Great news.. Asus is partnering with Disney to create the cute Disney Netpal Netbook -- a mini notebook designed specially for kids. And yes, it will be available in floral “Princess Pink” color that will definitely appeal to any little budding princess!
Also known as Asus MK90 and MK90H, the Netpal will have an 8.9-inch LED-backlit screen with a 1,024 x 600 resolution, and runs on an Intel Atom N270 CPU, with 1GB of DDR2 RAM. While the specs are pretty similar to the adult netbook, netpal does come with some kids friendly features such as the spill-proof keyboard, ShockShield protection that will save data in a fall, the Magic desktop kid friendly gadget tray which has a 2D menu visibly showing Disney email, a Disney browser (set to a Jones Brother and Hannah Montana littered homepage no less), and the Disney Magic software that allows parents to restrict kids from getting into the full XP operating system, control usage time and block Web sites.
According toLaptop Magazine, the Netpal looks very much like the Eee PC 1008HA Seashell netbook, but has been given a kiddy makeover complete with pink swirls. Also, it has a Mikey Mouse shaped webcam on the top bezel which makes it looks really cute. The netbook will be released in summer for a price of $350 at Toys ‘R’ Us and The Disney Store.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Asus Partnering Disney To Release Princess Pink Netbook
SAMSUNG N130 AND N140 GET WINDOWS 7 UPGRADE
Samsung’s existing netbooks the N130 and N140 has received a minor update. The computers will now ship with Windows 7 Starter Edition. The updated N130 will be called N135. The N140 hasn’t even undergone a name change.
Except for the OS, the N135 has the same specifications as the N130: the netbook has an Intel Atom N270 CPU, 1 GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive. While the N130 runs Windows XP, the N135 runs Windows 7 Starter. The Samsung N140 is also now available
with Windows 7 Starter.
Windows 7 is fast replacing Windows XP as the preferred OS for netbooks. While the new OS runs just as well as Windows XP on netbooks, the Windows 7 Starter Edition has many limitations. For instance, you can’t even change the background image.
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