of the 1.6GHz Atom N270 netbook with 1GB of RAM, SDHC card slot, 3x USB, and optional 3G was nearly here. Still no pricing unless “aggresive” means something specific to you.

Update: Acer just announced a February 20th launch in Japan and the first 10-inch Aspire One was spotted by HKEPC on a shelf in Hong Kong.

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Acer’s 10.1-inch Aspire One netbook trickles out originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Feb 04

10-inch Aspire One does a little government work at the FCC

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It looks like Acer’s 10-inch Aspire One D150 is getting set for a US debut, as it just popped up in the FCC’s all-knowing database. Nothing here we didn’t know or couldn’t guess — Acer’s own list of changes from the 8.9-inch Aspire One consists of the screen size and a new Bluetooth module — but it’s nice to see Uncle Sam giving this bad boy the once over before it starts beaming its WiFi terror rays into our homes. Or, you know, running XP to browse Facebook, whatever.

[Via mini-notebook-laptop]

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Feb 04

One of Acer’s mystery smartphones exposed, doesn’t look so smart

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One of Acer's mystery smartphones exposed, doesn't look so smart

Acer has a flamenco-themed party in store for Mobile World Congress attendees, pledging to finally unveil its oft–delayed line of smartphone debutantes amidst a flurry of stomping feet and clapping hands. Unfortunately for the proud parent it seems one randy model just couldn’t keep quiet until then, caught in the wild by Mr. Blurrycam with its QWERTY showing. No details are known beyond its rather chunky look when the keyboard is positioned like this, but we’ll surely have all the details for you in about two weeks — after politely excusing ourselves from the dance floor, of course.

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