During CES, Asus was showing off a new Eee PC which goes under the model name of 1004DN. The Eee PC 1004DN is interesting in itself if for no other reason that it being the first Eee PC to feature a built in optical drive, but as it turns out, this isn't the most exciting feature about it.

What makes the 1004DN eve more interesting is the fact that Asus has gone and leaked the model names of the next generation mobile Atom processor and the new chipset model name. As we've already reported, Intel is none to keen on making a dual core mobile Atom processor and the 1004DN is as such featuring the Atom N280. Although no actual clock speeds have been given away, reports are suggesting that this part will operate on a 667MHz bus, rather than the current 533MHz for the Atom N270.

The next generation of mobile Atom chipset should be known as the GN40 if Asus is correct. Again, there are no real details about this chipset, but we'd dare to guess that this will be single chip chipset, as Intel is going to want to reduce cost as well as the space that the chipset takes up inside a netbook. However, we'll have to bide our time and wait for IDF Shanghai when we'd expect Intel to announce more details.

You can find a few pictures of the 1004DN here