The Asus Xonar U3 USB surround sound card with a built-in headphone amplifier is perfect for those who use their notebooks as personal entertainment centers. Weighing at just 25 grams, the device enhances treble and bass while driving high fidelity headphones with impedance up to 150-Ohm. The Xonar U3 adopts the company’s exclusive hyper-grounding technology, which works like a watershed to separate audio signals from noise to provide clean and clear sound. What’s more, the device offers a wide range of Dolby Home Theater Technology such as Dolby Headphone, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Digital Virtual Speaker and Dolby Digital Live. The Xonar U3 is also ideal for gamers, with built-in GX 2.5 Gaming Audio Engine which is compatible with EAX 5.0 audio signals. Installation is easy and with multiple pre-set equalizer settings and modes for gaming, music, movies and headphone use, upgrading notebook sound is quick and simple. No word on pricing at this time. [Softpedia]
The new Asus BW-12D1S-U is claimed as the world’s fastest external 3D Blu-ray writer. This drive offers an extreme 12X Blu-ray writing speed with USB 3.0 and best burning quality by the Optical Tuning Strategy (OTS) technology. The BW-12D1S-U also features a diamond-shaped design enabling both horizontal and vertical use, a piano black coating for a sexier look, a 4MB of buffer memory, a USB 3.0 connectivity, support for Blu-ray 3D discs, for Dolby EX and 5.1-channel DTS-HD, and delivers top writing speeds of 12x for BD-R, 8x for BD-R DL, 6x for BD-R LTH, 2x for BD-RE, 16x for DVD-R+R, 8x for DVD-R/+R DL and DVD+RW, 6x for DVD-RW, 5x for DVD-RAM, 40x for CD-R and 24x for CD-RW. The external 3D Blu-ray writer comes bundled with Cyberlink’s Power2Go 7, PowerDVD 10, PowerBackup 2.5 and InstantBurn 5. If you are interested, you can pre-order the Asus BW-12D1S-U for €152.38 ($219). [ASUS]
ASUS’ brand new Android tablet ‘Eee Pad Transformer‘ is finally making its way to UK market on March 30th. The device will likely be sold for a retail price between 379 GBP (about $606) and 399 GBP (about $639), depending on the amount of storage (16GB, 32GB or 64GB). To remind you, the Eee Pad Transformer is equipped with a 10.1-inch 1280 x 800 capacitive touchscreen display, a 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor, a 512MB/1GB RAM, a 16GB/32GB/64GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, a 1.2-megapixel front-facing camera, a 5.0-megapixel rear-facing camera, an optional full QWERTY keyboard that transforms the tablet into a notebook style PC and runs on Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS. [Techradar]
Folks in the UK are now able to pre-order the new ASUS Eee Slate EP121. The tablet will retail for $1,630 (£999) for the 64GB version. The ASUS Eee Slate EP121 comes jam packed with a dual-core Intel i5 processor, a 4GB of RAM, a choice of 32GB or 64GB of internal storage, WiFi, Bluetooth, a 2-megapixel front facing camera, an HDMI output, stylus-input support and a card reader. Each purchase comes equipped with a Bluetooth keyboard and a carrying case. [Ubergizmo]
ASUS has announced the availability of the Eee Pad Transformer for the Taiwanese market. For your info, the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer is one of the first tablets to be equipped with Google’s Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS. The gadget comes jam packed with a touchscreen HD display, a 1.2-megapixel front-facing camera, a 5-megapixel camera on the back, a choice of 16GB or 32GB SSD, an nVidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor, an nVidia GeForce graphics chip and an optional full QWERTY keyboard that transforms the tablet into a notebook style PC. The additional keyboard also provides more juice for the device, adding an extra 8 hours of operation time. The new ASUS Eee Pad Transformer retails for around $399 to $699, depending on the final specifications you choose. [Geeky Gadgets]
ASUS has recently added three new Full HD Monitors to its Designo ML series with the introduction of the 21.5-inch ML229H, 23-inch ML239H and 24-inch ML249H. These LED-backlight monitors provide 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution, 50,000,000:1 contrast ratio, 250 cd/m2 brightness, 5ms response time (ML229H and ML239H), 8ms response time (ML249H) and 178-degree ultra-wide viewing angles, and come with both D-Sub and HDMI connectors. Pricing info is still unknown at the moment. [ASUS]
ASUS has demonstrated the new ET2700 27-inch all-in-one PC at the 2011 CeBIT Trade Show. Designed for professionals and enthusiasts, this computer is based on desktop-grade processor. The ASUS ET2700 has a multi-touch display that supports up to 10-point of contact, making it a true new generation multi-touch display. Unfortunately, there is no info on pricing or availability at this time. Watch the video after the jump. Read more
ASUS has rolled out the WAVI Xtion motion sensing accessory for PCs at CeBIT 2011. The WAVI Xtion (pronounced “way-vee action”) consists of two parts such as the WAVI wireless media streaming device and the Xtion motion sensor. The device streams high definition media wirelessly from a PC located in one room to a TV in another room. The ASUS WAVI Xtion also integrates the motion-sensing technology from PrimeSense with the exclusive ASUS Xtion Portal user interface to bring consumers closer to technology through intuitive interaction with applications. Connections to both PCs and TVs via wireless HDMI(WHDI technology) deliver smooth transfers of high definition content such as movies, games and photos in 5GHz with a range of up to 25-meter. Too bad, there is no info on pricing at this moment. [ASUS]
ASUS has recently introduced the VG278H 3D monitor at 2011 CeBIT Trade Show. Designed for gamers, this monitor features a 27-inch LED-backlit panel, an HDMI 1.4 video input and a built-in infrared emitter that allows gamers to play video games or watch movies without the need for cables and connectors. Sadly, there is no further info about this 3D monitor. Stay tuned for more updates. [Softpedia]
ASUS has showcased their latest Android tablet at CeBIT 2011 called the Eee Pad Slider. The device sports a 10.1-inch 1280 x 800 IPS capacitive touchscreen display, a NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor, a front-facing 1.2-megapixel camera, a rear-facing 5.0-megapixel camera, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 512MB or 1GB RAM, a 16GB/32GB/64GB of flash storage, 3G (optional), WiFi, Bluetooth and runs on Android 3.0 (HoneyComb) OS. The ASUS Eee Pad Slider is scheduled to go on sale in June for 500 Euro / about $692 (16GB model). [ASUS]
