eK-gadgets info

Official photos of the upcoming Asus Eee PC 1005P Pine Trail netbook have popped up. From the looks of it, the Asus 1005P will carry its familiar Seashell theme with much of the changes done on the inside.

The Asus 1005P will feature an Atom N540 1.66GHz processor, a 10.1” 1024×600 display, 1GB RAM GMA 3150 graphics card, a 160GB HDD. The Asus 1005P is currently listed about $395.

Those of you who are missing out on CEATAC Japan should enjoy this shot of Sharp’s new NetWalker PC-Z1. The photo isn’t much to give it scale, but let’s just say it is the missing link between smartphone and netbook.

It has a five inch touchscreen and full QWERTY keyboard. It also has an optical pointer, 4 gigabytes of memory, microSD memory, 10 hour battery life, and a USB port. It is scheduled for release in late October for a price of $500, but it will probably be a Japanese only release.

Lenovo is the new company in the block betting on the multi-touch technology: meaning that it can recognize 2 fingers on the touchscreen. This feature has been added to 2 models: ThinkPad T400s and X200 Tablet.

To make usability better and easier, the laptops come with special software named SimpleTap so you can easily access the most common functions: volume, turn on/off, etc. Technically speaking the T400s boasts a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo processor + 120GB on the hard-drive + 2GB of memory RAM, and a DVD burner which makes the price tag close to $2.000. As for the X200 Tablet, it is a bit cheaper and not so powerful, for $1,650 you get a 12–inch touchscreen, a 1.4GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 1GB of RAM and 160GB of storage capacity.

HP has launched a new laptop called Mini 311. As you can guess by the name, this is a mini notebook with a 11.6-inch screen, that makes use of the ION platform made by Nvidia.

The Mini 311 supports a 1366×768 resolution and comes with an Intel Atom N720 processor at 1.6GHz, plus 1GB of RAM, and a hard-drive of 160GB. The 6-cell battery should be more than enough for a couple of hours working non-stop, while the built-in camera and microphone are a must in nowadays laptops.

The laptop is priced at $400 and will become available on the following weeks in 2 different versions: with XP Home OS, and Windows Vista.

There will always be a laptop meant for someone and apparently HP wants to be there to provide you with the perfect HP Mini suited for your needs. Whether it is for business or education, HP has extended the line of potential HP Minis with the release of three new models upholding the lightweight companionship that any mobile user would require.

The three new variants released by HP are:

• HP Mini 110 XP Edition ($329.99)
• HP Mini 110 Mobile Internet (Mi) Edition ($279.99)
• HP Mini 1101 ($329.00)

Common Features:

• 10.1-inch diagonal standard or optional high-definition LED widescreen display
• Powered by either an Intel Atom processor N270 with 1.6-gigahertz (GHz) or an Intel Atom processor N280 at 1.66-GHz
• 1GB to 2GB Memory
• keyboard that is 92 percent the size of a standard notebook PC keyboard
• built-in webcam and microphone
• Hard Driveoptions of up to 250GB
• 5-in-1 Digital Media Slot