“When Asus unveiled their ultraportable, ultra-cute EeePC in
October of last year, they may not have anticipated launching a
whole new product category, but judging by the overwhelmingly
favorable reaction of users online and strong sales numbers, that’s
exactly what they’ve done. The slimmed-down, no-nonsense,
Linux-powered ultraportable category that the Eee currently
presides over, and that Everex’s recently released Cloudbook hopes
to capitalize on, is just one instance of a greater tech trend
we’re seeing across the board: an emphasis on shrinking
form-factors and streamlined usage. In an industry that has always
been about more power, more size, more capability–more
everything–this is notable…”