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  Asus will also jump into the ION bandwagon, claims Digitimes. According to them, the Taiwanese company has already prepared an Eee Box B1006 nettop that will be released in the next quarter. As for the ION-based netbooks, Asus is said to test and work out the feasibility for the netbooks. Though no date has [...]

  Intel has tied up with AOC, Gigabyte, iBall and Seagate to bring a nettop that could be assembled by its channel partners under their own brand name. The strategy will make Intel to cash in on the reputation of the channels enjoyed by them in their respective regions. With the device targeted at the [...]

  As expected, Acer announced the first Ion based nettop which is known as AspireRevo. The nettop promises 10x faster graphics performance when compared to other nettops and comes with an Intel Atom 230/330 processor, up to 250GB HDD or SSD, 4GB RAM, 1080p output, mini PCI Express slot, Wi-Fi and option to go with [...]

  Here’s some good news for those looking for a sub-$299 HTPC solution and also packed with decent computing features. According to the leaked info, Acer Hornet will playback full 1080p HD content over HDMI and will also come with a Wii-like Remote that will double up as a Media Center remote and a gaming [...]

  Taiwanese companies seem to engage in a new battle of AIOs. Joining the ranks of Asus and Acer, MSI has also launched their new 18.5-inch NetOn AP1900. While Asus is yet to show its bigger and wider screen AIOs, this offering directly competes with Gateway’s ZX2300. The specs are pretty much the same but [...]

  In a bid to promote the Gateway brand in its homeland, Acer has announced ZX2300 all-in-one PC bearing the Gateway sticker. The PCs will take a dig at Eee Tops but with a larger screen sans the touchscreen interface. ZX2300 will sport an 18.5-inch screen with an aspect ratio of 16:9 and a resolution [...]

  Asus today unwrapped their Eee Top ET1602 touchscreen AIO PC. No real surprises as such from the last time we saw it but there are a few things which points to a troubled future of the device, at least in India. First is the price. The Eee Top carries a hefty price tag of [...]

  CherryPal, makers of environment friendly PCs have announced its first netbook at the Sundance Film Festival. CherryPal touts Bing as a truly green netbook but in fact it carries the same specs as many other netbooks available in the market. However, for the record, the untouched specs include 10.2-inch screen (1024X600), Intel 1.6GHz N270 [...]

  MSI is showing its cool wares at its CES booth. It’s the whole Wind family that is making its presence felt. The Wind fleet consists of couple of netbooks, AIO PCs and a Nettop. Wind netbook range will have U115 – world’s first netbook with hybrid SSD/HDD storage and U120 that includes 3.5G as [...]

  Not much has changed since the last time we saw this barebone PC. It is indeed powered by a 1.6GHz Intel N330 dual core processor but MSI is playing spoilsport by not including RAM and HDD. A user will have to shell out extra for the RAM (max. 2GB) and any SATA interface compatible [...]

  MSI’s latest nettop definitely steals the thunder from the rest of the nettops available in the market. The first selling point of this Wind nettop 100 CD is the dual-core processing power, which is possible because of the inclusion of 1.6GHz Intel Atom N330 processor. Another thing is that, it integrates a slot-loading disc [...]

  Asus has vowed to change the perception of Nettops which looked merely a desktop iteration of netbooks. They have announced the Eee Box 204 and B206 that will enable the users to enjoy HD content on their PCs. The HD capable Eee Boxes come with an HDMI output, DVI connector, Eee Cinema media player, [...]

  Just after the introduction of MSI Wind Nettops, Asus has also jumped in the fray with their Eee Top all-in-one computer. Contrary to a report by PC World, Asus revealed only one Eee Top, the ET1602. The configuration includes a 15.6-inch touchscreen display, Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, 1.3 [...]

  MSI revealed three Wind Netones in Taiwan. The M16, M19 and M22 boast screen sizes of 15.6-inch 18.5-inch and 22-inch respectively. Going by the machine translation, all the nettops will be powered by an Intel Atom processor with OS option of Windows XP or Windows Vista. MSI has made the displays touchscreen enabled with [...]