Acer Inc (宏碁), one of the world’s leading personal computer vendors, unveiled a series of new gadgets, including the Acer Aspire R7, a multi-function laptop, desktop and tablet computer device, in New York on Friday as part of its latest efforts to boost shipments and strengthen its bottom line.
Acer chairman Wang Jeng-tang (王振堂) presided over the event, which had the theme: “Redefining the Computing Experiences,” to introduce the company’s latest products to consumers.
In addition to the multi-function 15.6-inch Acer Aspire R7, Wang also introduced the 11.6-inch Acer Aspire P3 Ultrabook, the 7.9-inch Iconia A1 tablet computers and the Aspire V series of touch notebook computers.
The products are scheduled to hit stores this month, Acer said.
The PC vendor said the Acer Aspire R7 has won recognition this year from Germany’s Red Dot Design Award, as well as an innovation award from the Computex Taipei, Taiwan’s and Asia’s largest computer trade show.
Sporting an aluminum unibody structure, the Acer Aspire R7 can be folded just like a notebook computer. With a hinge device that Acer calls the “Ezel,” the device can easily be transformed into a desktop computer.
As the Acer Aspire R7 runs Microsoft Inc’s Windows 8 operating system, it provides users with a touchscreen and works in a tablet PC mode.
Acer marketing chief Michael Birkin said the development of the Acer Aspire R7, which embraces both touch and type functions, showed the PC vendor’s ambitions to “explore beyond limits.”
The Acer Aspire R7 is equipped with the Dolby Home Theater audio system, two microphones and four speakers, which enable users to use the computer with their friends.
Wang said the Acer Aspire R7 is evidence of Acer’s innovation and design capability, which will give its users more convenience and flexibility in usage.
With an attachable keyboard, the Windows 8-based Acer Aspire P3 can also be transformed into a tablet. The device is powered by Intel Core i5 processors that are able to deliver a responsive and fast performance.
Acer said the Iconia A1 tablet uses quad-core processors and Google Inc’s Android 4.2 operating system with a weight of 410g for the Wi-Fi version and 430g for the 3G version.
Acer said it is working with Paramount Pictures to promote its new mobile computing devices through the studio’s new movie, Star Trek Into Darkness, which debuts later this month.
Wang said Acer wants to use the new product mix, which provides consumers with more choices, to grab a bigger share of the global computer market.
HORMUZ ISSUE: The US president said he expected crude prices to drop at the end of the war, which he called a ‘minor excursion’ that could continue ‘for a little while’ The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kuwait started reducing oil production, as the near-closure of the crucial Strait of Hormuz ripples through energy markets and affects global supply. Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) is “managing offshore production levels to address storage requirements,” the company said in a statement, without giving details. Kuwait Petroleum Corp said it was lowering production at its oil fields and refineries after “Iranian threats against safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz.” The war in the Middle East has all but closed Hormuz, the narrow waterway linking the Persian Gulf to the open seas,
Nanya Technology Corp (南亞科技) yesterday said the DRAM supply crunch could extend through 2028, as the artificial intelligence (AI) boom has led the world’s major memory makers to dramatically reduce production of standard DRAM and allocate a significant portion of their capacity for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips. The most severe supply constraints would stretch to the first half of next year due to “very limited” increases in new DRAM capacity worldwide, Nanya Technology president Lee Pei-ing (李培瑛) told a news briefing. The company plans to increase monthly 12-inch wafer capacity to 20,000 in the first half of 2028 after a
Taiwan has enough crude oil reserves for more than 100 days and sufficient natural gas reserves for more than 11 days, both above the regulatory safety requirement, Minister of Economic Affairs Kung Ming-hsin (龔明鑫) said yesterday, adding that the government would prioritize domestic price stability as conflicts in the Middle East continue. Overall, energy supply for this month is secure, and the government is continuing efforts to ensure sufficient supply for next month, Kung told reporters after meeting with representatives from business groups at the ministry in Taipei. The ministry has been holding daily cross-ministry meetings at the Executive Yuan to ensure
RATIONING: The proposal would give the Trump administration ample leverage to negotiate investments in the US as it decides how many chips to give each country US officials are debating a new regulatory framework for exporting artificial intelligence (AI) chips and are considering requiring foreign nations to invest in US AI data centers or security guarantees as a condition for granting exports of 200,000 chips or more, according to a document seen by Reuters. The rules are not yet final and could change. They would be the first attempt to regulate the flow of AI chips to US allies and partners since US President Donald Trump’s administration said it rescinded its predecessor’s so-called AI diffusion rules. Those rules sought to keep a significant amount of AI
RSS