When Microsoft talked about their mixed reality platform last year, they mentioned that HP, Dell, Asus, Acer, and Lenovo would all be making lower-cost headsets that would make VR cheaper and more accessible, if at the cost of providing a high-end experience. HP and Acer have already launched their headsets, Dell introduced their Visor earlier this […]
While Computex has expanded in scope dramatically in recent years, it’s still the place to be for gamers. We usually get news about the latest and greatest CPUs and GPUs at the annual trade show in Taipei, but this year saw an uptick in gaming laptops and desktops. That’s largely thanks to an AMD resurgence […]
Asus got started early at Computex 2017, holding their press conference today before the official start of the show. Here’s what they couldn’t wait to tell us — details about their next ZenBooks. The ZenBook Deluxe and Pro have the expected hardware refreshes, along with a few other additions that make them look attractive for […]
The Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe is a big phone, but not in a bad way. Asus’s latest flagship phone manages to pack a large 5.7″ display into a svelte .3″ aluminum unibody design with diamond cut edges that weighs just six ounces. When you hold it, it feels too light to be that big, and we […]
The Asus ZenFone 3 line, along with almost everything else Asus announced at Computex and IFA this year, will be coming to the United States over the next two months. Besides the models we heard about at those two shows, Asus has a couple other lower-cost options for the ZenFone. The 5.7″ ZenFone 3 Deluxe, […]
It’s next to impossible to differentiate Android Wear smartwatches from the tech side. As long as a smartwatch is powerful enough to run Android Wear and the battery can last at least a whole day, it’s up there with the best. So, the way we usually pick our favorite Android smartwatches is the same way […]
If the ZenBook 3 was Asus’ shot at Apple’s MacBook, their new Transformer 2-in-1s are definitely shots at Microsoft’s Surface and Surface Pro. The design is very similar to Microsoft’s excellent 2-in-1s down to the backside kickstand, but an impressive amount of power could give many reason to consider Asus when going shopping this year. […]
The Asus ZenBook 3, announced yesterday at Computex 2016 in Taipei, has been billed as a MacBook competitor. Understandable — everything from the slavish devotion to thinness to the insistence on having only a single USB Type-C port suggests that Asus took a lot of inspiration from Apple’s new ultraportable notebook. It’s clear from the press event […]
Amazon Echo and Google Home, among others, have sought to solve the central problem of the smart home — making everything work together. The concept of a hub that can work with all the connected devices in your home and understand voice commands is one that the market badly needs if consumer adoption of the internet […]
Last year, the Asus ZenFone 2 was one of the best value buys in the Android smartphone market — with mostly premium specs and a $200 price, it was hard to ignore if you didn’t care about having the absolute latest and greatest. The ZenFone line might have gotten a little more upscale this year, but […]
Putting Chrome OS on a stick PC is tricky — Chromebooks have carved out a nice niche in the notebook market by being noticeably cheaper, compensating for the limits to usefulness, like not being able to run third party programs. The new Asus Chromebit CS10, announced by Asus and Google in March, is still cheaper […]
The tech equivalent of a fall/winter fashion show is taking place this week at IFA 2015 in Berlin, and we’re there to get a look at the new gadgets you’ll start seeing on store shelves during the holiday season and beyond — as of this week, you officially have the green light to start working […]
IFA 2015 is in full swing, and one of the biggest stories here has been the new and improved smartwatches coming out of some of the major players in the market. It’s a big story not necessarily because these devices are compelling — some are, some aren’t — but because we’re getting insight into where […]
The bad news about back to school shopping is that you have to go back to school. Bummer! The good news is that back to school time is hands down the best time to finagle a new device out of the parents — you can always give your birthday and the holidays a shot, but […]
We’re big fans of the ZenFone 2, Asus’ low-cost phone that doesn’t fall too short of a flagship. The ZenFone 2E doesn’t pretend to be anywhere near a flagship, but at an even lower price, it’s looking like another great value. The ZenFone 2E is smaller at 5″, but still runs Android 5.0 like the […]
After hitting stores in some parts of Asia earlier this year, the Asus ZenFone 2 is officially coming to North America, and it’s coming soon—you’ll be able to buy it tomorrow. Asus chairman Jonney Shih announced the North American release of the ZenFone 2 at a press conference held in New York earlier today. While […]
Very quietly, the 2-in-1 laptop/tablet hybrid market got a lot more interesting with the introduction of the Intel Core M processor. These new chipsets run cool enough to not need a fan. And, while Core M doesn’t always mean the device is going to be fanless (i.e. the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro), the devices that […]
One of our favorite budget tablets from last year is getting a little bit better in 2015. The Asus MeMO Pad 7 is getting an LTE model and an exclusive AT&T launch on April 10, when you’ll be able to get it on a prepaid or monthly plan. Other than LTE connectivity, this is the […]
The ASUS PadFone X mini is 4.5-inch 4G LTE smartphone that can be transformed into a 7-inch tablet. You might go as far as calling it a jack of all trades. And now, it also has the honor of being the first Intel powered LTE Smartphone in U.S.A. The phone comes packing a powerful Intel […]
The Asus PadFone X mini is a shrunk-down version of the PadFone X that we reviewed earlier this year. The PadFone X is a rare breed of hybrid device—instead of being a 2-in-1 tablet and laptop like we’re used to seeing, it’s a 2-in-1 smartphone and tablet, thanks to a tablet docking station that the […]
The Asus ZenWatch is Asus’ first wearable device, and it’s looking like a nice alternative to a lot of first party wearables that we’ve seen announced recently. Well, technically, the ZenWatch is also a first party wearable, because Asus makes smartphones. But, you know. It’s hard, the smartphone game. The ZenWatch runs Android Wear, and […]
