Isaiah's Tech

Verizon has just confirmed that the first netbook they will release will be the HP Mini 1151NR, which apparently is the same as the HP Mini 1000. It will be available on May 17 and the supposed price will be $199 USD on a 2-year contract "after MIR" - I don't know what that means. There will be a monthly fee, but it's unknown how much the monthly fee will be. Some people are guessing a $40 or $60 fee, which would make the netbook a bit too overpriced ($960 - $1,440). On May 17 Verizon is also launching MiFi, which is another way to access the Internet.

[Boy Genius]

We've already seen Nvidia's attempts at a $99 USD MID and now it's time to introduce their new ARM-based TEGRA platform netbook. Well, not exactly. Nvidia basically ripped open an HP Mini 1000 and replaced the Intel Atom CPU with their own Tegra CPU and Windows CE. It's only a prototype and its only intentions were to show off the power of the processor itself. Yes, it did only run Windows CE but it is certainly a step in the right direction. Nvidia is "absolutely" going to release a Tegra-based netbook, but no one knows exactly when it will be. We'll see how powerful the Tegra CPU is when it is put through some tests next to Intel's Atom and AMD's Via Nano CPU.

[Bit-Tech]