Sony's Netbook Vaio W now available for pre-order

Sony finally comes out with its own version of netbook "W" series. Available in Pink, Brown, and White Three different colors. Spec as follows:

Intel Atom N280 1.66Mhz Processor
Windows XP Home Edition
10.1" LED-backlit widescreen display 1366x768
Weights 2.6 lbs
1GB RAM and 160GB Hard Drive
Bluetooth (A2DP Stereo)
802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi
2 Memory Card Slots - SD and Memory Stick
Shipping in USA starts at 8/18/2009. Price USD starting $499, or more expensive at the Asia Region - 60,000 Japanese Yen (around $600+ USD)





For a premium of $100 more over Toshiba N205, you get 801.11 n, memory stick slot, DLNA compatiable, and higher resolution 1366x768 vs Toshiba's 1024x600. I don't know about you, as a long time fan of Sony ( I owned several generations of Sony walkmans, cellphones, digital frames, Vaio notebooks, PDAs, and Rear Projection/ LCD TVs.), I would pick Toshiba N205 over the Vaio W if I don't mind the resolution or Acer CULV Timeline if I need something full blown. If Sony could position the W series at around $450 range with 6 cell batteries, it would make it a lot more appealing.

Computex 2009 Taipei Show Girls Series - XFX

XFX does not have a booth in Computex and they are sending out show girls to attract attendee to join their party at Grand Hyatt



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Elecom Scope Node Wireless mouse now available

This ever popular Elecom Scope Node mouse now release the 2.4 Ghz wireless version. Its special shape and design makes you feel more like holding a pen rather than a mouse. This 1600dpi mouse supports Windows Vista/XP, Mac OS and comes with a micro receiver that can be stored within the mouse. Comes with 3 different flavors of color: Shiny Silver, Matt Silver, or Black.

Shiny Silver

Matt Silver

Micro Receiver

Closeup View

CCleaner - A great free tool to do some house keeping

With popularity of mini notebook and netbook increasing exponentially, it is vital to maintain your Atom based system free of garbage stuff to keep the computer running smoothly. CCleaner is one of the indispensable tool for you to do some house keeping on your system. CCleaner only takes up small space (file download size 3.17mb), yet it effectively cleans up your temporary files, unuse registry entries etc. You can download it by hitting the bottom below

Here is a simple instruction on how to use this great utility.

After you click on the link, you will go to the download page:



Running the installation and click "Yes"


There you go!
You can start by "Analyzing" or simply "Run Cleaner"


I don't know about you but my little desktop had over 800mb of junk removed after I ran this program. What a way of saving your hard drive space!!

BenQ Joybook Lite U102 will release soon to Asia region soon

BenQ’s latest offering of Joybook Lite U102 comes with standard Intel Atom N270/N280 Processor with Windows XP Home, GMA950 Graphics, DDRII 533 Memory, 160 GB Hard Drive. It offers 10.1” WSVGA (1024 x 600) screen with LED backlight and 6 cell battery, all the standard stuff other than the wireless on/off switch knob. It weights a little over 1kg with 3 cell battery. The pricing should be between NT14000~17000 (equates to USD $430~530) at Asia Region. Then again, it will generally sell for lower price if its available in USA.

Thermaltake BMW Level 10 case spotted in in Computex Taipei 2009

This awesome Thermaltake BMW designed Level 10 case takes a different approach to the PC case. This full tower case looks hugh with 6 individual compartments in the front for hard drives, a separated chamber for power supply unit (which makes the PSU fan useless for case ventilation), 3 open slots for BD/DVD/CD units. There is also couple security locked hole at the other side to prevent unwanted access to the mainboard. The pricing is not known yet at this moment. Since it carries a "BMW Designed" badge, it should be ranked at luxury-priced segment.

Front view

Side view

Back view close up

Back view showing 8 open expansion slots

Back view showing 2 side ventilations

PSU compartment view

Another side view

Computex Taipei 2009 Show Girls Series – A-DATA Booth

A-DATA is one of the top memory manufacturers in Taiwan. They are demonstrated that by flooding the show booth with friendly, cute girls that grab many visitors attention. Hit "Read More.." for more pictures.