Asustek caused quite a stir with their inexpensive little Eee PC notebook computer. There’s been a lot of speculation about the how when why wherefore of the second generation of the unit. According to Digitimes, you can expect an 8.9″,  touchscreen equipped, 512 to 1GB memory-packing,  8 to 12 GB solid state hard drive wielding, $500 unit in May or June of this year.The company aims to ship up to five million Eee PCs in 2008 through retail channels and contract orders combined, with quarterly retail-only