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Asus is updating the Linux drivers of the Asus Eee PC to make its My Cinema U3100 Mini DVD-T and DMB-TH tuners work. Based on results of preliminary testing, the Linux drivers now work well with the USB TV Tuners, except for the H.264 software decoding. This means that HDTV channels won’t be able to broadcast properly in the Eee. Other TV channels that broadcast using MPEG-2 will work just fine, but as of now it will not support any recording. But hey, with such limited on-board storage and slow processing you wouldn’t want to be recording too much anyway, better leave that function for your desktops or other equally powerful laptops.

The TV tuner compatibility certainly adds up to the already great features of the Asus Eee PC. It’s no wonder that many sub-notebook manufacturers are following the path of the Asus and are coming out with their own versions of the Eee PC.

Via [Crunch Gear]

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NEC has introduced a new a 22.5-inch TFT LCD to its product line. The 22.5-inch LCD sports a WUXGA resolution with full high-definition 1920 x 1080 resolution, a high luminance of 460 cd/m2, a 97% wide color gamut (NTSC ratio) and a double frame rate of 120 Hertz. The new 22.5-inch model boasts of an excellent picture quality which is geared for preview monitoring and verification commonly used in broadcast stations and post-production studios. Additionally, the 22.5-inch NEC LCD has an anti-glare polarizer surface,12 CCFLs backlight and a built-in inverter.

Together with the 22.5-inch LCD, NEC also released a new 19-inch TFT LCD. This time the 19-inch LCD boasts of a super extended graphics array (SXGA) resolution.

Both LCDs will be launched during the Display 2008 event on April 16-18, 2008 in Tokyo Japan. A US launch will follow on May 20-22 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Hopefully by then, NEC would have already come up with pricing details for both models.

Read [NEC] Via [Far East Gizmos]

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If you’ve ever tried to follow the Twitter updates of more than one person, you’ll appreciate what TwitLinks has set out here to do. Using advanced alien-technology (or maybe RSS feed updates, I’m not sure), Twitlinks gathers all the most recent Twitter updates of leading tech industry pundits and arranges them in the fashion of a blog, with updated links to the latest industry news as well.

TwitLinks creator Gary Brewer said the idea for TwitLinks was born out of his interest in “the links that people [he] didn’t know personally published over their individual twitters.” So basically, he’s trying to organize the latest and most useful twitters in the tech industry, much like how Techmeme tries to organize breaking technology news.

Now, while no one may be able to say just how well this new service will perform in the long run, at least we have one more tool to run to as we cover the ever-growing tech industry and everything happening inside it. But you can bet it’s going to be big; it may have only yours and my attention now, but with a little more time it could take on the whole world too. Who knows?

Via [Read Write Web]

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A great treat to all the Sony Bravia fans out there, as the the official 2008 Sony Bravia release schedule for both America and the UK have been found. The Bravia release schedule/ roadmap answers all the questions regarding what and exactly when the HDTVs will be released, along with some very interesting specifications and features included in the new models.

US Bravia Release Schedule

The first to make it’s appearance will be the Sony KDL-32XBR6 32-inch model from the new Sony XBR6 range, in May. Followed shortly by the 37-inch Sony KDL-37XBR6 in mid July. U.S. roadmap below.

The next to come are the other XBR6’s, the XBR7 and the extremely impressive LED packing Sony XBR8. The 46-inch Sony KDL-46XBR8 will be avaliable in August, followed by the KDL-40XBR6, KDL-52XBR6 and KDL-55XBR8 in September. Finally the KDL-46XBR6, KDL-40XBR7 and the huge 70-inch Sony KDL-70XBR7 will be launched in October.

Not to forget also impressive and new Sony Z4100 range, the 40 and 46-inch KDL-40Z4100, and KDL-46Z4100 will be avaliable from June 08.

• Sony Z4100: KDL-40Z4100, KDL-46Z4100.
• Sony XBR6: KDL-32XBR6, KDL-37XBR6, KDL-32XBR6, KDL-40XBR6, KDL-46XBR6, KDL-52XBR6.
• Sony XBR7: KDL-40XBR7, KDL-70XBR7.
• Sony XBR8: KDL-46XBR8, KDL-55XBR8.

UK Bravia Release Schedule

Sony has not forgotten about the UK and we assume most of Europe, with it’s new 2008 Bravia models.

New to 2008 come the highly anticipated Sony W4000, E4000 models along with the V4000 / V4500 and U4000 series.