Everyone’s been talking about Splashtop on the new Asus Eee Box but we’re not allowed to say anything until it’s all “official-like.” It drives me crazy - I always have the scoop on this stuff and I’m not allowed to say anything! 
I have to say that I’ve been playing with the Eee Box in the office and it’s a sweet machine. I’m really excited that we’re on it because we’re a perfect match for it. The Eee Box is really focused on getting you on the web. Splashtop is, as you know, the fastest and most efficient way to go from a cold boot to a fully functional web browser. What a great match for the new Atom Processor that Intel is releasing on this device.
When CNET reviewed the Eee Box, they said:
We also like the Eee Box’s start-up software layer, called ExpressGate. Approximately 7 seconds after you power the system, ExpressGate presents you with a pre-Windows operating system with applications for browsing the Web, instant messaging, looking at photos, and making VoIP calls with Skype. The ExpressGate screen gives you a button to load Windows XP if you need to go into the more robust operating system, and if you do nothing once ExpressGate loads, it will move on directly to XP as well. This software is so handy we’d like to see it on every PC.
That’s high praise from CNET. It seems like Asus has again defined a new category with this nettop box. They’re so handy, inexpensive and useful I can see these flying off the shelves. They even include a mounting bracket so that you can mount it to the back of your monitor. How smart is that! Cheers to our friends at Asus and congratulations everyone on another incredible integration of Splashtop.
If you’d like to see the actual press release (you never know), you can find it here.
