ASUS Eee Monitor: A Rival To Apple iMac?

I just spotted this on on Digit-life, pretty interesting see, while personal computers built into monitors are not rare, they are, as a rule, expensive. Without a doubt Apple iMac is the most popular among such solutions, but PC market also offers similar machines, e.g. Dell XPS One.

Nevertheless, ASUS is going to boldly enter this market - to revolutionize it, naturally. For 500 USD its new Eee Monitor will offer the same level of integration and performance that should be enough for home users. While complete specifications are not known yet, the novelty is said to feature Intel Atom N270 CPU and integrated graphics. Users will be able to select between 40 GB SSD and 80 GB HDD.Other features are to include 6 USB ports, Ethernet adapter, modem, IEEE 1394 interface, usual audio connectivity and Denon speakers. All this will be integrated into a 19-inch LCD monitor with no external VGA or DVI.

Even something as simple as an approximate release dates of the Eee Monitor is not yet known.