ASUS R50A UMPC lands in FCC, is promptly torn apart

ASUS' R50A has been hanging around in "almost here" land for, like, ever. Over six months after we laid hands on it at CES, it seems the release is all but imminent as evidenced by its recent showing in the sprawling FCC database. Per usual, the agency did its best with that 1.3-megapixel point-and-shoot that it just can't secure funds to replace, and while we've certainly seen more invigorating dissections, this one isn't half bad considering the dearth of enthusiasm expressed by those doing the splaying. Wander on down to the read link for more dark, dingy shots of the internals.

[Via jkkmobile]

[apple fanboy @ Jul 29th 2008 12:02PM]

awesomeness 1st!!!1111

[Macchappy @ Jul 29th 2008 12:26PM]

Set sail for fail.

[Lowest Ranked @ Jul 29th 2008 12:29PM]

Wow, apple fanboy and a 'first' post?

Supersonic, megacosmic, spastacular, galactomic-epic fail.

[EricR @ Jul 29th 2008 12:25PM]

Well at least we know the FCC isn't "wasting" their/our money by buying a camera that would let us, you know, read what is on the chips and stuff.

[sracer @ Jul 29th 2008 12:27PM]

I call shenanigans. How can it be an Asus device if it isn't Eee-something? ;-)

[Rick White @ Jul 29th 2008 12:39PM]

'Cause it's black. Oh, snap, that was racist.

[Chris @ Jul 29th 2008 2:18PM]

I was thinking the same thing

[weg @ Jul 29th 2008 12:49PM]

Found a video of somebody trying to use it on Youtube, however, it doesn't look as if she succeeded:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti-7rQ8cSFw

The touch screen seems to be extremely unresponsive, and at some point Vista is just completely blocked shuffling stuff on the harddisk. But who knows.. perhaps we'll be very positively surprised when the first real reviews show up..

[OneLove @ Jul 29th 2008 3:09PM]

...oh, your talking about the UMPC...

[John Doe @ Jul 29th 2008 1:15PM]

so...asus is concentrating more on small pc (eee pc and umpc) segment rather than their gaming segment?? they are constantly upgrading their netbooks but not the gaming laptops line-up...why?

[OneLove @ Jul 29th 2008 3:12PM]

Apparently there's also an Asus R70A with 7" screen.

[OneLove @ Jul 29th 2008 3:13PM]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx19tsEcIOM&feature=related