We all know Techmeme as being the web’s top news aggregator read by many as many times as possible. They currently posted Techmeme’s Top 10 Objectively Biggest Tech Stories of 2008. Unfortunately, none of the news items were related to the Eee PC.

So, we decided to come up with our own 2008 Eee PC List, using the Eee PC-related news items that made it to the headline page of Techmeme. But we’re not just going to give you the top 10 as we are in not in the position to rank this Eee PC news items according to their popularity. Instead, we’ve scoured through Techmeme’s 2008 news headlines and picked up those Eee PC News which hit the Techmeme headlines. HappEEEPC New Year everyone!

Top Eee PC Related News of 2008 (January – June)

January 2008

• Darren Murph / Engadget: WiMAX-enabled Eee PC demoed on Sprint’s XOHM network, more details revealed
• Erica Ogg / CNET News.com: Shuttle’s $199 Linux PC
• Thomas Ricker / Engadget: Eee PC with 9-inch touchscreen in the works?
• Susie Pan / DigiTimes: Touch panel component makers sampling for future Eee PCs
• Tony Smith / The Register: Linux-less Eee PC launched in Japan
• Erica Ogg / CNET News.com: Eee PC with Windows launches in Japan, U.S. is next
• Monica Chen / DigiTimes: Asustek announces Eee family product lines
• Matthew Elliott / CNET News.com: Eeexpansion plans: Asus announces more low-cost Linux products

February 2008

• Tony Smith / The Register: Asus reschedules 8GB Eee PC to Q2, moles claim
• RISE Security: ASUS Eee PC rooted out of the box
• Erica Ogg / Crave: The gadget blog: Sony leery of the Eee PC?

March 2008

• Brad Linder / Eee Site: Asus announces next generation Eee PC
• Thomas Ricker / Engadget: 7-inch Eee PC vs 9-inch Eee PC — ready, fight!
• Paul Miller / Engadget: Hands-on with the 9-inch Eee PC
• Brandon Hill / DailyTech: ASUS Shows Off 8.9″ Eee PC 900
• Paul Miller / Engadget: ASUS’ 9-inch Eee PC, now with living pixels!
• Joanna Stern / LAPTOP Magazine: Eee PC to Get Intel’s Diamondville, Hard Drives, and Fashion Forward Style
• Tony Smith / The Register: Asus CEO: Eee PC to get HDD options, Intel Atom CPU
• Dan Nystedt / IDG News Service: Windows Eee PC Will Outsell Linux Version, Says Asus
• eWeek: Windows XP Will Fill Two-Thirds of Asustek Eee PCs
• Adrian Kingsley-Hughes / Hardware 2.0: Windows-based Eee PC to outsell Linux version – Another blow for Linux
• Dwight / TechBlog: Behold the strange allure of the Eee PC
• Brad Linder / Eee Site: Asus EP20: First look at the Eee PC desktop
• Monica Chen / DigiTimes: Asustek to roll out second-generation Eee PC with touchscreen panels and possibly GPS support in May or June
• Brier Dudley / Brier Dudley’s blog: Finally, the $500 ultramobile with touch coming in May
• Joshua Topolsky / Engadget: ASUS’ 9-inch Eee PC 900 hits the FCC with full teardown, gets multi-finger gesture support
• Dave Altavilla / HotHardware.com News: Asus Eee PC Desktop, Eee Box Unveiled
• Haroon Malik / Gizmodo: Windows XP Eee PC Available at Best Buy in April, Pricing Stays Sweet
• Joanna Stern / LAPTOP Magazine: Hands-On With the Asus Eee PC 4G Windows XP Version
• Joanna Stern / LAPTOP Magazine: Asus Eee PC 4G Windows XP Version To Be Available at Best Buy for $399 In April

April 2008

• Monica Chen / DigiTimes: Second-generation Eee PC to hit the Taiwan market later this month, say sources
• Michael Kwan / Mobile Magazine Online: Asus Eee PC with Windows XP Has Hidden Shortcomings
• Brad Linder / Liliputing: Asus Eee PC 900 specs, pricing get official
• TrustedReviews Notebooks Feed: Asus Eee PC 900
• Rory Reid / CNET News.com: Asus Eee PC 900 Review
• Matthew Miller / The Mobile Gadgeteer: Asus officially announces launch of Asus Eee PC 900
• Andrew / NotebookReview.com: Asus Sets Eee PC 900 U.S. Launch for May 12th
• Dan Ackerman / Crave: The gadget blog: Asus Eee PC 900 launching 5/12 in the U.S. at $549
• Dan Nystedt / IDG News Service: Asustek to Launch Eee PC With 10-inch Screen
• Dan Nystedt / IDG News Service: Asus to Launch Eee PC With Intel’s Atom in June
• Elizabeth Woyke / Forbes: Eee!  A New Cellphone!
• Monica Chen / DigiTimes: Asustek evaluating free battery upgrade
• DigiTimes: Asustek plans to make Eee an independent brand, 10- and 11-inch Eee PCs on the way

May 2008

• Joshua Topolsky / Engadget: Canadian bank hands out free Eee PCs
• PRWeb: Free Asus Eee PC from PowerupMobile.com
• Avram Piltch / LAPTOP Magazine: Eee PC Keyboard Different on Black/White Models
• Monica Chen / DigiTimes: Asustek to add more features to Atom-based 8.9-inch Eee PC
• Jesusdiaz / Gizmodo: Asus Eee PC 1000 to Debut First Week of June
• Dan Nystedt / IDG News Service: Asustek Gives Sneak Peek of Desktop Eee PC

June 2008

• James Sherwood / The Register: Asus shows Wii-style controllers for Eee
• IDG News Service: Asus Shows off Atom-based Eee PC
• JKK / jkkmobile: Easy to add touch screen kit for Asus Eee PC 701
• Marco Chiappetta / HotHardware.com News: ASUS Eee Box B202 Details Emerge
• Thomas Ricker / Engadget: Asus Eee PC 1000 vs Atom-based 901 vs original 701… fight!
• Joanna Stern / LAPTOP Magazine: Eee PC 901 Unboxing Shots and First Impressions
• Lars-Göran Nilsson / Fudzilla: Asus Eee PC 1000H on sale
• Avram Piltch / LAPTOP Magazine: ASUS Releases Eee PC 901, 1000 Series U.S. Pricing
• Cameron Wilmot / TweakTown: TweakTown’s VIDEO unboxing of ASUS Eee PC 1000H!
• Brad Linder / Liliputing: Eee PC 901, 1000(H) to hit the US on July 8th

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