ASUS Transforms Expectations for Computing at Computex 2013

Computex,
Taipei, Taiwan (3 June, 2013)
— ASUS
today announced incredible new products at its “We Transform”
Computex 2013 press event that transform consumers’
expectations about technology. Chairman
Jonney Shih revealed the ASUS way of Design Thinking and introduced an entire
line of innovative devices designed to simplify today’s digital lifestyle. 

“We seek to perfect the balance between
engineering and humanity, where every intricate detail echoes our needs for
both emotion and function,” said ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih. “This is the ASUS
way of design thinking, where every idea starts with
people and we turn our imagination into a myriad of revolutionary innovations.” 

The ASUS Transformer
Book Trio is an innovative combination of notebook,
tablet and desktop PC for unparalleled flexibility in work, play, and social activity, while the new Transformer Pad Infinity is the world’s first NVIDIA®
Tegra® 4 tablet with a stunning 2560 x 1600 resolution display. ASUS
also announced the 6-inch FonepadTM Note FHD 6
tablet with 3G voice-calling, the 7-inch
MeMO Pad HD 7 value tablet with an MSRP of US$149,  the ultra-compact VivoPC desktop,
VivoMouse, a wireless  mouse with built-in multi-touch touchpad designed to optimize  Windows 8 experience, and the world’s first AC1900 router, RT-AC68U.

 

Transforming Notebook Expectations – ASUS
Transformer Book Trio

The
ASUS Transformer Book Trio is the world’s first three-in-one
mobile device. With an 11.6-inch detachable display and dual operating systems,
Transformer
Book Trio transforms mobile flexibility by switching effortlessly
between a Windows 8 notebook, Android tablet and Windows 8 desktop PC. Transformer
Book Trio switches easily between operating systems to give users access to
over 700,000 apps in the Google Play Store and over 50,000 apps in the Windows
Store.

 

 

Despite
the different operating systems, the Transformer Book Trio has been designed to
smoothly transition between modes, allowing users to sync data or continue to
surf the webpage they’re on even when moving from notebook to tablet mode.

 

The
PC Station dock has its own 4th generation Intel® Core™ i7
processor, keyboard and 750GB hard drive, and with the tablet display detached,
can be hooked up to an external display for use as a desktop PC. The PC
Station also serves as a charger for the tablet for extended battery life. The
tablet features a 2.0 GHz Intel® Atom™ processor and a 16:9 aspect ratio
IPS display with full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution and up to 64GB storage.

 

Transforming Tablet
Expectations – New ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity

The New
Transformer Pad Infinity is the first in ASUS range of innovative dual-purpose
mobile devices to feature a 1.9GHz NVIDIA® Tegra® 4
mobile processor with quad-core ARM Cortex-A15 CPU and 72-core GeForce®
GPU. The 10.1-inch LED backlit display has an ultra-sharp 2560 x 1600 resolution
with IPS technology for 178-degree wide viewing angles, plus 10-point multi-touch
for smooth and responsive fingertip control. ASUS SonicMaster-enhanced audio
completes the mobile tablet entertainment experience. The redesigned 254mm
keyboard dock now features a multi-touch touchpad, USB 3.0 and an SDXC card
reader, and gives longer battery life when the tablet is docked.

 

ASUS
MeMO Pad™ HD 7

ASUS
MeMO Pad™ HD 7 is an incredible value 7-inch tablet with an MSRP of
US$129 for 8G and   US$149 for the 16GB model. MeMO Pad™ HD 7 weighs just
302g and has a quad-core processor, plus a 10-point multi-touch 1280 x 800 IPS
display with 170-degree wide viewing angles. MeMO Pad™ HD 7 also features ASUS
SonicMaster audio technology, and a front 1.2-megapixel camera and optional
5-megapixel rear-facing camera. It’s available in dark blue, white, pink and
green colors.

 

 

ASUS Fonepad
Note FHD 6

Part
3G smartphone, part tablet, ASUS Fonepad™ Note FHD 6 comes with
a 1.6GHz Intel® Atom™ Z2560 dual-core processor and 1920 x 1080 Full
HD Super IPS+ display. With a display brightness of 450 nits, ASUS Fonepad™
Note FHD 6 can be used outdoors in bright sunshine, while front-facing stereo speakers
with ASUS SonicMaster technology ensure high-quality high-definition audio. ASUS
Fonepad™ Note FHD 6 also includes a stylus for quick and accurate handwritten input.

 

 

Transforming Home
Computing Expectations – ASUS VivoPC

ASUS VivoPC is a wireless media center
designed to provide HD Wi-Fi audio and video streaming through a high-speed 802.11ac
connection. Its compact design sports a spun-metal finish, ASUS SonicMaster audio
technology and two USB 3.0 ports. ASUS VivoPC also features SATA 6GB/s and easy
internal access for upgrades.

 

ASUS
VivoMouse

ASUS
VivoMouse is a combined touchpad, mouse and PC remote designed to bring the
Windows 8 touch experience to PCs without a touch display. VivoMouse has its
own touchpad that even recognizes Windows 8 touch gestures and can be used as a
wireless
remote for home entertainment PCs.

 

ASUS
RT-AC68U Wireless Router

The
ASUS RT-AC68U is the world’s first dual-band 802.11ac router with blisteringly
fast combined AC1900 data rates of 1900Mbit/s. The RT-AC68U also features ASUS
AiRadar technology that uses beamforming to focus the Wi-Fi for a stronger
wireless connection and 150% greater coverage than other routers. The RT-AC68U features
a Router-to-Router Sync mode that makes light work of sharing files. A simple
invitation allows photos, videos and other files on USB-attached storage to be
synchronized automatically to USB-attached storage on other compatible ASUS
routers, without the need for a switched-on PC at either end.

 

Other ASUS products announced at Computex include
the Zenbook
Infinity Ultrabook™, MeMO Pad FHD 10 tablet, G10 desktop PC with
built-in UPS and the PA279Q ProArt WQHD pre-calibrated professional monitor.