UFO Hayashi, famous Japanese gadget artist, has redesigned the appearance of Acer’s Aspire One netbook and make it more appealing to rich people market. Offered for at least $3,000 on eBay, the compact laptop now comes with an elegant art and a whole lots of bling-bling accessories. With the current economic situation, I definitely don’t want to buy one… well actually, I don’t even want to buy the ‘normal’ Aspire One since many reviews said that it has such a crappy perfomance… I’ll stick with my Wind U100 netbook as well as its stupid WiFI receiver…

Following the Japan release, Acer’s Aspire One Netbook has finally arrived on US shores. Right now, the UMPC is available in two color variants: Sapphire Blue and Seashell White colors. Don’t like ‘em? Don’t worry, the company plans to release another two flavours later — the Golden Brown and Diamond Black. And once again, right now, there are three different models of Aspire One, with price ranged from $379 up to $449. You can check the detail specs for each configuration right after the jump or purchased them online.

Acer Aspire One AOA110-1722 ($379)

* Intel Atom Processor N270 (1.60GHz, 533MHz FSB, 512KB L2 Cache)
* 512MB Memory
* 8GB SSD NAND Flash Module
* 8.9″ WSVGA Acer CrystalBrite 1024 x 600
* Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
* Acer Crystal Eye Web Camera
* 10/100 Mbps LAN
* 802.11b/g Wi-Fi Certified WLAN
* 3-Cell battery
* Multi-in-1 Media Card Reader
* SD Storage Expansion Card Reader
* Linpus Linux Lite
* 3 USB 2.0 Ports

Acer Aspire One AOA150-1570 ($399)

* Intel Atom Processor N270 (1.60GHz, 533MHz FSB, 512KB L2 Cache)
* 1GB Memory (512MB On-board)
* 120GB Internal Hard Drive
* 8.9″ WSVGA Acer CrystalBrite 1024 x 600
* Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
* Acer Crystal Eye Web Camera
* 10/100 Mbps LAN
* 802.11b/g Wi-Fi Certified WLAN
* 3-Cell Battery
* Multi-in-1 Media Card Reader
* SD Card Reader
* Windows XP Home
* 3 USB 2.0 Ports

Acer Aspire One AOA110-1566 ($449)

* Intel Atom Processor N270 (1.60GHz, 533MHz FSB, 512KB L2 Cache)
* 1GB Memory
* 8GB SSD NAND Flash Module
* 8.9″ WSVGA Acer CrystalBrite 1024 x 600
* Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
* Acer Crystal Eye Web Camera
* 10/100 Mbps LAN
* 802.11b/g Wi-Fi Certified WLAN
* 6-Cell Battery
* Multi-in-1 Media Card Reader
* SD Card Reader
* Linpus Linux Lite
* 3 USB 2.0 Ports

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Acer Japan yesterday announced its brand new Atom-based UMPC, Aspire One. Measures 249 x 170 x 29mm and weighs at just 1.1kg, the 8.9-inch (WSVGA, led backlight) mini laptop offers a 1.60GHz N270 Atom processor, a 1GB of main memory (512MB onboard), an integrated 0.3MP webcam, a 120GB o hard drive, Ethernet port, memory card reader, and a 802.11b/g WiFI connectivity.

No words on the exact release date, but Aspire One will be available in black and white color once it releases.

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Acer is going to release the 8.9-inch Aspire One Mini Notebook PC in North America market starting from the third quarter of 2008. Powered by an Intel Atom processor, the laptop features a 512MB / 1GB of main memory, an 8GB of NAND flash storage module or an 80GB of hard drive, a 5-in-1 media card reader, and a display with a resolution of 1024 x 600 and LED backlight. Rumor also said that it’d come with built-in webcam module, a 95% full-size keyboard with touchpad, a 802.11b/g WiFI connectivity, Ethernet LAN, three USB ports, a VGA output, and a SD media card slot.

Acer Aspire One Mini Laptop will run on either Linpus Linux Lite or Windows XP Home edition operating system.

If you live in Austria then this one is a good news for you — you are now able to make transaction at Coca-Cola Vending Machines by using your mobile phone. Thanks to VeriSign, now nothing can stop you from buying fresh soft drink when you’re thirsty. It was the company which developed the technical interface between Coca-Cola machines, cellular operators and the payment system for the more than 100 beverage vending machines around Austria enabled for mobile payment. And another good news, this solution can also be used for vending machines around the world.

According to Jeff Treuhaft, senior vice president, Digital Content Services, VeriSign, “As consumers are growing increasingly dependent upon mobile devices, mobilkom austria and ONE recognized an opportunity to provide compelling services that make everyday activities like buying a soda from a vending machine even more convenient,“. He continued, “We look forward to extending this cutting-edge mobile service and added functionality to wireless users around the world.”

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Talking about the extra USB port again – dubbed as SharePort feature – , it lets users to easily exchange content with other USB devices, including portable hard drives and thumb drives, without needing to connect either device to a computer. How? Well, it comes with an integrated file manager, so it can either send the files to other or download from other devices.

Measures at just 98 x 58 x 14 mm and weighs less than 100 grams, this compact portable audio player will be available around in the middle of June with a suggested retail price of $290.

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