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Asus delays 'smartbook' release • Register Hardware
Asus delays 'smartbook' release • Register Hardware
Asus has push back scheduled plans to launch its first "smartbook" early next year. Asus confirmed in October 2009 that it would launch such a machine during Q1 2010. However, Judy Wu, a market specialist at Asus, today told Register Hardware that the company will now not unveil the netbook ...
ASUS to launch $180 Smartbook Q1 2010
ASUS to launch $180 Smartbook Q1 2010
shanzai.com — asus-snapdragon At yesterday’s investor conference held in Taipei, ASUS boss Jerry Shen confirmed that a Smartbook device... will be launched in the first quarter of 2010, with the price of the device likely to fall in the vicinity of NTD6000 (USD184). ... (more) ASUS to launch $180 Smartbook Q1 2010
Hands on with Asus' redesigned Eee Keyboard • Register Hardware
Hands on with Asus' redesigned Eee Keyboard • Register Hardware
reghardware.co.uk — Asus_keyboard_antenna_05 Asus has revised the Eee keyboard's features and launch date... (more) Hands on with Asus' redesigned Eee Keyboard • Register ...
Qualcomm To Announce First Smartbook
forbes.com — It's not every day that a technology company creates a new gadget category. So when Qualcomm announced... a thin, light computing device it calls a smartbook, people paid attention. Now, after a nearly six-month wait, Qualcomm executives told Forbes that ... (more) Qualcomm To Announce First Smartbook
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Asus pushes back Smartbook launch
Liliputing — ... in the first quarter of 2009. Now it looks like the company is either pushing back the release date or hedging its bets. Either way, Register Hardware reports that the machine won’t be available until Q2, 2010. ...

ASUS Eee PC 1201N arriving December; Smartbook delayed until Q2 2010?
SlashGear — According to ASUS UK, the company’s upcoming Eee PC 1201N complete with NVIDIA Ion graphics will be arriving in stores come December.  Speaking to Electricpig, the company confirmed that the 12-inch Ion machine was imminent, but are yet to define the actual specifications.  Meanwhile, ASUS’ first Smartbook has apparently been delayed according to a market specialist at the company, and is now not expected until Q2 2010. The Smartbook was, last we heard, set to launch in Q1 2010, with ASUS CEO Jerry ...

El Reg shrinks seven days into webpage
The Register — ... diarrhoea is no excuse for exposing yourself in your truck. The European Commission is poised to recommend black boxes for cars , Peugeot's BB1 e-car is bound for Blighty , Gordon Mrray is jumping aboard the e-car bandwagon, and an electric superbike debuts in Las Vegas. New laptop designs appear from Asus and Dell , VIA shows new netbook/notebook CPUs , and Asus demos its redesigned Eee Keyboard (but its 'smartbook' will be delayed ). E-readers appear from Creative Labs , Sony , and ...

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