We had the heads up about Broadcom graphics technology making its way to the next generation netbooks, but it was not clear how many new netbooks will take advantage of it. It was not a surprise to see ASUS among the companies that will be releasing Broadcom-enabled netbooks. ASUS Eee PC 1005PR-PU17 is an exciting new book by ASUS that features 1366×768 screen resolution and takes advantage of Broadcom HD accelerator to give you 1080P quality video on your mini laptop.

The battery life is expected to be fairly long as well (set at 11 hours per charge). You also get plenty of storage to store and watch your movies on the go. You also get a lot of standard features that you get with most top ASUS netbooks. Here is a summary of what you can expect to find in this device:

• Intel Atom N450 (1.66GHz, 512KB L2 Cache)
• 10.1-Inch Color-Shine 1366X768 WXGA LED Display
• Intel UMA graphics with Broadcom Crystal HD Accelerator
• 1 GB DDR2 SODIMM memory, Max Capacity 2 GB
• 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) + 500GB Free Web Storage
• 802.11 b/g/n; Bluetooth; 0.3MP Webcam; Chiclet Keyboard
• 11 Hours of Battery Per Charge

It’d be interesting to see whether this netbook can really deliver 11 hours of battery life. The fact that Windows 7 starter will be included on this netbook is not exactly great. But Broadcom technology should make it much easier for this device to handle graphics and HD video.