Announcements

Hercules eCafe Netbook

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Speaking of non-mainstream AMD-based netbooks, here’s another one, although it’s not nearly as powerful as the Everun Note (which is using a regular AMD dual-core CPU versus this AMD Geode). Specifications: – LX 800 AMD Geode CPU (500MHz) – 8″ Widescreen display – 1024×600 – … Read more

Raon Everun Note – Product Page

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Back in June, we mentioned that information about an AMD-based netbook was making the rounds. It’s getting pretty close to being available, and it’s based on a full-size AMD Turion 64×2 Dual Core CPU running at 1.2GHz. It’s called the Raon Digital Everun Note and … Read more

Asus Eee PC 900HD at FCC

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One of the new netbooks mentioned in Asus Eee PC Roadmap has hit the FCC. This time it’s the 8.9″ Asus Eee PC 900HD (or the Eee PC 900HD). Unfortunately there’s not much information on it at the FCC (due to confidentiality agreements / regulations … Read more

Intel Announces New Mobile CPUs

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Intel Logo At the Intel Developer Forum last week, Intel announced the general availability of the same types of Merom-based CPUs that are currently powering the Ultra-lightweight 13.3″ Apple MacBook Air. This was speculated back in Lenovo ThinkPad X301 and the HP EliteBook 2530p, among others. All are 45nm.

1066MHz Front Side Bus
– Low Voltage (LV)
– SL9300 (1.6GHz, 6MB L2), 17W TDP, $316
– SL9400 (1.8GHz, 6MB L2), 17W TDP, $284

800MHz Front Side Bus
– Ultra Low Voltage (ULV)
– SU9300 (1.2GHz, 3MB L2), 10W TDP, $289
– SU9400 (1.4GHz, 3MB L2), 10W TDP, $262

These were also announced:

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Lenovo X200T Tablet at the FCC, With UWB

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Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Tablet The Lenovo ThinkPad X200T Tablet PC, Lenovo’s widescreen sequel to the ThinkPad X61T Tablet PC is pretty close to being available in North America. It’s now shown up at the FCC.

The thing that struck me was that it (at least the model sent to the FCC) has a “Bluetooth and UWB transmitter” – that is, Ultra Wideband. UWB has a short range, but it’s got a good bandwidth – if it goes through as Bluetooth 3.0 (which I believe it will), to give you a comparison: UWB can transfer data up to 480Mbit/second while Bluetooth version 2.0 + EDR transfers data at up to 3Mbit/sec. It should be able to retain low-power requirements as well.

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