Okay, I’m not much of a fan of touchscreens. I admit, they look really cool, they make you look either like a tool or the most awesome guy when you bring out your touchscreen gizmo at the nearest coffee shop. And I admit, finger gestures are pretty cool.
But I’m kind of torn at the fact that Synaptics is out to produce a touchscreen that can recognize 10-finger gestures. As if 2-4 finger gestures aren’t confusing enough already.
I’m really excited about Intel’s newest iteration of the Atom, called Pineview. News is, it’ll come out 4th quarter of 2009. The lineup will include a dual core desktop chip as well as a line of mobile chips aimed at netbooks which will use less power while providing slightly better performance than today’s Atom N270/N280 chips.
And now, we find out that the line will last for a one year or so, as Fudzilla says:
The new dual-core desktop Atom launches in Q4 2009, while the single-core for both desktop and netbooks should launch in Q1 2009.
Manufacturing starts in Q3 2009 for dual-core and in Q4 for single-core Atom and this all integrated platform should sell through the whole 2010. Judging from current plans the new dual and single-core should be coming in late 2010.
So, the 1008HA may be the sexiest Eee PC out there, but when it’s opened, it’s another story. As you can see, it’s full of lots of scotch tape, I’m surprised if a single jolt will just shake the netbook’s innards loose. God, I hope not.
A company called Pixel Qi has developed . The screens offer two different modes, a backlit mode with full color saturation, and an ePaper mode that uses less energy and doesn’t require a backlight. The ePaper mode also makes the display significantly easier to read outdoors in bright sunlight than most computer displays.
So you want to swap out your old HD for one of those new SSDs you keep on hearing about? But those darn SSDs are quite expensive. Well, there’s a way: with the CompactSTOR CS1T, you can turn any CompactFlash drive into an SSD. Kind of.
The CompactSTOR CS1T utilizes pocket-sized lightweight Compact Flash cards as storage memory for data safekeeping. Designed with the same size and connectors as a 2.5” SATA hard drive, the CS1T is compatible with the hard drive slot of laptops, industrial PCs (IPC), small form factor computers, and 2.5” hard drive enclosures. By utilizing Compact Flash cards as storage, the CS1T embraces the same benefits as Solid State Disks (SSD), including less power consumption, minimized heat generation, shock prevention, and noiseless operation.
Basically, it’s a CF enclosure. Would you try this out? I know I would.
So you were able to install Hackintosh on your Eee, right? now you want to go the next step. Well, Eee Mac Journey has posted some steps so you can put on the glowing Apple logo on your Eee.
Now let’s cross our fingers, fellow netbook enthusiasts, because the Intel Atom Z550 2.0GHz might be coming soon.
Intel is reportedly planning on launching a new model in its range of Intel Atom Z5xx-series processors. The Intel Atom Z550 runs at 2.0GHz, making it the fastest clock-speed Atom, while offering the same 2.4W TDP power, 512KB L2 cache and 533MHz FSB.
The new Z550 will slot in above the current highest-speed Atom chip, the Z540, which clocks in at 1.86Ghz. It’s unclear whether the Atom Z550 will be targeted at netbooks or MIDs, or potentially both
If a new bunch of Eees comes out with the Atom Z550, I’m sure it’ll be awesome.
