ASUS Unveils Skinny 1008HA “Shell” Netbook

Last week, word started to leak that ASUS was planning an Eee PC Shell netbook. Sure enough, they’ve just unveiled it at CeBIT and it sports the 1008HA moniker. Like others in the Eee PC 1000-line, this device offers a 10-inch display. What makes it different is the slim figure, yet it sure looks similar to MSI’s X-Slim devices to me. jkk was at the introduction and provides the video first-look above. It sounds like the “shell” name comes from “seashell,” since the device has a pearlescent look to it. Maybe this means we’ll see a small clam-shell mobile device in this line, too?

SlashGear offers some of specs, although ASUS seems to have left some key info out at the moment. What is known: 1.3MP camera, 802.11b/g/n, optional 3.75G WWAN and/or WiMAX, 92 percent scaled keyboard, one-inch “slim,” and 1.1 kilograms in weight (about 2.4 pounds)