Asus Eee Box Official Site
How could I miss that there’s an official page for Asus Eee Box which is pretty attractive in terms of design? Of course its main purpose is to market the Eee Box so all you will see on the page are seducing descriptions of the product and sweet overviews of what the product offers.
Why Eee Box and Eee Stick look like Wii?
The first time we saw the leaked photos of the Eee Box, we had one common thing in mind that looks exactly like it. The Wii. Then there’s the Eee Stick now that looks very closely like the Wii Nunchuck. I think I had a little explanation about why is that so.
According to Royce Randell, Eee Box Account Specialist in Asia, during the Eee Box Press Launch in Manila, the reason why the Eee Box looks similar to the Wii is that Asus creates Wii box. They are the one who provides the plastic case that Wii uses. And for sure it’s the same story for the Eee Stick. Makes sense?
Eee Box available in US for $350
Eee Box are now selling in US in two flavors. Are they selling like hotcakes too?
via Engadget
The Eee Box ExpressGate
The team attended the Eee Box and Eee PC 1000H press launch and got our first impression of the Asus ExpressGate. Although, we were not able get our hands on it.
The Asus ExpressGate is basically a Splashtop embedded on the motherboard to give instant access to internet in a matter of seconds. ExpressGate has 4 main buttons that gives access to Internet Browsing, Photo Viewing, Chatting and Skype. It also offers multi-tasking for added convenience. In essence, with Splashtop, you will still be able to enjoy your Eee Box even without loading your primary OS. But if you really need to access other applications outside Splashtop, booting with your primary OS will start with a single click.
Hands-on review at Laptopmag.
Asus Eee PC 1000H and Asus Eee Box Press Launch
Asus Eee PC 1000H is now available in the Philippines @ 29,990 (about $750 USD) Php. Eee Box will be available on the 2nd week of August due to some delays in shipping. Price for Eee Box is 24,990 Php (about $625 USD).
The Eee PC 1000H won some stars over other netbooks for its Atom based processor, 1.3 MP camera and more importantly, the 6-cell battery. It is confirmed that all units shipping in the Philippines will have 6-cell batteries.
On the other hand, I was a bit impressed by the Eee Box;s almost-instant-on boot up. As it was being demoed, the audience started counting from the time the power button was pressed and at exactly 5 seconds, the Splashtop OS was completely on screen. They call it ExpressGate and only ASUS has it. With Splashtop, you might be able to enjoy the net as it has the Splashtop browser, IP TV and more. You also have the capability to switch to Windows OS anytime with a single click of a button.
Eee Box will sell on package including a 16
