With Computex 2008 warming up nicely, Asustek have been busy dishing out more details on their shiny new products including the ‘mini desktop’ Eee Box B202.
We’re liking the look of these shiny boxes very much indeedy, with Asus’s engineers creating a light (2.2lbs) and portable 8.5″ x 7″ x 1″ unit that is small enough to be dwarfed by a paperback book.
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We’re liking the sleek lines of the new X-NX10A audio system from Onkyo, which packs a built-in HDD.
The attractive looking mini hi-fi bears a strong resemblance to the well received Onkyo CS515DAB micro system, with the addition of the hefty LCD colour screen now parked on the front of the unit.
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Apple are ‘keeping it real’ again this year, with the second iTunes Music Festival. It’s an opportunity to actually see the people who normally just trickle out of your iPod headphones for speakers.
This year’s event will be at Koko in Camden (nee the Camden Palace), between 1 – 31 July. It’s all opening with N*E*R*D on 1 July. There’s 60 bands playing in total with other artists performing include The Ting Tings, CSS and Chaka Khan.
Already on a roll with the success of their Eee series of cheapo ultraportable laptops, Asustek Computers have offered a preview of their new Eee PC 901 which is based on Intel’s soon-come Atom processor.
Punters were given a peek at the Eee PC 901 at the WiMax Expo, and the laptop is expected to be officially launched tomorrow – the same day that Intel’s Diamondville version of its Atom processor becomes available.
RIM’s attempts to widen the appeal of their smartphones beyond their traditional business base seem to be paying dividends, with the company’s market share increasing from 35.1 percent at the end of 2007 up to 44.5 percent for the first quarter of this year.