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Asus to launch Eee PAD this Friday in Taiwan

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [21/3/2011 - 11:54] - 2 - Tablet-PDA

We had the chance to get our hands on this very exciting Eee Pad a few weeks ago at CEBIT 2011, and we just learned (Thanks everyone for the tip) that ASUS is planning to launch its Eee PAD this Friday in Taiwan! Yeah I know life sucks[...]

Asus to launch Eee PAD this Friday in Taiwan

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The new EEE Slate from Asus running win7 coming very soon

By Ike - [10/3/2011 - 01:37] - 0 - Tablet-PDA

Although there was no actual availability date from Asus, we came across the first commercials who claim the imminently close shipping date for their new Asus Eee Slate PC. The first model got showcased during CES this year and was set[...]

The new EEE Slate from Asus running win7 coming very soon

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[CEBIT 2011] The ASUS EEE MeMo: Stylistically optimized tablet

By Ike - [6/3/2011 - 10:47] - 0 - Tablet-PDA

The EEE Pad MeMo we saw at the CeBit was impressive. It is small but not too small. You can put it in your pocket but it still easy to use when you are taking handwritten notes with the supplied stylus pen. The Android 3.0 OS makes sur[...]

[CEBIT 2011] The ASUS EEE MeMo: Stylistically optimized tablet

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[CEBIT 2011] The ASUS EEE Pad Transformer will transform your life

By Ike - [2/3/2011 - 01:15] - 0 - Laptops Tablet-PDA

The ASUS stand is one of the busiest in Hal 17 of the CeBit. It is tough to get a proper presentation by the salesmen who have large crowd to inform and entertain. The EEE Pad Transformer is very versatile and like the name says it ca[...]

[CEBIT 2011] The ASUS EEE Pad Transformer will transform your life

Boost your sex appeal or ego with this new USB 3.0 Lamborghini HDD

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [3/2/2011 - 10:15] - 1 - Storage

I admit that I kind a like the curves and lines of this sleek new Lamborghini USB 3.0 ASUS external HDD, but still and with all due respect to both ASUS and Lamborghini I kind of think that this branded HDD sucks like hell. Anyway if y[...]

Boost your sex appeal or ego with this new USB 3.0 Lamborghini HDD

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Asus teases us with a cryptical release announcement

By Akihabara News Team - [19/1/2011 - 02:17] - 1 - Laptops

There you have it, the whole annoncement is this picture. So what do we know ? Asus will unveil tomorrow a new EEE PC line, the Sirocco. The rest is pure speculation, no way of knowing anything yet, except that it has a “sandy[...]

Asus teases us with a cryptical release announcement

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[CES2011] What you had to see

By Akihabara News Team - [11/1/2011 - 03:15] - 0 - The Recap

Once again, for those not paying attention, here’s a quick sum-up of the cool stuff that was seen at CES, in no particular order. - Asus’ Pads and Slates - The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc - The LG Optimus Black and its WiFi Di[...]

Kinect-like device for your PC

By Akihabara News Team - [5/1/2011 - 12:12] - 0 - Gaming

PrimeSense, the same people who worked with Microsoft on Kinect, are now teaming with Asus to create a similar device. It will be called WAVI Xtion (maybe it’s not supposed to be pronounceable, like Prince, the artist, that guy). The d[...]

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[CES 2011] Asus’ Pads and Slates for CES

By Akihabara News Team - [5/1/2011 - 11:44] - 0 - Tablet-PDA

Asus teased us last week with pictures of their upcoming pads and slates and decided yesterday at long last to lift the curtain on three EEE Pad models and one EEE Slate! First you’ve got the Slider, who looks like a tablet/noteb[...]

[CES 2011] Asus’ Pads and Slates for CES

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Asus EEE Pads photos published

By Akihabara News Team - [29/12/2010 - 12:01] - 3 - Tablet-PDA

The TechInStyle blog published today photos of the three upcoming EEE Pads, scheduled for unveiling at CES next week. No specs at all yet, but we can see that one of those babies is a double-slate model, and one has a keyboard included[...]

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Asus unveils O!Play Mini media player

By Akihabara News Team - [27/12/2010 - 11:55] - 0 - Home Entertainment

O!Play Mini is the latest addition to Asus’ line of media players. Unlike its larger counterparts, it has only one USB 2.0 connector and no USB 3.0 compatibility. The Mini still has 1080p output capability, and a SD/MMC/MS/XD card read[...]

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ASUS releases a new barebone computer, S1-AT5NM10E

By Akihabara News Team - [15/12/2010 - 04:52] - 0 - Desktop

The S1-AT5NM10E delivers an Intel Atom D525 dual core 1.8GHz processor, NVIDIA ION 2 chipset, 2x 2GB DDR3-800 Memory, and pre-loaded with Express Gate instant-on OS. It has one HDMI port, WiFi, Gigabit Ethernet, two SATA ports, two USB[...]

ASUS releases a new barebone computer, S1-AT5NM10E

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ASUS Eee Note release dates announced, sort of

By Akihabara News Team - [1/12/2010 - 12:45] - 0 - Tablet-PDA

Last week the Eee Note started sporting its new name (formerly Eee Tablet). This week, the 8-inch, 4GB electronic notepad with monochrome display, stylus, wi-fi, a voice recorder, microSD slot, and 2 megapixel camera has expected arriv[...]

ASUS Eee Note release dates announced, sort of

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ASUS Eee Tablet rechristened Eee Note

By Akihabara News Team - [24/11/2010 - 02:23] - 0 - Tablet-PDA

There was usually at least one kid in the class whose parents were either eccentric or culturally out of tune, resulting in oddball names that were sometimes cool, but usually a source of ridicule, until the kid grew up, grew into the [...]

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Asus releases a touch-sensitive optical wireless mouse

By Akihabara News Team - [27/10/2010 - 05:26] - 0 - Peripherals

With “touch” being a new keyword in human computer interaction these days, Asus was not shy about getting into the game. Yesterday, they released the WX-DL touch sensitive optical wireless mouse. Its round shape differentiates from the[...]

Asus releases a touch-sensitive optical wireless mouse

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Rumors of a New Asus Eee Pad Model

By Akihabara News Team - [6/10/2010 - 12:23] - 1 - Tablet-PDA

Rumors of Taiwanese company Asus’ iPad competition, the Eee Pad, was joined by leaked information about a new model called the EP90, reported Ynet yesterday. Not much is known about this tablet other than its 8.9-inch 1024×6[...]

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ASUS now selling N53JN and N73JN Notebooks in the UK.

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [25/8/2010 - 04:59] - 0 - Laptops

Announced at CES, unveiled at Computex, Asus latest N Series Laptop, the N53JN (15.6”) and N73JN (17.3”) are finally available in the UK. Featuring some pretty impressive specs, including a Core i5-520 CPU, or a Core i3-370M CPU or com[...]

ASUS now selling N53JN and N73JN Notebooks in the UK.

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ASUS B Series laptops now powered by Boston-Power’s Sonata Batteries.

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [10/8/2010 - 01:02] - 0 - Laptops

Being the only solution for those looking for durability the Boston-Power’s Batteries, are now also available on ASUS B Series Laptops. Available in different Screen size including 14.1” and 15.6” with respectively the B43 and B53, our[...]

ASUS B Series laptops now powered by Boston-Power’s Sonata Batteries.

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ASUS U43JC, U43F Bamboo-covered laptops available under $1000

By Akihabara News Team - [7/7/2010 - 05:17] - 0 - Laptops

As we mentioned on our news ASUS’s Bamboo Covered U6V Notebook for Korean Geeks over a year ago, ASUS actually had showed their intention to offer notebooks with Bamboo cases in 2007 (with EcoBook concept) to be eventually followed by[...]

ASUS U43JC, U43F Bamboo-covered laptops available under $1000

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ASUSTeK to launch their Eee PC 1001PX Netbook in Japan

By Akihabara News Team - [18/6/2010 - 03:47] - 0 - Laptops

Announced in March, the new Eee PC 1001PX from ASUSTeK will also hit the Japanese market on June 23rd. Nothing new here compared to the European version… We still have an Intel Atom N450 (1.66GHz), a 10.1 inch LCD screen with 1024 x 60[...]

ASUSTeK to launch their Eee PC 1001PX Netbook in Japan

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ASUSTeK upgrade their K52F Series with Core i5 CPU in Japan

By Akihabara News Team - [18/6/2010 - 02:46] - 0 - Laptops None

ASUSTeK Japan announced they updated their K52F series with stronger CPU, and with the new Office Personal 2010. Available from June 23rd, this series is offered in two different model, with the K52F-SX015V, and the K52F-SX013V. The fi[...]

ASUSTeK upgrade their K52F Series with Core i5 CPU in Japan

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New ASUS Eee PC Netbook with AMD Geode CPU spotted

By Akihabara News Team - [14/6/2010 - 02:58] - 1 - Laptops

New ASUS netbook, the Eee PC 1201K stands out as being powered by an AMD processor (AMD Geode NX 1750) instead of an Intel Atom one. Another curious detail is its OS as being Windows XP Home. Equipped with SiS 741GX/966L chipset, among[...]