Acer Aspire One AO532h joins the Pine Trail party at $299

From Engadget -

Acer has announced its first Pine Trail-based netbook, the 10" Acer Aspire One A0535h. Specs include the Intel Atom N450 CPU, GMA 1350 graphics, Windows 7 Starter, 1GB RAM, 160GB HD, and a 4,400 mAh six-cell battery with 10 hours battery life. Most impressive is the $299 price which undercuts most of the competition, including the $380 Pine Trail Eee PC 1005PE, by at least $50.

Ion netbooks head-to-head: Atom, overcharged?

From Engadget -

Engaget spent the past few weeks do a face-off on four of the new Ion netbooks launched in the last few months - ASUS Eee PC 1201N, Lenovo IdeaPad S12, HP Mini 311 and the Samsung N510. The HP was the choice for design and battery life; the Lenovo for the keyboard, touchpad and screen; and the Asus for graphics and HD performance and for overall performance, and logically, as the winner of the face-off.

However, results were generally a bit disappointing - even the Asus' graphics feel dated especially since Intel's Pine Trail Atom is now available in comparable ULV laptops for a just a few more dollars.

Google Chrome OS-based netbook tech specs are out

From IB Times -

The tech specs of the rumored Google Chrome OS-based netbook are out and it appears to be a high performance machine. Possible specs include Chrome OS, Nvidia Tegra chipset, ARM CPU, 10.1" TFT HD-ready multi-touch display, 64GB SSD, WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth, Ethernet port, USB ports, webcam, 3.5mm audio jack, multi-card reader, among others.

It is expected to launch in Q4 2010, will reportedly have preinstalled Google apps such as Google Map, Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calender and Google Search by Voice. The netbook will be subsidized at a sub-$300 price and sold directly to consumers by Google. However, Google will tie up with one or more network operators and sell it as part of a 3G bundle.

FuseProject touts $75 concept tablet

From TG Daily -

FuseProject has unveiled a $75 XO-3 concept tablet. 

Although still in the design phase, the device is expected to feature an all plastic, semi-flexible screen that can be optimized in both transmissive and reflective modes. FuseProject founder Yves Behar hopes to radically shrink the frame around the XO-3's display and deploy a virtual keyboard for the production units.

$228 eMachines Netbook Walmart

From I4U News -

Walmart is now offering an eMachines netbook for $228. The eMachines EM250-1162 has a 10.1" screen, 250GB HDD and 1GB RAM. There are a minimum of 10 units per store.

More details on the Walmart in-store sale can be found on Walmart.

HP webcams racist?

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"The face tracking feature of the HP web cam will not recognize or track black faces."

Aojie offer $199 netbook with one year guarantee

From Shanzai -

Aojie has teamed up with a third party IT service company that has service centers in various regions in China to enable it to offer a one year warranty on their latest netbook model which they sell for around US$199. Specs include Atom N270, 160GB hard drive and 1GB RAM.

Aojie website here. It is in Chinese but has an English version.