Gizmodo: r2h

Asus R2H Officially Unveiled: Final Specs Underwhelming

Gizloco — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 11:44:05 EDT

We've spoken of the R2H before but now that's it's officially been unveiled, let's the bubbly fly! Running on Windows XP Tablet PC Edition with Touch Pack software and centered around a 7-inch touch screen, the R2H boasts a couple of features that are appreciated, save for the paltry 256MB of RAM built-in. The UMPC (Ultra-Mobile PC, natch) has a fingerprint authentication capability so only you, the one true owner, can access the R2H.

Bluetooth 2.0 is found on the UMPC as is 802.11a/b/g and a built-in "high-resolution" Web cam. Plus there's GPS, since globe-trotting UMPC users need to know their exact coordinates at all times.

The R2H, 900MHz Celeron M processor and all, still doesn't have a set price, nor a release date. But it has been officially announced, which makes everything nicey nice. – Nicholas Deleon

Press Release [ASUSTeK Computer]

Asus R2H Beats FCC Level, Onto Final Boss

Jason Chen — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 18:43:12 EDT

The Asus R2H UMPC we spied with our little eye at CeBIT has cleared the FCC tests and is ready for the U.S. launch.

According to the product manual (also on the FCC site), there's a camera and mic for video calls, an "InstantFun+" key, RJ-45 Ethernet port, VGA adapter port, USB, GPS antenna, headphone port, miniUSB and various other features that are standard on UMPCs.

We look forward to reviewing and deciding whether this one joins the rest of the UMPCs in sucking hard. – Jason Chen

Product Manual [FCC]

Product Manual 2 [FCC]

Long awaited Asus R2H gets FCC approval [OnlyUMPC via jkOnTheRun]

CeBIT '06: Hands-On Video of the Asus R2H

johnb — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 04:00:16 EST

The second in our ongoing series on UMPCs in the wild. Thrill to the power of Microsoft's Sexy Windows Shell 1.0b.