Asus ZenScreen Portable Monitor Launched
ASUS launched its portable 15.6-inch monitor ZenScreen (MB16AC). The monitor is just 8mm thick and weighs less than a kilogram. ZenScreen packs a display with a full-HD screen resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. The portable monitor sports a USB Type-C port for both power and video transmission.

ZenScreen has been designed for business professionals to complete their tasks while on-the-go. The monitor comes with a smart case that also works like a stand for the screen. ZenScreen has been priced at EUR 269 (roughly Rs. 20,100).

Intel Launches 7th-Gen 'Kaby Lake' Core Processors for Laptops and 2-in-1s

 

 

Intel has formally launched its first wave of 7th-generation Core processors, better known by their codename Kaby Lake. Today's launches are CPUs in the U and Y series, which are intended for thin and light portables such as notebooks and 2-in-1s. Processors for mainstream and enthusiast desktop PCs, beefier laptops, workstations, and other categories will be refreshed early next year.
Intel will now emphasise the "7th Generation" branding in its marketing materials, especially the stickers that manufacturers place on their products. The Core m5 and Core m7 names for ultra-low-power CPUs have also been deprecated after being introduced only last year - Intel will continue to use Core m3, but products corresponding to the previous higher tiers will be sold as Core i7 and Core i5 regardless of whether they are regular or low-power processors.

HP Introduces Notebooks with Integrated Privacy Screens

The HP Sure View technology helps combat visual hacking and extends the company’s leadership in security

HP Inc. unveils notebooks with integrated privacy screens. HP Sure View, a new option on the HP EliteBook 1040 and HP EliteBook 840, helps protect against visual hacking with the press of a single button.

Developed with 3M privacy technology, HP Sure View eliminates the need to carry additional tools to guard sensitive information. Users can simply press the f2 key to immediately transition the PC to privacy mode, which reduces up to 95 percent of visible light when viewed at an angle, making it difficult for others to view information on the screen.

Cable Matters USB-C to HDMI / VGA / Ethernet / USB Multiport 4K UHD Adapter 

The Cable Matters USB-C HDMI / VGA Multiport Adapter is an essential companion for a computer or tablet with USB-C. Connect to a Gigabit network, install a USB peripheral device, and connect a display with VGA or HDMI input. Plug & Play with a single USB-C port and no external drivers required.  Whether your device has a USB-C or Thunderbolt 3 port, you can use this adapter.

Synology DiskStation DS716+II

 The DS716+II comes with two Gigabit Ethernet ports at the back, which offer redundancy in case one of the links goes down, a feature that will definitely be appreciated by the enterprise users. You also get two USB 3.0 ports at the back, and an eSATA port as well. The rear also features the reset button, a Kensington Security Slot to keep the unit secure, and of course the power port and the fan.
Apart from the two drive bays, each of which has a drive status indicator LED of its own, the front has a status indicator that gives you an idea of the overall health of the NAS unit. Below that there are the two LAN indicators, with the power button at the bottom right of the front side of the unit. In between, you have a USB 3.0 port and a copy button, which lights up when you connect a USB drive or a camera, and can be used to copy data from the connected device to the Synology unit.
We moved our two drives from the DS215j to the DS716+II by following simple instructions on the Synology website. Between our previous review and now, Synology pushed a big software update to most of its NAS units in the form of DMS 6.0, which brings a bunch of new features and enhancements.

Asus ROG G20CB

 

The ROG G20CB is certainly unique in terms of its shape and size. It doesn't use any standard PC form factor, and Asus is one of the very few companies that can fabricate all the parts it needs to pull this off. It isn't quite small-form-factor either; Asus says the total volume is 9.5 litres, whereas mini-ITX PCs tend to be between 14 and 28 litres, but the shape is highly irregular. Its design is angular and bold, stopping just short of being aggressive. It can only be stood up vertically, which might be a problem for those looking for an unobtrusive living room PC.

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The first thing you'll notice about it is the tribal pattern on the front and top. It's all plastic, and serves the dual purposes of ventilation and looks. There's RGB LED lighting which shines through when the unit is switched on. The ROG G20CB is sure to be noticed no matter how or where you place it.

Inside Zen: How AMD designed its powerful new processor

AMD knew it needed to make radical changes in its Zen CPU chip to become a force in the PC and server markets again.So when the chip designers sat down four years ago to etch out the Zen design, they had two things in mind: to drive up CPU performance as much as possible and to keep power efficiency stable.The company ultimately settled for a 40 percent improvement in Zen over its predecessor, Excavator.“We had a hard time convincing the team we were going for 40 percent,” said Mike Clark, a senior fellow at AMD. “It was a very aggressive goal, and we knew we had to do it to be competitive.”AMD first promoted the 40 percent CPU improvement goal when it introduced Zen in 2015 during an overhaul of its chip roadmap.

If benchmarks of PCs with Zen hold, a 40 percent boost in CPU performance will be a radical improvement compared to low-double digit improvements claimed by Intel and AMD in recent x86 chips.

Canon imageFORMULA DR-C225W Scanner 

 

 Canon ditched the traditional flat base scanner design and experimented with it new imageFORMULA scanner DR-C225W. Whether you want to save space or looking for a scanner that can easily fit into tight space, this will suit your needs.

 You can easily and quickly setup the scanner, it takes only a few minutes. This can be setup only for a particular PC or you can share it over the network. It comes with wireless (Wi-Fi) connectivity as well so you can easily connect your smartphone or other devices to scan a document wirelessly.

The scanner comes with a set of applications including Nuance PaperPort 14 for document management, Nuance OmniPage 18 for optical character recognition (OCR), Presto! BizCard 6 for business cards and Nuance eCopy PDF Pro Office 6, which also includes PDF Converter Assistant and PDF Create Assistant.

Acer Aspire S13

The MacBook Air has been the gold standard for ultrabooks almost since its unveiling. At the time it launched, it was the only thin, light and solidly built ultrabook around with decent specifications. Today however, there is a plethora of powerful, gorgeous devices to choose from.
Acer’s Aspire S13 is one such device. It’s slim, light, well-built and more powerful than the Air; it’s also more expensive

 First things first. This laptop is thin, very light and looks rather nice. It’s meant to be a business laptop and the muted black finish does help with that image. The entire device seems to be made of metal, though the lid does have a coating of some sort of plastic.

Asus ZenBook 3, Transformer 3 Pro Launched in India

 

Asus has also launched the ZenBook 3 laptop and Transformer 3 Pro 2-in-1 in the country. The two Windows 10-based productivity devices will be available from online and offline retail channels from October, and have been priced at Rs. 1,47,990 and Rs. 1,44,990 respectively.

To recall, the Asus ZenBook 3 and the Asus Transformer 3 Pro were launched at Computex 2016, alongside the ZenFone 3 series of smartphones. The ZenBook 3 is the latest salvo fired against Apple's very popular MacBook Air and MacBook ultra-portable laptops, and Asus says it is thinner than the MacBook Air, yet faster than the MacBook.

 Other highlight features of the ZenBook 3 according to Asus are that it sports the world's thinnest fan at 3mm; has an 82 percent screen to body ratio; bears a Corning Gorilla Glass 4 panel, and is claimed to have a 9-hour battery life that's coupled with quick charging - 60 percent charge can be achieved in 49 minutes. The laptop also features a gold-backlit keyboard with "twice the key travel" of the MacBook. It weighs in at 910 grams, measures 11.9mm in thickness, and sports a fingerprint reader. To put that in comparison, the MacBook is 13mm at its thickest point, and weighs in at 920 grams.

Intel Announces Project Alloy 'Merged Reality' Headset; Microsoft to Release Holographic Display Support for Windows 10
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich announced what the company is calling "merged reality" experiences during the opening keynote of the 2016 Intel Developers' Forum event in San Francisco Tuesday. Merged reality envisions an immersive world that users can walk around and interact with as if they are physically present and participating in the scene, as delivered by a fully self-contained headset developed under the name "Project Alloy".
The Project Alloy headset does not need to be tethered to a PC, allowing users the freedom of walking around and moving on all six axes. If a user gets too close to a real-world object such as a wall or another person, it will pop into the scene, allowing him or her to avoid it. Users manipulate objects in the virtual world directly, negating the need for hand-held controllers. External sensing hardware is partially or fully replaced with Intel RealSense 3D cameras within the headset.

MSI Launches Range of VR-Ready Nvidia-Powered Gaming Laptops in India

 The MSI GT83VR Titan SLI notebook is the biggest among the lineup, supporting GeForce GTX 1080 or GeForce GTX 1070 cards in SLI. In addition, the MSI Matrix Display technology supports Surround View Mode, 3x4K@60Hz output for 3 external displays. The GT83VR Titan SLI features an 18.4-inch 1920x1080 pixel IPS display and features a mechanical SteelSeries keyboard with Cherry MX switches. The notebook comes with what MSI calls a "Cooler Boost Titan" which manages the heat from the dual graphics cards as well as the Intel Core i7 CPU. The GT83VR Titan SLI (Dual GTX1070, 8GB GDDR5) is priced at Rs. 3,37,900

NETGEAR Brings Two New Networked Attached Storage (NAS) ReadyNAS 212 and 214

Based on a quad-core 1.4GHz ARM Cortex processor, ReadyNAS 212 (RN212). It sets a new standard for consumer NAS by delivering real-time 1080p high-definition video transcoding so you can view your HD content on any screen, anywhere at home and over the Internet. ReadyNAS 212 and 214 are the first ARM-based designs to deliver that capability in a cost-effective storage solution. ReadyNAS 212 and 214 offer the best performance in their value class for storing, streaming, transcoding, and protecting all your precious photos, videos and files.

HP has hit a sweet spot with its budget Stream laptops. Introduced two years ago, the Stream series was built for cloud computing and its laptops packaged with basic specifications, a large battery, and sleek design, all at a pretty affordable price tag between $199 to $250. After Stream 11 and 13, HP has now introduced Stream 14, which as the name suggests, is a 14-inch laptop starting at $219 (roughly Rs. 14,600) and is expected to go on sale from September 7.The Stream 14 replaces the Stream 13 and bumps up some under-the-hood specifications as well as a refreshing the design. The Stream 14 comes with a fast dual-antenna 802.11ac Wi-Fi, a new Intel Celeron processor, 4GB of RAM, 32GB flash storage, 100GB OneDrive Cloud storage and 1366x768 resolution, which doesn't sound so exciting on paper but is still worth buying at its meagre asking price.

The new design is not completely out of the world, but HP understands what to keep where that can help to reduce the size still offers the best possible experience. The compact machine can easily fit into small space and takes only a few moments to setup. The touch screen also allows you to modify print and scan settings.
It comes with a touch screen having almost all the capability to let you operate the device easily even if it is not connected to any laptop or PC. You can print and scan directly via USB. Also, you can connect the AiO with your network to get printouts from any machine as well as share scanned files with one PC or entire workgroup. Using the internet connectivity you can directly print docs from anywhere in the world as it generates one unique email ID. Send your prints to the email and get it done.
It has built-in Wi-Fi to connect it to your network or create a hotspot that can be used by different devices to print wirelessly but it limits the range. While connected with internet you can do it from anywhere, but using the hotspot you can do it within the range. Also, NFC connectivity is available that enables you to connect any NFC enabled device with a touch only and take printing or scanning job done.

Zion Announces 16 GB DDR4-2133 UDIMM RAM at 6580

 Zion launches its new generation ‘16GB DDR4 -2133 UDIMM’ Memory Module for desktops, laptops, and Workstations. The new RAM enables up to twice the responsiveness, and increase memory bandwidth by up to 50% to 25.6 GB/s. With Zion DDR4 memory, introductory data rates start at 2133 MT/s and get even faster as the technology matures, compared to introductory DDR3 rates. Zion DDR4 memory also delivers faster burst access speeds for improved sequential data throughput by utilizing 4-bank groups that are unique to DDR4 technology.

Asus G20CB Gaming PC With GeForce GTX 1080 Launched in India

Asus Republic of Gamers (ROG) on Thursday unveiled G20CB - a powerful, compact, and console-sized gaming desktop, the first in India equipped with the Nvidia Pascal GeForce GTX1080 GPU.At a starting price of Rs. 1,85,990, the gaming desktop will be available for purchase via the Asus website."The latest NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card is the most advanced gaming graphics card the world has seen till date and it will provide an un-disruptive HD-gaming performance and entertainment for gamers," Peter Chang, Regional Head-South Asia, Asus India said in a statement.The G20 runs on a custom-cooling module and a fanless power adapter and includes a 6th generation Intel Core i7 Skylake processor.The new card offers superior heat dissipation using vapour chamber cooling technology and premium materials.The G20CB desktop is also eco-friendly, delivering energy savings of 50 percent better than the industry average, Asus claims.Recently, the company also launched its flagship ROG series in India, namely GL502 and the world's first Liquid-cooled laptop, GX700.