The new touchscreen Eee PC, the T91, is similar to a netbook Giga-byte Technology launched earlier this year, the , which also boasts an 8.9-inch touchscreen that swivels.

The two devices run Microsoft's Windows XP OS, have Intel Atom microprocessors inside, and have the same size swivel touchscreens.

The M912 differs slightly in using a more powerful Intel Atom microprocessor, while the Eee PC T91 carries a Atom that has slightly better power savings and includes support for a few technologies such as Intel Virtualization.

In the T91, Asus goes a step further on the software side to make touch navigation a little easier.

The company developed its own touch mode software at research and development centers in Taiwan and China, said Jonney Shih, chairman of Asustek, at a news conference in Las Vegas ahead of the International Consumer Electronics Show, which opens Thursday.