ASUS Posts Pics of Stylish New Eee PC 1218. Netbook Protects You from Spying on Yourself.

Though ASUS has yet to officially announce the Eee PC 1218 or fill in details like specs, price, and availability, pictures of the fancy-looking netbook have appeared on asusdesign.com, which says the Eee PC 1218 has won a Red Dot Design Award for 2010. The only description we have for the netbook is what appears in the image above:

The ultra-slim EeePC 1218 series delivers an optimal balance of usability and portability. A unique internal layout allows for a full array of ports to be positioned on the rear of the device. This means that the front and sides of the device are completely smooth making it easy to carry and visually uncluttered. The visual simplicity continues inside with the one piece aluminum palm rest and keyboard frame, a sliding cover on the webcam assures privacy.

We can tell a few things from this text and the accompanying pictures. This picture of the ports on the back clearly shows an Ethernet jack, VGA-out, 3 USB ports, and what looks like HDMI-out. Engadget’s Sean Hollister speculates that this HDMI-out port means that the system will have Nvidia Ion graphics, maybe even Ion 2.