We talked about the Eee Keyboard all year long while waiting for Asus to make it official. Well guess what, folks, it’s still not available. The computer has been announced and then delayed at least a couple of times, and just when we thought we might actually see it in action we hear that the Eee Keyboard is being revised. Apparently the 5-inch resistive touchscreen panel is not good anymore and a capacitive touchscreen display will replace it. The new panel should offer a better touch experience as it will resemble the one found on various smartphones out there, including the iPhone.

The Eee Keyboard will probably not be available before Christmas so you can go ahead and scratch it off your letter for Santa.

via reghardware

Tags: ASUS, Christmas, delay, Desktop PCs, Eee, keyboard, Portable Devices, Revision

For some reason eBook readers are more and more popular these days. After the Kindle we’ve seen Sony’s reader, Barnes & Noble’s Nook and Plastic Logic’s QUE. Asus is also working on a few eReaders and it seems that Creative decided to make one of its own. Dubbed the MediaBook, Creative’s eBook reader might be based on the Zii platform and it’s said to come with some very impressive features like a color touchscreen display ready to let you read all the eBooks you want and support for videos and pictures. Although this MediaBook did get leaked there are no leaked pictures yet. And it’s way too early for pricing details and release dates so we’ll all have to wait for Creative to announce the reader until we get too excited about it.

via epizenter

Tags: Amazon, ASUS, Barnes and Noble, creative, eBook Reader, Kindle, Mobile News, nook, Portable Devices, que, Sony, Zii

There’s a new player in the eBook readers business. Asus has confirmed that it will launch new eReaders in March 2010. The company confirmed that these devices will come with features like WiFi, 3G and WiMAX connectivity. Why would we need WiMAX in an eBook reader anyway? We don’t have all the specs but it looks like Asus plans to launch two eBooks, a 6- and a 9-inch model. Asus will test those readers in Taiwan before they become available in Europe and the U.S. Unfortunately it’s too early for pricing details so you’ll just have to wait a while for them. Of course you could pick a Nook or a Kindle in the mean time and get your reading on.

via cens

Tags: 3G, ASUS, ASUS, ebook, Kindle, Mobile News, nook, Portable Devices, reader, WiFi, wimax

We did tell you that the Nuvifone G60, launched by Garmin Asus a lot later than supposed to, was too expensive than it should be. And it looks like Amazon tends to agree with that. Amazon hasn’t been selling that many G60 units so far and thus it has decided to offer a $200 discount on the G60. The phone is available now for just $100 but would you really buy it? The Droid is in the house and it costs only $199.99 while the Droid Eris is going to be available for $99.99.

via Amazon

Tags: Amazon, ASUS, ASUS, Droid, Droid Eris, G60, Garmin, Garmin, Motorola, nuvifone, price cut

Back in June we let you know that ASUS was gearing up to debut an Android powered smart phone sometime next year. Today, ASUS executives have taken center stage at a press event that went down in Taiwan to let us know that the handset in question will in fact be revealed later this year as opposed to next year.

That’s about it, we’ll keep you posted as ASUS reveals more about this mysterious device.

via digitimes

Tags: Android, ASUS, ASUS, Cell Phones, Google, jerry shen, jonney shih, Mobile News, Mobile Software, smart phone

The cool multimedia laptop made by Asustek and named Asus UL50 is finally available for purchase in the US. At Amazon you can check all the details of the black model, also known as UL50-AG-A1.

the Asus UL50 series boasts an Intel SU7300 processor running at 1.3GHz, and more 4GB of DDR2 RAM memory. The graphics department is powered by a GMA 4500MHD, while the hard-drive has 320GB of memory. Other features of the Asus laptop include Windows Vista Home as the pre-installed operative system, a battery life that can last 11 hours, a 15.6-inch display screen and the usual connections like USB, ethernet, wifi, and the rest.

The Asus UL50Ag-A1 costs $800 at Amazon.

Tags: ASUS, ASUS, laptop, Laptops, ul50

We heard a few days that the Nuvifone G60 will be launched by AT&T at some point in the near future and now we hear an unsettling rumor regarding the price tag of this handset. It looks like Garmin’s and Asus’s phone will be available for $300 after a $100 mail-in rebate and with a 2-year new contract. That’s a lot to ask for a phone that should have been here a long time ago. You surely remember that Garmin Asus has delayed its official launch countless times but in the mean times other phones have appeared and they’re a lot cooler and cheaper!

And if $300 sounds like a lot to pay then how about $550 for the nuvifone without a contract? We’ll be waiting for official confirmation before we can complain some more!

via navigadget

Tags: ASUS, ASUS, At&T, At&T, G60, Garmin, Garmin, nuvifone, Price

As if all the Asus netbooks weren’t enough for everyone, they’ve decided to launch one more entitled Eee 1201N. The specifications of the 12010N can be considered good taking in consideration the price, which means that for $500 you get 2GB of memory RAM, an Atom N270 processor at 1.6GHz, and a SATA hard-drive of 250GB.

Sporting a 12-inch screen with an unusual resolution of 1366×768 pixels, the new Asus netbook also comes with WiFi, bluetooth, and an Ethernet port. Other features include a 1.3-megapixel camera, a 6-cell battery, and lastly 11 hours of battery.

Tags: 1201N, ASUS, Eee, Laptops, netbook

AT&T has a few surprises for its subscribers. It looks like the company plans to launch brand new HTC and Garmin-Asus phones soon so we should definitely check them out.

AT&T will launch the HTC Touch Pro2 as the Tilt2 and the Touch Diamond2 as the Pure. The Tilt2 will cost $299.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and with a 2-year contract while the Pure will cost $199 under the same circumstances. In case you’re not planning a new AT&T agreement then you can purchase the phones for the full price of $499.99 and $399.99, respectively.

The Garmin-Asus phone coming from AT&T is none other than the nuvifone G60. Believe it or not the phone is going to be sold soon for $299.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and with a 2-year contract or for $549.99.

We don’t have any release dates just yet, which means you have plenty of time to think about your next AT&T phone.

via BGR

Tags: ASUS, ASUS, At&T, At&T, Garmin, Garmin, HTC, HTC, nuvifone, Pure, Tilt2, Touch Diamond2, Touch Pro2

Now a days, a stand alone videophone would seem like a waste of money considering you can’t do anything with it besides make video calls. However, 20-30 years ago, such a device would be the most amazing thing ever. Well, it seems that ASUS is a bit late as they have recently shown off the above AiGuru SV1T videophone for use with Skype.

Honestly though, this the AiGuru SV1T videophone is a pretty nifty device with an 800×480 7-inch touchscreen display, WiFi and Ethernet connectivity, a VGA webcam, microphone and speakers.

Unfortunately, due to the fact that it will probably be priced right around $300, it will most likely never come off because why buy one of these when you can jut get a netbook for the same price that does the same thing, plus more?

Read (ASUS)

Tags: Accessories, aiguru sv1t, ASUS, Mobile News, Mobile Software, netbooks, Portable Devices, Skype, touchscreen, VGA, videophone

There’s a new family member in the Asus N series of laptops, it’s the N61 that can already be bought at the usual tech stores. Due to the 16-inch screen this can be considered a multimedia laptop - for the people that need a lot of pixels to work properly.

Inside the Asus N61Vg-X1 there’s an Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 processor running at 2.20GHz, a NVIDIA GeForce GT 220M with 1GB of memory, a DVD burner a hard-drive with 320GB and lastly a memory RAM with 4GB.

The other model released was the N61Vg that comes with Altec Lansing speakers and SRS Premium Sound - a different specification from the rest. The other usual features include wifi, a 1.3-megapixel web camera, a 8-in-1 card reader, 3 USB ports, and more…

Approximate price for the N61Vg-X1 is $800.

Tags: ASUS, laptop, Laptops, n61

At this point I’m not sure you guys should even make any plans for purchasing Asus’ hot keyboard-computer the Eee Keyboard. We’ve told you a bunch of times that it will be available soon but Asus failed to actually launch it. Now it looks like the Eee Keyboard is coming in October but there’s always a chance for Asus to change its mind. You should have ready $400 to $500 in order to acquire this baby and you should keep praying for Asus to really launch it next month.

I’ll quickly remind you what this PC is all about, just in case you forgot:

• 5-inch display
• 1.6GHz Atom processor,
• 1GB of RAM
• 16/32GB SSD
• WiFi
• HDMI and UWB HDMI connectivity
• Bluetooth
• Windows XP (dare we say Windows 7?)

Tags: ASUS, desktop, Desktop PCs, Eee, keyboard, netbook, netbooks

If recent reports from DigiTimes are to be believed, we may be seeing 2 ASUS branded ultrathin laptops featuring Intel’s 45nm Celeron 745 and SUE2300 processors make their debut sometime next week.

There isn’t much more to know other than the first markets getting the laptops will apparantly be Europe, Taiwan and China sometime right around September 7th.

These reports are added to the fact that ASUS president, Jerry Shen, had previously stated that ultrathin laptops will make up for 10-20% of the company’s laptop shipments for Q3 of 2009.

Tags: ASUS, cpu, Intel, jerry shen, penryn, ultrathin, Uncategorized

Asus has decided to finally launch its Eee Top desktops. You probably remember them from earlier this year: the 20-inch ET2002 and ET2002T and the 22-inch ET2203T.

The 20-inch Tops come with an Atom 330 processor, an ION chipset with graphics on board, 2GB of DDR2 RAM, 320GB of storage, WiFi, a DVD rewriter, stereo speakers and, depending on what model you choose, a touchscreen waiting for Windows 7.

The 22-inch Top will offer you an upgraded hard drive, it will add a Blu-ray option, ATI Radeon HD4570 graphics and a choice of processor between the T4300 or the T6400 Core 2 Duo while keeping everything else similar to the 20-inch version. Unfortunately we have no pricing details and availability so far.

Can we assume that the Eee Keyboard is coming soon now that the Eee Tops have seen the light of day?

via Asus

Tags: ASUS, Desktop PCs, desktops, Eee Keyboard, Eee Top, ET20, ET22, touchscreen

The Asus Eee Keyboard should have been available by now but this hot netbook is not coming anytime soon. Asus has delayed the launch and we might see it arrive in stores only sometime in October. There’s no official announcement just yet, but people say that the Eee Keyboard will cost somewhere in the $400-$500 range and that Asus will launch it after the Eee Top All-in-One PC that’s coming in September. So what do you think? Is it worth waiting for it?

via DigiTimes

Tags: all-in-one, ASUS, ASUS, Desktop PCs, Eee, keyboard, Laptops, Mobile News, netbook, Portable Devices, Top

Yesterday, it was made known that the Garmin-Asus nuvifone M20 was made available for purchase in Taiwan with no solid word on a worldwide launch. However, if recent reports are to be believed the two devices may be making their way onto the US carrier AT&T at some point in the future.

News comes to us from Pocket-lint who was on hand at the M20 Taiwanese launch and have quoted a Garmin-Asus rep to have said “the M20 is destined for AT&T in the U.S.”.

Unfortunately, that’s all the info we were given but I think it’s safe to say we will definitely see the device drop on AT&T in the coming months.

Tags: ASUS, ASUS, At&T, Cell Phones, Garmin, m20, Mobile News, nuvifone, rumor, taiwan

Back in February we notified you of a Garmin-Asus branded handset called the nuvifone M20. At that time there was no word of US availability and today, that remains the same.

The nuvifone M20 has, however, hit Taiwanese carrier Chunghwa and is to feature Windows Mobile, a VGA display, 3MP camera, HSDPA and all sorts of turn-by-turn GPS features (hey, it is Garmin, after all).

Despite its mediocracy, I’m sure at least a handful of American consumers would take to it if/when Garmin and Asus get around to releasing it here.

via engadget

Tags: ASUS, chunghwa, Garmin, m20, nuvifone, taiwan, Uncategorized

ASUS has a new router offering that is ready for the world entitled the RT-N13U. While this particular wireless router doesn’t have many shocking hardware features, namely 801.11b/g/n compatibility, a USB 2.0 port and 4 LAN ports, the real gem is in the software ASUS will bundle in.

ASUS says that their EZ UI management software along with their EZ QoS bandwith prioritizing software and EZ All-in-One Printer sharing software is what really sets the RT-N13U router apart from the rest. If you couldn’t tell by their names, all of this software is extremely EZ to use.

Newegg currently has ASUS’ RT-N13U router for sale at a modest $59.99.

Tags: Accessories, ASUS, Desktop PCs, ez qos, ez ui, lan, Laptops, Mobile News, netbooks, printer sharing, Printers, router, rt-n13u, usb, wireless

Remember that nuvifone handset from Garmin Asus? In case you don’t hate it yet for being so late then you might get all excited (again) when we tell you it’s coming to North America sometime in the fourth quarter of the year. According to Garmin, the phone is currently being tested by more U.S. carriers and it’s expected to be launched in Q4. We don’t have any carrier names yet and we don’t know how much the nuvifone will cost. But would you buy a phone that was expected to hit the streets more than six months ago? Wouldn’t you rather get something totally new?

via Twice

Tags: ASUS, ASUS, Garmin, Garmin, nuvifone, usa

Ever since the netbook craze started, companies, Asus and Acer especially, have been pumping out new models at an alarming rate.

Well, it seems that the duo is finally taking a break as reports have emerged that the two companies will put a hold on any new netbook models until 2010. This delay is apparantly due to Intel waiting until early 2010 to debut their Pine Trail-M platform.

For now, Asus and Acer will reportedly focus on producing ultra-thin laptops for the rest of 2009.

Read (DigiTimes)

Tags: Acer, ASUS, Business, delay, Laptops, Laptops, Mobile News, netbooks, netbooks, Notebooks, ultra-thin