HP has shown their smartbook Compaq Airlife 100, featuring 10.1-in touchscreen display, a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, a 16GB SSD, Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity, SD card slot, webcam, full Qwerty keyboard, Android OS.

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MSI has unveiled Intel’s next-generation Atom platform based netbook Wind U135, which is expected to be launched next year. The new version of Atom processors, codenamed Pine Trail, will consume 20 percent lesser power than its predecessor. And it consists of a new processor and a low-power Intel chipset N450 that allows integration of graphics into the CPU, thereby enabling improved performance and smaller form factor. Adopting a 10-inch LED backlit display with 1024 x 600 resolution, the MSI Wind U135 features 3.5G WiMAX support, chiclet keyboard and anti-slip design coated with color film. Coming in Trendy Blue and Cherry Red, the Wind U135 will be available in Korea market in January, 2010.

No words on pricing yet.

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Intel announced its new Intel Atom processors today that feature integrated graphics built directly into the CPU, enabling improved performance and smaller, more energy-efficient designs in a new generation of netbooks and Atom-based entry level desktop PCs. Major OEMs have committed to having systems on the new Intel Atom processors and a new companion chipset available within the next few weeks.

The newest Intel Atom platform for netbooks consists of a new Intel Atom processor, the N450, and a new low-power Intel NM10 Express Chipset. For entry level desktop PCs, it consists of either the Intel Atom processor D410 or the dual core D510, also paired with the Intel NM10 Express Chipset.

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All of the drama surrounding the CrunchPad [ Related: CrunchPad Litigation Imminent ] seems to not have stopped Fusion Garage from relabeling the CrunchPad the JooJoo.

Possessing a rather large 12.1″ Capacitive screen, the JooJoo runs off a *Nix based OS that boots directly into a browser that houses all of the applications that will be used by this machine. The JooJoo has no physical buttons on the outside other than the power button and has a 4gb SSD, Wifi (no 3G), an accelerometer and about a 4-5 hour battery life.

Pre-orders start on December 11th for $499 USD.

Yeah… funky name for a product that might eventually be stopped from being sold due to pending litigation.

[ Links: The JooJoo, Engadget Hands On ]

Acer Korea [ site here ] has launched its new netbook ‘Ferrari One’ based on AMD’s second generation ultra-thin platform, Congo.

Adopting a 11.6-inch CrystalBrite LED-backlit LCD monitor at 16:9 aspect ratio, the Ferrari One is powered by AMD Athlon 64×2 L310 Dual Core processor, 2GB DDR2 800MHz memory, M780G chipset, ATi Radeon HD 3200 graphics, 320GB HDD and Windows 7 OS.

It comes with a Ferrari inspired design now available in the Korea. Sorta a oxymoron though… netbook and Ferrari. One is fast, the other… you get it.

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Well, today Google announced the upcoming Google Chrome OS. I never thought I’d say this, but this is a good thing for the casual user that use their netbooks or lower powered computers that only need to access the Internet for mail, communication and other web related items.

Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010. Because we’re already talking to partners about the project, and we’ll soon be working with the open source community, we wanted to share our vision now so everyone understands what we are trying to achieve.

Now… let’s see how advertising works it way into this.

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ASUS held a press conference to announce its Windows 7 based ultra-slim notebook PC UL Series and fifth-generation netbook Eee PC Touch for the Korean market.

Boasting up to 12 hours of battery life thanks to the company’s exclusive EPU (Energy Processing Unit) system and 5600mAh 8-cell battery pack, the UL Series is powered by Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 CULV processor.

Adopting an 8-inch swiveling multi-touch screen and Windows 7 Home Premium OS, the Eee PC Touch features Intel’s Atom Z series CPU, 32GB SSD and remains lightweight at 0.9kg.

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SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — MSI Korea(http://kr.msi.com) launched its high-performance entertainment notebook pc ‘EX460′ in Korea market, which is equipped with an external ATI Radeon HD 4330(512MB) graphics.

Adopting a 14-inch full HD LED backlit screen at 16:9 aspect ratio, the MSI EX460 features the company’s exclusive EDS(Ergonomic De-Stress) keyboard, a built-in 2-channel speaker, a 1.3M webcam and a microphone.

Price and release outside of Korea pending.

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SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — ASUS launched its two new Eee PCs ’1101HA’ and ’1005HA’ based on Windows 7 operating system. Equipped with 250GB HDD, it adopts a 11.5-inch HD LCD screen with 1366 X 768 resolution. Eee PC 1101HA is available in Blue, Black and White, and Eee PC 1005HA comes in Blue, White, Pink and Black. No words on pricing yet.

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SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — LG Electronics launched its 3D gaming netbook ‘XNOTE R590 AION Edition’ in Korea market, which is made especially for the game ‘AION’. It was developed in collaboration with Intel and NCsoft, the developers of Aion.

Equipped with 15.6-inch HD Plus(1600X900) LED backlit LCD screen, the XNOTE R590 AION Edition features NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M DDR3 1,024MB graphic card dedicated to 3D game, Windows 7 Home Premium OS, and a detachable ODD(Optical Disc Drive). It is available in Shiny White and Crystal Black.

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I’ve been avoiding covering this because I actually wanted to get the new OQO Model 2+ to replace my OQO Model 01+ that I’m using right now to post this. For the first time, there was going to be an actual Intel chip inside as well as (on the higher model) an OLED vibrant screen and upwardly to 2gb of RAM. Compared to my lowly OQO 01+, it would have been the worthy update.

But something went wrong. Stories about the company possibly “not doing too well” to how their “innovative products were just not enough” to even how the current VP has stated that “production is unlikely“… it’s starting to look like I’ll never get an OQO 2+ at all. And I was so excited just mere months ago.

The form factor of the current “netbook” generation leaves far too much to be desired and the need to run Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight is very high on my list. And most of the MIDS out there now, just plain suck.

Anybody want to buy a perfectly working OQO 01+ so I could get a Sony Vaio P instead perhaps?

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