ASUS’ Eee PC 1005PEG made an appearance at CES this year, rocking specs that include a 10.1” WSVGA screen, Intel Atom N450, 802.11 b/g/n, WiMAX, and Bluetooth.  Today, the netbook showed up on the FCC, suggesting that the 1005PEG is nearing its release date.

FCC filings for the 1005PEG focus on the device’s WiFi capabilities, which are powered by an Ericsson WiFi card.  Label pics show a Windows XP Home logo, although the version of the 1005PEG at CES was running Windows 7.  We also see an IMEI barcode for a 3.5G data modem, which we suspect is powered by WiMAX.

Still no word on pricing or a release date.

Last month we spotted a Dell Inspiron Mini 1012 with an Intel WiMAX card, and today a Lenovo U150 showed up on the FCC with Intel WiMAX goodness.  According to label photos, the U150 will rock an Intel WiMAX/WiFi Link 5150 card, enabling 802.11 b/g/n along with WiMAX.

Over the past two years WiMAX coverage in the US has slowly improved.  And things are only getting better – last month we learned that Sprint will finally be brining WiMAX to Silicon Valley.  These new WiMAX deployments and WiMAX enabled computers like the Lenovo U150 will hopefully drive expansions in WiMAX coverage.

No word if the Lenovo U150 will be subsidized by a WiMAX carrier, but ideally a carrier will knock a couple hundred bucks off the U150’s price in exchange for a service contract.

Acer’s NAV50 and NAV60 netbooks have been made appearances on the FCC in December and January, and today more pictures of the devices were released in a WiFi filing by Acer.  Today’s test reports show that the NAV50 and 60 will support 802.11 b/g/n.  This contradicts previous filings by Acer that showed only support for 802.11 b/g.

External pictures of the NAV 50 and 60 show a relatively thin cross section, and front lip that slopes upward.  The netbook has 3 USB ports, an Ethernet port and a VGA port.  There also appears to be a card reader on the front right side of the device, although we’re not sure what formats the reader supports.

The NAV50 will be offered under the Acer brand, while the NAV60 will bear Packard Bell and Gateway brands.  No word on pricing or a release date.

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Measuring only 0.55 inches thin, and weighing about a pound and a half, the Sony Vaio X is a spectacular device.   It weights about half as much as the Macbook Air, and is about 0.2” thinner than the Air’s thickest point.

The Vaio X features an 11.1” LCD, SSD hard drive and Intel Atom Z550 2 GHz processor.  Sony also squeezed WiFi, WWAN, GPS and Bluetooth into the X, giving users a ton of connectivity options.  The device runs for 3.5 hours on the standard slim battery, or up to 14 hours with an extended battery that attaches to the bottom of the netbook.

How did Sony fit all these features into a 10.95” x 0.55” x 7.29” package?  The core component of the Vaio X is the densely packed motherboard, above.  To get an idea of how tiny this motherboard is, take a look at the two silver USB ports on the right side of the motherboard, each of which is only about a centimeter and a half wide.

Sony manages heat produced by the Intel Atom by covering the processor with a duct that vents air out of the back of the Vaio X.  An SSD sits to the right of the processor duct.  With no moving parts, the SSD also helps to decrease heat while improving battery life and durability.

WiFi is powered by the green Atheros card on the bottom left side of the device.  A Bluetooth card from Broadcom sits to the left of the WiFi Card.  Remarkably, this card is only about 2.5 cm long and less than a centimeter wide.

Finally, WWAN and GPS features are powered by a Qualcomm Gobi card that attaches to a separate module.  The Gobi2000 is the large silver device in the picture below.

The Vaio X is really a piece of work.  Sure, the Atom doesn’t give you much power, and the device’s $1,299 retail price is a bit steep for what is essentially a netbook.  But as these internal pics show, the Vaio X is in many ways an engineering marvel, and certainly worth the price in my opinion.

We first spotted the Asus T101MT in FCC filings back in December 2009.  Today, Asus officially announced the tablet along with specs and photos.

The T101MT will feature a 10.1” resistive multitouch display (1024 x 600), Intel Atom N450 processor, Windows &, up to 2 GB of RAM, Bluetooth, b/g/n WiFi, and 6.5 hours of battery life.  The tablet will weight 2.9 pounds, and will be available in black or white.

The video after the jump shows off the T101MT’s touch capabilities.

From:  eeepc.it, Engadget

Dell unveiled their Inspiron Mini 1012 netbook earlier this year.  The device rocks a 10.1” screen, Intel N450 Atom processor, and integrated Intel GMA graphics.  But today the Inspiron Mini 1012 made another appearance on the FCC, this time with Intel’s 6250 WiMAX chipset.

As you can see above, the Inspiron Mini 1012 with the Intel 6250 chipset is described as a preproduction model.  The model number for this netbook is clearly identified in other RF reports in the filing (left).

It’s good to see Dell adding WiMAX to its netbooks – sure, coverage isn’t great at this point, but WiMAX is pretty speedy when you have a strong signal.  We’re not sure if Dell is partnering with a service provider, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see CLEAR in the mix.

LG passed a svelte netbook called the X20 through the FCC today.  The Windows 7 device weighs only about 2.6 pounds (1.2 kg) with a 4 cell battery, and sports a 10.1” 1366 x 768 TFT color LCD screen, Intel Atom N450 processor, Intel 3150 GMA graphics, up to 2GB of RAM, 1.3 MP web cam, Bluetooth and HSPA 3G.

The user manual for the X20 indicates that the netbook will be released in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, China, India, Korea and Singapore.  The test report for the device shows several model numbers for the X20, including X200, XB200, XD200 and XV200 – we’d guess that these various model numbers are for different regions.  No word on pricing or a release date.

Update:  The Intel Atom in the X20 is a N450, 1.66 GHz processor according to test reports.  We have also confirmed 802.11 b/g/n WiFi and a 250GB 2.5” HDD, although the size of the HDD likely varies.

We don’t have exact measurements for the X20, but by eyeballing external photos of the device we’re estimating that it measures about 6.7” x 11” (170mm x 280mm).

A closeup of the X20’s keyboard reveals chiclet-style keys and a relatively small trackpad.

The OLPC XO-1.5 was first announced in early 2009, and since then prototypes of the device were released to testers and developers.  However, the XO-1.5 was not released in late 2009 as expected, and we haven’t heard much about the device in several months…until today.

Thanks to a filing by Quanta Computer, it does appear that the OLPC XO-1.5 is closer to release.  The filings include label pics of the device (left), as well as a test report that shows support for 802.11 b/g.

Other specs for the XO-1.5 that have already been released include a VIA C7-M processor, 1 GB of RAM and 4 GB of storage.  The VIA chipset will also feature a 3D graphics engine and HD video decoder.

There is no word on the availability of the XO-1.5, but today’s FCC filing is a good indication that the device is close to being released.  The device is also expected to have a price in the $100 range.

With Apple tablet rumors dominating the news, HP passed an interesting ‘SmartBook,’ called the HSTNH-F23C, through the FCC today.  According to test reports for the device, HP will market the HSTNH-F23C as the Compaq AirLife 100 (above).

The ‘AirLife’ name was first discovered back in December, when HP’s trademark filing for the name was made public.  HP’s filings for AirLife mention that the name will be used for handheld computers, PDAs, mobile telephones, and computers.

Label pics of the AirLife 100 (below) give us some indication of what the device will look like.  It appears to have a netbook size and shape, although it’s still entirely possible that the device could be a tablet.

We also know that the AirLife 100 will feature Bluetooth, 802.11 b/g and WWAN.  The AirLife 100’s WWAN capabilities include support for 850/1900 GSM/EDGE, and WCDMA bands II and V.  Thos frequencies are notable, because they are the same frequencies used by AT&T, suggesting a possible partnership between HP and the wireless carrier.

So far, that’s about all we know about the Compaq AirLife 100 – we’ll keep you updated as we hear more.

We first spotted label pics of Acer’s NAV50 and NAV60 notebooks on the FCC back in December.  Today, external pictures of the device were released to the FCC, revealing a glistening silver exterior and white interior.

Unfortunately, Acer only submitted a generic user’s manual to the FCC, so we don’t know the exact specs of the NAV50/60.  However, the device’s compact form factor suggest that it is a netbook.  Additionally, the test report for the NAV50/60 show WWAN capabilities with support for quad band GSM/EDGE, and WCDMA bands I, II and V.

Acer lists the model name for this device as the NAV50 for Acer and NAV60 for Gateway and Packard Bell.  Three ‘marketing’ names are also mentioned:  AO532, LT21 and dot s2.

No word on pricing or availability of the NAV50/60, but we’ll keep you updated as we learn more.