There’s a new netbook (or sub-laptop as it’s labelled) in town if you live in the UK, in the form of the PicoBook Pro from Apricot computers, a British company with a long history in computing.

This new Apricot netbook is basically a variant of the Cloudbook and features a VIA processor (a fast, ultra-low voltage 1.2GHz version), an 8.9 inch screen, either Linux or Windows XP as an operating system, 1GB RAM, support for WiMAX, bluetooth and a 60GB hard drive for storage.

The PicoBook will cost £279 for the Linux Version and £328 for the version running Windows XP. It will be available on the 1st of November although, you can preorder it now ready for shipping on the release date.

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A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.

Apricot to Launch PicoBook Pro Netbook

Everex Japan have announced the company’s latest two UMPCS, the CloudBook CE1220J and the CloudBook CE1221J. The difference between the two machines appears to be that the CE1221J will come with an extra battery.

These two CloudBooks will be about the same size as the previous 7 inch CloudBooks but will come with a 8.9 inch display with a resolution of 1024×600. They will also feature a VIA 1.2GHz processor, 1GB of Ram, an express card slot and a 60GB hard drive running Windows XP.

Here’s a summary of the specifications:

* Graphics: VIA(R) VX800
* Display: WSVGA 8.9-inch TFT color LCD touch screen (1024 × 600 pixels)
* Card Reader: 4-in-1 card reader (SD / MS / MMC / Ms Pro)
* Audio Ports: 1 x headphone / line out jack, 1 x microphone in jack
* Dimension: 230(W) x 172(D) x 33-41(H)mm
* Audio Ports: 1 x headphone / line out jack, 1 x microphone in jack
* Dimensions: 230(W) x 171(D) x 29.4(H)mm, under 0.97 Kg w/ 4 cells Li-Ion battery / 14.4V 2200 mAh DKP
* Accessory: Modular Webcam (VoIP Handset optional)
* Webcam: 1.3 megapixel

Via: CloudBook UMPC

A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.

Everex CloudBooks for Japan

Everex has released new Cloudbook SC1200T in Taiwan with 1GB of RAM and Windows XP as operating system instead of Linux-based gOS. Other features of this new model are pretty much the same as classic Cloudbook CE1200V sold in US. The unofficial source reports that the Cloudbook SC1200T retail price is between 14,000 and 15,000 TWD (about USD $459 and USD $492).

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A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.

Cloudbook SC1200T runs Windows XP