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It looks like BenQ’s soon to be released MID is becoming more and more like the Asus Eee PC. ITechnews is reporting that the BenQ MID which was previewed during the IDF in Shanghai would have:

• 800 MHz Intel Silverthorone processor
• Poulsbo chipset
• 512 RAM
• 4GB SSD
• HSDPA support
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
• Bluetooth EDR connectivity
• Voice command
• GPS feature (optional)

Hmm, yeah. except for the voice command and the HSDPA support, the BenQ MID does seem like the Asus Eee PC after all.

Via Slashgear

Asustek announced that it will be coming up with a new MID (mobile  internet device) this coming June 2008. Dubbed as the Asus R50, the new MID will have a 5.6 inch lcd display and will be manufactured by Pegatron Technology. The device would run on both Linux and Windows Vista and is tentatively priced at $500. Come November, the Asus R50 will immediately get an upgrade with a new keyboard to boot.

Asustek has not given out too many details about this new device as of yet. Probably because the company is still preparing for the launch of the 2nd generation Asus Eee PC as well as the recent launch of the Windows XP powered 7-inch Eee.

Via 

The new Asus Eee PC is already shipping with Windows XP, but it seems that the budding excitement over ultra portable laptops (now dubbed “Mobile Internet Devices” by Intel) has created a rather interesting position: with Windows XP licenses slated to go off the market on June 30 (extended from January), Microsoft has to decide very, very soon whether they will continue to actively sell Windows XP, or find some alternate route to keep their hands in the growing number of Linux-loaded MIDs. Windows Vista, at this point, is
simply far too large to fit easily on these smaller computers.

InfoWorld expects an announcement on the subject later this week, and with
the Intel Developer Forum in full swing, the timing is hardly a coincidence.