Wednesday, August 19, 2009

ASUS' Ion-based Eee Top ET2002T makes itself known in France

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/asus-ion-based-eee-top-et2002t-makes-itself-known-in-france/


ASUS sort of got official with its Eee Top ET2002T back at Computex in June, but it's looks like things are now a whole lot more real in France, where Blogee.net has gotten the pics and the complete specs of the all-in-one desktop. In addition to that all-important (and already known) Ion chipset, this one comes packing a 20-inch 1,600 x 900 display, an Atom 330 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, a DVD burner, and even an HDMI input in case you want to simply use it as a display, among some other fairly standard specs (detailed at the link below). Still no word on an official price or release over here, unfortunately, but it'll apparently be available in Europe in "several weeks" and run a not so low €598, or about $845.

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ASUS' Ion-based Eee Top ET2002T makes itself known in France originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 6:27 AM

Acer reportedly set to launch three touch-enabled, Windows 7-based devices

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/acer-reportedly-set-to-launch-three-touch-enabled-windows-7-bas/


Another company producing yet more products that take advantage of Windows 7's much-vaunted touch capabilities? Amazing but true, at least according to DigiTimes, which is reporting that Acer is set to launch no less than three "touch-enabled products" loaded with Windows 7. That word apparently comes straight from a product manager in the company's mobile computer department, who also went on to say that touch-enabled netbooks might see "good market acceptance" if they're marketed as cheaper alternatives to tablet PCs, although it's not clear if the products in question are actually touch-enabled netbooks. In other touch-related news, Acer is also reportedly looking at using in-cell touch panel technology when it becomes widely available, which should be cheaper to produce than conventional touch panels that don't have all the necessary touch components built right in at the LCD panel level.

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Acer reportedly set to launch three touch-enabled, Windows 7-based devices originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 6:26 AM

Acer Veriton N260G nettop arrives, does not blow minds

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/acer-veriton-n260g-nettop-arrives-does-not-blow-minds/


Alright, we understand that Acer's new Veriton N260G Atom nettop is primarily aimed at businesses and comes with novel features like "OneButton Recovery" system restore and "eLock Management" for data security, but the pricing seems way out of line to us: the NVIDIA Ion-powered AspireRevo starts at $299, while the Veriton uses the far less powerful Intel GMA 4500MHD chip and costs $399. That's pretty much all we need to know, but if you're still interested there's more info at the read link.

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Acer Veriton N260G nettop arrives, does not blow minds originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 6:26 AM

Windows Mobile 6.5 'touch interface' update in February to coexist with WinMo 7?

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/19/windows-mobile-6-5-touch-interface-update-in-february-to-coexi/

The evidence that Windows Mobile 6.5 could soon be moving beyond the stylus to gather finger-friendly, multi-touch, capacitive screens into its long, loving arms has been mounting with the leak of the HTC Leo ROM and TouchFlo 3D 2.6. Such a move would quickly put Microsoft back on track to compete with the iPhone and Android devices like the HTC Hero. Now DigiTimes, based on sourced information from Taiwanese handset makers, is reporting a "touch interface" version of Windows Mobile 6.5 set for release in February 2010 -- an upgrade to the initial Windows Mobile 6.5 launch expected on October 1st. However, instead of phasing out Windows Mobile 6.5 with the Q4 2010 launch of Windows Mobile 7, DigiTimes asserts that Microsoft will lower the price of WinMo 6.5 to compete against open-source Android devices while positioning WinMo 7 to go head-to-head with the iPhone. In other words, Microsoft appears to be adopting a dual-platform mobile strategy like we've heard before, regardless of Steve Ballmer's recent grandstanding against Google's dual-platform approach.

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Posted by Augustine at 6:25 AM

Nine HDTVs form 3D visualization rig, but only in the name of science

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/19/nine-hdtvs-form-3d-visualization-rig-but-only-in-the-name-of-sc/

If you're the kind of person who happens to have a number of LCD HDTV's lying around, we suggest you give University of California, San Diego's Calit2 Visualization Team a ring. Researchers from the group have constructed a three-column, nine-panel 3D display using flat screens from JVC, stereoscopic glasses, and "game PCs with high end NVIDIA game engines." Dubbed NexCAVE, it's a much more inexpensive version of the its projector-powered StarCAVE used for data analysis, although its range is more limited -- on the plus side, however, since this is LCD, it can be used in bright rooms. At 6,000 x 1,500 pixel, the resolution isn't as mind-blowing as we'd hope, but the team is currently building a version for Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) that's 7 columns (totaling 21 panels) and 15,000 x 1,500 resolution. If nothing else, any chance we can play Mirror's Edge on this? Video demonstration of the nine-panel rig after the break.

[Via PhysOrg]

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