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Nothing like a leaked video to get you pumped about a product. Of course, we’re not suggesting that ASUS went out of its way to post information about the forthcoming Fonepad 7, but either way, that teaser piqued our curiosity. Now that ASUS has officially unveiled the product here at IFA, though, we can confirm these are fairly minor upgrades to the company’s original 7-inch, talk-enabled phone / tablet crossbreed. Namely, ASUS moved to glossy back cover and (as we saw in that video) added an extra speaker on the front side.

Not that this isn’t a good speaker setup. A number of companies have tried and failed to perfect the art of speaker placement, but we quite like what ASUS did here. For starters, they actually, you know, face you while they’re playing. Quite the innovation, we know. And while they’re placed near where you hold the device when it’s in landscape mode, it’s quite easy to grip it without muffling the sound. That said, we weren’t able to get the sound all that loud when we played around with it in the echoey halls of Berlin’s Hotel de Rome. The sound was easily drowned out by the admittedly larger MemoPad 10.%Gallery-slideshow79397%

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[IFA 2013] We were already aware ASUS was in the process of creating new PadFones, FonePads and what looks to be a 5-inch device called the MeMOFone. It didn’t’ take too long for the company to unveil one of its new products, and today, the company is announcing a new Fonepad 7 is in development. (more…)

ASUS Unveils New Fonepad 7 With Improved CPU, Front-Facing Speakers original content from Ubergizmo.

ASUS released its PadFone and FonePad, which are devices we still get confused as to which device is which based on their names, earlier this year. But it looks like those weren’t the only mobile devices the company had planned to announce this year as the MemoFone HD 5 has been leaked.

MemoFone HD 5′s leak was caught by Engadget who obtained a leaked slide that showed the company’s upcoming smartphone strategy. Details on the MemoFone HD 5 are scarce, as you could imagine considering its name was recovered through a leaked slide, but the company did note the smartphone would be available in the U.S. for customers who want a single smartphone that doesn’t rely on a tablet for additional features.

The MemoFone HD 5 isn’t the only mobile device ASUS is cooking up this year as the slide also outs newer versions of its PadFone and FonePad, called the PadFone Infinity, PadFone mini, FonePad HD 7 and FonePad Note FHD 6.

No other information was given regarding any of ASUS’ upcoming devices, so we have no clue what their specs and features will be, although we’re sure we still won’t get the hang of their extremely confusing naming scheme.

ASUS Creating New PadFones, FonePads and MemoFone HD 5 original content from Ubergizmo.

At its Computex 2013 showcase event, ASUS introduced the new FonePad Note, an Android tablet with stylus support that rocks a slightly smaller form factor than the FonePad announced at MWC. On the front of the device is a 6-inch, 1080p Super IPS+ display, a 1.2-megapixel camera and front-facing stereo speakers (think: the HTC One). The main shooter packs an 8-megapixel sensor, and inside the slate-come-phone is a dual-core 1.6GHz processor (Atom Z2560) paired with 2GB of RAM. While this is billed as a tablet, a 3G antenna is on board for calling and DC-HSPA+ data, so it should handle download speeds up to 42Mbps. No pricing or availability details for the FonePad Note (we doubt Samsung’s pleased with that name) have been announced, but we’ll let you know if we get any additional intel.

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ASUS’ Fonepad has been making its way around the world with a 1.2GHz Intel Atom Z2420 processor and 16GB of built-in storage, but apparently there’s a need for covering one’s face with a beefier version. Announced in Taiwan earlier today, the 7-inch tabletphone will be offered with a faster 1.6GHz Z2460 plus 32GB of memory (with microSD expansion as before). This new model will retail for NT$10,900 locally, which works out to be about US$360; whereas the original model will still be available for NT$8,990 or about US$300 (which is, by the way, a tad more expensive than the UK price). We’ll let you know when ASUS comes back with more information regarding availability in other regions.

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Via: Engadget Chinese