You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.
Until now, ASUS hasn’t had much competition in dockable Android tablets. Sure, we’ve seen the odd model from Lenovo and other companies, but for the most part, “Transformer” has become one of those words like “Kleenex” — you know, the kind that refers just as much to a category as a specific brand. Nonetheless, HP is throwing its hat in the ring. The SlateBook x2, only the company’s second Android tablet, is a 10-inch slate that competes on price as much as performance. For $480, the keyboard dock comes included, and the tablet itself boasts some top-notch specs, including a 1,920 x 1,080 screen and a Tegra 4 processor. And, of course, in addition to being a keyboard, that dock has a built-in battery of its own, promising to extend the total runtime to up to 12.5 hours. So is it good enough that you’ll remember not to call it a Transformer?%Gallery-slideshow88713%
HP has already unveiled pair of new Android tablets earlier today and it has a couple of other tablets ready to throw into the Android ecosystem. HP has announced the Slate 7 Extreme running the NVIDIA Tegra 4 processor. The tablet offers a digitizer pen that snaps into the tablet case. When the digitizer pen […]
HP has been on a roll unveiling several new products today. We previously mentioned a pair of new Android-powered tablets and the Spectre 13 ultrabook. Two more products that HP has unveiled include the Pavilion 11 X2 2-in-1 and the 10-inch HD Omni 10 tablet. Both of those devices used Intel Bay Trail processors. The […]
HP has unveiled one of the thinnest ultrabook in its line called the Spectre 13. The ultrabook has a lot of the latest Intel technology inside combined with a very thin profile and an attractive industrial design. The ultrabook is about 15 mm thick, making about the thickness of a typical ink pen. The machine […]
HP has revealed several new products this week including a couple new tablets running the Android operating system. HP isn’t offering all the hard specifications on its new tablets right now, but it is giving up a few details. The tablets are the HP Slate 7 HD and HP Slate 10 HD. As the name […]
Hardware startup Leap Motion, which managed to sell an impressive number of pre-orders for its standalone Leap Motion Controller gesture control computer accessory, today announced that the first fruits of its OEM partnership with PC-maker HP will hit shelves this Fall. The HP ENVY17 Leap Motion SE is the first shipping computer to build the startup’s tech directly in, and features a new embedded Leap Motion sensor that dramatically reduces size vs. previous embedded designs.
“We have a new, very small embedded module, which is about 70 percent thinner than the existing components in the Leap Motion,” Leap Motion CEO and co-founder Michael Buckwald said in an interview. “But it also has the same performance as the existing motion controller. HP is the first OEM to embed this new model sensor into a device.”
The smaller embedded sensor will be placed in the base of the computer, next to the trackpad, Buckwald says, and the new sensor design not only makes that possible, but also makes it feasible to build sensors into tablets and the smallest, slimmest laptop designs, according to him. That’s in keeping with Leap Motion’s larger aim as a company.
“Our goal is for the technology to be in as many devices as possible and to sort of disappear,” he explained. “Obviously we love the [Leap Motion Controller] and it’s been very successful, but it’s also great to see consumers have other ways to use the technology and obviously this makes it easier for someone to always have it with them, and makes it much more portable.”
The standalone Leap Motion Controller may have sold in considerable numbers via pre-orders, but reviews for the device were less than enthusiastic. My own experience with the hardware definitely left a lot to be desired, but Buckwald says the company isn’t focused on replacing keyboard and mouse, but on providing another input method option that will be better suited to software specifically designed for its use.
HP will bundle the ENVY17 Leap Motion SE with Airspace, Leap Motion’s app store software, as well as select pre-installed applications exclusive to the computer maker. Leap Motion has also had interest from other OEMs, Buckwald says, as more and more computer makers look for ways to differentiate, and plans to continue to expand its retail presence with new partners, especially in the international market. 52 percent of Leap Motion pre-order sales were to customers outside the U.S., and Buckwald sees strong demand for its tech abroad.
HP is definitely supporting the Android eco-system with a wide range of devices ranging from an affordable 7” to a larger 10” tablet. The Slate 7 is a small tablet that comes bundled with T-Mobile HSPA+ network access data included for 24 months (details TBD) and the same model also works in various places worldwide. Since it is HSPA+ instead of LTE, it is much easier to support worldwide network compatibility. (more…)
HP Slates 7-HD, 7-Extreme, 8-Pro and 10-HD Cover Full Android Spectrum original content from Ubergizmo. 
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We’ve been impressed by HP’s Spectre line up for a while, and this new Spectre 13.3” Ultrabook keeps the flame alive and well. At around 3lbs, it is constructed out of aluminum and feels very high quality when you hold it. For reference, I think that it feels sensibly better than my Macbook Air 13, which is probably the other aluminum design that most people know about.
Newest HP Spectre 13 Ultrabook Has Extended Trackpad original content from Ubergizmo. 
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With the Spectre13 X2, HP aggressively pursues its detachable tablet strategy by deploying a high-quality design based on Intel’s Haswell processor. The Spectre13 x2 comes with a keyboard dock that integrates an additional battery which can push the overall battery life to 10.5 or 11 hours, according to HP, although I have to point out that the company won’t be able to provide final numbers before the final version of Windows 8.1 is in. (more…)
HP Spectre 13 x2: Detachable Tablet With Haswell CPU original content from Ubergizmo. 
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