CES 2017: ASUS launches lightest 14-inch business notebook

Las Vegas- ASUS has just dropped the ASUS PRO B9440, while this may have an unremarkable name, this business class notebook is full of notable features. It is a 14-inch notebook with the footprint of a 13-notebook. ASUS claims this is the world’s lightest 14-inch business notebook.

Weighing just 2.31 lbs, B9440 has an ultra-compact design with a footprint no larger than many 13-inch notebooks, making it the ultimate take-anywhere notebook for business productivity. ASUSPRO B9440 will be available in May 2017 starting at $999 USD. 

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CES 2017: ASUS set to release ZenFone capable of supporting both Google Tango and Daydream

Leaked image of the ZenFone AR by @evleaks

Looks like ASUS is out to claim a first in the market. According to a blog post from chipmaker Qualcomm that has since been taken down, ASUS is set to reveal the new ZenFone AR, a Google Tango-ready smartphone that also offers Daydream support. For those unfamiliar with both Google projects, Tango is Google’s augmented reality program, while Daydream focuses on VR. Currently on Lenovo’s Phab 2 Pro supports Tango, while Daydream is available on Pixel and Moto Z devices.

The ZenFone AR will be powered by a Snapdragon 821 processor, which is the same chip that runs on Google’s Pixel and the ASUS ZenFone 3. With support for Daydream, this smartphone will have VR versions of Google Street View, Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, HBO, as well as games such as Fantastic Beas and Where to Find Them and Need for Speed. We don’t know much else about the phone outside of Qualcomm’s post, but we should hear more about it during ASUS’s event on January 4 at CES 2017.

Source: Engadget

A new ASUS Chromebook with USB Type-C gets leaked

Just a few days ahead of CES, we might expect to see a new Chromebook from ASUS showing up at the show. Chrome OS news site Chrome Unboxed discovered a listing for an unannounced model, the ASUS C302CA, on Newegg. The full specs and details of the Chromebook was put up but the listing was later taken down.

It showed that the C302CA has a 12.5-inch 1080p touchscreen and works as a 2-in-1 convertible tablet. It’s powered by an Intel Core m3 2.2GHz processor and has two USB Type-C ports, a microSD card slot, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. This configuration of the Chromebook retails for US$499 (around CA$670).

Source: The Verge

Asus teases upcoming event at CES

Even without giving too much away, the teaser video for Asus’s event at next year’s Consumer Electronics Show. The YouTube video is entitled “Explore the Unknown” and it shows two children taking on some adventures until it focuses on a kid playing in his room as he tries to recreate the solar system. Near the end of the video we see an outline of one or two devices but it was shown rather briefly. The rumour mill is relatively quiet for new Asus devices so we’ll have to wait and see on January 4 what the Taiwanese company plans to release. Asus is hosting a livestream on that date at 11:30 am Pacific and you can watch it from this link.

Source: Droid Life