Astroboy Netbook

Astroboy netbook is a netbook that is selling pretty well in Taiwan. Although it has no special feature, but what makes it so special is the fact that its design is inspired by a Japanese anime character known as “Astroboy”. A figure of Astroboy can be found on the top cover of its bezel and and under it.

Another reason that it could be selling so well is the fact that you get a lot of goodies in the box: DVD burner, USB flash drive and USB speakers.

Specifications:-

• Intel Atom Processor N270 1.6GHz
• 1GB RAM
• 10.1-inch TFT-LCD screen (1024×600)
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
• 1.3 MP webcam
• Windows XP OS

VIA-powerd Mini PC – Tiny Nettop!

This nettop, caught on shanzai scene, features a VIA C7-M (1.6GHz) processor and uses a VX700 chipset. It is one of the tiniest nettops we have ever come across. Also the sources over at Shanzai claims that another version will be out soon later in the year which will feature a VIA Nano processor and the VX855 media system processor.

Ports: S-video, VGA, 3x USB, 5.1 channel audio output, Ethernet and has the usual 160GB HDD / 1GB RAM and a Bluetooth / Wi-Fi combo.

C-motech Mangrove – Best Windows Mobile device/MID ever?

Here is a MID from C-Motech that comes with the mighty 1GHz Snapdragon CPU. It is powered by Windows Mobile 6.5. The most interesting thing about this MID is its 7-inch display that has WVGA (800×480) resolution (which is the maximum a Windows Mobile device supports).

C-Motech has worked hard to make this look as sleek as possible. Its huge 3200mAh battery should keep your device running for days. If that was not enough, there is an optional 4000mAh battery, which we think is way too much for a device that is based on ARM-platform. Despite its huge dimensions, it still manages to stay light at 300gm.

It is every single radio that you can imagine: 3G, WiMax, WiFi and GPS. For storage, you get 512MB and for running apps, there is 256MB RAM, which is more than enough for any Windows Mobile application out there.

ViewSonic launches two new Netbooks – VNB100 and VNB101

ViewSonic, popular for its monitors has introduced new two netbooks – VNB100 and VNB101. Both netbook are very different in term of design. The VNB100 is available in a variety of colors like – black, white, yellow, and hot lady color, pink. The VBN101 will available in black, red and champagne and will carry a special coating that protects it from spills and wear and tear.

VNB100 will come with an 10.2-inch screen, an Intel Atom N270, 1GB of RAM, 160GB HDD, 1.3MP webcam, WiFi, 3 USB ports and ExpressCard 34 slot. The VNB101 will be a little more costly than VNB100 because of its luxury netbook feel (like ASUS EEE S101). The VNB101 boasts of these specs – Intel Atom N280 CPU, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, 10.2-inch display, 0.3 webcam, memory card reader, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 2 USB ports and a Li-Polymer battery. Both of these netbooks will be launched at the end of this month in Asia-Pacific region and later this year in the European market with price tag of £256 for the VNB100 and £293 for the VNB101.

Red Fox releases WhizBOOK N1020i

Red Fox is a Philippine-based PC manufacturer that had previously released a netbook known as “Whizbook 1020i”. Now, they have unveiled an *improved* version of it that comes with the latest Bluetooth v3 connectivity that lets you send data at 480Mbits (compared to 3Mbits as offered by Bluetooth v2). This new Red Fox Whizbook N1020i comes in red, pink, green, black and yellow color. It will cost around $440.

Here are its specifications at a glance:

• Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz Processor
• 10.2-inch TFT LCD
• 1GB RAM
• 160GB/250GB HDD
• Wi-Fi
• SD/MMC/MS Card reader
• Express Card /34 slot
• 1.3 webcam
• 6-cell battery (4600mAh)
• Windows XP