Disney continues rollout of Disney XD and tech

Disney is continuing its rollout of overseas channels based on Disney Channel and other local fare.

The latest, according to C21 Media, is the rollout of Disney XD in the UK soon followed by Japan later this summer.  It will replace Jetix, the tween boy channel and property that Disney finished purchasing late in 2008/earlier this year. The CEO of Jetix also left the company shortly thereafter.

So it looks like very soon that the brand formerly known as Jetix will just about disappear in favor of Disney XD.

In some other interesting tech news today, Disney announced that they are rolling out a set of Disney branded netbooks called ‘Netpals’ (or small laptops if you prefer the Microsoft term).  Apparently Disney will offer the them initially through Toys’R’Us and online from Amazon for about $350. 

The laptop is based on the current Asustek model line, which means it will probably be some variant of the popular Eee PC.  The Eee PC has already been available from places like Target and other retailers in various Windows and non-Windows forms in the retail channel. This gives places like Toys a reason to carry it it their heavy tech section as well.

No specs for the machine were given, but given comparable Eee PCs at the price my guess would be something following the Eee 900HA:

• 1.6 Ghz Atom
• 1 GB RAM
• Windows XP Home
• 8.9” screen (at 1024x768 max resolution)
• 160GB HD
• Wireless G
• a couple of USB ports
• a .3 megapixel camera