Netbook Upgrade Center
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Bluetooth 4.0 wireless standard has been approved
We could be getting Bluetooth 4.0 devices this late 2010 or 2011, according to Brad of Liliputing:
The vast majority of Bluetooth devices are still toting Bluetooth 2.1 or earlier instead of the more recent Bluetooth 3.0 technology. But the folks behind the short distance wireless data standard have announced the Bluetooth 4.0 standard is ready to go.
The update will bring support for a low energy mode for devixes like remote controls and watches that don’t need as much power as a laptop computer or smartphone. Bluetooth 4.0 will also support transmitting data over longer distances of up to 200 feet.
Holy wow, 200 feet of data transfer? That’s totally amazing. Read on for the complete press release. More »
The most awesome case for your Asus Eee PC
Guys, remember the NES? Remember the hours spent on it trying to rescue the princess? Now if you want to go on carrying around something that’ll give you lots more geek cred (because, really an Asus Eee is enough to give you geek cred), then you might consider getting a netbook case that’s patterned after the now-iconic NES controller.
Eee Wireless Keyboard
Asus has revealed its newest Eee product: the Eee wireless keyboard. Echoing Mac-like designs, it’s also a “fully functional PC” with a secondary touchscreen. It connects to your TV with a wireless HDMI connection. In other words, it can turn your HDTV into a computer monitor, allowing you to turn any TV in your house into a multimedia PC.
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ASUS Eee Keyboard Protector!
Aldrin Cantos of ASUS EEE HowTo held a contest recently. The mechanics were quite simple: leave a comment on the entry, subscribe to his RSS feed, and the winner gets picked randomly. So I left a comment, subscribed to his RSS and forgot all about it. And a few weeks later I recieved from Aldrin that I won an Eee keyboard protector!
It arrived via mail last night:
So I used it on my Eee:
I’m loving it so far. Thanks Aldrin!
EeePC Branded SDHCs?
A-DATA recently released a line of “made for EeePC” products. According to Engadget:
While you could of course use any USB flash drive of SDHC card with the laptop, A-DATA’s apparently hoping that its new “special edition” flash cards and drives will sway over at least a couple of Eee PC users, and we don’t doubt that they will. Apparently available only in 8GB versions, they each come in Eee PC-coordinating white, with the USB flash drive also boasting the extra bonus of a leather carrying strap. No word on pricing or availability just yet, unfortunately, but we wouldn’t be surprised if they demand a bit of a premium over their non-Eee counterparts.
Will they look good with the Eee? Yes. Will they work better with the Eee? I don’t think so.
Official Asus Eee PC Accessories Announced
Over at the official Asus Eee site, OEM accessories have been added, including mice, headphones, power adaptors and extra batteries for the Asus Eee PC.
I would agree with EeeUser that the six-cell 7800 mAh battery sounds particularly interesting, especially for those of us who want to get longer battery uptime from our Asus Eee computers.
I haven’t checked with the local (Philippine) distributors, dealers and retailers if they already carry the official accessory line, but I will update here if and once they do, along with price information. For those in other regions, do your retailers already offer these accessories for sale?
