This low cost cooling chassis could be useful for those looking to add a bit more flexibility to their netbooks. Its comes in netbook sizing (227x180x16mm) with a two-port USB hub, a cooling fan and space for a 2.5" IDE drive. The high-end model will take a slim optical drive.  For the quoted 25 Euro (3000 Yen, base model) including power adaptor, it appears to be exceptional value. More info and pics in the links. Store (translated) Source: Impress, Japan. Manufacturers info Thanks Robert, for the link.

Acer Aspire One available subsidised, with 3G, in the U.S.

It’s always worth checking back on older models for reductions and clear-out prices so I took some time this evening to review the prices of some old favourites. I was disappointed. In general, prices haven’t really moved which is extremely disappointing considering the price at which similarly-specified netbooks are sold. I guess we’re looking at old stock that no-one can shift here. Stalemate. No cash flow. The only two devices I found that showed any signs of movement were the good old Samsung Q1 and M704 which seem to be […]

The podcast video we did live on Friday evening has been available on Ustream for a few days now but the MP3 has just been posted and is available in the normal feed. We had another fun time talking about netbooks, UMPCs and MIDs and managed to chalk-up 90 minutes of info and thought including talk about on the Netbook World Summit, the Snapdragon netbook concept, the HP Mini 1000, optimum speeds for SSD’s, the Amtek T10L and the Lluon Mobbit MID. Download here, stream now via the player below […]

Qualcomm demonstrated a Snapdragon based netbook in London last week and gave us a few hints as to how netbook-style devices based on it might turn out. Silicon.com, who published images and information from the event, asks if it’s the next-gen netbook. ‘Alternative-gen’ is more like it in my opinion. We probably won’t see many of these in the western world as we like our processing power (way) too much but I do expect these to be a success in 2009 and 2010 in other markets. Markets that haven’t really […]

JKK, Sascha and myself will be getting together in just a few hours for a live session. I guess I’ll be live from about 2030 CET (post time +90 minutes) and we’ll prepare a podcast to start one hour later – about 2130 CET. Everything will be live with skype, multiple live videos and live chat on the LIVE page. See you there. Update: The recorded podcast video is available here. We’ll produce it as an MP3 over the next 24 hours.

As I was browsing the CES exhibitor list late last night a came across the T10L tablet device. I didn’t have time to post about it so I pinged it across to the guys at GottaBeMobile who have put the details up on a post. CPU: Atom N270 Chipset: 945GSE Memory: 2GB max Display: 10.2″ XGA (1024 x 600), LCD, 200 nits Storage: 80GB HDD Input: Touch screen Camera: 1.3 mp Audio: Built in Stereo Speaker*2(High Quality) Wireless: Wireless 3945 B/G Network Connection(Mini-PCle) Ports: 3 USB 2.0, 1 PC card, […]

Wibrain i1 – Dead? If you’re waiting for the Wibrain i1, it looks like it could be a long wait. I’ve had a few tips and even direct feedback that nothing is happening with the i1 this year. One of my Wibrain contacts no longer works at the company, there’s no word of the i1 on the Wibrain website and in general and they aren’t listed for CES. It’s all gone very very quiet so I’m wondering if there’s a problem over at NeoSolar, the parent company. if the i1 […]