Filed under: Features, LaptopsEach week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about technology, multimedia, and digital entertainment.
In a year in which the OLPC foundation turned attention on its child-optimized OLPC stateside and Palm's backbone curved as it contracted Foleosis, an unlikely ultraportable rose to capture enthusiast praise. Arriving late and at twice its original touted price of $199, the Asus Eee has succeeded at the difficult task of finding success in the muscle-driven PC