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According to this leaked Asus Eee PC Roadmap, it looks like Asus has lined up 3 new netbooks to launch around the time Windows 7 is scheduled for release on the 22 October 2009.

Two of these are variations of existing models (1005HA-P and 1005HA-M) but with the addition of Windows 7 Starter Edition to replace the current Windows XP versions.

The new model that we find particularly interesting is the new Asus Eee PC 1201N, the 12" big brother of the current 1101HA...

Read more: Asus Eee PC 1201N coming with Windows 7 Home Premium

ASUSTek have put together a very nice video tutorial demonstrating the unique touch enabled features on the new Eee PC T91 Tablet Netbook (see below).

It's a good presentation covering some of the cool apps of the TouchSuite software, like the Calendar, the Notepad, Memos (which lets you place sticky notes on your desktop), and my favourite, the FotoFun app, which has some pretty cool UI effects.

Read more: Video Tutorial on the Touch Features of Asus Eee PC T91

ASUSTeK Computer (Aust) Pty Ltd announced the Australian release of the long awaited Eee PC T91. According to the press release issued yesterday (see below), the T91 will appear in major retail stores with a recommended price tag of $999 sometime in August.

Even thought the T91 has already made its debut in the US on the 15th of July, and it has already been advertised in some catalogues in Australia last month, no physical stock of the T91 has been available yet on our shores.

It is yet to be seen how long stocks will actually last, as we're not sure if the "limited quantity" announcement from ASUS_NA on Twitter last month applies to the Australian supplies too.

Read more: Asus Eee PC T91 arriving to Australia in August