Asus 1001PQ gets official

Asus has officially launched the 1001PQ netbook today. Available in Flame Purple or Vibrant Gold colors, it has typical netbook innards. This means it comes with Atom N450 processor, 10.1-inch display with WSVGA resolution (1024×600), 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1.

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Onkyo Miffy netbook for your little girl

Netbooks for kids seem to be all the rage and Onkyo’s latest netbook, based on the popular cartoon character Miffy targets your little girl. It comes with a dedicated lid cover, different wallpaper and a cute UI, that allows you to access your blog, upload your pictures and favorite news sites in a much easier manner than before.

Dell Inspiron Mini Nickelodeon Edition – Disney’s Netpal netbook gets some competition

Its not only the ASUS that is offering netbooks for kids. Dell is also soon going to launch its special edition for young ones, Dell Inspiron Mini Nickelodeon Edition.

Just like the Disney netbook, we expect some fancy Windows XP themes, wallpapers and some comprehensive parental control app to block the naughty side of Internet. The prices are yet not disclosed but it would be costlier than a regular Dell Mini 10v. It will be launched somewhere in October at the Dell’s own website and at Walmart.com

As in the picture, you can see slime green color and designs based on SpongeBob SquarePants and iCarly cartoon characters.

It’s or first product that focused on kids. Since it’s a netbook that weighs less than three pounds, it’s easy for kids to bring it from room to room or in the car during a road trip. From a spec standpoint, the Nickelodeon edition is based on our popular Inspiron Mini 10v. Kids (or their parents) will be able to choose from three different Design Studio designs: SpongeBob, iCarly or Green Slime

Disney netbook (Netpal) AKA ASUS EEE MK90 now available for preorder

The Eee PC MK90, more popularly known as Disney netbook or Netpal is now available for preorder at Toys R’ US. Here are its specifications at a glance:

• 8.9-inch screen
• Intel Atom N270 CPU
• 1GB RAM
• 16GB SSD
• WiFi
• 3 USB ports
• 0.3 MP webcam

The Eee PC MK90 Netpal will be available for $349.99 and shipping will start on August 3. ASUS will include a ‘kid-friendly’ interface on top of Windows-XP including some themes built around Mickey Mouse, Cars, Toy Story, Wall-E etc. Also, since it is meant for small children and they will be stepping into the big-bad world of Internet, parental controls are very much needed in order to stop your child from viewing “you-know-what”. In addition to that, the kids can only correspond via email to those people which are approved by the parents.

For storage, you have two options. Either you can go in for the 16GB SSD or 160GB HDD. Going for 16GB SSD would be better option as the kids may not put the unit into standby (or put in into hibernation) before moving it around.

Disney Netbook to make its debut soon – hits the FCC

Netpal, better known as “Disney Netbook” has just hit the FCC and this means only one thing that it is soon going to be launched. Expect it to make its debut at end of July or early August. As mentioned earlier, expect a price tag of $350.

Disney teams up with ASUS to make a special netbook for kids! – NETPAL

‘Disney’ and ‘Netbooks’ may be the two terms that not used together, but soon Disney will coming out with a Disney branded netbook called Netpal. This netbook will be targeted towards the kids that are between 6-12 years of age.

The Netpal will come with an Atom processor and an 8.9-inch screen. As far as colors are concerned, you will have choice of two colors: “Princess Pink” and “Magic Blue”.

ASUS will also include a ‘kid-friendly’ interface on top of Windows-XP including some themes built around Mickey Mouse, Cars, Toy Story, Wall-E etc. Also, since it is meant for small children and they will be stepping into the big-bad world of Internet, parental controls are very much needed in order to stop your child from viewing “you-know-what”. In addition to that, the kids can only correspond via email to those people which are approved by the parents.

For storage, you have two options. Either you can go in for the 16GB SSD or 160GB HDD. Going for 16GB SSD would be better option as the kids may not put the unit into standby (or put in into hibernation) before moving it around.

The Netpal will be available at Toys R Us and Amazon.com and will be modestly priced at $350.