Trusted Reviews has got the first shots of Fujitsu Siemens Graphics Booster. It is an external card you can hook to compatible notebooks which enhances the Graphics Power of your notebook. It also has DVI and HDMI outputs as well as two USB ports - perfect for an external keyboard and mouse. It also allows you to connect up to three displays to a single notebook, with two connected to the Graphic Booster and one to the video output on the notebook. 
Unfortunately, details as to exactly what you get and how much it'll cost are still unknown, but we're keen to see if it can turn some laptops into genuinely useful gaming machines.
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Notebook Review is reporting that Fujitsu-Siemens is prepping up a External Graphics card for notebooks. A leaked presentation of the company gave away the details.
The AMILO GraphicBooster is based on "ATI XGP" technology and makes it possbile for Fujitsu Siemens AMILO notebook owners to upgrade their graphics card, something that was not possible in the past. Fujitsu claims a 4.7X performance improvement 
with the GraphicBooster versus the graphics of a "small form factor" AMILO notebook, which are most likely integrated.
The following graph shows that an AMILO notebook with the GraphicBooster can get up to 8,000 points in what is presumably 3DMark06:
While on the go, users can leave the GraphicBooster behind and enjoy long battery life courtesy of their onboard graphics solution. The GraphicBooster allows users to connect up to three external displays to their notebook: it includes DVI-D and HDMI connections. It is unclear how this device connects to the notebook itself and whether it will work with other notebooks besides Fujitsu Siemens AMILOs.
No pricing details are available at this time, and some specifics remain unclear, but this is a promising device. It will allow users to buy an ultra portable or even a portable laptop and still be able to game complex games and be free of the Integrated Graphics of their notebooks.
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Kevin of Notebook Review has reviewed the Asus M70 notebook. The M70 is a true desktop replacement with 1TB of storage space. Also present are ATI 3650 Graphics Card with upto 1GB of Video Memory, Intel Core2Duo T9300 2.5 Ghz CPU, 17" UXGA 1920x1200 screen, Blue-ray drive & TV Tuner.
All this comes at a price of $2,399.99
He tries to find out if the M70 does justice as a gaming machine in addition to it's multimedia capabilities for watching HD Movies. He also gauges the performance of the notebook to see if it delivers what it promises at the steep price.
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Creative introduced its latest Sound Blaster product, the X-Fi Surround 5.1, which connects via USB. System requirements are as follows:
- Windows Vista, Windows XP
- Pentium 4 1.6GHz/AMD Athlon XP 2000+
- USB port (USB 2.0 recommended)
- 256MB RAM (XP)/512MB RAM (Vista)
- 600MB hard drive space
- CD/DVD-ROM drive
- Headphones or speakers
The X-Fi Surround 5.1 features Creative technologies such as X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity, CMSS 3D, EAX Advanced HD, and ALchemy 3D Audio. The device is currently available from Creative direct for $59.99.
This is the second Creative Product in the X-Fi range after the Creative X-Fi Xtreme Audio Notebook Express Card.
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Official pricing for the MSI Wind has been revealed. The US will only get the 10-inch version and will be available with Windows XP and Linux. The expected availability date is June 3. The following configurations will be available:
SuSE Linux version
- 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor
- 512MB RAM
- 80GB HDD
- 3-cell battery; 2.5 hours battery life
Price $399
Windows XP version will have all of the above specifications with the following changes/additions :
- 1GB RAM
- Bluetooth
- 6-cell battery: 5.5 hours battery life
Price $549
A lower priced $500 Windows XP version should also be available, but there are no details on specs for that price point.
The MSI Wind will be available in four colors, including black, white, silver, and pink.
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