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Mike Elgan

The World Is My Office

Japan's Eee PC killer now available in U.S.

SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. -- A week or two ago, a few gadget blogs covered the Japan-only mini PC called Kohjinsha SC. With built-in GPS, TV antenna and swivel-top tablet mode, the mini laptop is definitely desirable. All reports said it was Japan only. But now you can buy the English-language version in the U.S. for $1100.

The laptop is powered by an Intel Atom chip overclocked to 1.33Ghz, 1 GB RAM and 60 GB HDD. It's got a 7-inch touch screen and weighs well under 2 pounds.

Best of all is what it's got built in: GPS, Wi-Fi, webcam, stereo speakers and -- the most unusual feature -- a TV antenna.

Another nice and unusual feature is a physical sound-volume knob.

The company sells this tiny powerhouse in Japan only. But the U.S. company Dynamism, which installs English-language software on Japanese gadgets and sells then in the U.S., is now offering the laptop for sale.

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What People Are Saying

Eee PC killer?

When i think of a new product killing another, it has to be one of 3 things;
1) More bang for the same buck
2) Same bang for a lot less buck
3) More bang for a lot kess buck

The Kohjunsha SC is none of these. It is a little more bang for 2x the buck. If you take out the GPS, TV tuner, and the touch screen, you have a standard laptop with a small screen. I poped over to dell and a better laptop for $500. Thats 1/2 the price.

Unless you can give me a laptop with all the same features for less than $300, im sticking with the Eee PC.

The TV tuner is 1seg,

The TV tuner is 1seg, useless in the US.