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Asus has plan to add red and pink models for its Eee PC 1005HA netbook in the near future. The netbook is currently available in the US in black, white, and blue. Theres no word on whether the new colors will affect the netbooks price. Stay tuned for more updates. [ eeepc ]...

ASUS has added two new gaming notebooks to its range with the introduction of G51Vx and G60Vx. Both notebooks are equipped with an optional Intel Core 2 Quad or Core 2 Duo processor, a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M with GDDR3 1GB VRAM, up to 4GB RAM, a max 1TB storage, an illuminated chiclet keyboard, instant gaming keys, a 2MP camera, a Blu-ray Combo, Windows Vista OS and Creatives industry-defining EAX and CMSS audio technologies. The main difference is that the G51Vx only comes with a 15.6-inch FHD/HD LED LCD, meanwhile the G60Vx offers a bigger 16-inch HD LED backlight display. sadly, theres no word on pricing and availabilty yet. [ PCLaunches ]...

Disney has joined together with laptop maker Asus to release a Disney-branded netbook, known as the Netpal. It is specially designed for kids aged 6 to 12. The Netpal is based on Eee PC that comes equipped with a 8.9-inch LCD display, a Wi-Fi connectivity, an Intel Atom processor, and a Microsoft Windows XP OS with a customized interface featuring themes such as Mickey Mouse, Cars, Toy Story and WALL-E. You can choose from a 16GB SSD or a 160GB hard drive, while color choices include pink with floral designs or blue with Mickey Mouse icons. Each Netpal model is priced at $350 and should be available in July 2009. [ Electronista ]...

Asus has finally made the Eee PC 1101HA official. The 11.6-inch netbook features a 1,366 x 768 resolution display, an Intel Atom Z520 1.3GHz processor, a 11-hour battery life, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, a 1.3-megapixel webcam, a 1GB RAM and a 160GB hard drive. [ Liliputing ]...

Asus is ready to release three new netbooks in the Australian market in July 2009. All of hese netbooks are more expensive than in the US. The Eee PC T91 convertible touchscreen tablet will be available for about $999 Australian (US$780), meanwhile the Eee PC 1008HA Seashell will go for around $899 Australian (US$702). The price tag for the Eee PC 1005HA comes between $599 and $799 Australian (US$468 to US$624), depending on the configuration. [ Portable Monkey ]...

Here is another MacBook Air competitor from NEC. The VersaPro UltraLite Type VS is thinner than the MacBook Air. Measuring 15.8mm to 29.9mm thin, the netbook comes with three USB slots, Ethernet port, an SD card reader, a 10.6-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 1208 x 768, Intels 1.86GHz Atom Z540 CPU, a 1GB RAM, and a 64GB SSD. The NEC VersaPro UltraLite Type VS comes with an MSRP of 176,000 ($1,850). [ NEC ]...

ASUS has added a new model to its Eee PC range with the introduction of ASUS Eee PC 1000HV. This mini laptop is equipped with a 10-inch 1024 x 600 display, a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N280 processor, an ATI Radeon HD 3450 graphics with 256MB of memory, a 1.3MP webcam, a 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, a VGA port, three USB 2.0 ports, an SD/SDHC/MMC card reader, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0 and a six cell battery. The ASUS Eee PC 1000HV is now available for pre-order in Italy through Computer Discount for about 449 ($628). [ Product Page via SlashGear ]...

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Asus has announced the specification of super-skinny netbooks, the Eee PC 1005HA series. Available in white, black, pink and blue, the netbook is powered by either Intel Atom N270 or N280 CPU, a 160GB hard drive, 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, and a 10.1-inch LED-backlit display (1,024 x 600 resolution). It also has a 1GB of DDR2 RAM, a 0.3 or 1.3MP webcam, VGA output, three USB 2.0 ports, Ethernet, a multicard reader, and audio in / out. This Windows XP Home-powered netbook provides up to 10.5 hours of battery life. [ Engadget ]...

ASUS Eee PC is also playing a touch screen, ASUS Eee PC is also playing a rotating screen - with these features is the Eee PC T91. Eee PC T91 in this year's International CES 2009 Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show to demonstrate the Tau cross, after the hard boss ASUS introduction, Eee PC T91 rapid accumulation of a large number of fans. Eee PC T91 body is naturally the biggest piece of the bright spots can be 180-degree rotating touch screen (1024 600), ASUS said that the Eee PC T91 after the close, it became far the industry's smallest tablet PC's thinnest . Eee PC 900 and Eee PC 901 or the like, Eee PC T91 also used 8.9-inch screen, the Internet gradually move the width of 10 inches, 8.9 inches really seemed to be somewhat outdated. Fortunately, this is a touch screen. Eee PC T91 is t...