Onkyo’s Sotec is introducing its latest 15.4-inch notebook, the Sotec DR 701, that boasts 1280 x 800 resolution. This lappie is powered by a 1.53GHz Core 2 Duo P9500 CPU and comes with 2GB of RAM, 250GB of HDD (SATA at 5400rpm), DVD Super Multi and an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 with 256MB of VRAM. You can carry this around for ¥149, 800, that’s around 1222€.

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MSI Micro Star International known as MSI has announced a new ultra portable notebook PC, the VR220. At 1.8kg, the lappie comes with 12.1 inch 1280 x 800 WXGA Display, GMA X4500MHD Graphics, 1.3MP webcam, 802.11 b/g/n Wireless, Bluetooth, max 320GB HDD, DVD Burner. It is powered by Intel Dual-Core / Celeron Processor with support up to 4GB DDR2 RAM and it’s running on Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium.

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MSI has announced its new netbook in Japan, the ‘Wind Netbook U100 Vogue’. You can choose from four different colors ~ angel white, wind for love, empire black and romantic pink. The netbook is powered by Intel Atom 1.60GHz processor, running on Windows XP Home Edition(SP3), and comes with 1GB of RAM, 945GSE Express chipset, 160GB HDD and a 10.2-inch wide display. Besides that, you will also get a 1.3M webcam, 4-in-1 card reader, USB 2.0*3, Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. The Wind Netbook U100 Vogue netbook measures 260×180×19.4~40mm and weighs at 1.32 kg. The netbook is expected to be available on December 13th for ¥56,800 in Japan.

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The new Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam netbook from HP is now available for purchase. It is a 10.2 inch netbook that is powered by Intel Atom N270 1.60GHz processor, and comes with 1GB DDR2 RAM, 16GB solid state drive or 60GB hard drive option, 3-cell battery, a 1,024 x 600 resolution LCD display with LED backlight and running on Windows XP Home OS. While other features include an integrated webcam, built-in stereo speakers, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, an Ethernet port and support for Verizon or AT&T mobile broadband. Price will start from $700, depending on the specs you’re getting.

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Akihabaranews has unboxed the world’s first Hello Kitty Netbook from Sotec. It is preloaded with 11 different Hello Kitty Wallpaper. Oh yeah I didn’t mention how limited is it last week, this Hello Kitty netbook is limited to 500 units only. Head to their site now and see the unboxing.

MSI is introducing its new Wind U120 netbook. This 2.2-pound netbook is powered by Intel’s Atom N270 CPU running at 1.6GHz and it comes with 10-inch display with 1024×600 px, 1GB of RAM, up to 160GB of hard drive space and “a 1.3- or 2-megapixel webcam and a 3- or 6-cell battery, depending on model”. It also has the 802.11b/g wireless, Ethernet LAN and Bluetooth, three USB ports, a 4-in-1 media card reader, VGA output, and stereo speakers. Pricing and availability has not been announced.

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PC-Koubou a well known store in Akihabara District has come out with the BTO (Built to Order) Notebook, the Amphis BTO GSN618GW TYPE-S. You got a choice from Core 2 Duo P8400, P8600, T9400 and P9500. Stock version which priced at 130,000 Yen will be powered by Core 2 Duo P8400 at 2.26GHz and comes with 2GB of DDR3 RAM (1066Mhz), a 160 GB HDD at 5400 rpm, Chipset G45, DVD 8x Super Multi, a 15.4” LCD with a WUXGA resolution (1920 x 1200) and a GeForce 9600M GT at 512MB. Simple design is always great. More pictures after the break. Read more…

Hello everybody, take a look at the first Hello Kitty Netbook. Onkyo Japan’s Sotec will be releasing a new Netbook based on their C101K3W with a Hello Kitty design on it. It is powered by Atom N270 CPU and comes with 1GB of RAM, an Intel 945GSE Express, and 120GB HDD. Of course, Hello Kitty wallpaper is included inside, and the lid design include some Hello Kitty flavor too. The Hello Kitty Netbook is available in limited units. More pictures after the break. Read more…

Most of the notebooks don’t come with numeric keypad. What you can do now is turn your iPhone or iPod Touch into the numeric keypad for your notebook, the NumberKey Connect app. There are four colors to choose from, they are the Black, White Silver,and Classic. It is compatible with iPhone or iPod touch with software version 2.1 or later. It says in the description that “this app is only available for Mac only at this moment”, but I saw there’s Download button there for NumberKey Connect1.1 (Power PC Support). Read more…

Sony in Korea has announced its 11.1-inch wide notebook pc ‘VAIO TT Series’ which comes with the “Quick Charge” feature. It is powered by Intel’s latest Core 2 Duo processor (SU9400) and DDR2. The VAIO TT series will have three different colors for you to choose from, they are the black (model: VGN-TT16LN/B), gold (model: VGN-TT16LN/N) and red (model: VGN-TT16LN/R). It comes with a suggested price of 2,199,000(KRW) that’s about $1600. Read more…