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The displays included a 70-inch model which the company claims is the largest in the world. According to DigiTimes, Newsight’s parallax barrier technology “subdivides the LCD image into complex repeating segments that, when viewed and then integrated by human binocular vision, presents 3D views.”

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Touchscreen keyboard sentiment can be divided into two camps: those who don’t mind it and those who can’t do without a physical keyboard. If you’re part of the first camp, you may be excited to hear that Acer might just be working on a notebook so thin that it uses a frameless screen and touch keyboard, according to DigiTimes.

It’s apparently expected sometime in the second half of this year. According to the article:

“Acer is expected to adopt Corning’s reinforced glass substrate and simply print color on its back to allow the substrate to function like a notebook cover for a frameless design. The design will help reduce the thickness of the ultra-thin notebook and can also reduce material costs.”

In order to keep everything as svelte as possible, DigiTimes’ sources mentioned that “Acer will also adopt a touch keyboard to allow the notebook to be even thinner.” And judging by Acer’s relatively aggressive pricing strategy, I’d guess that the whole thing might cost less than you’d expect. Details are pretty scant at the moment, though, so let’s take this all with a grain of salt until we get some more concrete information.

Acer to launch a frameless-screen ultra-thin notebook with touch keyboard in 2H10 [DigiTimes]

Acer Taiwan president Scott Lin told DigiTimes “that designing an iPad-like device would not pose any technical challenges for Acer, but said such a product does not fit into Acer’s business model.”

Lin went on to say that it’d be tough to replicate the mojo that Apple has between a device like the iPad and the iTunes store. You can’t just copy the iPad without something like iTunes and the App Store, basically, and “few other makers, including Acer, have comparable experience in operating an online store.”

I wouldn’t put it past Acer to come out with some tablet devices running full blown Windows operating systems, though. Perhaps even Android, too. Acer’s a big company and if it sees a market for certain types of devices, it’s got the comparative advantage of being able to mass produce products efficiently and at relatively low price points.

I pointedly asked Acer president Gianfranco Lanci back in 2007 if his company would produce some sort of “aPhone,” meaning an iPhone-like smartphone, and he emphatically said, “No! Big no.” Fast forward a couple years and we’ve got the Acer Liquid smartphone and half of Acer’s 2010 smartphones to be sporting Android.

So, yes, Acer may have no plans to produce a closed-ecosystem tablet device but let’s not leave some sort of tablet device (or devices) out of the equation altogether.

Acer has no plans for iPad-like product, says Acer Taiwan president [DigiTimes]

DigiTimes is reporting that the NVIDIA Tegra chipset will be at the core of the tablet. MSI must have been paying attention to our cries because the only pic we can find shows that the tablet runs Android and not Windows.

Not much else is known at this point besides it will have “wireless support.” Does that mean 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth? We don’t know, but even if it has 3G, chances are the iPad’s sweet data plan won’t be available on it. Maybe T-Mobile will help out, though…

Netbooks with Intel’s next-gen Pineview Atom N450 CPUs arrive in January, and the faster N470 chip may hit in March. There are also more netbooks with Ion graphics coming down the pipe, including the first Ion-based Eee PC. AMD is still kicking around the netbook space, too.

Little netbook keyboards will still make you feel like a basketball player driving a Mini Cooper, but the damn things are just so cute and cheap we can’t stay away. (It’s a love / hate relationship). And though HD video is most definitely a reality for netbooks, not all the new models will give you that smooth HD Hulu loving you crave.

Next-Gen Intel Chips

As our break down of Intel’s line-up explains, “Pineview” Atom processors (like the single-core N450 or the eventual dual-core 510) integrate the CPU, GPU, and memory controller on the same chip. The benefits: Better graphics, and according to MSI, at least 20 percent better power consumption.

MSI previously gave us the scoop that Pine Trail-M netbooks, using Pineview processors, are slated for a big CES debut. Their upcoming 10-inch convertible touchscreen U150 with Windows 7 will use one. Though Intel still hasn’t set an official date (publicly at least), DigiTimes is reporting today that the launch date will be January 10. That means Asus, Acer, Lenovo and MSI, which had planned to launch Atom N450-based netbooks in December, are all now expected to make their new models available from January 11 onwards. As mentioned, we expect to preview them at CES the week before.

DigiTimes goes on to say that the follow-up N470 chip (likely 1.83GHz) is expected to land in March. That syncs with apparent leaks of the Pine Trail-M roadmap that have floated around. And even though netbook makers already ship machines with more than 1GB of RAM, word is that Intel will actually encourage 2GB of memory for the N470. An upgrade over previous Microsoft/Intel limitations imposed to prevent cannibalization of ultra-portable notebooks.

So will N450-based netbooks handle HD video? According to Engadget, not without an extra chip like the Broadcom Crystal HD video accelerator, which should add about $30 to the overall price. Apparently, native HD video is still a little down Intel’s roadmap path.

So What About Nvidia Ion Netbooks?

I’ll be very interested to see just how close Pine Trail-M netbooks get to Ion performance, and for those with an HD video chip, how well they handle high-definition video, too. The integrated nature of Pine Trail-M could give it an advantage in price. But will the price/performance ratio be enough?

Nvidia also has a little ace in the hole called Flash video acceleration. They recently demonstrated an Ion-powered HP Mini 311 playing stutter-free YouTube HD video on an external monitor. Watch the demo below. The final version of Flash 10.1 will make this an everyday occurrence sometime mid-next year. And you can try the Beta now.

News also dropped today that Asus’ 12.1-inch Eee PC 1201N, its first Eee PC with Ion graphics, is finally up for pre-order over at Amazon for $500. It’ll be available in January, and join existing Ion-based netbooks like the HP Mini 311 (11.6-inch), Lenovo IdeaPad S12 (12.1-inch), and the Samsung N510 (11.6-inch). But here’s the thing: they all use existing Diamondville-class Atom processors.

The good news is that Intel has actually pointed out that despite having integrated graphics, Pineview processors are compatible with Ion. We’ve not seen such a netbook with both yet, but CES is just around the corner. Nvidia has also reportedly said that its Ion 2 (yep, gen 2) chipset for Atom netbooks will arrive by the end of the year. I’m betting we’ll see some Ion 2-based netbooks at CES in January, but my guess is we won’t be able to buy one until March or April at the earliest.

A netbook with Ion graphics and an Intel Pineview processor like the N450 sounds pretty sweet, right? Hopefully that’s what we have to look forward to.

Next Gen Flash Runs 720p Movie Smoothly on a Netbook, Demo –

Distractions, Distractions

Real quick: I’m not ignoring AMD. Having left it too late to join the netbook fray, their upcoming Congo platform will instead mostly complete with Intel’s ultra-low voltage processors. We’re talking about notebooks with 12 to 13-inch displays. I say mostly, because Asus is readying an AMD Congo-based version of that 12.1-inch Eee PC I mentioned above. The unit’s ATI Radeon HD3200 graphics will handle 1080p video.

It’s going to be one hell of an interesting Consumer Electronics Show. ARM and VIA are still trying to get inside netbook trousers: Asus has an Android-based “Smartbook” planned for early next year, and Nvidia is pushing its competing ARM-based Tegra chip. Asus also wants to be first with a Chrome OS netbook when Google completes it in the second half of 2010. Finally, there are a ton of interesting eReaders and touchscreen tablets on the horizon…and don’t even start me on the Apple Tablet.

A number of these devices might replace what you thought would be your next netbook. Either way, whatever we see, you’ll hear about them here in almost pornographic detail. Personally, the tech behind my next $500 netbook—still no small investment—will almost certainly be something we first see under the bright lights of Vegas. Hopefully they’ll be better-looking by then, too.

Acer, no stranger to netbooks with Google-backed operating systems, is hoping to have the first Chrome OS netbook on the market by the second half of next year, according to DigiTimes.

The company has apparently been developing the machine since the middle of this year. Acer’s JT Wang “expressed his confidence that the company will be the first vendor to launch [a] Chrome-based netbook in the market during a recent interview with Digitimes.”

The second half of 2010 is light years away as far as technology development is concerned but, hey, now you have something to talk about at your next dinner party. I’d bring it up right away, like before you even take your coat off.

Acer to launch Chrome OS netbook in 2H10 [DigiTimes]

Hot on the heels of the recently-reported Nokia Booklet 3G netbook, word on the street is that Nokia’s also planning an ARM-based smartbook as well (not pictured above).

It’s thought that such a smartbook wouldn’t show up until the middle of next year but, according to DigiTimes, Nokia’s about to “settle ODM orders” with either Compal of Foxconn. It’ll be interesting to see which OS Nokia goes with, assuming this actually happens.

It’s already got its own Linux-based Maemo platform. Then there’s Android or, perhaps less likely, some flavor of Symbian. On a somewhat unrelated note, did anyone have that Nokia 9110 Communicator pictured above? I sure did. It was huge. I couldn’t wear my favorite ultra-tight pants!

• The 80GB PS3 is being discontinued. in Japan by the manufacturer’s request. Meanwhile, price cuts on various bundles are happening all around the world. HMM.

• Digitimes reports Sony is seriously ramping up orders for “key PS3 components,” enough to build a million consoles over the next three months. Even though, you know, they’ve been selling fewer PS3s. HMMMM.

• Amazon lists a PS3 “Konsole Slim.” Hmm.

• Update: Another one. PS3 production costs are down about 70 percent. Perfect for cramming more production stuff into less space.

• Last but not least, speculation that we’ll see the PS3 Slim show its prettier face at gamecom on August 18. HHMMMMMM.