Ubergizmo is reporting that the Asus Eee B202, seen above, will feature the Express Gate instant-boot OS by Splashtop. It’s a simple, quick, lightweight Linux-based operating system that offers near-instant bootup times and access to things like the web, photos, chat, and other relatively simple programs.

The B202 has been floating around for a while. Apparently it’ll finally be released on August 31st (according to ProductWiki) for around $350. There’s a quick look at a couple of shots of the Express Gate interface after the jump.

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Starting in June, we’ll see a bunch of ASUS laptops shipping with the Express Gate instant-on UI. The interface was created by DeviceVM and is called Splashtop, although OEMs can apparently change the name to suit their needs, hence ASUS calling it Express Gate. It’s branded as “a light-weight operating system that allows consumers to use their computers seconds after hitting the power button.”

We’ll see more in early June as Express Gate gets shown off at Computex in Taiwan, but the above video should give you a pretty good idea of how everything works.