Asus is all set to lure the notebook (NB) industry with two new NBs; the W5Fe with dual screen, and the G1S for mobile gaming.The W5Fe or the slide-show notebook as it is called, is the world's first to have dual screens, claims Asus. The small screen on the outer body is a shortcut to viewing a wide range of information, including photo slide-show, meeting schedules, phone numbers, addresses, and e-mails, etc, without actually starting Windows.Based on Intel Core 2 Duo mobile technology, the compact 12.1-inch wide-screen notebook comes with a built-in 1.3 mega-pixel Web cam, which can be swiveled 235-degrees forward and backward. Other specifications include: 160GB hard disk, 8x Super Multi DVD Writer, 128MB internal VGA memory, Bluetooth, 8-in-1 card reader, and 3 x USB.The other notebook awaiting launch is G1S, aimed at redefining mobile gaming with advanced graphics solutions, display technologies, and design details. Powered by Nvidia GeForce Go 8600GT with 256MB GDDR3 VRAM, G1S integrates Asus's Direct Messenger, which is an in-game information control panel for monitoring messengers, emails, alarms, and battery capacity while the user is engaged in full screen gaming. In addition, the notebook also features Direct Flash sidelights that auto glow while playing DirectX 10 games.The G1S sports a 15.4-inch wide LCD screen, and a 1.3 mega pixels Web cam, and bundles a gaming laser mouse. Gaming hotkeys on the keypad are highlighted in Green for easy access.Francis Kao, business development manager for notebooks at Asus, even said, "We are officially launching the G1 gaming series notebooks in India because they enjoy so much popularity as was witnessed during a recent Asus gaming event."The G1S is scheduled to launch in the country next week, while the W5Fe will be launched a week after that.Other projects in the Asus pipeline include: the next generation Lamborghini laptop, and the U1, a lightweight 11-inch laptop.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Asus Lamborghini VX1 laptop
Seems like every company is producing its own brand of laptop these days, especially if it belongs in the high-end logo driven market. First there was the Ferrari laptop, and now, we have the Lamborghini laptop.
You can finally lay your hands on the actual item, after the sneak peek preview about seven months ago. The Asus Lamborghini VX1 laptop features a 2GHz Intel Core Duo T2500 chipset and Intel’s Centrino technology with a WiFi adapter built in. Also features a 15” VX1 with Color Shine high-resolution LCD screen. The machine completes with a gig of RAM, a 120GB hard drive, Bluetooth capability and a DVD burner.
Performance aside, would you just look at how sexy this thing is! Comes in black or yellow, the notebook features the trademark Lamborghini logo with exceptional mirror painting finish. It looks as gorgeous as sin, and to those lucky few who are able and willing to fork out the big bucks, it’ll cost you a pretty $3,500 USD. (No, don’t even ask, the car does not come with the laptop.)
The only thing I can think of that will make it an even “cooler” toy would be for the cover to open up like the race car itself – like a pair of wings.
The information is in Chinese, but if you want to look at more detailed pictures, check out Taiwan – CNET .
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iPad Reviews – Not a Laptop Killer, But Pretty Close
First of iPad reviews are now popping up on the Internet. From Wall Street Journal, to USA Today, to PC World, to New York Times, all have great things to say about the product. One thing however most of them have agreed upon is the fact that it is not really a notebook/netbook replacement, but rather a great companion which could do tasks like email, web browsing, music, videos, book reading and so on with great ease.
According to The Houston Chronicle’s Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus, the iPad creates a new category of mobile devices:
It turns out the iPad isn’t as much a laptop replacement as I thought (though it could easily be used as one). Instead, it’s an entirely new category of mobile device. For example, now when I want to surf the Web from the couch or back deck, the iPad is the device I choose. Starbucks? Same thing. Think of the iPad as a new arrow in your technology quiver, an arrow that will often be the best tool for a given task.
I had high expectations for the iPad, and it has met or exceeded most of them.
Mossberg of WSJ found the battery life of the iPad to be exceptional – he got well over the quoted 10 hours. He managed to “watch four feature-length movies, four TV episodes and a video of a 90-minute corporate presentation, before the battery died midway through an episode of The Closer” – all on a single charge! Now that is amazing! His verdict on the iPad is:
So I’ve been using my test iPad heavily day and night, instead of my trusty laptops most of the time. As I got deeper into it, I found the iPad a pleasure to use, and had less and less interest in cracking open my heavier ThinkPad or MacBook. I probably used the laptops about 20% as often as normal, reserving them mainly for writing or editing longer documents, or viewing Web videos in Adobe’s Flash technology, which the iPad doesn’t support, despite its wide popularity online.
If you’re mainly a Web surfer, note-taker, social-networker and emailer, and a consumer of photos, videos, books, periodicals and music—this could be for you. If you need to create or edit giant spreadsheets or long documents, or you have elaborate systems for organizing email, or need to perform video chats, the iPad isn’t going to cut it as your go-to device.
I will be getting mine by the end of this week, we’ll for sure have a review of it, along with some hands-on videos. Stay tuned!
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