Best Buy announced recently that they will be the exclusive US retailers of the Nokia Booklet 3G netbook. The netbook will apparently be priced at $600 when it arrives at the electronics retailer, but possibly without subsidies from wireless providers. While heard  that Nokia’s upcoming Booklet 3G netbook would sell for the lofty price of $800 in the US. Also, now  an image from an inventory form screen capture shows US retailer ‘Best Buy’.

The 10.1-inch Booklet 3G will ship with Windows 7 preloaded on its 120GB hard drive, have a 1280×720 resolution screen and a 1.6GHz Atom CPU along with 1GB of RAM. There is a SIM card slot for data network access along with Wi-Fi. The picture also reveals that stock has been building since September 25th, giving merit to the thoughts that Nokia’s netbook launch will coincide with Windows 7 on October 22nd. It is claimed that the system’s standout feature is a very long 16-hour battery life.

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ASUS is going to release their new ION based EeeBox EB1501 by the end of October.Back in August when we learned that ASUS was launching a more powerful, 1080p capable EeeBox PC featuring an Intel N330 Atom processor and NVIDIA ION graphics under the EB1012 model number. It is featuring a slot loading DVD drive (a much welcome addition) and a refreshed “ballerina-inspired� design suitable for display next to a HDTV or PC monitor

the New EeeBox EB1501 specs are the same as the recent EeeBox EB1012. That means dual-core Atom N330 processor, 2GB of DDR2-800 RAM (expandable to 4GB), 250GB hard disk, and Nvidia Ion graphics.Other options include 802.11 b/g/n wireless connectivity, Ethernet, 2.0 ports, HDMI out, eSATA and, an SD card reader, and an eSATA connection for external hard disks. An S/PDIF connection also gives you 5.1 audio. The device is expected to be €399 ($580) in Europe, and should arrive around October 22—when Windows 7.

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It is exciting to have more powerful netbooks and equipped with not one but two Atom processors. A Colombian computer maker has designed a netbook that aims to provide the performance of a standard laptop at a lower price. Combinbing two of Intel’s Atom processors in its new netbook, Haleron provides better performance than existing models. Heleron is equipped with Haleron’s Swordfish Net 102 Dual packs two 1.6 GHz Atom N270 CPUs.

The 1.35kg dual-CPU netbook also has a 10.2-inch (1024×600) LCD screen, 2GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, Intel integrated graphics, WiFi, a 3G module, optional Bluetooth and a 1.3 megapixel webcam. Moreover, it has a 3-cell battery which will last up to 3 hours on one charge.
There is LAN connectivity and It comes with a built-in 3G WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100 Module and three USB 2.0 ports. It comes with a built-in stereo speaker and microphone, and a four-in-one card reader that can handle SD/MMC/MS and DVRMMC media.

Haleron set out to make a netbook that’s more useful to students and professionals who do a lot of multitasking, while keeping it affordable to those in South America. The Swordfish Net 102 Dual comes pre-loaded with Windows XP Home and MS Office, and costs $450. The device comes in black, gray and blue colors.

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Asustek’s new multimedia laptop – the 15.6-inch Asus UL50 – is now available in the US.The 15.6-inch Asus UL50 notebook will satisfy your yearnings for a wider and clearer display as it is powered by an Intel SU7300 ultra-low voltage 1.3GHz processor.
It is coupled with Intel GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics, up to 4GB RAM, a 320GB hard drive and Windows Vista Home Premium as the operating system of choice. Other features include a DVD burner, Altec Lansing stereo speakers with SRS Premium Sound technology, a 0.3MP web camera, HDMI and VGA outputs, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, a Gigabit LAN port, three USB ports, and a 5-in-1 media card reader. The other plus for this new Asus, the UL50 has longer 11 hours battery. The Asus UL50 will retail from $799.99 upwards.

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A time when electronics firms start pushing their pink colored gadgets onto consumers in an attempt to turn a profit and give some of that money back to Breast Cancer Programs. Sony’s announced it will support Breast Cancer Awareness month by outing two new bundles — and both of them are super pink.
The pink products include a special pink VAIO W Series Mini Notebook bundle. The netbook has a 10.1-inch screen, N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM, and 160GB of storage. Sony is showing its support by donating $110,000 in conjunction with sales made in October from the Reader Pocket Edition bundle in rose, and the pink VAIO W Series Mini Notebook bundle.  The bundle includes a pink mouse, pink case for the netbook, and a two-tone pink netbook.
The Sony Reader is available now for pre-order, and will be available around October 7 for $199.99. The VAIO VPC-W111XX/PC is available now for $499.99.

Buffalo Technology- a global leader in the design, development and manufacturing of storage and wireless networking- introduced an external hard drive, DriveStation HD-HXU3.
The USB 3.0 craze is catching up pretty fast. Earlier Freecom revealed its external hard drive that supports USB 3.0 connectivity. Now, Buffalo has joined the league with the introduction of the DriveStation HD-HXU3. The HD-HXU3 is an external hard drive that supports USB 3.0. It is also said to incorporate the ability to instantly backup important data.
Coming in a slick, black glossy design, the drive provides transfer speeds of up to 125MB/s. Buffalo DriveStation HD-HXU3 External Hard Drive is made on the basis of 3.5-inch hard drive, it will be offered in three versions in capacity of 1TB, 1.5TB, and 2TB.
The DriveStation HD-HXU3 gives users the ability to quickly back up important data and share office work, digital photos, music and movies from one central location. The Buffalo DriveStation HD-HXU3 and USB controller will be available in Europe, Middle East and Africa during Q409.

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Sony in Japan are getting ready to launch the Sony Vaio X series ultraportable.  The Vaio X will be a thin and light notebook that won’t be more than 0.55″ thin, weighs just 1.5 pounds thanks to a crazy light carbon fiber chassis. The notebook, announced at the beginning of September, is only listed as “coming soonâ€�.  Sony have confirmed in the past that the ultraportable will cost no more than $2,000 but the official price is still unknown. To prepare for the launch, Sony have launched a pre-registration site that allows you to register.

In its current incarnation, the VAIO X-series packs an Intel Atom processor with an 11.1-inch display and a battery Sony claim is sufficient for a full day’s use.  As we saw the model earlier, it has 2GB and was running Windows 7. Probably,  the pre-registration is getting ready for the launch of Windows 7 next month. The ultraportable Vaio X also has USB 2.0 ports, VGA, ethernet and a memory card reader.

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Panasonic release the upgrade version for their Toughbook 19 which convertible tablet PC laptop. The updated versions of the F8, R8, T8, W8 as well as two new models in the S8 and N8 has been announced. The main change is the inclusion of 32-bit Windows 7, with some models getting the option to downgrade to Windows XP. Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system is a good enough reason for the company to announce that it will update its line of laptops with six new models. According to available specifications, the R8 should be powered by the Core 2 Duo SU9600, running at 1.6GHz.

The hot news comes in the form of the brand new N8 and S8. Both are powered by Core 2 Duo P8700 chips. At the same time, the N8 and S8 systems, neither of which includes a built-in optical drive, will feature a more powerful Core 2 Duo P8700 processor, clocked at 2.53GHz and coupled with a 250GB HDD and the Intel GM45 Express Chipset with 765MB of VRAM, 2 or 4GB of RAM and featuring a 12.1-inch WXGA LCD also  SDHC connectivity. Despite the introduction, no release dates or prices for the new Let’s Note/ToughBook models were revealed.

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