Items tagged with 'Asus'
Asus Introduces Eee Box EB1501 With Ion, Windows 7
Asus has been dishing out quite a few new devices here lately, with a 3D laptop and a TS mini NAS server heading things up. The company looks to close out the week with the introduction of an Ion-based nettop, which looks mighty stylish and includes a dual-core Atom N330 processor, Windows 7 Home Premium, an HDMI output,... Read More
Asus Unveils 12" Ion-Powered Eee PC 1201N Netbook
Netbooks based around NVIDIA's Ion graphics technology aren't entirely new, though the few that are equipped just started shipping recently. Up until now, Asus has managed to avoid Ion within its expanding Eee PC line, but we're thrilled to see the company's first netbook announced with what amounts to being a real, hard-working... Read More
Asus Intros First 3D Notebook, TS Mini NAS Drive
You knew it was bound to happen. The 3D revolution started with the TV, but now it's seeping into everything. Cinemas, projectors and now notebook PCs. Before long, we're guessing a 3D version of the Nintendo DSi and Sony PSP will be out and about. All possible kidding aside, Asus has just announced that it'll be matching... Read More
Asus UL30Vt: A 13" Ultraportable With Switchable GPUs
We had the pleasure of reviewing Asus' UL30A back in September, but now it seems that another model has popped onto the scene. The UL30Vt is landed just after the Windows 7-packed UL80Vt, and just like the others in the UL line, this one also features switchable graphics for those looking to game at times and save battery... Read More
Garmin-Asus nüvifone M20 Gets Updated To Windows Mobile 6.5
Although the Garmin-Asus nüvifone M20 may have taken a little while to become available, the companies are not ignoring the fact that a new version of Windows Mobile is now available. Garmin-Asus recently announced that this all-in-one phone is now available with Windows Mobile 6.5. Thankfully, early adopters aren't left... Read More
Asus G51J Core i7 Mobile Gaming Notebook Tested, Burned In
Windows 7 is upon us, and with the launch of Microsoft's self-proclaimed "best operating system" comes a slew of new desktop machines, notebooks, and netbooks looking to take advantage of its added stability and features. One of the companies that is looking to serve up a number of new Win7-based rigs is Asus, and without... Read More
Asus G51J Core i7 Mobile Gaming Notebook Review
Windows 7 is upon us, and with the launch of Microsoft's self-proclaimed "best operating system" comes a slew of new desktop machines, notebooks, and netbooks looking to take advantage of its added stability and features. One of the companies that is looking to serve up a number of new Win7-based rigs is Asus, and without... Read More
Asus O!Play AIR HDP-R3 Brings 802.11n Streaming, Card Reader
Asus may have been a little known computer company just a few years back, but today it's gaining steam and branching out into more and more areas. Take this product for example, the O!Play AIR HDP-R3. It's the second set-top box in the "O!Play" lineup, and while this one doesn't look at that different (physically, anyway),... Read More
WSJ Asia Honors Asus With Quality and Innovation Award
ASUS Ranks First in Quality and Innovation in The Wall Street Journal Asia 200 Survey Voted Second Most-admired Company Overall; Credited with "Revolutionizing the Global PC Industry" with the Eee PC Taipei, Taiwan, Oct 2009 – ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (ASUS) has been voted number one in "high-quality services and products,... Read More
ASUS Maximus II Gene Motherboard Review
Although the Core i7 and X58 combo is a proven performance leader, there are still plenty of Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad CPUs out there in the wild. The Core 2 is still a very capable processor with many models costing less than half the price the cheapest Core i7 processor, the Core i7 920. Thus, systems based around the... Read More
ASUS Maximus II Gene Motherboard
Although the Core i7 and X58 combo is a proven performance leader, there are still plenty of Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad CPUs out there in the wild. The Core 2 is still a very capable processor with many models costing less than half the price the cheapest Core i7 processor, the Core i7 920. ... Read More
USB 3.0 and SATA 6G Performance Preview
Just the other day, we gave you a sneak peek at a couple of motherboards Asus had coming down the pipeline that featured USB 3.0 and SATA 6G support, the P7P55D-E Premium and the P6X58D Premium. If you haven't seen the original post, be sure to check it out here. In it, we talk about the boards' PLX PCI Express Gen 2 switch... Read More
Garmin nuvifone G60 Falls To $99 On Contract (In A Hurry)
Wow, talk about a rapid fall from grace. Of course, anyone with any understanding of the current GPS/smartphone landscape could see this coming from a mile away, but those who were duped into laying out $300 for Garmin-Asus' nüvifone G60 back on October 4th are probably kicking themselves right about now.Merely weeks after... Read More
Asus Reading SATA 6G and USB 3.0 Intel Motherboards
We've just received some interesting images and information regarding a couple of motherboards Asus has coming down the pipeline. The two motherboards you see pictured below are the P7P55D-E Premium and the P6X58D Premium, for Intel's Lynnfield (Core i5, Core i7 800 series) and Bloomfield (Core i7 900 series) platforms,... Read More
ASUS Produces World's First Notebook Computer to Receive Carbon Footprint Certificate
ASUS Produces World's First Notebook Computer to Receive Carbon Footprint Certificate Taipei, Taiwan, October 16, 2009 – ASUS, the global IT industry leader in green innovation, today announced that its N51V notebook computer is the world's first notebook to receive both Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) and carbon... Read More
Custom Cooled Video Card Shootout: ASUS & MSI
One of the sub-categories cropping up amongst OEMs are videos cards which feature highly customized cooling along with special controller chips or other functionality that help facilitate tweaking the card's performance. These cards all have a few things in common. First, they all mount beefy and often very radical cooling... Read More
Custom Cooled Video Card Shootout: ASUS & MSI
One of the sub-categories cropping up amongst OEMs are videos cards which feature highly customized cooling along with special controller chips or other functionality that help facilitate tweaking the card's performance. These cards all have a few things in common. First, they all mount beefy and often very radical cooling... Read More
ASUS Unveils first TUF Series Motherboard
ASUS Unveils first TUF Series Motherboard-- SABERTOOTH 55i Offers Exceptional Utility, Stability, and Durability -- Fremont, CA; September 30, 2009 - ASUS today unveils the first in its newly-developed “TUF” (The Ultimate Force) Series motherboards, the SABERTOOTH 55i - meeting power users’ heavy computing demands and operating... Read More
Garmin nuvifone G60 Shipping On AT&T This Sunday For $299.99
Wow, this one has been a long, long, long time coming. The original nüvifone was originally introduced in early 2008, long before Android had a chance at fame and before the iPhone has risen to stardom in the way that it has. In short, the Garmin-developed smartphone looked to be a real competitor, and the proprietary navigating... Read More
Asus Joins Mobile Core i7 Gang With 16" M60J Multimedia Notebook
It was only last week that Intel rolled out its newest Core i7 chips, and already a handful of prominent notebook manufacturers are lining up to introduce new machines with those very CPUs within. Asus is joining the fray with its classy M60J, a 16" multimedia powerhouse with plenty of leverage to handle practically anything... Read More
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