ASUS Eee Keyboard Unboxing

Want to take a look at the final packaging of the ASUS Eee Keyborad, well we’ve been able to sit down with the unit and take it out of the box.

The Eee Keyboard is running an Intel Atom N270 CPU and the 945GSE/ICH7-M chipset. This processor is backed by 1GB DDR2 and 16GB or 32GB of flash storage. There is also a Broadcom AV-VD905 video decoder, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, an HDMI output, a VGA connector and a battery pack lasting four hours on a charge. There are also three USB 2.0 ports and an external WiFi/UWB antenna, which will allow 720p video to be played wirelessly on a TV within five meters of ASUS’ device.

The model with the 16GB SSD will run you $549.00 and 32GB will cost $599 and will be leaving the factory on April 23, 2010.

Eee Keyboard Hands on & Software Walk Through

Eee Keyboard is finally coming to market, its actually leaving the factory on April 23rd to a shop near you. ASUS has added alot of new software features that will help this N270 based play HD content on YouTube using an ArcSoft Media Player. There are also alot of other software add-ons to create a home server situation even though its running Windows XP.

The Eee Keyboard is running an Intel Atom N270 CPU and the 945GSE/ICH7-M chipset. This processor is backed by 1GB DDR2 and 16GB or 32GB of flash storage. There is also a Broadcom AV-VD905 video decoder, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, an HDMI output, a VGA connector and a battery pack lasting four hours on a charge. There are also three USB 2.0 ports and an external WiFi/UWB antenna, which will allow 720p video to be played wirelessly on a TV within five meters of ASUS’ device.

The model with the 16GB SSD will run you $549.00 and 32GB will cost $599 and as I mentioned earlier, they are leaving the factory on Saturday!!

Update: If you wanted to order it, here is the link to the Pre-Order Page on Amazon.

Eee PC knockoff with ION but without a battery or wireless HDMI

We are a big fan of the Eee Keyboard and we’ve been waiting a year for this puppy to come to market, so its not surprising that Great Wall Cross has come out with the PC U510. Its got the same PC-in-a-keyboard style deign as the Eee PC, complete with a touchscreen display on the right side of the keyboard.

ASUS’ Eee Keyboard plans on using a media coprocessor of some sort to enable HD video output with the Atom processor and integrated graphics. The U510 features NVIDIA ION graphics which means the keyboard PC should be able to handle not just 1080p HD video, but also some 3D video gaming tasks.

The Eee Keyboard knock off will still be using a 1.6GHz Atom N270 CPU, 2G of RAM, and a 250GB hard drive. This is significantly more storage space than the 16GB SSD Asus plans to include in the Eee Keyboard.

We have to wonder how exactlay Creat Wall Cross is planning on having this device exist in the home eco system. The Eee Keyboards primary function is supposed to be a home media device and we are sure that they have increased the performance but that they haven’t mastered the experience. The U510 has no battery, which means it’ll need to remain plugged in during operation. And say goodbye to that wireless connection to an external display. The U510 requires a physical connection to your monitor or TV. So make sure you don’t have a few drinks in your living room because there will be a nest of cords to trip you up.

The keyboard PC will sell for about $570 in China.

Via Liliputing Source Cloned in China

Look out Eee Keyboard! NorhTec Geko Surfboard $99

We’ve seen their EduBook at Computex and NorhTec have done it again with the Gecko Surfboard which is a computer in a keyboard. Just like the ASUS Eee Keyboard but 1/5 the price! It don’t look nearly as nice as the Eee Keyboard, nor does it seem to want to compete in the Multimedia Center arena that the Eee Keyboard is aiming for, it does make you look twice about the price. The Gecko Surfboard is only $99.

Features and specifications listed by NorhTec for the Gecko Surfboard include:

Processor — Xcore86 (Vortex86MX) SoC clocked at 1.0GHz
Memory — 512MB of DDR2 RAM
Storage — SD/SDHC card or IDE-interfaced 2.5-inch hard disk drive
Display — VGA and composite video output (resolution not specified)
Networking:
LAN — 10/100 Ethernet
WLAN — 802.11b/g (optional)
WAN — 3G module (optional)
Other I/O:
1 x VGA
1 x composite
2 x USB 2.0
1 x serial
Audio — mic in and headphones out
Power requirements — 12VDC via AC adapter (requires only 5 Watts)
Dimensions — n/s, but no larger than standard keyboard
Weight — n/s
Operating system — Linux or Windows XP

We’ll try to get our own hands on video with the Gecko keyboard at CES 2010. The Linux version comes in at $99 while the Windows XP version goes up to $150.

Via SlashGear

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