There’s another video posted on Youtube about the Eee PC, this time in English.

• You can see a person typing on the Eee, which doesn’t appear to be too small or difficult to do even with the size of the device
• The 7″ screen seems plenty large enough as well for most tasks
• The Eee PC 701 (7″ screen) will be on sale this Fall, the Eee PC 1001 (10″ screen) next year.

HotHardware.com got to be hands on with the Asus Eee PC 701 and 1001 during Computex. Not only do they have close up pictures of the device, they go into detail about both the hardware and the software. According to them:

• The device uses a 900mhz Dothan based Pentium M
• Intel 910 chipset
• Keyboard very similiar to the Dell Inspiron 700m/710m
• The “Express Card” slot is actually one that accepts MMC, SD, and MS/Pro

Check the article out, it really is informative.

Thanks to a comment posted by gabe, we have even more new pictures of the Eee to view. The latest set comes from the website TG Daily and can be seen here.

• The first picture appears to be playing a movie on the white 7″ screen Eee
• The second picture appears to be a dark colored Eee with the 10″ larger screen. Could this mean that the white Eee is the $199 7″ model and the dark colored is the $299 10″ model? Firefox also appears to be open to the Asus webpage which fits fine on the screen.
• The third picture gives a great look at the dark colored Eee.
• The fourth picture shows a close up of the right side of the device. You can see the two USB slots, a VGA out port, and according to the website an “ExpressCard slot.”
• The fifth picture shows the left side of the device which has the ethernet port, modem port, and another USB slot.
• The sixth picture reiterates information already known about the Asus Eee 701
• The seventh picture introduces us to the model name for the 10″ screen model, the Asus Eee 1001

Both models really look exciting!

There’s a new picture of the Eee PC if you scroll to the bottom of the Computex 2007 coverage at Legit Reviews.

The user interface is in clear view- the tabs at the top appear to say:

• Internet
• Work
• Learn
• Play
• Settings
• Favorites.

The Play tab is selected, and includes Solitaire, Media Player, Music Manager, Photo Manager, and most interestingly the last icon appears to be for IPTV.

The Via Nanobook is an ultra-portable platform recently announced.

Specifications:

Processor: 1.2GHz Via C7-M
Chipset: Via VX700
Memory: DDR2 SO-DIMM up to 1GB
Storage: 30GB or 60GB hard drive
Graphics: Based on Via UniChrome Pro II, Shared 64mb
Display: 7 inch 840×480 LCD, Touchscreen
Audio: Stereo speakers, microphone, line out
Networking: Ethernet, 802.11b/g, Bluetooth
Misc: 4 in 1 card reader, 2 USB ports
Battery: 4 rechargeable cells, for up to 4.5 hours of battery life
Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.7 x 1.2 inches (230 x 171 x 29.4mm)
Weight: under 2 pounds
Price: Devices that use this platform will probably reach ~$600

So what does an extra $400 get you? It appears as though a faster processor, more hard drive space, bluetooth, touchscreen, video card, and slightly longer battery life. Devices that use the Via Nanobook platform should also run Windows Vista.

My thoughts? The screen is small and the design is lacking if it is kept the same in production devices. In comparison to other competing UMPC devices, pricing is much more affordable. But, the Asus Eee PC will offer almost the same features of devices using the Nanobook platform for just about 1/3 of the price, making the Asus Eee PC 701 more attractive to eyes, minds, and wallets.

For more information on the Nanobook, check out this article at Linux Devices

There’s a video clip on Youtube from a news cast in Taiwan that focuses on the Eee PC. Although it is not in English, it’s a great opportunity to see what the device looks like when being held in a hand. The size looks perfect- not too large but not too small.

There is a new press release about the Eee PC on the Asus website.

• Intended for world audience, young and old
• $199 for the 7″ screen model
• $299 for the 10″ screen model

An interesting quote can be found in the Forbes article about the Asus Eee PC 701:

“OLPC is betting that Intel will keep the Eee out of the U.S. market to avoid cannibalizing sales of its higher-priced brand-name customers, such as Dell or HP.”

With the amount of positive publicity the Asus Eee has received already and the rising stock price of Asus as a company, it truly would be unwise not to bring such a great device to the US market. Moreover, because of the size it will not replace desktop or full sized laptop computers. Rather, it probably will attract former PDA users, students, and create a new segment of the market.

There’s interesting commentary at OLPC News regarding how the Asus Eee PC will touch the OLPC notion and community in a negative way.

A PC World hands on article sheds more light on the device including:

• The Eee does not run hot even with continuous usage
• As of now there are no plans for an extended battery
• The devices uses Xandros, Open Office, and Firefox