iBall CompBook Marvel 6 Laptop With Windows 10 Launched at Rs. 14,299

iBall has launched a new laptop in India, further expanding its portfolio in the country. The iBall CompBook Marvel 6 is priced at Rs. 14,299 and is available via retail outlets across the country.
The iBall CompBook Marvel 6 is a budget laptop that feeds on a 38Wh 5000mAh Li-Polymer battery, and offers the provision to integrate HDD/SDD of up to 1TB for storage of media. iBall says the laptop is targeted at mid-level executives, students, and business users that are looking for a budget laptop with sufficient battery power and storage. It weighs 1.41 kgs and runs on Windows 10. You can upgrade to the Windows 10 Pro as well, for a price tag of Rs. 17,799.

The iBall CompBook Marvel 6 sports a 14-inch HD display and is powered by the Intel Celeron N3350 processor clocked at a maximum speed of up to 2.4GHz. The laptop offers 3GB of DDR3 RAM, and has 32GB of in-built storage as well. As mentioned, there is a provision to affix a 2.5-inch HDD/SDD inside the laptop of up to 1TB. Additionally, there is also a microSD card slot which offers expandable storage of up to 128GB. Connectivity options include in-built dual band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI v1.4a, and USB 3.0 port. iBall is offering a one-year warranty with the purchase of the iBall CompBook Marvel 6 laptop as well.

Microsoft Modern Keyboard With 'Hidden' Fingerprint Scanner Launched

Microsoft on Thursday silently unveiled a new keyboard, called the Microsoft Modern Keyboard. Priced at Rs. $129.99 (roughly Rs. 8,500), the new Modern Keyboard is listed as "coming soon" on the company's US website with no word when the accessory will go on sale. The highlight of the keyboard is that it comes with a fingerprint scanner that just looks like any other key on the keyboard.

"Our vision was to blend the Fingerprint reader into a keyboard, so it would appear to be any other key. We iterated relentlessly to improve each layer, making sure they came together to create a flawless typing experience that felt like any other key," Microsoft says on the product page of the Modern Keyboard.

The keyboard comes with aluminium frame and Microsoft claims it sports "highest quality" and is "virtually indestructible."

The Modern Keyboard will allow Windows 10 users to enable Windows Hello fingerprint authentication on their devices. The fingerprint scanner has been placed on the second Windows key on the right side of the keyboard, and can be used for signing in to the system or any website using Windows Hello.

Logitech Introduces World's First Wireless Charging Mousepad, Two New Gaming Mice

While we've been distracted by the benefits of wireless charging technology for smartphones, Logitech has found a very practical use for it in the form of a mousepad. The Logitech G Powerplay is the world's first wireless charging system for gaming mice, which is being launched alongside two new flagship gaming mice Logitech G903 and G703. The Logitech Powerplay is priced around $100 (roughly Rs. 6,433) and will be available some time in August, while the Logitech G903 and G703 wireless gaming mice are priced at $150 (roughly Rs. 9,650) and $100, respectively and will be available in June. India pricing and availability are yet to be known.
Logitech G, a brand of Logitech, says that Powerplay is a departure from existing wireless charging standards and is designed to deliver uninterrupted charging over surface of the mousepad, which essentially means your wireless mouse will constantly be charged when in use. The wireless charging system uses an application of electromagnetic resonance that creates an energy field on the surface of the 275x320mm mousepad. Notably, the company also says that this will not hamper or cause any interference with the mouse's functionality.

Logitech MX Master 2S, MX Anywhere 2S Wireless Mice With Flow Software Launched

Logitech just announced a pair of new wireless mouse pointing devices that is aimed for professionals and designed for mobile productivity. The Logitech MX Master 2S and MX Anywhere 2S highlight new multi-desktop navigation software and will arrive in June for $99 (roughly Rs. 6,387) and $79 (roughly Rs. 5,000), respectively.
The new Logitech mice are an upgrade over the MX Master and MX Anywhere, featuring improved DarkfieldHigh Precision tracking that offer maximum tracking resolution of 4,000 DPI for a smooth tracking experience. Battery life has also been improved upon with the Logitech MX Master 2S and MX Anywhere 2S promising up to 70 hours of continuous runtime compared to the 40 hours offered by the previous models.

Asus VivoBook Max X541 With 15.6-Inch Display Launched, Starts Rs. 31,990

After unveiling a slew of laptops and tablets including the 'world's slimmest gaming laptop with Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080' at Computex 2017, Asus has now launched its third generation mainstream notebook, called VivoBook Max X541/A541 for the Indian market. The new laptop is priced starting Rs. 31,990 (with Free DOS) and is available across all partner retailers in a choice of five colours including Chocolate Brown, Red, Silver Gradient, Aqua Blue and White.
The VivoBook Max X541 features a 15.6-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) display and is powered by a Intel Core i3-7100U processor coupled with Intel HD Graphics 620 and 4GB DDR4 2400MHz RAM, which is expandable up to 12GB. The laptop features a 'gaming grade chiclet keyboard' with a 2.3mm key travel distance and overall weighs just 1.9kg. It comes with a 1TB 5400RPM HDD, and also features an optical drive.
Dimensions of the VivoBook Max X541 are 381x252x27.6mm. It is powered by a 3-cell 36WHr battery. Asus says that the touchpad on the VivoBook Max is around 11 percent larger than those found on laptops of similar size, and it also features palm rejection technology for precise input. The notebook comes with twin 3W speakers with 24cc sound chambers and a special transmission line design for a rich, deep baseline and clear, distinct vocals.