slashgear.com - 10/3/2008
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ToDo forum member stretracer18 loved his Acer Aspire One netbook , but wanted a touchscreen slate version instead; Acer not being forthcoming with such a UMPC, he created his own. Now we’ve seen touchscreen modifications of netbooks before, but this is a full case reworking: the top and ...
todoumpc.com - 10/2/2008
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WEno xicos me presento ya que soy nuevo
, Soy igor y ya q no encontraba ningun
umpc q me gustara he fabricado uno partiendo de el acer aspire one espero q guste....Windows Vista Ultimate (Lite) o Ubuntu Netbook Remix.Intel atom 1,6 Gb Ram 1,5 GbHd 8 ...
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TodoUMPC foro: Umpc Artesanal Acer Aspire One
pclaunches.com - 10/4/2008
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Keeping holiday season in mind Acer today introduced
four new laptop computers based on Acer's very own
Gemstone platform. The Aspire 8930 (pictured above) is the flagship model sporting an 18.4-inch HD CineCrystal widescreen display for intense ...
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Acer Aspire 8930, 6930, 5735 and 4730 Laptops Launched
akihabaranews.com - 10/2/2008
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AKIBA HD TV 129 Previous Next F-22bid : Acer Introduces Thier New 22'' Ferrari LCD Screen, the F-22bid Posted on 2008-10-02 02:45:00 | by: kei | Comments 0 ...
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Acer Introduces Thier New 22'' Ferrari LCD Screen, the ...
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Acer Aspire One modded into touchscreen UMPC
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... keyboard and trackpad, installing Ubuntu Netbook Remix on it, flipping the screen around and inserting a touchscreen panel. Thanks to Ubuntu's built-in touchscreen support, it apparently works a treat.
When are manufacturers going to start doing this themselves, extending the netbook concept to tablets? It's past time: in an ocean of indistinguishable netbook clones, the first netbook tablet would really stand out.
UMPC Tablet Acer Aspire One [ToDo Forums via Slashgear]
Acer Aspire One hacked into a UMPC for reasons unknown
Engadget —
... take to get an Acer Aspire One UMPC 'round here?" Apparently, it doesn't take much: pop out the screen, replace it with an 8.9-inch touchscreen kit, flip the lid 'round so the display sits on top, toss out the keyboard and screw it all back together again. The specimen pictured above is running Ubuntu on top of the Aspire's 1.6GHz Atom CPU with 1.5GB RAM and an 8GB SSD (and quite happily, we might add). Hit that read link for details and plenty of pictures. [Via SlashGear] ...
DIY Acer Aspire One gets transformed into UMPC
Gizmo Watch —
... configuration, viz. the 1.6GHz Intel Atom, 1.5GB memory, 8GB SSD and Ubuntu OS. Quite evidently, the flipping around of the lower half makes it a lot easier to use the cam and the touch display.
Watch This: It is one of the rare occasions when a netbook gets modified into a UMPC. From a result perspective, the effort is certainly laudable. Acer might want to consider launching a UMPC with the Aspire One core now.
Source: Slashgear
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Acer Aspire Predator and matching G24 LCD hit the States
engadget.com 10/2/2008 —
Acer's wild Aspire Predator gaming rig and matching 24-inch G24 monitor were announced back in May and July, but it's taken them forever to ship Stateside -- we're guessing the delay was due to Acer's insistence that the case look as much like a ...
Acer Aspire Predator is now available in the U.S. —
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Acer announced this week that their new Aspire Predator desktop gaming PC is now available here in the U.S. The Predator features an Intel Core 2 Quad processor, NVIDIA GeForce 900 Series graphics and one funky looking deep metallic copper color case.
Other features include RAID support, ...
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