ASUS are launching a new Eee PC called the ASUS Eee 1001PQ that is aimed at children. The new netbook is an update from the MK90H that was “Disney-inspired” and is now upgraded to run an Intel Atom N450 CPU.

The new netbook is being launched at CeBIT this week and will come in a couple of different colour combinations which includes Yellow/Black and Black/Purple. As well as being colourful on the outside the inside palm rest is also coloured to match the outer casing.

On to the technical specs… [Read more…]

The iLet Mini HAL is a tablet built by a company called Haleron. It is powered by an ARM CPU running at 600MHz and has a 7 inch LCD touchscreen that has a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. Memory wise it has 128MB of DDR2 and for storage it comes with a 2GB NAND Flash with support for up to a 32GB Flash or a 250GB via USB.

Connectivity on the iLet tablet allows for wither wired or wireless internet that is compatible with 802.11b/g networks.

Ports available on the iLet are 2 X USB, Audio out, Microphone as well as an SD card slot for memory expansion. [Read more…]

The ASUS Eee T101MT is an Intel Atom N450 netbook tablet that was first spotted a few weeks back. The ASUS T101MT recently started showing up various places to be reviewed.

The tablet has some fairly standard specs which include an Intel Atom N450 CPU with hyperthreading running at 1.66GHz. 2GB of RAM is included (on the review version) and for storage it uses a hard drive with a 320GB capacity that runs at 5400 RPM. The screen measures 10.1 inches and has a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. [Read more…]

Smartbooks are usually classed as devices that have an ARM-based processor along with 3G connectivity built in. Their aim was to use a slower processor and have good connectivity allowing users to check email and surf the web. Companies have started building these lower priced Smartbooks and categorising them as Smartbooks. One such device is the Compaq AirLife 100.

A company called Smartbook have now come along and created a new notebook called Logo. The Logo is not a Smartbook though (well it is but isn’t if you know what I mean). Smartbook have created the Logo to be similar to Smartbooks, but the only similarities are that it has a 3G modem built in. [Read more…]

Details have emerged about three new ASUS Eee PC’s that are expected to be launched at CeBIT in the next few days. Each of the Eee PC’s falls in to the 1000 series and therefore, each has a 10 inch screen. It is expected that each of the netbooks will also run the Intel Atom N450 processor.

ASUS Eee 1015P

The ASUS Eee 1015P is an update to the ASUS Eee 1005P, but in this build it has a larger touchpad. It has a matte display and chiclet keys but the body of the netbook has been uprated to aluminium. The battery life is also similar to the 1005PE in that it gets around 14 hours although that is without wireless switched on, and we assume without too much demand on the processor. Either way, 14 hours with all that switched off should still see a good amount of hours with wifi switched on. [Read more…]

Confirmation has arrived from Apple [AAPL] that says the iPad uses the same family of graphics chips found in the iPad and iPhone.

Confirmation didn’t arrive in an official document, but instead it was tracked down in the iPad SDK Beta 3 documentation. At the moment it doesn’t specify which chip out of the family that it is, but just indicates that a particular chip is there.

Using OpenGL ES on iPad is identical to using OpenGL ES on other iPhone OS devices. An iPad is a PowerVR SGX device and supports the same basic capabilities as other SGX devices. However, because the processor, memory architecture, and screen dimensions are different for iPad, you should always test your code on an iPad device before shipping to ensure performance meets your requirements.

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Tim Cook of Apple [AAPL] has been heard to have said recently that the Apple iPad will not only go on sale in Apple stores, but also it is to be found at various locations such as Best Buy as well as other partner stores.

From what we hear, the exclusive first sales will be at Apple Stores for a period of time after which the iPad will go on sale at other stores.

At the moment the details on this are not set in stone or even official. Although it came from an Apple person, it hasn’t been published as an official announcement just yet. [Read more…]

The Apple [AAPL] iPad was first announced about a month ago and at that time it was revealed that it doesn’t have a camera at all on the device. A few weeks later it was spotted that the iPad’s bezel actually had a cut out for a camera but it still seems like the final iPad won’t actually arrive with a camera. This could mean a second generation iPad is already being built.

A new iPad SDK was recently released that was also found to support a front facing camera, camera flash, zoom and video conferencing.

This information was found in the SDK thanks to a couple of buttons that show large Decline and Accept video call buttons which appear to be too big for the iPhone screen. [Read more…]

LG have introduced a new thin and light notebook computer called the LG T280. The T280 has an 11.6 inch screen that can display a fairly high resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. The notebook is powered by an Intel CULV processor.

Two options of processors are being made available for the LG T280 which include a 1.3GHz Pentium SU4100 dual core CPU or a 1.3GHz Duo SU7300 processor. For graphics this notebook has the usual integrated Intel GMA 4500MHD chipset.

Memory and storage wise it has 2GB of RAM along with a 500GB hard drive for storage. Connectivity includes wireless 802.11b/g/n [Read more…]

Lenovo have just announced their new Thinkpad X201 series of laptops that we just mentioned. We also hear that they have created some high-end laptops that come with USB 3.0 and 16GB of RAM. The new Lenovo Thinkpad W701 is the companies first Thinkpad to feature USB 3.0 and is capable of transferring date at up to 5GBps.

The laptop isn’t small as it packs in a lot of high-spec features that includes plenty of RAM at 16GB, a Quad-Core 2GHz Core i7 processor (on the top end of the range) and is capable of handling demanding visual editing.

The graphics card tops out at the Quadro FX 3800M that allows pro-level 3D rendering. Storage wise it has the option of either a harddrive with a 160GB capacity or an SSD with a 128GB capacity. [Read more…]

Last week we spotted some documents of the Lenovo Thinkpad X201 range. At that time there were no official pictures, and just line drawings of what the X201 will look like. We now have the official details.

The X200 series is getting an overhaul as expected. They will now be known as the Lenovo Thinkpad X201, X201s and X201t. The X201 and X201s each have a 12.1 inch form factor with the option for touchpads. Processor wise you’ll get the option of a Core i7 or Core i5 processor. Both these models will weigh in at less than three pounds if using the regular 4-cell battery. Out of these two models the X201s is the lighter and thinner of the two and this model only allows for a Core i7 processor to be selected. [Read more…]

LG have created a new display that has obtained the Windows 7 Touch Logo certification. The screen measures 13.3 inches and is a capacitive multitouch screen that is designed for netbooks and laptops.

LG have taken a slightly different approach in creating this touchscreen. Normally a layer is applied over a standard display. In this case, LG have built touch sensor within the display it’s self. Benefits of using this type of system are that the screen size can stay the same thickness regardless of it being touch or not (which ads slight bulk to a screen). Also picture quality is not filtered at all allowing for crisp images to be seen. [Read more…]