ASUS has officially announced a brand new of 17.3-inch notebook, namely as the K73SM. The company’s latest offering is reportedly targeted towards those who enjoy high-end gaming and multimedia experiences. The Asus K73SM features a 2.20 GHz Intel Core i7-2670QM processor partnered with a GeForce GT 630M graphics card.
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In addition to its consumer-targeted IdeaPad U300s, Lenovo’s announcing its plans for a more business-oriented ultrabook today — the 14-inch ThinkPad T430u. Following the customary trend for all Lenovo ThinkPads, the T430u features the same soft-touch black matte design, but with an aluminum construction. The laptop has a 14 inch display, supports processors up to an Intel Core i7 chip, and can handle up to 1TB of storage with a hard drive or solid state disk. On the storage front, users will be able to choose from various hard drives and SSDs, Lenovo saying that the ultra-thin laptop will also be available in configurations offering 1TB of capacity. Further, it has a fingerprint reader and comes with VPro, Intel’s hardware based management and security system.
The keyboard is full-size and in the chiclet style, but Lenovo’s laptop keyboards are renowned for their comfortably sculpted keys. The laptop measures just 0.8 inches thick, weighs less than 4 pounds and gets up to 6 hours of battery life. It has the Lenovo TrackPoint system, for one thing. Lenovo ThinkPad T430u starts at $849 and will be available from Q3 2012.
The Lenovo IdeaPad S110 netbook with the Intel Atom Cedar Trail processor has not been officially announced yet, however the Chinese manufacturer unveils its latest Cedar Trail netbook with a “leaked” promotional video advertising the device. Lenovo is referring to this 10.1-inch netbook as a “mini notebook”, a title perhaps designed to distance the product from the maligned “netbook” category. The IdeaPad S110 will feature the recently released Intel Atom processor, a 10.1″ display, a 2-megapixel webcam, 1080p video playback support, integrated WiFi, a 98% full-sized keyboard and will ship in four colors.
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JBL presents its latest desktop speaker named after a percussion instrument called Djembe. The design of the JBL Jembe actually draws inspiration from the djembe, which is a traditional African drum played by hand. Like the instrument, it takes on a fairly large form with a wide top that slims down slightly as it moves down to the base. The Jembe has a built-in amplifier that delivers clean, powerful sounds when music or movies are playing.
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Introducing Londge MD808, a 8-inch Android tablet from Londge. The Londge MD808 tablet have a sleek design with its curve edge, sport a 8.0-inch 800 x 600 capacitive touchscreen display and equipped with a front-facing camera. The tablet is powered by a 1GHz RK2918 Cortex-A8 processor and runs on Android 2.3 OS. Moreover, it features a 512MB DDR3 RAM, an 8GB of storage, a microSD card slot, Flash 10.2 support, 1080p Full HD video playback support, WiFi, a USB 2.0 port, an HDMI port, a 3.5mm headset jack, a 5000mAh battery.
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AT&T has announced that the Acer Iconia Tab A501 will be available on September 18th. AT&T announced back in March that the Iconia Tab A501 would be coming to its network this summer. When the tablet was first unveiled many assumed it would be a “4G” device, but AT&T confirmed this means HSPA+, not LTE in this case. You can pick up the 16GB model for $480 outright, or if you prefer to get a discount, then be prepared to fork out $330 to go along with a 2-year contract. The Acer Iconia sports a nVidia Tegra 2 processor running at 1GHz, as well as 1GB of memory RAM and 16GB of internal storage capacity. On top of the 5-megapixel camera located on the rear, it also has a HD camera on the front which should be useful for video calls.
At IFA, Sony has unveiled the latest high-end home cinema 3D model, the VPL-VW95ES. The Sony VPL-VW95ES 3D projector, a high-end device intended for home cinema enthusiasts also interested in 3D support. Successor to the VPL-VW90ES, which was announced last September, and was Sony’s first 3D home cinema projector, the VPL-VW95ES, according to Sony’s Tak Nakane, “Offers superb picture quality with high dynamic contrast ratio of 150,000:1, and a more real cinematic experience. It is a Full HD 3D-capable projector that uses HDMI 1.4 interface and is intended mostly for 3D movie lovers, although it can be used for stereoscopic 3D gaming as well with a game console such as the PS3 or any other compatible solution. The projector is equipped with Sony’s Advanced Iris 3 technology which includes a contrast enhancer to maximize the dynamic contrast ratio to up to 150,000:1, brightness of over 1,100 ANSI lumens and also supports 2D to 3D autoconversion. it is also expected to be available in October when probably we are also going to have more specifications about the device.
Mitsubishi Electric Company this morning announced a new series of 3D-TV MR2 In japanese market. The MR2 3D TV Series is not only comes with 3D, but also a Blu-Ray Recorder, 1TB of HDD and USB HDD Recording! All models are also DLNA compatible and will not only give you access to any media you may have on your Network but also to some of Japanese finest VOD Services! Depending on your budget, you will be able to choose from 40″, 46″ and 55” sizes when these TVs arrive in Japan at the end of next month onwards at a price of 230,000 yen (or about $ 2990) and up to 330 000 yen ($ 290).
LG Electronics unveiled a pair of new Aurora-series notebooks on Friday, the 14-inch S430 and 15.6-inch S530. The newest LG laptops offer an alluring design with a sleek, Crystalline Finish lids, scratch-free finish, and metallic veneer. According to the company, this pellucid, glossy exterior also provides improved scratch resistance and a strengthened cover. Both new 14-inch S430 and 15-inch S530 models are packed with LED LCD displays with 1366×768 pixel resolution and the S530 is also proposed with optional HD+(1600×900) display. Both devices are equipped with Sandy Bridge Corei3/ i5 processors, graphics options unclude – AMD Radeon HD6470M with 1GB DDR3 or Intel HD Graphics or Intel HD Graphics 3000, up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, maximum of 750GB storage space, DVD super multi, three USB ports, VGA, HDMI, DVD writer and 6-cell Li-Ion 2200mAh battery. The S430 and S530 also feature Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, and a 7-in-1 card reader. There’s also a 1.0-megapixel camera and enhance to your music and films enjoyment, they are equipped with a SRS Audio solution.
More details are surfacing on Sony’s first Android tablets now. Originally announced under the codename of the Sony S1, Engadget has got the scoop on the slate that will be released as the Sony Tablet S.The Sony Tablet S is said to bring its 9.4-inch (1280×768) screen to market sometime in mid-September. At launch, the Tablet S will be shipping with Android 3.1, but will be upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich when it becomes available later this fall. Some other things to note about the device are a 5-megapixel shooter and 3-megapixel front-facing camera. The price of the Tablet S is rumored to be $599, but that’s not confirmed yet.
