ASUS today rolled out the G73JH-X1 17.3-inch gaming laptop in the US market via Newegg. The laptop is powered by an Intel Core i7 720QM quad core processor with a 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 graphics, an 8GB of DDR3 memory, a 500GB hard drive, a DVD burner, an 8-cell battery and Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium OS. The G73JH-X1 features a 17.3-inch (1920 x 1080) LED backlight display. Additional specs include built-in stereo speakers, a 2.0MP webcam, WiFi 802.11b/g/n, an Ethernet LAN port, HDMI and VGA outputs, four USB ports, and an 8-in-1 media card reader. Weighing 8 lbs, the Asus G73JH-X1 is priced at $1,429.99

ASUS is set to unleash a new touchscreen all-in-one desktop PC for the European market called the EeeTop ET1610PT. Specs-wise, this space-saving machine comes equipped with a 15.6-inch 1600 x 900 touchscreen display, an Intel Atom D410 processor, an integrated Intel GMA X3150 graphics card, a 0.3MP webcam, a 5-in-1 card reader, WiFi, six USB ports, an Ethernet port and Windows XP OS. The EeeTop ET1610PT will hit Europe in the coming days for less than 400 Euro (about $540). [Netbook Italia]

ASUS is set to drop their latest 23-Inch LED-Backlit LCD Monitor ‘MS238H’ for the European market. Coming in a glossy black bezel, this widescreen monitor provides 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution, 2ms response time (G2G), 250 cd/m2 brightness, 10,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and has both D-Sub and HDMI connectors. The MS238H will become available in Europe very soon for as low as 212 Euro (about $290).

Garmin Asus partnership seems to be doing well in Taiwan since it just recently announced the nuvifone M10. It is a decent looking phone as you’d expect from Asus and the specs really show the two companies really tried hard with this device. nuvifone M10 runs on Windows Mobile 6.5.3, has a 3.5″ WVGA touchscreen with 800×480 resolution, microSD card, a processor running at 600Mhz, bluetooth, 5MP camera, 512MB memory, and a 1500mAh battery.

February 6th is the release date for Taiwan where they’ll have to spend about equivalent of $440.

Asus has another e-reader to show us here. It’s the 9-inch DR-950 eBook Reader which comes with less colors on the screen while compared to the 6-inch DR-570, but has more than what the Amazon Kindle has.

The 9-inch display of the ASUS DR-950 has a resolution of 1024 x 768, and it’s available with 2 – 4 GB storage and can be expanded via the SD card slot. This Asus 9-inch e-reader supports various formats including PDF, ePub and HTML. And it has text-to-speech and RSS capabilities.

It supports WiFi, HSDPA and WiMax connectivity, has a USB port for content loading and a 3.5mm headphone jack for music. Apparently, the Asus e-readers have more to offer than other e-readers in the market.

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The Times of the UK has reported that ASUS will launch a new e-book reader to compete with Amazon Kindle. The new e-book reader will feature an OLED display with Flash playback support, Wi-Fi, and UMTS connectivity. Known as the ASUS DR750, the gadget will provide up to 122 hours of battery life. There is no further info about this gadget. We will keep you posted. [NetbookNews]

ASUS has recently introduced an updated version of its EeeBox EB1501 Nettop PC series that comes with Blu-ray drive. However, the rest of the specs remain unchanged as the older model, you’ll find a 1.6GHz Intel Atom 330 dual-core processor, an integrated GeForce 9400 graphics card, a 2GB RAM, a 320GB hard drive, an HDMI port, a D-Sub port and Windows 7 Home Premium OS. The EeeBox EB1501 will hit Europe starting next week for 426 Euro (about $620).

ASUS has proudly introduced their latest netbook, the Asus 1005PE, that features a 14-hour of battery life thanks to the new and low powered Intel Atom N450 processor. The netbook comes equipped with a 10.1-inch LCD display with a 1024 x 600 pixels resolution, a 250GB hard drive, a 500GB of online storage from Asus, a 92% chicklet keyboard, a 0.3-megapixel webcam, Microsoft Windows 7 Starter Edition, and a 1GB of DDR2 RAM as standard with the option to upgrade to 2GB. The ASUS Eee 1005PE is now available for $368.5 each

Asus has recently showed off their latest Republic of Gamers (ROG) gaming notebook at CES 2010. Known as the Asus ROG G73jh, the 17.3-inch laptop comes with a matte black exterior and angular heat exhausts. It is powered by the latest Intel Core i7 processor with up to 8GB of RAM, a 1920 x 1080 resolution LCD screen, a 1TB of hard disk drive, and an ATI Radeon HD5870 mobile graphics. Additionally, the Asus ROG G73jh also supports EAX 4.0 and CMSS 3D surround sound.

ASUS has designed a highly-portable device that can be strapped to the user’s wrist. Dubbed as the ASUS Waveface Ultra, this gadget provides anywhere and anytime access to information and services. Its display can be snapped flat to enlarge the viewing area. Unfortunately, the Waveface Ultra is only a concept so far. Stay tuned for more updates. [ReCombu]