Touchscreen and hybrid Wind netbooks coming in January

MSI's is to demonstrate a touchscreen version of its popular Wind netbook at CES, and has released more information about coming upgrades to the line. From Laptopmag:

• The Wind U100 and U120 will be parallel products in the U.S. The U120 will have a new design (which we got a hands-on look at last month) and WiMax/3G options. The U120 will hit the U.S. market in January.

• The Wind U110 and U115 will be released at the end of January and have the newest Intel Atom platform (Intel Atom Z530). The U115, as rumored, will have both an SSD and a hard drive. You will be able to turn off the hard drive completely to save battery power. He expects the U115 to get 10 hours of battery life.

• MSI will unveil the 13.3-inch U300 at CES. It will not be a part of the Wind line, but will be a very thin, light and affordable ultraportable. Tung says he expects people to be “shocked.”

Buried deeper in Joanna Stern's story is bad news for linux fans, but good news for hackers.

MSI to Demo Touchscreen Wind, Release Wind U110, Wind U115 and U300 in U.S.