ASUS have seemingly committed a Netbook faux-pax by announcing the EEE 1004DN, a 10-inch netbook with an optical drive.  This is certainly a first for netbooks, as most eschew the seldom used optical drive in favour of SD card readers, to help reduce size and weight.

However, for those wanting to enjoy a DVD on a trip, or installing purchased software without having to copy files off another machine – this is a welcome feature.  Other specifications include the newer Intel Atom N280 CPU, a 120GB HDD and the chiclet style …

In this day and age of communications, it’s easy to end up running so many different messaging clients on your computer that you can barely keep track of which window does what. Luckily, there are often ways of consolidating the functionality of these standalone clients into much less clutter-prone solutions.

This mashup is not a replacement for your Twitter client by any means, but you if use Skype as a messenger a lot, it may be a convenient way to quickly update or receive Twitter messages, without having to fish through …

Who doesn’t love their dog?? They’re practically family, and we tend to want to take them everywhere with us. Here in NYC, it’s not uncommon to see a dog trotting through the isles in stores, or lapping up water in outdoor seating areas of restaurants. While these types of outings can to be really enjoyable for both the dog and human participants, one destination that tends not to be much fun is the airplane.
The ugly truth about flying with your pooch is that in most cases, they just get stuffed …

Logitec Japan, not to be confused with the Swiss peripheral maker Logitech, has introduced a new 19mm thick pocket Wireless Router weighing less than 55g.  This router can be used as an Wireless Access Point and supports encryption standards like WPA2(AES), WPA(TKIP) and WEP128/64 bit.

With this in tow, you can use the line – is that a router in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?
via Akihabara News.

Computers are becoming progressively smaller as time goes on.  The renowned netbook maker, ASUS, is now packing a full fledged computer into a keyboard less than an inch thick, which can then be hooked up to a  monitor or big screen TV.

The EEE keyboard features Apple-like keys, plus an Intel Atom 1.6GHz processor, 1GB of memory, and either 16GB or 32GB solid state storage.  The kicker though is a 5-inch, 800 x 480 pixel touchscreen where a normal number pad should be – the intended usage is as a control …