Neo Shift N1 2in1 Tablet Laptop 10 Incher Windows 8.1

Neo joins in the 2 in 1 Tablet Laptop hybrid party with its Shift N1.

The Shift N1 features a 10.1 inch (1280x800 px) LED Multi-touch Display. It is powered by 1.56GHz Dual-Core Intel Celeron N2806 Processor and good news it is part of Baytrail-M platform for which performs extremely well and runs even some intensive apps and games. Memory is at 2GB RAM and 32GB eMMC Internal storage (8GB - 10GB usable), more of the basic however I am sure that you need space so the expansion microSD slot helps.

The regular WiFi and Bluetooth is available for your connectivity needs. Project to external display through a Micro HDMI port. An 23WH Li-polymer serves its energy pack.

Comes with 1MP Front and 5MP Back camera so either for photo ops or for your selfies and video-chats or skype you have it.

On software side, it comes with Windows 8.1 OS that runs your normal desktop applications and also assortments of applications from Windows Store. The Windows experience won't be complete without Office Home and Office 2013 so it got you covered with Word, Excel and Powerpoint.

Need a keyboard? Neo provides. The Shift N1 comes with a Bluetooth Keyboard with Touchpad slash Case that you could carry around.

For 16,999.00, the Neo Shift N1 provides a more portability and function with its 10 inch HD Display plus newer and better Celeron with enough memory and storage accompanied by set of connectivity and camera features fully complimented by the latest Windows 8.1 OS with Home and Office 2013 suite whether in Tablet or if you prefer Laptop. Work and Play, it delivers and you will definitely see difference to old netbooks of old.

Looking for one? It is available here:
Neo Shift N1 10.1" Windows 8 Tablet

Specs Summary
Neo Shift N1
Windows 8.1 OS
with Office Home and Office 2013
10.1" LED Display (1280x800) Multi-Touch Display

1.58GHz Intel Celeron N2806

2GB DDR3 RAM
32GB eMMC
Expandable via MicroSD Up to 64GB
5MP Back Camera
1MP Front Camera
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
Micro USB port 2.0
Micro HDMI port

23WH Li-polymer battery

16,999.00

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Acer Aspire Switch 10 Tablet Laptop Transformer Hybrid

School Season once again and it really takes me back... With my backpack carrying just a notebook and of course my old heavy bulky laptop. For research? No For Studies? No. For work and play. Now I guess that's a thing of the past with what today's innovations.

Introducing your next school companion... Acer Aspire Switch 10.

As you can see, the Switch transforms from Laptop Mode best for your typing and blogging jobs to Presentation Mode, best for (showing off kidding haha) presentations. You could always detached it and used it mainly as a Tablet.

Design is slim and metallic that brings a elegant feel to it. Acer Snap Hinges securely hold your device whether you fold, flip, dock and detach with seamless ease. Transforming made easy.

Display is great with 10.1 inch IPS HD (1366 x 768 resolution) with LED-backlit LCD that support 5 point muliti-touch. Brightness is good at 350-nit whether outdoors or indoors, stunning display is assured with Zero Air Gap. Optimized by LumiFlex™ display technology color is rich and can be adjusted to your preference.

Powering the device is Intel Z3745 Baytrail Atom Quad-Core Processor with minimum clocked speed 1.33GHz that burst up to 1.86GHz and comes with  2 MB L2 cache. Performance of Baytrail is very admirable that manage to compete with mainstream processors considering it is only Atom. Intel HD Graphics does very well and if you should know you could run Photoshop and play Games (at low quality settings). Supporting the processor and graphic card is 2GB RAM for memory and 32GB EMMC (up to 15GB usable) storage. You do have a microSD card slot for good measure or with few added bucks you get a 500GB HDD dock.

Connectivity, it does have Acer InviLinkTM NplifyTM 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN with 2x2 MIMO technology and Bluetooth 4.0. 

The Switch features Acer Crystal Eye HD webcam with HD audio/video recording. It also comes with two built-in speakers and a microphone.

You do get the latest Windows 8.1 SST 32-bit and Microsoft experience would'nt be complete without MS Office Home and Student 2013.

So there you have it. The Acer Aspire Switch 10 is a great Windows Hybrid that will constantly switches with your needs and style. Whether for study, work, play and entertainment, you will be Switched with amazing design and functionality. Priced at only 19,900 (Without HDD) and 20,990...

Look here: Get it at a cheaper price of only 

17,990.00 (without 500GB HDD) and 22,990 (with 500GB HDD Dock)

Acer Aspire Switch 10 SW5-011-15W8 32GB Convertible Laptop without HDD (Silver)

Acer Aspire Switch 10 SW5-011-15W8 32GB Convertible Laptop with HDD (Silver)

Tech Specs

Windows 8.1 SST 32-bit

MS Office Home and Student 2013

10.1-inch IPS HD (1366 x 768 resolution)

High-Brightness (350-nit)

LED-backlit TFT LCD 

5-point Multi-touch 

Intel Atom Z3745 Quad-Core Baytrail Processor

1.33 GHz, up to 1.86 GHz

2 MB L2 Cache

2GB RAM LPDDR3 

32GB eMMC  Internal Storage (on Tablet) 

Intel HD Graphics with 3D graphics hardware acceleration 

Acer Crystal Eye HD webcam with 1920 x 1080 resolution / 1080p Full HD audio/video recording 

Acer InviLinkTM NplifyTM 802.11a/b/g/n wireless LAN 

Bluetooth 4.0 

Two Built-in Stereo Speakers (MS-Sound compatible) 

Built-in Microphone 

Headphone/speaker jack 

Supporting 3.5 mm headset with built-in microphone for Acer smart handhelds

Ports: 

Tablet: HDMI Micro Connector with HDCP support, 

Micro USB 2.0 port, MicroSD card (SDXC compatible), 

Dock: USB 2.0 

22 Wh 5910 mAh 3.8 V 2-cell Li-polymer Battery Pack 

Source: Villman

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Spotted: Lenovo ThinkPad 8

Debuted this CES 2014, the Lenovo ThinkPad 8 appears with matching price tag.

Sporting a 8.3 inch WUXGA (1920 x 1200) Display powered by relatively updated 2.4GHz Intel Z3770 Quad-Core Bay-Trail chip with Intel HD Graphics coupled with 2GB LPDDR3 RAM and 64GB EMMC for Internal Storage. Hardware is just slightly above its competitors especially with SOC.

On the camera side, it packs a 8MP rear supported by LED Flash and 2MP Snapper up front. Both cameras records Full HD. The device also comes with Dual digital array microphones with echo cancellation and Stereo with Sound Retrieval System (SRS). Micro USB 3.0, Micro SD Slot, Micro HDMI and audio combo ports are able.

So far this one runs Windows 8.1 32 bit and comes with MS Office Home and Student 2013.

Overall, this would be a great portable device with Full Windows on it (Yes, it can run Full Core Applications -selected- like your Desktop). It also offers a better display with WUXVGA compared to Acer W4 and Asus T100. So far so good but...

$399/$429 is the announced price which should translate to 17-19K Pesos. However this is not the case for as according to what's posted its 26,000.00 PHP!!! Yikes. Too bad so much potential but seems too pricey compared to what Acer and Asus is offering.

If you want updates on the latest ThinkPad then head on over to the product link here...

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Now Available: Acer Iconia W3

It is Now Available, the first  First 8 inch Windows 8 Tablet.

For those who are not familiar with it, the device is first of its kind running Windows 8 on a 8.1 inch at  HD 800 x 1280 (WXGA) resolution, high-brightness (350-nit) - Acer Crystal Brite TM LED-backlit TFT LCD Capacitive Multi-Touch Screen Display. Great display right? but that's not all. It is powered by  1.50 GHz, up to 1.8GHz (Burst Mode - Intel Burst Technology) Intel Atom processor Z2760 coupled with 2GB RAM and 32GB/64GB storage. Equip with 2MP front and rear camera - Acer Crystal Eye HD webcam with 1920 x 1080 resolution and 1080p Full HD audio/video recording. Has Bluetooth 4.0 and Wifi b/g/n for connectivity plus mic, speaker, 3.5mm audio jack, mini-hdmi and micro-usb 2.0 ports. Packs a 3400 mAh 3.7 V 2-cells Li-polymer battery for upto 8 hrs (depends on usage). Wew... At 5.31 x 8.62 x 0.45 inches, 0.5 kg (1.1 lbs.) I say Small but packs a punch. Oh you can connect it to a keyboard dock that is specially design to connect with W3 also snap on for easy carry.

Specs Summary

Windows 8

8.1in. HD 800 x 1280 (WXGA) resolution, high-brightness (350-nit) Acer Crystal Brite TM LED-backlit TFT LCD

Capacitive Multi-Touch Screen

Intel Atom processor Z2760 (1Mb L2 cache, 1.50 GHz, up to 1.8GHz Intel Burst Technology, DDR3 1066 MHz)

2GB DDR2 RAM 

32GB Storage

2MP Front and Rear

Acer Crystal Eye HD webcam with 1920 x 1080 resolution

1080p Full HD audio/video recording

Acer InviLinkTM NplifyTM 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED TM 7, 8

-Supporting Acer Signal Up TM wireless technology

Bluetooth 4.0

1x mic, 1x speaker (1 W), 1x 3.5 mm audio jack

G-sensor, Gyroscope, Ambient Light 

25 Wh 3400 mAh 3.7 V 2-cells Li-polymer battery pack up to 8 hours

134.9 (W) x 218.96 (D) x 11.35 (H) mm (5.31 x 8.62 x 0.45 inches)

0.5 kg (1.1 lbs.) with 2-cell battery pack

Availability:

PC Corner (Guilmore) - 19,500.00

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=652773414734327&id=187390697939270

Villman - 19,896.00

http://www.villman.com/Product-Detail/Acer_W3-810-27602G03NSW

CMK Cellphones - 18,100.00

http://www.cmkcellphones.com/Acer/ACER_Iconia_W3_810_Windows_8_Tablet.html

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Globe Latest Windows 8 Offering

Globe Telecom updates its arsenal with Two (2) Windows 8 devices.

Entry Level, Huawei Ascend W1 for Plan 499 you get to experience Windows 8 on your finger tips. This cutie sports a 4.0-inch IPS Display at 480×800 pixel resolution with 233 ppi pixel density. Powered by 1.2GHz Dual-Core Krait Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon processor, Adreno 305 GPU, 512MB RAM and 4GB Internal Storage (microSD expandable) sure are decent internals. It is also equipped with 5MP rear camera and VGA front. Oh by the way it has 1950 mAh battery (bigger than Nokia Lumia 520). So if your looking to try Windows 8, guess you will never go wrong with Globe-Microsoft-Huawei.

Another unit that surprised me when asking Globe Rewards Team on my renewal and they gladly advised me that this unit will be available and that it is the FIRST Windows 8 phone - The Samsung Activ S. It has 4.8 inches  Super AMOLED display at 720 x 1280 pixel resolution with 306 ppi pixel density and enhanced with Corning Gorilla Glass 2. Its innards 1.5 GHz Dual-Core Krait  Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Processor, 16GB/32GB storage (16GB version i guess) and 1 GB RAM has bigger chance of getting an update. Equipped with 8MP Rear Snapper and 1.9 MP Front, pretty much at par with other phones in the market. It has a bigger battery too at 2300 mah. According to the agent (for which I will not mention) it is free at My Best Ever Super Plan 1799. Well if your up for a Windows 8 experience and (maybe) has a bigger chance to be updated then this might be for you.

Kudos to Globe for bringing variety in their handsets. This will benefit the consumer as more choices and options.

Release and Availability of the handsets is not yet revealed so stay tuned. They are still sorting out their stocks (daming nag apply siguru kasi pasukan hahaha).

***Update: Oh look it seems Globe updated its Plan Creator

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Spotted Acer Iconia 8inch Android and Windows Tablets

Acer produces 8inch tablets for Android and Windows Platform officially announced during Computex 2013.

Acer Iconia A1

This Android sports a 7.9 inch IPS screen powered by 1.2 Ghz Quad core processor, 1 GB Ram, and 8gb or 16gb internal storage. Romurs it will also release with LTE, 3G, and Wifi only models. The A1 would be put against Ipad Mini and Nexus 7 at $169-199 price tag.

***Update. The Acer A1 has been seen via MSI-ECS Philippines e-catalog  see here:

Being a major distributor of gadgets, I guess its safe to say they will bring it to Philippine shore hopefully by June or July...

Sources:

engadget.com

liliputing.com

Acer Iconia W3

Acer is bringing the Windows 8 experience in its 8inch Iconcia W3, a first. It has an 1.8Ghz Intel Atom chip, a 32gb or 64gb internal storage, Front and Rear Camera, Micro HDMI, Micro USB and headphones. For heavy typing, you could do well with bluetooth keyboard dock. It is priced at $379 but doesn't say for what model.

Sources:

engadget.com

theverge.com

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