Asus hits Currys.digital

Asts eeepc hits Currys in Ipswich note the price for the version without the webcam. Has the supply issue been solved !!

Asus Wikki in education found via good old facebook and teachmeet

Hi all

got to give a huge heads up to Tess Watson one of those talented people in Scotland looking at how to use technology to enhance learning in real situations. She has set up a wiki at how to use the RM ( or any other importer) minibook in education http://asusdiscussion.wetpaint.com/?t=anon

I met Tess at Teachmeet in London bash and she followed me up via facebook fancy for making the effort Tess . Tessa also has a blog worth watching at http://edubuzz.org/blogs/tessawatson

ASUS watchout the opposition is coming !!

Well as I say its not about the device stupid !!! I se from engadget that MSI prepping Eee PC competitor with Diamondville inside. Diamondville is a new chipset from intel especially for the ultaportable type devices.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/

now everybody get ready for loads of people turning up with there own devices !!!

A tale of three devices

Well back home after a break !! Interestingly online on three different devices running different operating systems. Running

• Windows XP
• Mac OS running Leopard
• Linux

well the XP experience on my reliable workhorse PC was reliable if a little slow. The Mac OS usual interesting experience. what was really intesting the ASUS EEPC running a version of linux.

Ive been using it for a while keyboards a little small but usable the flash driver boot upis lightening fast the screen is bright and integration of igoogle,google docs and firefox is as refreshing change . Is it thee device well nearly for some users !!But as I shout its not about the device stupid!!!

Division occurring the small format UMPC market

Its seems to me with appearance of flash memory only device like asuseepcc and so called rich media devices with conventional micro hard drives . Is making a distiction into:

1)Flash memory smaller capacity and slower processor UMPC often running non windows software like linux. with a low price tag.
2) Rich media more powerful devices runing windows based software with huge conventional micro drives and more powerful processors .

Toshiba one of the major suppliers of micro format hard drives (Toshiba) who interestingly don't make a UMPC have just announced huge micro format hard drives http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/toshiba-intros-five-capacious-new-1-8-inch-hard-drives/
which will add to the division buy which type meets your need but remember the future is mobile !!!

Educational software for eepc from sums on line

Asus eepc Its hardly been out a month or so and good old sums online http://www.eeeeducation.com have started producing their content to run on it. As usual not a recommendation but interesting they've got content out so quick .