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What you’re looking at is a genuine Lenovo device taken by a trusted source from inside of a showroom within IBM’s Beijing headquarters Lenovo’s Beijing office. The details sent to Engadget Chinese are brief so we can’t tell you if it’s a working model or not. Nevertheless, it bears all the hallmarks of a ThinkPad Reserve Edition with just a tad of VAIO P thrown in for taste… so to speak. A few more hurried shots at the break.

Update: Tipster clarified that the pics are from a showroom inside a Lenovo office, not IBM’s Beijing HQ.

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Lenovo’s VAIO P Reserve Edition? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ASRock had a surprisingly large presence at CeBIT this year, so it follows logic that it would bring along some new kit to show off. The MultiBook G12 is its 12-inch offering to the bursting-at-the-seams netbook arena, and while it didn’t look all that different from the units it’s going up against, we suppose a little more competition can’t hurt matters. Details on specs were rather scant, with ASRock only telling us that it will ship with a dual-core Intel CPU, up to 2GB of DDR2 RAM, integrated graphics, a 12.1-inch panel (1,280 x 800), room for a single 2.5-inch SATA drive, gigabit Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, audio in / out, a built-in optical drive, four USB 2.0 ports, a 56k modem, VGA output and a fancy-ish design on the lid. The on-hand rep wouldn’t give out a hard price to quote, but he did say that it would be priced “very competitively” when it ships worldwide in the April / May time frame.

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ASRock launches MultiBook G12 at CeBIT, we go eyes-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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While we initially assumed that ASUS’ Lamborghini VX5 would be its sexiest laptop at CeBIT, now we’re having second thoughts. After taking the wraps off of its downright stunning 10-inch Eee PC 1008HA yesterday, we spotted the bugger sittin’ pretty today at the outfit’s booth. Needless to say, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to snag a few snapshots and share ’em all with you. Much like the S101, the so-called “Shell” has very little “Eee” in its blood. In fact, you’d barely know it was part of the family without that descriptive placard sitting there beside it. ASUS engineered this one for fashionistas who’d like a little PC with their next style accessory, and everything from the glorious paint job to the ultra-clean lines screamed “gorgeous.” Really, take a look below and see for yourself.

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ASUS Eee PC 1008HA hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’ve been hearing a bit about UMID’s MID M1 since it was first spotted last month — most of it wildly contradictory. At least we’ve reached a consensus (or so we think) on some of the essentials: weighing in at 0.7 pounds, this guy sports a 4.8-inch (1024 x 600) touchscreen, a 1.1GHz Atom processor, up to 1GB memory, up to 32GB SSD, WiBro / HSDPA / WiMAX / WiFi / Bluetooth, a 1.3 megapixel camera, mini USB 2.0, and an SD/USIM card. The device is shipping with Linux — which may come as a surprise to whomever ordered its Windows and Internet Explorer keys. CNET states that pre-orders start February 13th for 512MB models, while according to AVING they hit the street on the 20th. This thing will set you back about $500 and is only available in Korea. Maybe. One thing we do know, however — we got more pics for you after the break.

Read – CNET
Read – AVING

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UMID M1 photos definitely surface – the rest we’re not so sure about originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We already asked this question with “1.6GHz” in place of “1.86GHz,” but seriously Sony, is there some sort of weird embargo on high-speed chips to America that we aren’t aware of? While we Yanks have exactly one CPU option for the newly released VAIO P (that’d be the 1.3GHz Atom), those in Japan can order up the VGN-P90S with a 1.86GHz Atom Z540 processor. Of course, it’s a ¥15,800 ($174) option over the baseline Z520, but an option nonetheless.

[Thanks, Erica]

Read – Sony’s VGN-P90S page
Read – Order page

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Hey Sony, where’s the 1.86GHz VAIO P for America? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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