Since Acer rolled out the first Ultrabook in September 2011, the company has extended the product’s unique features across its mainstream line of notebooks with 14-inch and 15-inch models. Acer today unveils the Aspire Timeline Ultra featuring 8 hours of battery life, high performance and a 2-spindle design in an Ultrabook. They feature Acer Green Instant On for fast boot and resume, and Acer Always Connect technology, which lets users manage their multimedia and data on all their devices at anytime, anywhere -even from sleep.
The new Aspire Timeline Ultra are slimmer and lighter than earlier generations of the Timeline series, which reach a delicate equilibrium between computer lightness and battery life, providing an entire day of computing on a single charge. Aspire Timeline Ultra measure just 20 mm thin, boast more than 8 hours of battery life, the latest Intel Core i processor performance, dedicated graphics for intensive 3D gaming, and even a slim DVD-Super Multi optical drive.
Instantly on and always connected
Innovative Acer Green Instant On and Acer Always Connect technologies enable data upload and retrieval anytime, anywhere, and deliver power-saving features as well.
Acer today previewed its upcoming AcerCloud, which securely connects all personal smart devices for anytime, anywhere access. Featuring Acer Always Connect technology, users can retrieve multimedia and data files anytime, even when their main PC is in sleep (standby/hibernation) mode. Users can enjoy these advantages knowing that their information is stored and transferred securely via strong encryption and authentication. Bringing users tremendous functionality and value, Acer will include the AcerCloud, without additional cost, on all new Acer consumer PCs.
Acer reduces the complexities of today’s fast-paced lifestyles by developing solutions that enable devices to communicate, simplifying the process of content sharing. With the ever-growing number of smart digital devices, users need to share and back up their multimedia and data files in a simple, smart way.
CES has kicked off in America and quick of the mark with a beauty is Acer announcing the Aspire S5.
Acer unveiled the world’s thinnest Ultrabook with the Aspire S5, an ultra-slim device that measures only 15 mm at the maximal point. It weighs less than 1.35 kg (less than 3 lbs.) and is built with a 13.3-inch (34 cm) LCD. In addition, it features the unique Acer Green Instant On technology for fast boot and resume, and Acer Always Connect, which lets users manage their multimedia and data on all their devices at anytime, anywhere – even from sleep.
"The Ultrabook is much more than just a product segment," said Jim Wong, president of Acer Inc. "It’s a new trend that will become the mainstream for mobile PCs, and customers will see the unique features gradually extended across Acer’s notebook family."
Toshiba has pre-announced plans to release two new tablets at CES this year. One is going to be the exact opposite of their previous outing. The Toshiba Thrive is super-packed with tons of features, but those extra features came at the price of making the tablet notoriously thick. One of the new Toshiba tablets debuting at CES this year will go the opposite route. We have shared a few rumour articles previously about the Excite AT200, but now we have a few more interesting details about the device. Here’s a breakdown:
- Initially Honeycomb OS
- Ultra-thin 7.7mm thick
- 10.1-inch 1280×800 resolution display
- 1.2GHz dual-core OMAP 4430 processor
- 5MP rear/2MP front facing cameras
- micro HDMI out and either 16GB or 32GB storage options
Supposedly, they will also be unveiling a second tablet that is even more mysterious. This other tab will reportedly be waterproof (or water-resistant), will have a 7-inch OLED display, and use a Qualcomm processor. Above is a screenshot of the back of the super-thin Excite. Intriguing.
Posted by: Gareth
I do like a nice motorbike game and I recently found Trial Xteme 2 for the Android platform and thought it worthy of showing you on video.
Trial Xtreme 2 is the sequel to multi-million selling hit Trial Xtreme, packed with more levels, amazing new graphics and more blistering motorcycle stunt action than ever.
Crank up the throttle, rev your engine and negotiate your way across 36 new action-packed levels.
Trial Xtreme 2 uses the cutting edge NVIDIA PhysX engine to give you the most realistic ride of your life, demanding skill and concentration to take to take your bike riding skills to the max!
You can see my demo video below:
This is an interesting rumour, in which Google’s own Eric Schmidt let slip the possibility of a Google branded Nexus-style tablet. According to this latest rumour, Google really is working on some form of a Nexus-Style Google branded tablet, and it may be coming to market as early as the end of Q1 2012. The tablet will be a 7-inch product and is actually designed to offer up an alternative to the Amazon Kindle Fire instead of compete directly with Apple’s iPad series. The rumour-mill further suggests that the pricing will be competitive with Amazon’s product as well, and should retail for around $199.99 in American Dollars, from America.
Right now, this Intel is highly speculative, and in fact, Google Taiwan already released a statement indirectly refuting it. They indicated that Google Taiwan has "never heard about plans of launching an own-brand tablet PC". Of course, this isn’t an outright denial, but we should still take this "news" with extra seasoning. If Google does go this route, they will likely be selling the device at an even greater loss than Amazon, since they would probably make the specs more competitive. It’ll be interesting to see how this pans out.
Posted by: Gareth
If you are a driver then you will be aware that there is nothing more frustrating than getting stuck in a traffic jam. INRIX Traffic is a GPS based mobile application which will allow you to check current traffic conditions as well as forecast ones for later in the day. You can even report incidents from the app!
So, I thought I would show you briefly on video what the app looks like. In the video below you will see the INRIX app running on BlackBerry, iOS, Android and Windows Phone.
The application is free on all the above platforms so why not give it a try. You can either search your own app store or find links here.
Clove have the ‘PRADA phone by LG 3.0’ – that’s the official name for it as opposed to the LG Prada phone coming the week commencing 6th Feb.
You want a phone that can offer you a blend of performance and style and more often than not phones deliver one and not the other, but with the Prada Phone by LG, things are a little bit different.
Prada have worked with LG to produce a phone like no other. Said to be the worlds most stylish smartphone, tailored to a discerning, fashion-conscious audience.
Following a long tradition of aesthetic codes and craftsmanship that is at the heart at all Prada products the Prada phone by LG 3.0 has a Saffiano leather on the back cover which contrasts the chromed metal frame of the phone and its camera.
The phone evokes minimalist functional design and this is reflected inside and out. The Prada phone by LG has unique Prada-style icons on the main menu that compliment the exterior design on offer to you and completes the immersive Prada experience.
You can read more, see full specs and view further images below:
Otone Audio has developed a revolutionary new range of lifestyle inspired speaker systems that are set to take the current market by storm and we are getting two of them in for review!
Otone Audio is a savvy new company based in the UK that brings together years of experience in the audio industry. The company works alongside a team of top designers on the continent and has collaborated with leading businesses in China to create its exciting new range of speaker systems which are excellent performers on sound, quality and price.
By combining cutting edge technology and sleek designs Otone Audio has developed systems that seriously improve the experience of any audio situation – whether that’s at home, in the office or on the move. The enhanced clarity of Otone Audio’s carefully developed speakers means the systems are able to exceed the high sound quality demands set by the competitive UK market. Continue Reading »
Clove have announced that the White variant of the Google Galaxy Nexus should be hitting the selves of the UK week commencing February 6th. If you head on over to Clove you can sign up for further updates.
The Galaxy Nexus is proving to be a big hit with the Android community and Android 4.0 is a great improvement in my opinion.
Having previously manufactured the Google Nexus S, Samsung has once again been chosen by Google to apply its innovative smartphone expertise to its latest handset and this knowledge is married perfectly with the range of new features that Ice Cream Sandwich has to offer.
A range of cutting edge Android features are introduced via the Galaxy Nexus thanks to Android ICS. These include Face Unlock, a means of unlocking the device by looking at the 1.3 MP front facing camera. There’s also ‘Android Beam’, a feature that allows you to easily share contacts, apps, websites and more between two NFC enabled Android devices. Improvements have been made to several of the stock apps, such as camera, calendar and the web browser.
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