ASUS Eee PC T91 arrives at the FCC

We spent come quality time with ASUS’s Eee PC T91 netvertible in Germany at CeBIT, but those of you looking to handle one Stateside don’t have long to wait — it’s just popped up in the FCC database, and we’re sure Uncle Sam’s engineer friends are busy scouring the SAR reports for all kinds of super-interesting technical data as we speak. Or they’re just looking for pretty pictures like we are — and sadly, they’ll be disappointed, because all that’s in the listing so far is this picture of the bottom. Another Saturday night ruined — thanks a lot, FCC.

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Dell netbook roadmap leaks out, get ready for the Mini 11

Oops, it looks like a Dell middle manager somewhere got a little too excited and let a full set of netbook roadmap slides leak out. The biggest news is a planned Mini 11 due sometime between now and the end of Q3, but the Mini 10 is where most of the action is in the short term — the current model will get options for Vista, a 3G modem, and potentially a 1.86GHz Atom on April 17th, a new 1.6GHz Atom N270 SKU will arrive in May and everything will be updated again in the second half of the year with Intel’s Pine Trail processors. Interesting, but we’re wondering when Dell will realize that the Mini 10’s HDMI output and 720p screen are useless unless it can handle true HD video — Ion, anyone?

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How would you change Dell’s Inspiron Mini 10?

After a rocky, if not comical launch, Dell’s Inspiron Mini 10 is now shuffling out in full force to legions of soon-to-be netbook owners. For those of you who already bought in — via QVC or the more traditional street corner vendor model — we’re wondering what you’d do differently if magically given a mythical Do Over token. Would you simply offer up the options (TV tuner, for one) promised during the machine’s announcement? Would you tweak that trackpad at all? Add a little bulk in exchange for a beefier battery? Paint the whole thing fuschia and make it reek of week-old bananas? Feel free to get as crazy as you’d like in comments below; who knows, maybe Round Rock’s tuning in to just see what you have to say.

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How would you change Dell’s Inspiron Mini 10? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Wistron’s Snapdragon-powered PurseBook gets demoed

NVIDIA is showing that wacky Mini 1000 / Tegra mashup at CTIA, but Qualcomm’s not far behind with its own creative ways to repurpose smartphone silicon into MID and netbook-class devices. Making an appearance at Qualcomm’s booth was a prototype PurseBook from Taiwan’s Wistron, which stuffs a Snapdragon chipset into a device looking (and weighing) a little bit like a VAIO P. That’s where the similarities to the Sony box ends, though, because Qualcomm sees the PurseBook (and devices like it) hitting in the $299 to $499 range — we’d like to see them even cheaper, truth be told — and you won’t be running Vista here. Instead, you’ve got a pretty slick Linux distro from ThunderSoft that’ll edit Office docs, give you a desktop-class web experience, and connect with social networks, which are the three things most of us spend 90 percent of our PC face time doing anyhow. It’s not going to replace your laptop by any stretch, but with a claimed 8 hours of battery life, we could totally see packing this thing as an ultra-lightweight alternative for day trips. Qualcomm expects the PurseBook and devices like it to ship in 2009 — as does NVIDIA, so we’re definitely lining up for a sweet battle royale here. Follow the break for video.


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Intel turns Moblin over to the Linux Foundation

Alpha version of Intel's Moblin OS released for brave netbookers

If you love something, set it free — and if it truly loves you back, it will return as the market’s dominant MID and netbook OS. We’re pretty certain that’s what our mom said to us when we were kids — it’s a fairly hazy memory — and it sounds like Intel’s heeding that advice with Moblin, turning over “stewardship” of the fledgling OS to the Linux Foundation. It’s an interesting move that seems to be more about politics more than anything else — Intel still employs all the lead developers, so it’ll basically be in charge of things, but companies that want to use Moblin can do so secure in the knowledge that it’s formally controlled by a neutral body. Very clever. So — now that that’s out of the way, can everyone get back to work on that insane concept MID we’ve been drooling over for two years? Thanks.

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Samsung’s 2.1-channel rocking N120 netbook now available for pre-order

Samsung's 2.1-channel rocking N120 netbook now available for pre-order

While most complain about slow CPU speeds on netbooks, the thing they universally lack is a decent sound system. If nothing else Samsung’s N120 could be an improvement there, featuring enough bezel to house a pair of speakers, and there’s room for what must be the world’s smallest subwoofer in there somewhere. Of course, all that bezel was really to make room for a bigger keyboard, but we already knew that, and we now know the thing is showing up at retailers across the web for pre-order at prices falling in the $450 – $475 range and colors at either end of the light spectrum: black or white. With that keyboard, those speakers, and 10.5 hours of battery life, this sounds like a solid entrant to the netbook races, especially for anyone more interested in sound than color.

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Video: NVIDIA’s ION-based netbooks and nettops are go for launch

Things are finally hotting up in NVIDIA’s ION camp. An official press release now tells that the first batch of “incredibly small and affordable PCs” (like the Acer Hornet rumored for an April 8th launch) are due in Q2 — that’s as early as today folks, on up through the end of June. Along with the new gear, NVIDIA is promising optimized software support from powerhouse developers like Adobe, Google, Microsoft, and Electronic Arts in an effort to signal the platform’s suitability for serving up 1080p video over HDMI in a home theater as well as gaming, photo editing, and general computing in nettop- and netbook-sized devices. Bring it, we say… we’re so over Intel’s GM945-class chipsets.

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ATT Bundling Netbooks with Contracts

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Beginning today in Atlanta, AT&T announced that it will offer a variety of ultra-portable netbooks with
built-in AT&T 3G wireless capabilities starting at $49.99 with the purchase of AT&T “Internet at Home and
On the Go” broadband services.

The company said in a statement that it is also offering similar mini laptop promotional
rates with the purchase of AT&T DataConnect plans in eight AT&T
retail locations in the Philadelphia area.

For some inexplicable reason, AT&T is calling the machines “mini laptops.” But the lineup, which consists of the Acer Aspire One, Dell Inspiron Mini 9 and Mini 12, and LG Xenia, should put to rest any ideas that they’re somehow different than netbooks. Here’s a rundown of the pricing, as per the company statement: 

HP’s Pavilion dv2 spotted in the wild, on sale in Thailand

The first machine to rely on AMD’s Neo MV-40 processor has officially been spotted outside of a show floor, though you’ll have to jet to Bangkok if you’re looking to touch one yourself. The atypically well-specced 12.1-inch Pavilion dv2 has been spotted over in Thailand for around $720, and while it doesn’t look drastically (or at all, really) different than what we saw at CES this year, it’s good to see this bugger finally creeping into homes. Check the read link for a few more angles and impressions, and feel free to get your hopes up for a US release in the not-too-distant future.

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MSI outs full specs of X-Slim X320 / X340 and Wind U123

While MSI has been teasing its Wind U123 and X-Slim X320 / X340 laptops for a little while now, we’ve yet to see the full specifications for each rig laid out. Until now, of course. Over at CTIA in Vegas, the company is revealing all the dirty details about what makes these May-bound rigs tick, and we’re pleased as punch to see a few unexpected inclusions. As for the 10.2-inch U123, you’ll find a 1.66GHz Atom N280 CPU, integrated WWAN and even a built-in TV tuner. As for the X-Slim X340 (starting around $1,000), it’s amongst the first to feature Intel’s newfangled CULV platform, which sucks down one-sixth the power of a regular mobile CPU. The X320 (starting at $700) gets gifted with a less exciting 1.6GHz Atom Z530, but the optional 3G / WiMAX module definitely makes it altogether enticing for those scouting a continually connected ultraportable. Head on past the break for the full hardware breakdown.

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