I agree with Mike:
It's the transmitter that has HDMI output - that's the portion that hooks up to your tv to view the signal.
The receiver, the part that you hook up to the video source like a satellite box, appears to only have VGA or Composite for inputs?! That makes for one pretty useless "HD" product!

And for those wondering: I'm assuming the photo of the rear with inputs has the receiver on the right and the transmitter on the left.

If it only had a wireless video camera that let you see (and record) what was going on over USB, it'd be perfect!

I can see it now...
Packed auditorium. The lights dim. The curtain starts rising on the stage. And we all hear….

“Here I am brain the size of a planet and they have me controlling curtains on some stage…”

I've tested ReadyBoost on a few systems and it makes a huge difference on systems with less than 2gb ram. On a P4 540 (3.2ghz) with 1gb of PC3200 ram adding a 2GB OCZ Rally USB stick very noticeably sped up system performance. The same was true with 1.5gb. Once the ram was upgraded to 2gb, system performance seemed unaffected by adding the USB stick in ReadyBoost mode.

Also, I've tried a few different USB sticks (an Apacer, Kingmax, and Sandisk) and they all failed the ReadyBoost test, so grabbing any old stick won't do. It's not surprising to see a company touting ReadyBoost compatibility as a feature, and I'm glad to see it. It'll make buying future sticks much easier.

Derrick:
It uses the ExpressCard slot (the successor to PC CARD). This makes sense since ExpressCard is based on the same PCI-Express standard used by current desktops.

For those complaining about the size: this is meant more as a docking station for at home. Leave your speakers and dual monitors hooked up to it all the time, and just slide the ExpressCard into your notebook. When you're ready to go to class (if you're a student) or to a client's, just pop out the ExpressCard and you've instantly got your small notebook back.

What I want to know is if this will work with only certain model Asus notebooks (and which ones), or if it's a universal product only requiring an ExpressCard slot.

No WiFi is a huge loss, but an extended battery without additional size is a nice addition. The lack of battery life was my biggest quibble when testing the original Q (no wifi being a close second).

This makes about as much sense as letting Michael Jackson baby-sit your kids. Why would anyone release an accessory that works only with the competition's products and not your own? Not only that, but Creative actually got Apple to certify it and issue a comment!

Whatever they're on over at Creative HQ, send some my way

Kramer might be a fanboy, might be insane, and might go off on long rants, but he sure is funny to watch! Booyah! (watch his show to get it)

The Asus "Z" series are OEM whitebox barebones notebooks. It's just a shell you throw in your own cpu/ram/harddrive/wifi/optical drive. Generally speaking you can build a barebones Asus for 1/2 the cost of the pre-assembled "Ensemble" retail versions.

Since this particular one has HDMI, I'd hazard a guess that BluRay and/or HDDVD will likely be available when it comes to picking the optical drive. 4GB maximum ram is also a big deal, considering most notebooks today top out at 2GB max.

One quibble though: I've never seen a notebook with BOTH ExpressCard and PCMCIA slots. The Z84F (which I currently have) is in the same family as this model and only has ExpressCard, so I'd guess this new one does too. No idea why PC Card is listed as well.

Hyundai owns Kia, so there's no surprise that it's Hyundai that's doing the suing. Kia is to Hyundai just like Pontiac is to General Motors.