January 2008
2 posts
Prototype 8.9″ Asus EeePC Spotted
CLUMPC.com reports that a 8.9” EeePC might be closer than we all think.
EeePC and the Rise of the CLUMPC (Cheap Linux...
Hard to believe it but the Asus EeePC has only been out in America for 2 months today. Why is this hard to believe? Because of the onslaught of also-ran Linux-based UMPCs, including but not limited to the OLPC, Classmate, Cloudbook, and now the Noahbook. What we are seeing here is the start of something, a new category of PCs, the CLUMPC, or Cheap Linux Ultramobile Personal Computer. What is a...
December 2007
4 posts
Linux Budget UMPC Shootout: EeePC VS Cloudbook
The Asus EeePC has been around for less than 60 days and already its about to see some very strong competition by way of the Everex Cloudbook, expected to be released in the States January 15th. Both machines are nicely loaded at $399, however the Cloudbook features a 30GB HD along with the new gOS that has all the Walmart greeters excited this Holiday. Let’s look at the tale of the tape...
HACK: Touch Comes to the Asus EeePC
JKKMobile has updated their blog to show off video of a EeePC mod that adds touch screen to the Asus EeePC. Not many details are revealed through the 2 minute YouTube post, but apparently this mod was achieved through the addition of a 7” touch screen overlay originally intended for automobile dashboard use. According to JKK the replacement touch overlay was found for under $60...
eeeXubuntu: Ubuntu for the Asus EeePC
Finally! In what seems like an eternity an enterprising soul has taken on the task of customizing Ubuntu (or more specifically Xubuntu) for use on the EeePC. While Ubuntu worked reasonably well on the EeePC before, there were plenty of additional steps necessary to get WiFi working as well as reducing the number of writes to the slightly fragile Solid State Drive. Along with these fixes...
Top 8 EeePC Holiday Gifts
Looking for the perfect Holiday gift for that Asus EeePC owner on your shopping list? The Asus EeePC has quickly become one of the biggest tech gifts to get this Christmas. Priced at about the same as an iPhone, the EeePC is a full-featured laptop capable of running Windows XP and almost any varient of Linux. ASUS EeePC (512MB, 4GB SSD) [White] [$399.99] This is the EeePC that started it...