Top European technology company Packard Bell has joined the netbook wars with an aptly branded netbook – dot. In releasing their own netbook, Packard Bell says that they have been watching the netbook market for quite some time now and noticed that most of them “have been too austere and too business oriented for consumers.” Hence, the company wants to put more emphasis on having a netbook that is more family-oriented. And does it succeed with that objective? Let’s take a quick look at the Dot netbook’s features:

See the features and how we expect this netbook to stack up to competitors.

Asus continues its rampage on the notebook market with another announcement of a new portable notebook called the Asus F8. Featuring both excellent hardware and software features, the F8 notebook is powered by the Express Gate, a special built-in OS that pushes the notebook to an 8-second boot-up time which in term makes the most commonly used applications available to the users quickly. These applications include, web browser, instant messenger, Skype, photo manager, music player and online games. The Express Gate also enables the F8 easily shareable and yet safe enough knowing that it won’t allow files to be altered.

The Asus F8 is also geared for those seeking a multimedia experience from their notebooks. It has a powerful and high-performing 3D graphics core that allows excellent performance when playing fast-action 3D games. Additionally, the Asus F8 also comes packed with a built-in TV Tuner with remote control and the remote control even has its own slot on the notebook itself. This more than makes up for a very powerful and versatile computing machine.

A New Zealand company known as Aceeca has produced an excellent mobile PC with a rugged handheld computer known as the Meazura MEZ1500. It appears that the land Down Under (or at least the country next to it) has produced an excellent successor to the MEZ1000.

The features of this yellow, seven-buttoned marvel include a Marvell PXA270 processor that has 64MB RAM, as well as 32MB of flash memory. It also has a 2.8-inch screen with a resolution of 320 x 240.