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The Asus Eee Keyboard: FCC reveals specs, pictures, and user manual

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It looks like FCC’s confidentiality agreement has been lifted off the Eee Keyboard. Now we all know many things about this much-awaited nettop (is this a nettop?) including specs, innards and exterior pictures, user manual and more.

The Eee Keyboard will feature a 5-inch touchscreen display (800×480) on the right side (which is exactly the feature I actually want to try out).

On the other hand, it rocks the usual N270 Intel Atom processor and 1GB RAM standard in most netbooks. Also, it only has 16 or 32GB flash storage; boo. Other specs would be the Broadcom AV-VD905 video decoder, Bluetooth , Wi-Fi, 4-cell battery, HDMI/VGA outputs, USB ports and interestingly UWB (Ultra-Wideband). The UWB receiver packs in different ports like audio-out, HDMI, mini-USB, 2 USB and is able to output 720p video to the HDTV within 5-meters range or 10-meters for other transmissions.

Now all we need is a release date and a price, and we’d be all set, Asus.

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Touch AiGuru SV1T Skype Videophone

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Asus has developed a new videophone made just for those who love using Skype. The Touch AiGuru SV1T Skype Videophone allows a user can carry out unlimited video and voice calls to its Skype contacts. The feature set includes a 7-inch touchscreen display with an easy to use iconized UI, integrated webcam, speaker, mic and Wi-Fi. It also happens to support a wired Ethernet connection just in case of unavailability of a wireless network. Asus claims the new videophone improves and expands upon the Eee videophone they launched last year.

Take Ten (8 Sep 09): Mobile merger, stupid customers, mobile Spotify, UK oldest computer restored, 31s Apple Store grab, Asus eBook reader, Final Fantasy XIII, Firefox 4, C64 iPhone, WP worm

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1. UK’s T-Mobile and Orange mobile operators may merge

Two of Britain’s mobile network operators have announced their intention to merge into a single company, which would then become the largest in the UK.

If the T-Mobile and Orange deal is allowed to continue, it could be signed in November. The new company would then control over one-third of the UK market.

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