Unfortunately, Asus America said they knew nothing of this when we called earlier, so we'll have to make like the rest of the computing world and quote DigiTimes, which attended an Asus press conference held in Taipei.

The Eee PC has become a hot subject even before it launched in the U.S. in November. The low-cost $299/$399 PC (fancy video review here) uses either Linux or can be preloaded with Windows.

Now, the company intends to expand the Eee line into new areas. First up will be the E-DT, an impressively priced $200-$300 desktop that will use the Celeron processor, and launch in April or May. Future generations will likely use the Shelton platform with Diamondville processors and the 945GC chipset, DigiTimes reported. Don't expect a monitor at that price point, however, Asus said.

The E-TV and E-Monitor are the most interesting concepts.

In September, the E-DT will be joined by the E-Monitor, an all-in-one device priced at about $499. It'll feature a 19-inch or 21-inch display with a built-in TV tuner and be based on Intel's Shelton platform as well. Unfortunately, the E-TV's other features aren't available, but I think it's fair to say that basics like a decently-sized hard drive and wired Ethernet will be included. (Remember, the storage capacity was one of the knocks against the Eee PC laptop, and wired Ethernet was left out of the MacBook Air. Yes, I know the Air is a notebook.) I'd also expect integrated graphics. One question will be whether an optical drive will be included; I think it will, if only because the Asus should be able to secure a low-cost drive from somewhere on the island.

And the E-TV? Really, the only thing Asus is saying about it is that it will be a 42-inch LCD TV with some Linux-based PC functionality, for only $200 more than comparable TVs. It's unclear whether this will be a sort of Media Center PC, or something a little more robust.

One more note, according to DigiTimes: the touch-screen EeePC is officially dead, at least for now.