Asus offers Eee branded keyboard / mouse combo and remote
If your Eee Box experience is lacking something that you can’t quite put your finger on, we’re 85.32% sure we know what’ll fill that void. According to Eee PC News, ASUS is gearing up to ship an Eee-branded wireless keyboard / mouse combo in both black and white motifs, and if that’s still not enough Eee to cure your fever, the multi-function remote should handle those media center duties with ease. There’s no mention of a price or release date, so we suppose you should assume these are completely fictional until proven otherwise.
Josh’s Verdict: Seriously, I just brought a Eee Box yesterday. The keyboard/mouse that comes with it is branded as “Vento by ASUS”, which isn’t too bad to be honest: It’s waterproof, and it’s pretty easy to type with. But boy, that new keyboard sure looks nice 
I’ll show some unboxing shots later.
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Mac OS on a netbook? Here’s the compatibility list.
Who needs Psystar?
Apple says it’s had “pretty interesting ideas” for a Mac netbook, but it’s everyday users who’ve already taken action. Due to their similar technical underpinnings, most of the popular netbooks can run OS X, but there are plenty of caveats: non-functioning components which lack drivers and need to be replaced—or which simply can’t be gotten to at all.
Unfortunately, the Googles are choked with info, and much of it’s out of date. I’d like to maintain a one-look chart to help people figure out out if their netbook (or one they’ve got their eye on) will run it well enough to their needs.
The short answer: get an MSI Wind or Dell Mini 9. Thanks to new WiFi drivers (direct download), the Wind runs the whole show out the can. 
Now, I’m 100 percent sure this first version has errors and omissions: post updates and corrections to the comment.
If you’re thinking about making yourself a Hackintosh, know that it’s still not a no-brainer. For starters, standard OS X disks won’t work: you’ll need to grab a hacked version of it from the tubes. This contravenes Apple’s EULA, even if you own a legal copy. The following guides also generally require an external DVD drive and familiarity with the terminal.
How To Guides:
Running Mac OS X on a Netbook: Guide, Tips, Tutorial, Walkthrough [Ditii]
Run Mac OS X on an Eee PC [Wired]
Installing OSX on Eee 1000h [Wikidot]
OS X For the Eee PC 901 and 1000H [Mac Eee]
Install OS X on the MSI Wind [Make]
Guide to Installing OS X on a Lenovo Ideapad s10 [Netbook Tech]
OSX on a Samsung NC10 [Wired]
Again, corrections and updates are most welcome!
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Asus unveils Celeron-based Eee Box
It looks like all those crazy rumors are true — we’ve just received word that the Celeron-based Eee Box B203 has popped up on Asus’ website. Aside from the the Intel C220 processor, very little has changed from the Atom-based Eee Box B202: it sports Windows XP Home, ships with up to 2GB RAM and 160GB storage, and measures a diminutive 222 x 178 x 26.9 mm (roughly 8.7 x 7 x 1 inches). Of course, it still ain’t the prettiest device we’ve ever seen — but if it’s cheaper, faster, and small enough to fit behind your monitor anyways, we’ll gladly overlook the paint job. Read
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Acer takes the "most netbooks sold" crown from ASUS
The hotter-than-ever netbook market — which has seemingly been headed Acer’s way for a while now — has seen its numbers for the third quarter of 2008 arrive, and the Aspire One has indeed overtaken ASUS Eee PC as top dog in units moved. Acer’s captured 38.3 percent of the market share, selling 2.15 million netbooks, while ASUS sold about 1.7 million, or 30.3 percent. Possibly adding insult to injury, we hear that an XP-loaded Aspire One can be yours for $299 today at Best Buy. We doubt ASUS will be taking its toys and going home any time soon, but we might’ve heard a few sniffles coming from its corner during recess.
Read – Best Buy
Read – Strong netbook shipments buoy notebook PC market in Q3 ’08
ASUS Eee Box gets an HDMI port
Man, talk about maturing early. ASUS’ Eee Box just hit the shelves here in America a few months back, and now the company is already pushing out a pair of successors. Both the Eee Box B204 and B206 retain the same overall design and processor (1.6GHz Intel Atom N270), but you will find a 256MB ATI Radeon HD 3400 GPU to complement the 1GB of RAM, 160GB SATA II hard drive, multicard reader, 802.11n WiFi, Windows XP Home, 10GB of online Eee Storage, gigabit Ethernet, four USB 2.0 ports, DVI connector and the freshly added HDMI socket. The B204 trumps the B206 (weird, right?) with the inclusion of Bluetooth and a built-in battery that acts as a UPS in case of power failure. We’ve already seen just how decently the B202 could handle 1080p playback; it’s just that much easier with a dedicated HDMI port. As is par for the course with ASUS, there’s nary a mention of price / availability. Read
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Asus Eee Pc S101
Had a nice long look at Asus’ new Eee Pc S101 at the shops. To be honest, I was quite looking forward to it. I love how much lighter and thinner it was, and the glossy panels made it look a lot nicer too (almost like the Acer Aspire One). The brown isn’t actually that bad of a colour in my opinion, a contrast to what other blogs (Engadget) have said.
Unfortunately, the keyboard was still way too small (about the same size as an Eee Pc 901), but an advantage of the keyboard was the shiny coating. Wait, what? Who cares about it? I think it’s an anti-bacterial coating, but there’s no mention of it anywhere on Asus’s website.
The 10.2″ screen looked pretty nice too, compared to other Eee Pc’s out there. The S101 had the size of a 901, despite its 10.2″ screen. The keyboard has the same 901 keyboard size too, not the “extra comfort” (according to Asus) keyboard of the 904, 1000, 1000H etc. making it hard to type which such small keys. Battery life is a bugger as well, with only 5 hours (compared to its bigger brother, the 1000H, with 8 hours of battery life). This is quite a surprise as I thought the SSD allow the battery to last longer, but the S101 proberly has a smaller battery to fit with its size.
If you’re a road warrior, my suggestion is to stick with the 1000H with its 8 hours battery life, instead of the S101′s 5 hours, even though that means carrying a bit more weight. According to Asus’s S101 press release, you’ll get a 30GB online Cloud Storage (EeeStorage.com) instead of the previous 20GB storage, so that’ll satisfy your storage needs beyond the tiny 64GB SSD. Talking about storage, there’s a 4 in 1 flash card slot, for MMC, SD, Memory Stick and MS-PRO. Other low end Eee Pc’s just have a SD card slot.
