[Computex 2013] Asus unveiled Transformer Book Trio, VivoPC and VivoMouse

Asus has officially announced the Transformer Book Trio at Computex 2013. The Transformer Book Trio is a 3 in 1 mobile device, which dual-boots Windows 8 and Android and aims to give you a netbook, a tablet and a Windows 8 desktop PC in one device.

The Transformer Book Trio has a 11.6" detachable display and the PC Station dock has an Intel Core i7 processor, keyboard and a 750 GB hard drive. The tablet display can be detached and the main part can be hooked to an external display to use as a desktop PC.

The PC Station can also be used as a charger for the tablet for extending the battery life. The tablet features a 2 GHz Intel Atom processor, 64 GB inbuilt memory and a 1920 x 1080o Full HD display. The Transformer Book has a unique ability to switch between operating systems and gain access to over 700,000 apps in the Google Play Store and over 50,000 apps in the Windows Store.

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[Computex 2013] Acer announced first 8" Windows 8 tablet: Acer Iconia W3

Acer not only announced their phablet on Computex 2013, they also announced the first 8" Windows 8 tablet - Acer Iconia W3.

The Acer Iconia W3 has a 8.1" 800 x 1280 resolution display. It is powered by Intel Atom Z2760 processor with internal storage 32 GB and 64 GB variants. It features 2 MP front and back camera, micro HDMI out, micro USB port, microSD card slot and Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n.

The Iconia W3 runs on Windows 8 and Acer is really touting the Microsoft Office Home & Student 2013 suite that is included out of the box.

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