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Acer outs new HD projector with screen-casting capabilities pre-CES

Another one of Acer’s new goodies to be displayed at CES 2015 is the Acer H7550ST Full HD projector, a projector that is capable of throwing 1080p images and video to the screen. What’s more interesting about the device is that it seems to have incorporated Chromecast-like functionality via a hidden wireless adapter. Interesting.



At the forefront of it, the Acer H7550ST is still a projector – one with a high 3000 lumens brightness that should be able to relatively handle indoor daylight situations, Short-Throw technology that enables it to project up to 300 inches diagonally from short distances, and a native contrast ratio of 16,000:1.


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But what sets it apart is its ability to take wireless data being streamed to it via a laptop or a desktop and stream it directly on screen. It can also use dongles such as Chromecast and other such technology, but that would just be redundant, as the capability to stream is already native.


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Aside from that, the high-end projector also includes 20w speakers if you are not able to find audio outputs for your video. As such, the projector is also able to stream audio to Bluetooth speakers. Pretty nifty. Pricing is at USD$999. Check it out at CES 2015 in Las Vegas if you can.


SOURCE: Acer





Acer announces Liquid Jade S, Liquid Z410 smartphones ahead of CES

All the pre-CES 2015 announcements gain more momentum today as one of the biggest, if not the biggest, consumer tech show in the world is just literally hours away. Acer joins the mob as it announces two smartphones – a robust mid-tier smartphone and a very interesting entry level one – ahead of the big trade show in Las Vegas.



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The Acer Liquid Jade S boasts of 64-bit octa-core processor performance coming from the MediaTek MT6752M SoC. The phone has a 5-inch HD IPS display (720p), 2GB of RAM and 16GB internal storage. One of the highlights of this new phone is the powerful 13MP rear camera with f1.8 aperture, and a more-than-capable 5MP selfie cam.


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Because of the sleek design (7.78mm thick), the phone will feature a non-removable 2,300mAh battery. The Liquid Jade S also features LTE connectivity. Another new feature will be the hybrid nanoSIM/microSD slot – a feature that will be found on some models of this phone. The users can choose to either use a second nanoSIM card for dual SIM functionality, or use the slot as an expansion for microSD storage, depending on the need of the user.


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All of this will be running under Android 4.4.4, although an update to Android 5.0 Lollipop is promised within the year. The pricings starts at USD$359.


Liquid Z410


The Liquid Z410 is an entry level 4G smartphone – that’s something unheard of with entry level phones last year – an entry level phone with 4G connectivity. But that’s really what it is.


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The Liquid Z410 features Cat4LTE connectivity, powered by a 64-bit quad-core MediaTek MT6732 processor and a Mali-T760 GPU chip. The display is a 4.5-inch qHD screen, just enough for an entry level device (had to skimp somewhere).


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The device highlights a 2MP front-facing camera with an 80-degree wide angle feature. It should launch with Android 4.4 Kitkat out of the box. Pricing will be at around USD$155.


SOURCE: Acer (1), (2)





Acer announces biggest Chromebook with 15-inch display, Core i3

Acer, which says it has 40% of the market in the Chromebook segment, has announced that they are releasing the world's biggest Chromebook (so far). The Chromebook 15 not only boasts of a 15.6-inch display, a huge leap from the previous largest 13-inch device, but is also the first of its kind to run on Intel's newest processor, the 5th generation Core i3.



The Chromebook, a laptop that runs on the desktop-based Chrome OS, may not have exactly set the market on fire, but has held its own against other devices in its category. This newest flagship from Acer is the biggest yet, and boasts of a 1920 x 1080 full HD screen resolution, but if for some reason, you don't want that huge of a display, you can choose the 1366 x 788 option. Other customization options include internal storage of either 16GB or 32GB and memory of either 2GB or 4GB.


Chromebook 15 will be running on the Core i3 or Celeron processor (5th generation) which claims that it will give your laptop up to 8 hours battery life on a single charge. We never really take those claims seriously since in real life, we know from experience they rarely meet it, so we'll just have to wait for the hands-on to see if it fulfills its promise. It comes in white with a fabric-like surface, and will also have two full-sized upward facing speakers for your multi-media and communication needs.


If you're looking for a lightweight laptop to carry around, then this might not be for you as it weights in at 4.85 pounds. But if you feel like the 15.6-inch display is a good choice for your mobile computing needs, then prepare to shell out around $250, which is still a pretty affordable price for a laptop.


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SOURCE: Acer


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NVIDIA Tegra X1 kicks off CES 2015 with 64-bit mobile superchip

Although underestimated and unappreciated, NVIDIA's Tegra K1 wow'ed many because of its gaming and graphics chops. If you're one of those who have drooled over the chip, found particularly inside of NVIDIA's own SHIELD Portable and Tablet gaming devices, then the company's newest chip unveiled here at CES 2015 might pretty much flood your floor. Utilizing the latest Maxwell GPU architecture, the new Tegra X1 boasts of the what's what of mobile chips, including an 8-core setup and a 64-bit architecture that might give Apple's A8X or Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810 a run for their money.



In terms of raw specs, the Tegra X1, as mentioned, sports an 8-core 64-bit CPU that is paired with the 256-core Maxwell GPU. In terms of raw processing power, the chip is advertised to be able to handle 4K video in smooth 60 fps rates in H.265 or VP9 formats. And just to prove the point, NVIDIA showed Unreal Engine 4's "Elemental" demo running, in real time, on the chip with the same fidelity and quality that you would experience if it were run on a more powerful desktop gaming rig.



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But raw power is one thing. On mobile devices, power draw is just as important. What the Tegra X1 promises to bring to the table is an even better power efficiency without compromising on quality. Compared to the Xbox One running the same Elemental demo, the Tegra X1 uses up only a tenth of the power to deliver its high-quality output. Of course, the more power that is fed it, the more performance can be squeezed out of it.


A bit amusingly, NVIDIA says that you wouldn't really need that much power on your smartphone, hinting again at the company's exodus from the consumer device market. Instead, it is positioning the Tegra X1 as the perfect mobile chip to power the next generation of smart cars, probably including those that will run Android Auto this year. Hopefully, though, NVIDIA will not be abandoning its probably small but likely very faithful mobile gaming fans and we keep our fingers crossed at another SHIELD device coming soon.



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Archos opens CES 2015 with midrange 4G smartphone, tablets

CES 2015 is arguably the biggest consumer tech show of the year, and it’s going to start rocking in Las Vegas in around a day or so. Archos, a device manufacturer known for their mid-tier and entry level devices, is hyping up their stint at CES 2015 with two new 4G devices with mid-tier prices but robust specs.



First up, the Archos 50 Diamond is a sleek and slim 4G smartphone that should deliver the goods at a price point under USD$300. The Archos Diamond features a 5-inch HD IPS display (720p) powered by a 64-bit enabled Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa-core processor with big.LITTLE architecture – that’s 4 cores running at 1.7Ghz and 4 cores at 1.0Ghz. That’s not bad at all, paired with an Adreno 405 GPU chip and 2GB RAM. The new Archos phone will have dual SIM slots, and LTE connectivity.


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The Archos 50 Diamond will have 16GB internal storage and an expansion microSD card slot for up to 128GB. All these combined with Android 4.4.4 Kitkat, a 16MP/8MP camera combo and a robust 2,700mAh battery makes for a pretty strong proposition, don’t you think?


Up next is the Archos 80b Helium 4G tablet – available in handy 7-inch and 8-inch models, and also in the traditional 10.1-inch tablet size. These tablets boast of HD IPS displays (720p), Cat4 LTE connectivity, a MediaTek 1.7Ghz quad-core CPU, 8GB internal storage, microSD expansion up to 128GB, and Android 4.4.4 Kitkat all out of the box. With dual cameras for the odd selfie, a 3,600mAh battery, these tablets are priced competitively at lower than USD$230.


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If you're going to be at CES 2015 starting on Tuesday and you're on the lookout for robust midrange devices, be sure to look out for these offerings from Archos.


SOURCE: Archos (1), (2)





Alcatel OneTouch announces affordable Watch series

Are you looking forward to exploring what smartwatches are capable of doing for your digital life but get turned off by the price tags attached to these wearables? Alcatel OneTouch believes that there are a lot of you out there and want to create a new market segment: "the affordable smartwatch". Simply called Watch, the new device series from the Chinese OEM will deliver the basic functions of a smartwatch, but at a much lower price than its competitors.



On the surface, the Watch looks like any other round-faced time-telling device that you're used to. But of course it's more than its shape as it has the usual sensors, features, and controls of a smartwatch connected to your Android smartphone. It can monitor your daily activities including your heart rate, control the music playing on your phone, serve as a remote shutter button for your phone's camera, and of course, receive notifications from your specified apps from your smartphone.


As to how it will measure up to the more expensive smartwatches in the market, we still have no idea at this point in time. Based on the image they released, it looks a lot like the other round-faced Android Wear smartwatch in the market, the Moto 360. But it doesn't use the entire watch face but has an inner display (which looks to be fully functional) and is surrounded by a ring (which should be partly active as well).


Alcatel says they will be offering more choices and styles for the Watch. What they haven't revealed yet is how much this will cost, although they say it will be "at a fraction of the cost of competitors." Let's watch out for more details at CES 2015 where they will be unveiling this and their other products.


SOURCE: Alcatel


Alcatel PIXI 3 phones come with Android, Windows, or Firefox

Alcatel OneTouch, the smartphone brand for Hong Kong-based TCL Communications, has announced at CES 2015 their newest innovative offering, the Pixi 3 series. Aside from being colorful and affordable for the masses, this new smartphone line offers something other brands haven't brought (yet): a device that is platform-agnostic and can run on Android, Firefox OS and Windows. It will also be able to give users 4G LTE Connectivity (well, at least 3 out of 4).



The Pixi 3 series is bringing 4 variations of smartphones, based on their display size. You have the option of choosing from the 3.5-inch, the 4-inch, the 4.5-inch and the biggest one at 5 inches. The smaller ones have been announced to come in a variety of colors as well. The 3.5-inch one has pink, blue, yellow, and white while the 4-inch one will be available in red, orange, green, and black. Except for the 3.5-inch device, all the other ones will have 4G LTE connectivity while the smallest one will only have 3G.


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The PIXI 3s offer an interesting proposition: buy one with your choice of Android, Firefox, or Windows as the OS. While Android is pretty much a given and the company has had some experience with Firefox OS, the choice of Windows Phone is particularly surprising.


Even though there are rumors that Alcatel OneTouch will be the one re-releasing Palm devices, the webOS isn't included in the platforms for the Pixi 3 series (at least not yet). We'll have to wait for more details as the CES progresses, particularly for pricing and availability for these new smartphones.


SOURCE: Alcatel OneTouch


VIA: SlashGear





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