The ToyBox

Ricardo Bilton & Gloria Sin
Home / News & Blogs / The ToyBox

Asus Eee PC 1218 wins Red Dot Design Award ahead of official announcement

By | April 30, 2010, 12:58am PDT

Summary: Talk about a netbook that is so beautiful that it has already won award before being announced. Ahead of any official announcement or release yet, the Asus Eee PC 1218 has already been awarded the 2010 Red Dot Design Award, already emblazoned on the product page.

Talk about a netbook that is so beautiful that it has already won award before being announced.

Ahead of any official announcement or release yet, the Asus Eee PC 1218 has already been awarded the 2010 Red Dot Design Award, already emblazoned on the product page.

Upon first glance, it’s easy to see that this modern and sleek design is a sight to behold. Encased in a slim, one-piece aluminum shell, the Eee PC 1218 features a chiclet keyboard and resigns connectivity ports to the rear to avoid clutter. Asus has even incorporated a soft-touch plastic underside for easy cleaning should you get this beautiful device dirty.

Unfortunately, Asus still hasn’t come clean with any definite specs, pricing or release dates for this shiny netbook, and I hope that changes very soon.

Kick off your day with ZDNet's daily e-mail newsletter. It's the freshest tech news and opinion, served hot. Get it.

More from “The ToyBox”

Topics

ASUS, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Rachel King

Rachel King is a staff writer for ZDNet based in San Francisco.

Disclosure

Rachel King

Rachel King has no business relationships, affiliations, investments, or other potential conflicts of interest relating to the content posted in this blog.

Biography

Rachel King

Rachel King is a staff writer for CBS Interactive in San Francisco. Before serving as a contributing editor at ZDNet in New York City for two years, she previously worked for The Business Insider, FastCompany.com, CNN's San Francisco bureau and the U.S. Department of State. Rachel has also written for MainStreet.com, Irish America Magazine and the New York Daily News, among others. Rachel has a B.A. in Mass Communications and History from the University of California, Berkeley and a M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University, where she served as art director for the student magazine, Plated.

Related Discussions on TechRepublic

Did you know you can take part in these discussions with your ZDNet membership?
Ask a Question Start a Discussion
2
Comments
Add Your Opinion

Join the conversation!

Just In

RE: Asus Eee PC 1218 wins Red Dot Design Award ahead of official announcement
scott.m.roberts@... 30th Apr 2010
Not much info but I'll give them kudos for the sliding webcam cover.
View in thread
0 Votes
+ -
Award with no specs
Gis Bun 30th Apr 2010
I find it a bit weird how it can be awarded a prize before any specs [or pricing - which wouldn't be a factor in the award].

On the other hand Asus releases quality netbooks - unlike the crap that Acer releases.
0 Votes
+ -
RE: Asus Eee PC 1218 wins Red Dot Design Award ahead of official announcement
scott.m.roberts@... 30th Apr 2010
Not much info but I'll give them kudos for the sliding webcam cover.

Join the conversation!

Formatting +
BB Codes - Note: HTML is not supported in forums
  • [b] Bold [/b]
  • [i] Italic [/i]
  • [u] Underline [/u]
  • [s] Strikethrough [/s]
  • [q] "Quote" [/q]
  • [ol][*] 1. Ordered List [/ol]
  • [ul][*] · Unordered List [/ul]
  • [pre] Preformat [/pre]
  • [quote] "Blockquote" [/quote]
ie8 fix

The best of ZDNet, delivered

ZDNet Newsletters

Get the best of ZDNet delivered straight to your inbox

Facebook Activity

Blog Roll

Blog Archive

White Papers, Webcasts, & Resources
ie8 fix