Asus has launched the R2E UMPC in India. It runs on Genuine Windows Vista Edition and comes with Microsoft Origami Experience Pack software.

The R2E features the Intel Stealey A110 (800MHz) processor, a 7-inch WVGA (Touch Panel) LCD, 1.3 MP webcam, 1 GB DDR II (1GBx1), 100 GB PATA HDD and FP Reader plus GPS (WO/Map).

Stanley Wu, Product Manager, Notebooks, ASUS (India) said, "The ASUS R2E is our latest product offering in the UMPC segment. It is a very innovative notebook that achieves a fine balance between being feature-rich and being compact. We believe that an innovation such as the ASUS R2E will provide notebook users in India a unique solution to their ever-increasing on-the-go computing needs.”

The R2E features built-in GPS. The incorporated GPS antenna has a foldable mechanism that allows convenient storage when not in use.

The UMPC offers total data protection with both software and hardware solutions. Data security is secure with a built-in AuthenTec fingerprint scanner with TruePrint technology that reads from the live layer of skin, preventing common skin surface conditions from impairing scanner accuracy. Embedded TPM is a hardware solution that helps to avoid attacks by hackers looking to capture passwords and encryption keys to sensitive data.

The R2E features built-in Bluetooth 2.0 plus EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)and Wireless LAN 802.11 a/b/g.