Proving once and for all that they are the king of super vague, maybe it does, maybe it doesn’t do anything press releases, Asus dropped this bomb on us.
“Taipei, Taiwan, March 21, 2008 – Catering to the new era in multimedia technology, ASUS, producer of high quality audio and visual solutions, has announced the new ASUS Splendid HD1 video enhance card. This astounding piece of hardware is able to increase picture quality for HD content to deliver sharper, more vividly colored visual outputs. It can even enhance lower resolution inputs by recovering image clarity when viewing legacy content for viewing on LCD TV or monitors; as well as provide true HDMI with audio and HDCP.”
While the actual function of the card (of some sort) is left to the imagination, this could be the next big thing in converting… something to something (seeing as their provided press picture doesn’t even have a HDMI port, or a VGA port for that matter.
One intrepid modder set out to build his tiny EEEpc into a mobile powerhouse by cramming it full of upgrades that would normally be found on much larger (and more expensive) laptops.
The contents of this mini-powerhouse are as follows:
- USB hubs - 11.20 USD
- GPS module - 36.70 USD
- Bluetooth - 5.65 USD
- SDHC card reader - 6.45 USD
- Adata SDHC 8 GB - 74.50 USD
- Corsair VoyagerGT 4 GB USB drive - 90.94 USD
- Switch + Prototypingboards - 2.66 + 30.10 USD
- Intel Wireless adapter - 62.69 USD
- Airplay FM transmitter - 14.98 USD
- Conexant Modem - 11.89 USD
- Crucial 2 GB DDR2 module - 106.62 USD
For those of you looking to accomplish a similar mod, take note that the prices he paid were due to international part costs. To pick up the same parts in the United States would cost significantly less, around $200.
He also notes that possible future upgrades include:
- USB relay power switch
- New keyboard (non-taiwanese)
- CPU/GPU/Chipset voltage mod
- Silicon Motion NAND flash replacement
- Modemport - Wifi antenna, additional ethernet port
- Modemport as a switch - remove to turn off, plug in to power
- Disable the fan to conserve power
- USB touch-screen overlay
- Copperplate with thermal tape better cooling
- Fingerprinter
The wildly popular ASUS Eee PC this holiday shopping season has just gotten better. ASUS today announced that the Eee PC will now come in five pastel colors. Here is a quote from today’s announcement:
“Delightfully compact and supremely lightweight, the Eee PC is designed to go anywhere it is needed — home, office, school and everything in between. Complementing its highly personal purpose, the Eee PC comes in no less than five exciting pastel colors: Pure White, Galaxy Black, Blush Pink, Lush Green and Sky Blue.”
Thanks, MobileTechReview
The Asus G1Sn notebook is equipped with an NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS mobile graphics processor. According to the system properties, the 9500M GS has a GPU code name of G84 and in this particular configuration, it is coupled to 512MB of frame buffer memory. Based on the naming convention, we would speculate that this is a mid-range mobile GPU - and we expect it to perform as such - but with features similar to that of the upcoming GeForce 9 series of graphics processors, there is a good chance that it might enjoy nVidia’s new Hybrid Power implementation when used with future nForce mobile chipsets.
ASUS, worldwide leader in component and notebook computer design and manufacturing, today announced theplan to showcase the long-anticipated 11-inch 2lb all-in-one notebook featuring a 32GB solid state drive (SSD). The integration of SSD allows the ASUS U2E to be shock resistant and reliable. As a part of the effort to introduce eco-friendly notebook designs, the upcoming U2E is energy efficient thanks to both its SSD and the LED back-lit panel.
The U2 is designed and crafted to deliver the highest level of luxury, and presents itself as a bona fide lifestyle accessory that is infinitely useful and versatile. The luxury feast extends to the notebook chassis, where its unity of form and function is showcased with the screen and keyboard designed to join seamlessly at the polished plated hinge – reminiscent of a cufflink-inspired design. Hand polished stainless steel frame and copper etch detailing exist in sublime harmony with premium leather, creating an interplay of warmth and cool high-tech aesthetic that mirrors the principle of perfection attained from visual and tactile balance.
I can’t say I dig the brown but its not half bad on paper. The world could use another snazzy ultralight laptop.
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