Acer's latest Chromebook Tab 10 is the first tablet designed for education

Updated on Monday, March 26, 2018 at 3:37PM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Google and Acer have a launched a preemptive strike against Apple who hopes to reclaim its place as a supplier of educational hardware and software solutions. The Chromebook Tab 10 is the first tablet running ChromeOS and also has a stylus made by Wacom and access to the Android ecosystem.

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Chromebooks are extremely popular in education as versatile and low-cost solutions that can run manifold cloud applications and serve various users. Chromebooks have been mostly low-cost or midrange notebooks, until now. Acer and Google are offering a tablet-first form factor with the Chromebook Tab 10 

Announced one day befoer Apple is rumoured to  have a similar education-focused iPad announcement. This is the first tablet running Chrome OS designed for education and promotes engagement and collaboration between students and teachers. the Chromebook Tab 10 also features a Wacom stylus.

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Review: Acer Nitro 5 gaming notebook

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

I received an Acer Nitro 5 review unit for purpose of reviewing the Acer Windows Mixed Reality headset and controllers. The Acer Nitro 5 features the latest 8th generation Intel processors, a minimum requirement for mixed reality VR playback and control.

Gaming laptops have rarely appealed to me. They're usually bigger, heavier and hardly portable, but they do offer desktop class performance as well as stunning graphics capability.

The industrial design of the Acer Nitro 5 is quite muted compared to many of the outrageous and amped up designs we see from many competing gaming notebooks. The cherry red accents over the metal and matte black case make this a striking device nonetheless. Hit jump for my full impressions.

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Acer outs its smallest 4K UHD projector in Canada

If you’re on the market for a premium projector for home use, Acer has just launched in Canada the VL7860. They claim it’s the world’s smallest 4K UHD 3,000 lumens laser projector that comes equipped with a 120-inch 4K UHD resolution display with 8.3 megapixels on screen and 1,500,000:1 DynamicBlack contrast optimization. The compact projector is said to be HDR-compatible so it promises to show colours as they really are with better contrast, brightness, and richer details. It supports a wide colour gamut of 110 percent of the Rec. 709 colour space and is Rec. 2020 (also known as BT.2020) compatible to provide highly accurate, cinema-like colours. The VL7860 also comes with two built-in 5W speakers, 16.X zoom so you place it where you see fit, VGA and dual HDMI ports as well as an MHL charging port for smartphones and other devices. The VL7860 retails for $5,499 with limited one-year parts and labor warranty.

An immersive experience with Windows Mixed Reality

By Sonya Davidson

It was an unlikely gathering, or so you would think, of women ready to explore what's new in mixed reality. When Microsoft approached me to see if I was interested in a personalize experience of the new Windows Mixed Reality with friends, I was curious. I also decided to go against the expected when they mentioned I could invite a few friends or family members along for the fun. 

You would probably expect me to bring my family of boys. Nah, they're too predictable. I already know they would be interested. So, I decided to bring a few other ladies to see just what would happen. After all, we all know that moms are the ones who are figuring out gifts this time of year. It may come as a surprise that each woman I asked to joined me JUMPED at the opportunity to see the latest technology. With varying knowledge of augmented reality and virtual reality, there was definitely a strong interest in learning more especially when we see potential of spending more quality time WITH our friends and families. 

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