Asus shows off new Transformer Books at Intel Developer Forum

Asus Chairman Jonney Shih and Intel Vice President Tom Kilroy took to the stage yesterday at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco to showcase two new Transformer Book ultraportables—the Transformer Book T100 and Transformer Book Trio. Both feature the Asus signature two-part dockable design that turns the laptop into a tablet. But the Transformer Book Trio takes this further with a keyboard dock that has its own processor that can be used as a self-contained desktop PC while the display is detached as a tablet.

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Asus debuts affordable touch-based X200CA

Ready to handle your daily computing needs, the Windows 8-powered Asus X200CA laptop combines a high-definition 11.6-inch touchscreen with portable design. Expect it to run on Intel processor technology; come equipped with more than adequate HDD space; and feature Asus SonicMaster audio and Asus Smart Gesture technologies. The suggested retail price of the X200CA for the U.S. is at an affordable $329. Its price may vary for Canada but no word on that yet.

16GB Nexus 7 (2013) now available from Staples Canada for $249.00

Canadians pining for the refreshed Asus-made Nexus 7 tablet can get one through Staples Canada online or in stores. Selling the 16GB model for $249.00. That new pixel-dense 1080p HD display, faster Snapdragon S4 Pro 1.5GHz processor and 2GB or RAM as well as the sleeker new body are all good reasons to consider this Pure Google tablet.

Asus reveals VivoMouse, mouse-touchpad combo for Windows 8

The new Asus PC peripheral’s name makes it sound inconspicuously like a normal wireless mouse but one look at it and you know it’s far from the usual mouse. The VivoMouse has a desktop circular touchpad on it with multi-touch support. Asus claims this is the first in the world to combine the concept on a mouse.

It supports both Windows 7 and 8 with swipe gestures to control the Charms and other multitasking capabilities of Win 8. You can pinch-to-zoom and scroll with two fingers as well with this device. The touchpad also works as buttons of a traditional mouse.

Source: The Verge