ASUS Innovation Establishes New Standard for Notebook PC Audio
A Duet of Style and Sonority Proves Once and for All Audio Needn’t Play Second Fiddle to Visuals in Notebook Computers

CeBIT 2010, HANNOVER, GERMANY (March 5, 2010) — Entertainment media continues to personalize, focusing on content catering to diverse tastes. Notebooks have been playing an increasing role in this, becoming media centers on which people watch movies, listen to music and play games. The crux of the issue is demand for quality multimedia on notebooks, something not easy to come by—until now.

No Longer an Afterthought
Graphics on PCs have improved across the board in recent years, but audio remains a secondary priority. Users are forced to contend with tinny, unsatisfying sound quality that’s left in the dust compared to video. ASUS has taken upon itself to change that with its exclusive SonicMaster technology, a new standard for notebooks guaranteeing aural enjoyment will never again be a pipe dream.

SonicMaster completely redraws notebook audio, the result of co-development by ASUS and Bang & Olufsen ICEpower®. It debuts on new ASUS N Series models, providing striking audio for people interested in affordable, unflinching quality. Top-line NX Series notebooks feature upgraded SonicMaster capabilities, replacing existing home entertainment hubs.

All enable personal enjoyment and expression, standing out from the notebook crowd with unsurpassed auditory acumen.

The Chords of Change
Leading the charge are NX models with SonicMaster Premium, followed by more mainstream N models. The latter are still miles ahead of anything else currently on the market. Behind the revolution are efforts by the ASUS Golden Ear team, who’ve assembled a harmony of hardware and software crafting SonicMaster. The old failings of notebook tunes have been addressed: oversized resonance chambers and specially-placed speakers eliminate vibration and distortion, while the software engine boosts finesse, ensuring consumers hear amazing vocals and surround elements as though in a live environment.

Styling a Shift
Working on the NX Series together with renowned designer David Lewis, ASUS has completely altered the perception of audio on notebooks. From forgotten it has become foremost, with tower speakers flanking the screen to deliver sound directly to the ear. The NX Series matches SonicMaster with superb looks sure to thrill the fashion savvy. Its polished aluminum body sends a clear message—the essence of style is leadership.

Meanwhile, the new N Series maintains the trademark wave motif but adds to its dynamism and elegance with a sound-enhancing speaker mesh and hairline aluminum cover.

Sounds Touching
Serious music buffs stand to appreciate further innovation espoused by new NX models, as hands-on involvement gains added depth. Dual touchpads and the Rotation Desktop interface combine to allow two handed DJ-like precision controls, affording not only super sounds, but also a unique personal touch. The Rotation Desktop makes managing and enjoying media files easy, interactive and fast, and its ergonomic design goes easy on hands.

Fast Things Ahead
Quality audio means big files, and as every PC user knows, waiting an eternity to share favorite music can really take one away from that special atmosphere. Once more ASUS comes in to make things right, endowing the N and NX Series with new USB 3.0—ten times the speed of incumbent USB 2.0.

Unfortunately, many of our conservative and perhaps less adventurous music listeners have been discouraged by this development. For one, electronica sounds a little impersonal and too mechanical to others. But, of course, this is an overgeneralization. Bands like Rendezvous are creating electropop music that showcases the genres of yesteryears.

Rendezvous has succeeded in unifying the past and the present by providing tracks that are both electronica and still very much jazz. Their three tracks (Incognito featuring Summertime, So What, and No Man’s Land), uploaded online for everyone’s enjoyment more than five years ago, has earned this young band underground merit.

Thousands of song downloads later, Rendezvous is finally ready to release their very first album. Pretty much still the electronica band that their loyal listeners love, Rendezvous used some state-of-the-art equipment to produce the eight tracks of their album that are sure to be hits in mainstream music.

Rendezvous used flatwire technology for their debut album. They used AKG K701 headphones, designed using flatwire technology that gives accurate, true-to-source sound.

However, Rendezvous also used a lot of vintage equipment. Any techie knows that sometimes, nothing beats vintage gadgets and thingamajigs when it comes to delivering results. Itai Simon of Rendezvous used a vintage 1966 Fender Precision bass guitar and a vintage Fender Studio Bass amp to boot; both will probably not only cost you an arm and a leg, but also your vital organs. He also used a Moogerfooger filter series, which gadget aficionados will be glad to tinker with. These priceless music equipment are every die-hard music techie’s dream, undeniable investments that are now sadly very rare.

The list doesn’t end there. For keyboard enthusiasts out there, Rendezvous’ Hagai Izenberg is the lord of vintage keyboards. He used several in the making of their debut album, namely a vintage monosynth Korg MS-10, a vintage polysynth Roland Juno 6 keyboard, a Korg Polysix, a Farfisa VIP 345 organ, and the Italian electric piano Siel Piano Quarto.

Rendezvous showcased both recent tech equipment and a few oldies but goodies. Regardless of what era these gadgets came from, techies both old and young have something to jaw-drop about when they learn about what the band Rendezvous used for their debut album coming out this year.

Learn more about Rendezvous through their official website, www.rendezvousmusic.co.uk or watch them tinker with their gadgets on Rendezvous’ YouTube channel.

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* 3.0-inch wide PureColor System LCD monitor with wide viewing angle and 230,000 pixels
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• High-performance 12.3 megapixel Live MOS image sensor combined with Olympus’ TruePic V Image Processor to produce sharp and colorful photos
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• Continuous Autofocus (C-AF) Tracking and Autofocus (AF) Target Registration lock your subject into focus and constantly adjust focus and brightness whether they roam
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• New Direct Button makes recording HD movies easier than ever
• New Live Guide functionality simplifies great photography by setting the scene before you shoot
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• Intelligent Auto (iAuto) mode automatically identifies the situation and adjusts settings for best possible results
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• In-Camera Panorama lets users capture 3 images and stitch them together for 1 amazing, seamless panoramic photo
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• Powerful built-in pop-up flash for illuminating low-light subjects, reducing red-eye and filling in dark areas
• Proven Olympus Dust Reduction System produces spot-free photos with Supersonic Wave Filter
• 6 in-camera Art Filters including Pop Art, Soft Focus, Pin Hole, Grainy Film, Diorama and new Gentle Sepia
• Accept a variety of lenses to maximize E-PL1’s functionality – from wide-angle fisheye lens to super-telephoto lens
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Features and specifications of Palm Pre Plus:

• Large, vivid 3.1-inch capacitive touchscreen display with 320 x480 pixels resolution
• 3 megapixel camera with LED flash and extended depth of field
• Slide-out full QWERTY keyboard and 16GB internal memory
• webOS platform and Palm Synergy
• Unobtrusive notifications and universal search
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• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with A2DP and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g connectivity
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• Dimensions: 2.35 x 3.96 x 0.67 inches ; Weight: 4.89 ounces

Features and specifications of Palm Pixi Plus:

• 2.63-inch capacitive touch screen display with 320 x400 pixels resolution
• 2 megapixel camera with LED flash
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Developers can take advantage of this feature by adding more new things such as show thumbnails, embed videos directly and do real time tracking on video spreading.

“Because the link contains the ID of the video you’re going to see, developers can do interesting things like show you thumbnails, embed the video directly, or track how a video is spreading in real-time”.

To use youtu.be manually, just take a URL such as http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdeioVndUhs and replace the “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=” with “http://youtu.be/” to get: http://youtu.be/FdeioVndUhs Plug that shorter URL into a browser, and users will see it redirects to that video.

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ioSafe Solo Fireproof and Waterproof USB Portable Hard Drive is available and the SRP is $399.

Leader in Mobile Internet Device

Originally designed to appeal to children and older users, it has attracted everyone looking for a lightweight budget PC that weighs next to nothing and connects to the Internet easily. The Eee Pc is remarkably versatile machine for the price.

Asus has set a new class of device with the EEE PC. It has marked itself as a brand, product and marketing leader for mobile internet devices or what is now known as net books. It has set the trend for mobile devices that other brands later followed. EEE PC has received recognition and awarded locally and internationally by respected technology publications and organizations.

My EEE PC Fair

The fair showcases the different Asus EEE PCs introduced to the market. It is also to give tribute for the fervent support to EEE PCs.

The Eee PC owners and guests are up for exciting games and activities.  Different booths are set around the area by Asus in partnership with Globe Tattoo, Logitech, Bo’s Coffee and Star Cruise to visit. People can also enjoy EEE PC balloons and take loads of pictures with your EEE PCs and friends at the photo booth area.

Coinciding with the fair is the awarding of the winners of first Asus My Eee PC My Life Blogging Contest. The contest was opened to all Asus Eee PC owners and blog entries that recently concluded last September 30, 2009.

My EEE PC My Life Campaign

My Eee PC My Life Blogging is being hosted to give voice to all EEE PC lovers in the country. It is about blogging one’s life experiences with his/her EEE PC. How they live their daily lives, travelled the world and still got connected with their EEEs.

ASUS Philippines was the first to launch this kind of marketing initiative among its ASUS offices in different countries. Over 150 bloggers participated and shared their Eeexperiences online and their entries were shared at http://myeeepcmylife.com.ph/. Because of the success of the campaign, My Eee PC My Life is now being executed by its counterparts having their own versions like photos of EEE PCS and their owners’ EEE PC adventures.

About ASUS:

ASUS is a leading company in the new digital era. With a global staff of more than ten thousand and a world-class R&D design team, the company’s revenue for 2008 was 8.1 billion U.S. dollars. ASUS ranks among the top 10 IT companies in BusinessWeek’s “InfoTech 100”, and has been on the listing for 11 consecutive years.