HANNSpree's HANNSnote netbook now available in US, stuffed animal version hopefully in the pipeline

Hannspree's efforts in the netbook market are finally coming to the US with today's launch of the 10-inch HannsNote, and frankly, we're still pining for something a little less vanilla from the company. Sure, it's the same 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor and assorted specs we've come to know and sort of like, but this is the company known for devising some of the most ridiculous televisions we've ever seen, including a whole series of plush animals with monitors in their bellies. A $380 price tag isn't gonna win a lot of people over without a little flair, so please, do us all a favor and stick the components inside of a teddy bear, make his stomach the screen and his feet each one half of the keyboard. We'd buy that.

[Via Electronista]

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 21st 2009 6:06AM]

It is oem ver. of msi wind.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 21st 2009 7:06AM]

is it though?

[boonlar Posted Aug 21st 2009 7:22AM]

Looks pretty similar to me:
http://media.akihabaranews.com/15911/MSI_Wind_1.jpg

[Rob Conway Posted Aug 21st 2009 8:16AM]

Be careful, Ross. They might read this and actually make that!

[mrln Posted Aug 21st 2009 11:53AM]

Be careful? That would be the most amazing contraption in existence!

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 21st 2009 9:14AM]

It's definitely a MSI wind. Idk why you'd pay $380 when the MSI sells for $289. Dumb.

[georgetang Posted Aug 21st 2009 9:46AM]

This is just a rebranded, ODM from MSI Wind...

If MSI Headquarter is allowing this to happen, while having a MSI branch office selling here in the US...

Then, what does that tells you guys?

Or MSI USA is not doing a good JOB, or that MSI Headquarter just want to sell everywhere...

Either way, there's a HUGE internal ISSUE within MSI....