Disney as teamed up with Asus to produced a Disney-themed netbook for the kids (why not for the adult as well?).
Disney is teaming up with the Taiwanese computer maker Asus on a Disney-branded netbook called Netpal, targeted at kids 6 to 12 and due out in late July. As you might imagine, the $350 machine adds a distinctly Disney bent to Asus’s Eee PC with an 8.9 inch display and Intel Atom processor.
The netbooks are encased in “Princess Pink” (with florals) or “Magic Blue” (miniature Mickey Mouse icons). Disney designed a kid-friendly user interface to sit on top of Windows XP. Youngsters can change the desktops with customizable themes, built around Mickey Mouse, Cars, Toy Story, WALL-E and other themes.
Unfortunately:
(1) it doesn't show the keyboard. To me, when buying something that small, and certainly netbooks, you got to try the keyboard first and foremost. The keyboards on these small notebooks and netbooks tend to be cramped and small.
(2) I just recently bought a netbook, an HP Mini, after trying its keyboard. I haven't seen any other netbook that size that has as good of a keyboard layout as the Mini.
I am definitely curious in trying this Disney netbook.
Zz.
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