The world’s biggest PC maker has unveiled its first Windows 8 products.
Hewlett Packard has showcased two new Windows 8 devices that employ touch screen technology at the IFA show in Berlin. One of them, the Envy x2, is a hybrid notebook-tablet while the other, the Envy TouchSmart 4, is the company’s first Windows 8 Ultrabook.
HP Envy x2
The Envy x2 is garnering a lot of attention because it uses a magnetic latch to mount the 11.6 inch tablet onto a keyboard. HP has referenced the marriage of tablet screen to keyboard as ‘seamless.’
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It has an aluminium finish and in total, weighs 1.41 kilograms, while the tablet alone weighs roughly half of that. Although the tablet might be a bit heavy on its own, having a split fifty/fifty weight distribution is a good sign when using the two devices together.
The screen itself spans 11.6 inches, is an HD touch display and measures 400-nits of brightness.
On the back is an 8MP camera while the front has a high definition webcam for videoconferencing.
It also benefits from lighter, faster SSD memory and NFC technology.
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The HP Envy x2 is expected to be available in Australia from late 2012. Pricing will be available at a later date.
HP Envy TouchSmart Ultrabook 4
This 14″ Ultrabook has a multitouch HD display, measures 23mm thick and weighs 2.16 kilograms. Inside it has Beats Audio speakers complemented by an in-built subwoofer, Intel’s Ivy Bridge processor and a suite of Intel tech, including their Anti-Theft, Rapid Start and Smart Connect technologies.
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The HP Envy TouchSmart Ultrabook 4 is expected to be available in Australia from late 2012. Pricing will be available at a later date.
