MSI is currently working on a new range of touchscreen netbooks that are powered by Intel’s Pine Trail-M platform, where they hope to be released in time for the holiday shopping season later this year. This new line might drop the Wind naming convention since there is no official word from MSI on what they’re called. Expect them to run on Windows 7 by then, and hopefully MSI will be able to release those in larger screen sizes as well for the benefit of the older generation who want to be seen with hip and happening devices.

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Toys “R” Us have finally stocked up on Asus’ Disney Netpal netbook, where this model will be as kid-friendly as it gets since it will be pre-loaded with a comprehensive parental control system to make sure your little ones don’t go searching for undesirable images. We do wonder, however, whether it will filter out racy images of still 16 Miley Cyrus who danced suggestively on a pole during a recent event. Ah well, at least kids can remain entertained via its custom Disney-esque interface and collection of games. For $349.99, you can choose from blue or pink colors, where the Netpal will be powered by an Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB RAM, a 160GB hard drive, an 8.9″ display at 1,024 x 600 resolution and Windows XP Home.

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What started out as an MIT project two years ago has now progressed into a full-fledged company — ladies and gentlemen, meet WiTricity Corp. Auntie Beeb (that’s the BBC for you Yanks) has grabbed the firm’s CEO Eric Giler to discuss some pretty aggressive plans for bringing wireless power to the masses. Yes, we’re talking actual through-the-air wireless as opposed to something like Palm’s Touchstone, which requires physical contact between charger and chargee. Based on magnetic induction, the magical technology is apparently mature enough to be deployed in the relatively near future, and if all goes to plan, “near future” could translate into “18 months from now.” Also of note, Intel is hard at work developing the original concept, and if the parallel engineering of the same idea by two companies isn’t enough to get your skepticism dialed down and your browser to the video past the break, what is?

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The Asus Eee PC S101 is one delectable netbook, and you can tell by the number of clones it has, with the latest clone model to come in the form of the EPCS101-BRN004X. The differences between the clone and original are extremely subtle, as it comes with the word Asus on the back instead of Eee as found on the original, and will be powered by Intel’s 1.6GHz Atom N270 processor, an Intel 945GSE+ICH7-M chipset, an integrated Intel GMA950 graphics chipset, a 1.3-megapixel webcam, boast Wi-Fi connectivity, 1GB RAM, a 160GB hard drive and a 3,000mAh li-ion battery. All this for $301? Consider us sold.