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Monday, September 08, 2008

ASUS Eee PC 901 falls to a cool $500

Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/387078026/

Filed under: Laptops

For reasons unknown, netbook manufacturers (on the whole, at least) have been asking ridiculous sums of money for their wares, but now that the novelty of the sector is wearing off, we're seeing those figures start to head south. Following in Acer's footsteps, ASUS has evidently lowered the entry price for its Fine Ebony / Pearl White Eee PC 901 to $499.99. Yep, that's the one with an 8.9-inch display, 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 12GB SSD and a 6-cell battery. So, is that low enough for you, or are you waiting for the Buy 1 Get 1 offer that may never come?

[Thanks, Nathanael]

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Barco demoes 10MP 3D stereo CADWall setup

Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/387096460/

Filed under: Displays

Barco has a knack for stopping shows, and while Tokyo's Industrial Virtual Reality expo didn't exactly shut down, we can only imagine how many folks took the time to check out the CADWall concept. Hailed as a "multi-channel display system with a high pixel density that consists completely of Barco technology," said system utilizes a pair of LX-5 projectors, a superflat high-contrast screen and just two-channels to create a 10-megapixel 3D stereo image. Sure beats six or eight to make the third-dimension come to life, huh?

[Via AboutProjectors]

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Intel's X25-M 80GB SSD ships this week for $595

source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/08/intels-x25-m-80gb-ssd-ships-this-week-for-595/

by Paul Miller, posted Sep 8th 2008 at 3:26PM

If you'll notice, HP isn't using just any SSD drive to hit 24 hours of insanity with the EliteBook 6930p -- it's all about that Intel 80GB SSD, which has new optimizations to boost speed and apparently energy usage over current flash drives. Well, Intel also picked today to get all official about the drive itself, and it's clear those improvements and Intel's brand name come at a price: the 2.5-inch 80GB "X25-M" drive will retail for $595 when it hits this week. There's also a 3.5-inch version, the X18-M, but we're less clear on infos there. PC Per put the 2.5-incher through its paces, albeit with a slightly dated firmware version, and came away impressed, calling it the "top performing storage solution" period. We want.

Read - Intel releases pricing, details on solid-state drives
Read - PC Per's Intel X25-M 80GB SSD review

Halloween Bubble Fogger Delivers Targeted Strikes of Fog-Filled Bubbles to Your Eyes [Halloween]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/385808018/halloween-bubble-fogger-delivers-targeted-strikes-of-fog+filled-bubbles-to-your-eyes

Halloween fog machines? Been there, inhaled that. Bubble machines? Still pretty cool, soap in the eye or not. But what if humanity had created a machine that combined the venerable fog machine with bubbles? Interest piqued? Consider it done!

According to the Bubble Fogger's Amazon listing, this marvelous contraption creates fog solution-filled bubbles and casts them out into the Halloween kitsch-filled ether that is your home in October. When the bubbles pop, most likely in your eyes or on stain prone furniture, they become fog. The kit includes both the bubble and fog solution, and will set you back $40. As far as over-priced, short-lived Halloween crap goes, that's kind of a bargain. [Amazon via Random Good Stuff]

Mitsubishi 65-inch LaserVue Rear Projection 1080p TV Priced (Expensively) [HDTV]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/385919391/mitsubishi-65+inch-laservue-rear-projection-1080p-tv-priced-expensively

Last we left Mitsubishi's LaserVue 1080p rear-projection monster, we had size and shape, but price was a mystery. The mystery was solved today, as BitStream discovered the massive HDTV will set you back $7,000 when it ships later this month. There's still no pricing info for the 73-inch LaserVue, which was also revealed in June. The 7k figure is comparable to what manufacturers are asking for similarly sized HDTVs in the space, but this one has frickin' laser beams. And unlike military lasers, these create a feast for your eyes, instead of your stomach. [BitStream via CrunchGear]