Asus Eee PC 900 to Feature Touchscreen, GPS

Asustek’s 8.9-inch second-generation Asus Eee PC ultraportable laptops will include touchscreen panels and possible GPS support, with shipments expected to begin in May or June, DigiTimes reports.

Pricing for the upcoming Eee PC 900 with touchscreen is projected to reach $500, according to Kevin Lin, vice president of Asustek’s sales department.

An earlier report says the touch panel-equipped Eee PCs will adopt four-wire resistive touch screen technology.

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This article was initially published on 01/18/2008 and updated with the new info on 03/26/2008.

[…] Asustek Computer will suspend plans to include the option of a touch screen panel in the next generation of Asus Eee PCs, the company’s president Jerry Shen said this week. […]

[…] Also, there is no word on presence of rumored touchscreen panels and GPS receivers in the new laptops. […]