Asus is offering a new Blu-ray writer. The BW-12D1S-U, which features a USB 3.0 connection, should be able to write on blank discs at up to 12X speed. Another new item is the Eee Slate EP 121 tablet computer with Windows 7, scheduled for a March release for 999 euros (1,394 dollars).
It comes with a Bluetooth-ready keyboard, 4-gigabyte of working memory and a 64-gigabyte SSD hard drive.