Ubuntu Netbook Remix

even though its a basic ubuntu without a desktop

but fits in the eeePC world nicely

will give it a try under Parallel desktop when available

Low end Multi User game for the eee Market?

ER: this is a interesting aspect to look at the eeePC market software will be developed to make good use of these "lower" ended device from Ubergizmo

Here is a photo gallery of Battlefield Heroes that we obtained directly from EA. I you have missed this last week, the upcoming ad-supported game won’t be available until this summer but the idea is that BFH is more of a casual game that will work on low-end machines with entry-level graphics processors (GPUs), which increases the potential number of players by a lot.

It will be interesting to see what kind of money EA will make from this title, compared to higher profile games like Crysis that sold (only) less than 100k units (because only a few of us have a system that can run the game decently?). Hardware vendors usually support graphics heavy titles – because they sell hardware and they are great demos of things to come. I wonder what would happen if Battlefield Heroes was bringing loads of money all the sudden – would studios turn their focus on this genre?

Related article: Why Are PC Manufacturers so Afraid of the Asus Eee?

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eee PC and Slingbox (instruction for installing SlingPlayer on eee PC)

has been searching for a way to Run SlingPlayer on the eeePC for sometime since Sling does not have Linux client (never announced one) and i still want to keep my eeePC Linux.. havent got much luck before now. thks to people at SlingCommunity there is a solution. I figure i will change it a bit to focus on the eee installation for less techie ppl
Running Wine over Linux I have to confess I had not been having much luck running Wine (Windows emulator on Linux) on the eee but this installer script works out fine:

http://www.slingcommunity.com/download/27234/Slingplayer-LINUX-US-1.03b/

with the newest version Wine these are the steps: go here: http://www.winehq.org/site/download-deb with Firefox on the eee Open terminal or console run this (copy and paste it in) sudo wget http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/sources.list.d/etch.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq.list then this sudo apt-get update then this
sudo apt-get install wine it will take 3-5 min to download and install the newest version of Wine Install the SlingPlayer 1. Download this zip file if not already done so

http://www.slingcommunity.com/download/27234/Slingplayer-LINUX-US-1.03b/

2. extract the *.sh file from the archive

3. ensure the file has executable permission (right click go to properties, select permissions and tick the can execute checkbox)

4. open a terminal ... (shortcut is normally ctrl+t - but you should be able to find it in your applications shortcut menu)

5. drag the extracted *.sh file into the terminal

6.) hit enter and follow the onscreen instructions to install. (it will take 3-5 min to download)

run the SlingPlayer application

works well over wireless and also full screen, i'd set the Slingplayer Optimization setting to Low CPU works fine, Sync voice and lip well now, the final step is to create a icon to launch the SlingPlayer easily Voila!!
Lifestyle App Bringing Sling to the eeePC will greatly enhance the eeePC usage on the road the 7" screen is obviously much better than my Nokia N95 and the CPU/RAM of the eeePC handles it well. its a perfect fit!   hope u find this useful, the credit of the install script goes to andyBBB at slingcommunity, way to go! Technorati Tags: eeePC,, Sling,, Mobile,, Lifestyle,, Slingmedia,, SlingPlayer,, Linux,, Wine

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Don't do this at home!! crash test

Tests r�sistance (Chocs, chaleur, froid) de l'Asus Eee Uploaded by ray2fr

obviously, the SSD drive, compact and light design etc would make it more durable.. but try not to do it at home.. talking about crash.. my 3 year old Synology 101G+ NAS crashed on me yesterday night.. and along with 400GB of data.. will likely get my hands full trying to save it... ;-/ Technorati Tags: eee., eeePC., eee, PC.,

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The HP Compaq 2133 UMPC, eee competitor?

Depends on Pricing.. well, this guy is quite cool the design is sexy, the screen resolution is quite high 8.9" 1366x766 compared to eeePC's 7" 800x400   i might actively consider it when it comes out.  but likely not very cheap (~maybe US1200 level?) what really set eee PC apart is the pricing and size this baby need to be competitive on both frontz!!

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Kensington Bluetooth USB Micro Adapter

I like this Kensington Bluetooth USB Micro Adapter as it is small enough to remain in your laptop to be stored in a bag without having to detach it or run the risk of breaking it on your travels. On the flipside, it is probably too small for most, and that makes it the perfect candidate to be misplaced wherever you go. It complies with Bluetooth 2.0+ EDR and supports A2DP wireless stereo streaming for those who cannot live without music. If your laptop does not yet have Bluetooth capability (because you were to cheap to realize your folly), the Kensington Bluetooth USB Micro Adapter can be picked up for $40.

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ER: i saw this thing last month in Tokyo, quite cheap.. but all the modern fullsize  notebooks have BT built-in i hope they have a Linux driver so that i can use it with my EEE PC