Dell & Microsoft get (PRODUCT)RED gear official

Following up on our report earlier in the week, Microsoft and Dell have officially announced their (RED) themed products to support the (RED) fight against AIDS in Africa, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

There is no news of any of this travelling outside the US, but hopefully we'll get some international news soon. All prices are starting prices.

• Dell XPS One (RED) all in one desktop: US$1,599 with US$80 towards (RED)
• Dell XPS M1330 (RED) notebook: 0.9" profile, 13.3" display, <>
• Dell XPS M1530 (RED) notebook: 15.4" display: US$1,149 with US$50 towards (RED)
• Dell 948 (RED) all-in-one printer: fax, scan, copy, print, photo print: US$149 with US$5 towards (RED)

All of the (RED)-themed Dell computers come with a themed version of Windows Vista Ultimate.

Read: Microsoft's press release
Dell's (RED) product page

Windows & Dell join the PRODUCT(RED) bandwagon

Although details are very sketchy at the moment, Nick White from Microsoft has reported over at the Windows Vista Blog that Microsoft, in coordination with Dell, will begin to release special Dell-made products painted in red schemes, and with a portion of the sale price being dedicated to putting an AIDS sufferer in Africa on ARV treatment for more than three months.

Rumour has it that the special Dell products will include PRODUCT(RED) models of the XPS 1330 and 1530 notebooks (which are conveniently already available in red (US$50 donation)), the XPS One all-in-one desktop (US$80 donation), and even the Dell 948 AIO printer (US$5 donation).

Included with the PCs will be a special RED-themed Vista Ultimate with a customised desktop and sidebar gadgets. 

Hopefully we'll see all this here in Australia, but we've started to see more PRODUCT(RED) items now that Apple has brought out its themed iPod shuffles and nanos, and Motorola offers a RED RAZR V3.

More details will be revealed this week.

Read: Windows Vista Blog

Engadget's take

Could this be the Palm Drucker, aka new Treo 750?

Bill Gates just now delivered his 12th and final keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show - and a device, looking very much like a bulked-up Palm Treo 500 or perhaps a Centro, was flashed behind him with an array of other Windows Mobile devices.

This could certainly be the 'Drucker' we heard all about yesterday - see Smartmobile's post.

Stay tuned for more information when it comes.

[via Engadget]

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