LAS VEGAS --
Asus isn't having a hard time distinguishing its netbooks from the rest of the herd. The company's latest mini notebook features a swivel touchscreen.
The touchscreen netbook, powered by the standard 1.6GHz Atom processor, will be available in two different screen sizes: 8.9 inches and 10 inches.
Asus will also implement a new touchscreen software interface called 3Doorway. The company is still developing the software, so not many details are available, but in a nutshell you can swipe back and forth between three menus. Each menu displays an intuitive collection of apps as large icons that you can tap easily.
Pretty neat stuff: Creating a new software interface is way smarter than simply slapping a touchscreen on a computer.
The 8.9-inch model, the Eee PC T91, is shipping March. The 10-inch model, the EeePC T101H, is shipping June. Price details are not yet available, but expect somewhere around $600.
Photo: Brian X. Chen/Wired.com
