http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/ Engadget Comments for ASUS Eee Top ET1602 touchscreen all-in-one gets reviewed http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/Dec 18th 2008 7:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/
You can have an account that can be accessed from home and school, using the same docs and material as you move from class to class and do homework.

]]>Dec 18th 2008 7:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/
Except for the fact that they all have quad cores at home and so even they will think these are pieces of shit!]]>Dec 18th 2008 8:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/Dec 18th 2008 3:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/
It's a nice computer for the price anyway, from the looks of it.

But how does it make sense to have a touch screen verticaly in front of you.
Just a gimick. Those "feature" lists still seem to sell ... doesn't matter how much sense they make.]]>Dec 18th 2008 7:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/
Really though, you're right. Working on a computer 8 hours of the day using my hands would be a little too much. Heck, even after more than an hour it'd become uncomfortable. But I do think it'd be nice to reach up and move a window exactly where I want it instead of having to go through the mouse via proxy every once in a while.

Only time will tell if it's one of those things that sticks or if it's just a gimmick though; ie, the qwerty keyboard-made so that typewriters wouldn't jam because people were typing too fast, but that's obviously not a problem today. Yet we still stick with it because people don't like change...and because those mean 8th grade teachers made us learn to use them.

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Why do you come up with Apple? This is not related to the topic?!

And btw., Apple states the exact opposite:
Touchscreens do not make everything better.
Bill Gates is the stubborn idiot who still wants everyone to run around with a tablet.
Apple on the other hand tells everyone that touch screens only make sense in the right form factor.

And: Read Mike's post.]]>Dec 18th 2008 8:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/Dec 18th 2008 8:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/
Oh god...]]>Dec 18th 2008 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/
come on its a good package for the price for what it is capable of. perfect for silver and general web surfers who do little more than download videos and wathc iplayer.. ]]>Dec 18th 2008 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/
Although, I've seen some plans by people to use these like a gigantic stationary remote to access their file server to make it like a media selector for their home theatre. And when you look at the price of home theatre remotes, a good touchscreen one costs just as much as this, and it has way less functionality.

I might actually do that too....wall-mount it behind the bar so I can control the music and have a visual callerid.]]>Dec 18th 2008 8:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/
The way it see it this is some good thing for "proxy" use.
A touchscreen in a a device like that doesn't help at all in everyday "computing".
It doesn't make Windows work any better ... to put it that way.

But you made me think:

I imagine myself using it as a media selector:
an iPhone / Cover Flow, just in big.

But a bit of overkill for me ... I'd stick to an iPhone to remote my media library.

But, hey:

I still think a cheap all in one desktop is by itself a good thing for many people.
If only it would run Mac OS ... and not those horribly other UIs ...

]]>Dec 18th 2008 8:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/Dec 18th 2008 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/just need some freaking power]]>Dec 18th 2008 8:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/Dec 18th 2008 8:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/BUT dude what u need is to RELAX and stop being borring]]>Dec 18th 2008 8:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/And yeah- I agree it could use some power, maybe another model with a bit higher specs?
I don't think they intended this to be for the heavy PC user crowd... this is more like a grandpa/mom gift if you ask me.]]>Dec 18th 2008 9:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/
I mean, follow me here:

1) I have a mouse, and I have a keyboard.
2) I see that in the "easy access" Apps there's a shortcut to opera.

then:

Why would I use my hand to launch the browser if I will need to put it back over my mouse when I want to actually browse the web?

It seems like a burden and it smudges the screen for no reason.

I don't really see the point int this kind of devices unless every part of the interface is designed specifically for touch interaction. And even then I think that some tasks will not be as comfortable.]]>Dec 18th 2008 8:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/I think you guys are right, it makes little sense in all, but if you think about it as replacing the mouse then it can work. (and then there is a mouse there just in case :P)]]>Dec 18th 2008 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/Dec 18th 2008 8:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/Dec 18th 2008 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/
]]>Dec 18th 2008 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/Dec 18th 2008 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/The SmartPC has much more hardcore hardware then an atom pimping nettop.

My personal thoughts on the nitch for these type of products. An 'around the house' PC. I'd grab one up for my kitchen.. (HP Smart) watch some TV, stream video/music, check out some web cast news and shiz.

The other thing is, the touch screen is an accessory, you dont HAVE to use it. Hence why there is a mouse and keyboard. Love it or hate it, there is definitely a nitch for touch screen nettops.]]>Dec 18th 2008 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/By the way the ASUS EEE Top is not bad for the price.]]>Dec 18th 2008 4:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/
Sounds like the software needs some work though. Music and video integration needs to be via touch. And that memo app, and a calendar, all need to support touch... And if you can't integrate new applications into this thing, then forget it.

Also the screen should be FLAT, meaning the bezel should be covered with the same piece of glass as the LCD, so that you can easily wipe stuff off it.

And you should be able to carry it around and use it flat temporarily if you want, so the future battery-enabled version would be a nice touch... needs to be easy to dock/undock though.

And yes, an Atom processor is probably just right for this--your family computer. Its not the only PC you're going to have, just one more, so its got to stay cheap.]]>Dec 18th 2008 9:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/asus-touchscreen-eee-top-et1602-gets-reviewed/Dec 19th 2008 2:35PM