JKK and myself are in the ASUS press conference where we’re expecting a formal launch of the Eee PC 900, the XP version of the Eee PC and the R50 and R70. JKK is blogging on an ASUS Eee PC with XP!
I’ll update a few times below when I get info…
From the press notes:
T-Mobile (Germany) will offer the Eee PC with 300 WLAN hours for 299 Euros and next month, T-Mobile will also offer the Eee PC with a HSDPA stick with purchase options for ‘pre and postpaid customers’ in the ‘next few weeks.’
From the press release:
“The ASUS R70 is the corporate warrior’s stealth fighter”
WTF!!
16:40: Eee PC 900 is shown on a presentation slide as available in ‘Q2’ with bigger storage, larger memory size, bigger screen (8.9″) No real news there.
Thomas Bauer (Microsoft) now on stage…
…talking about Windows Live….died a bit of a death on stage…no one was interested!
T-Mobile on stage….talking about growth in mobile internet. Nice graphs… Web ‘n Walk…
As I mentioned earlier, T-Mobile will offer a 300 hour ‘voucher’ for use in Germany. Could be good for a year. T-Mobile have a huge WLAN coverage here. Information also given about HSDPA for postpaid (contract) and prepaid customers.
Q&A session:
Question: Eee PC 900 – ‘Will it be Linux and Windows XP?’ Answer: Yes there will be two versions at different prices.
Interesting point made from ASUS: Windows Easy Mode will be available for the Eee PC. Its not clear what this actually means.
Question: Will the Eee PC be offered with HSDPA built-in in the future? The answer from ASUS was not clear but it sounded like they will offer it in Q2. This is not clear.
Question: Whats the resolutiion of the new Eee PC 900. A: 1024×600
Question: Bluetooth enabled in the future? A: Webcam will be improved. (Yes, they didn’t answer the question)
Question: Power consumption of 900: A: ‘1W more’ than 701
Conference is over now. We’re of to play.
