A few Taiwanese companies are planning to add 3G wireless connectivity to their laptops, like Asustek with their Eee PC.
ECS has already signed up wireless service providers in Europe to distribute its G10IL mini-netbook, which should be in stores by September or October, according to Webwereld.
The Eee PCs and other mini-notebooks with 3G built-in will likely be bundled with 3G contracts from a service provider, which could lower their initial hardware cost. Mobile service providers often subsidize a portion of the cost of handsets and other devices and make the money back over the life of the 3G contract. The representative said prices of Eee PCs with built in 3G would vary depending on service contracts.
