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A bad week to be European
This week hasn't been short of product announcements. We've had the Zune HD, the Palm Pre has a release date and Lenovo has announced the world's first netbook based off Nvidia's Ion chipset.
However, it seems Europeans are going to miss out on all three. While in the US the Palm Pre has been given a release date and an exclusive carrier has been named, there's only random speculation about O2 carrying the Pre in the UK, with no confirmation and no release date.
Of course, the Zune HD might actually be good, but we wont know about it, unless Microsoft breaks with tradition and goes for a worldwide launch. So far, no Zune model has yet made it to these shores.
The worst is the Lenovo S12 though. This could be the most interesting laptop announced for a long time as it has a 12in screen, a Geforce graphics chipset and an HDMI output, which makes it well suited to playing back HD video.
Except, in Europe it wont be using the Ion chipset, instead tied down to the same tired Intel chipsets we're all bored with.
However, it seems Europeans are going to miss out on all three. While in the US the Palm Pre has been given a release date and an exclusive carrier has been named, there's only random speculation about O2 carrying the Pre in the UK, with no confirmation and no release date.
Of course, the Zune HD might actually be good, but we wont know about it, unless Microsoft breaks with tradition and goes for a worldwide launch. So far, no Zune model has yet made it to these shores.
The worst is the Lenovo S12 though. This could be the most interesting laptop announced for a long time as it has a 12in screen, a Geforce graphics chipset and an HDMI output, which makes it well suited to playing back HD video.
Except, in Europe it wont be using the Ion chipset, instead tied down to the same tired Intel chipsets we're all bored with.
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