Lenovo teases Yoga Book 2 at Computex 2018

Lenovo is out here reminding ASUS they aren’t the only one dabbling in dual display devices. During Intel’s e21FORUM keynote at Computex 2018 in Taiwan, Lenovo showed off the second generation of its unusual Lenovo Yoga Book device. This second iteration is said to retain the ultra-thin and light qualities of the first one but will get better performance thanks to the faster Intel processors. The Lenovo Yoga Book 2 will also supposedly offer a more accurate inking experience (the first would let you draw or sketch on the virtual keyboard directly or by placing a piece of paper on it). Similar to ASUS, it’ll make use of AI to improve the accuracy of the touch-based keyboard. No word on release date yet but it was said at the event that we can expect the Yoga Book 2 to make its official debut later this year.

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ASUS brings AI to dual-display Project Precog concept

Aside from unveiling the much-hyped ROG Phone, ASUS had one more surprise up its sleeve. During its ZenBook launch at Computex 2018, the Taiwanese company teased a laptop concept it’s planning to release in the coming year. Called Project Precog, this concept is the first dual-screen laptop from the brand and has what the brand says are artificial intelligence-related features. It will supposedly be able to do things like optimize your battery charging depending on the time of day, provide suggestions when you’re editing things like Excel documents, among other things.

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ASUS ROG outs its first gaming smartphone

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ASUS’s gaming brand Republic of Gamers just unveiled its first-ever gaming smartphone, taking on the likes of Razer and heating up this new niche segment. It seems like a no-brainer that the Taiwanese company set out to create its own gaming phone but what took them this long? According to ASUS, they wanted to make sure they weren’t just building a smartphone that was simply called a gaming phone but didn’t have any unique features to truly make it a gaming phone. What they set out to do with the ROG Phone is provide four key things: lag-free performance, efficient cooling, blur-free and stunning visuals, and gaming-centric handling.

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