ASUS Presents Zensation at Computex 2015
Chairman Jonney Shih unveils ZenFone Selfie, ZenPad, Zen AiO, plus a stunning range of innovative products inspired by the spirit of Zen
ASUS
Chairman Jonney Shih went on stage at Computex today during the Zensation press
event to unveil a stunning range of new products designed to bring harmony and
simplicity to people’s personal and professional lives. Inspired by the power
and beauty of nature, the Zensation theme showcases the ASUS design philosophy
of incorporating diverse elements to produce balanced creations that provide
incredible experiences and accessible beauty to users.
Mr.
Shih first introduced a range of consumer products aimed at delivering ultimate
mobility, entertainment, and productivity experiences. These include ZenFone
Selfie, a full-featured smartphone designed with advanced camera technology for
capturing the best possible selfies; ZenPad 8.0, an 8-inch tablet with refined
styling, incredible entertainment capabilities, and the world’s first tablet to
offer customizable functionality; ZenPad S 8.0, the world’s first tablet with
4GB of RAM that delivers extreme performance with ultimate style; and Zen AiO Series, premium all-in-one PCs that provide
a perfect balance of beauty and performance for an extraordinary home computing
experience. Finally, for creative professionals, such as digital artists and
photographers, Mr. Shih introduced ASUS ProArt PA329Q, a 32-inch 4K/UHD (ultra-high-definition)
monitor that delivers breathtaking levels of detail.
“I
am thrilled to be at Computex to unveil our newest Zen-inspired innovations,”
said Mr. Shih. “These exciting new creations strike a compelling balance of
power and beauty, and perfectly embody our In Search of Incredible vision of
creating seamless and connected digital lives for everyone.”
Intel
Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Client Computing Group, Kirk
Skaugen, joined Mr. Shih onstage in celebration of the new products and the
ongoing partnership between the two companies. “We believe everything that
computes and communicates will work best on Intel architecture,” said Kirk
Skaugen. “The new ASUS products featuring the latest Intel technology bring
great performance, exciting new innovation and experiences to consumers.”
ZenPad
ZenPad
is a series of premium tablets that combine refined styling with incredible
entertainment and productivity capabilities to redefine the tablet experience
and bring true luxury to consumers. Available in three sizes — the 7-inch
ZenPad 7.0 (Z370C/CG/CL), the 8-inch ZenPad 8.0 (Z380C/KL) and ZenPad S 8.0
(Z580C/CA) with optional Z Stylus, and the 10-inch ZenPad 10.1 (Z300C/CG/CL)
with an optional keyboard — and offering models with Wi-Fi, LTE/3G connectivity
and phone functionality, there’s a ZenPad to suit any kind of user.
ZenPad is
crafted to provide exceptional entertainment experiences. It has an expansive
HD IPS display featuring the exclusive ASUS VisualMaster suite of visual
enhancement technologies — including ASUS Tru2Life and TruVivid — that brings
advanced image-processing found on high-end TVs to a tablet for the first time
and provides comprehensive visual optimization. ASUS Tru2Life analyzes each
pixel in an image before it is displayed and performs an intelligent contrast
and sharpness adjustments to boost dynamic range, revealing even the smallest
details to ensure an incredibly realistic viewing experience.
ASUS
TruVivid improves screen clarity, brightness, and touch responsiveness by
transforming the conventional four-layer display design — composed of cover
glass, a touch panel, air gap, and an LCD module — into a two-layer, fully-laminated
design that eliminates the air gap, resulting in higher optical transparency for
brilliant color and improved brightness.
Complementing
its stunning display, ZenPad is the world's first tablet to integrate DTS
Premium Sound™ technology for incredible audio. The built-in DTS-HD
coder-decoder (codec) provides high-fidelity sound from all types of multimedia
content, and lets users play back or stream movies and music with up to 5.1
channels of DTS surround sound to a connected audio system. ZenPad also
includes DTS Sound Studio™ to transform stereo audio into virtual
surround-sound that users can enjoy either through ZenPad's speakers or using
headphones for immersive entertainment experiences at home or on the go.
ZenPad 8.0 (Z380)
ZenPad 8.0
features clean lines, embossed-leather patterning, and premium styling
influenced by fashion accessories such as clutch bags and wallets for a
luxurious appearance unique among mobile devices. Ergonomic rounded edges make ZenPad
8.0 comfortable to hold and carry, and its polished metallic frame adds a bold
visual accent.
ZenPad 8.0
is the world's first tablet to feature an innovative interchangeable cover
design that lets users easily customize their tablet with functional back
covers. These can provide extra features and additional color options, while
perfectly matching ZenPad 8.0's looks. Zen Clutch is a fashion-forward
accessory that combines elegant style with premium materials to provide a
sophisticated carrying and protection solution for ZenPad 8.0. Zen Case is
another stylish accessory that lets users outfit ZenPad 8.0 in their choice of
five sleek or vivid colors and features a fine leather texture. Audio Cover
brings immersive 5.1-channel surround sound to a tablet for the first time.
Power Case extends ZenPad 8.0's battery life, giving users up to 15 hours of
usage to easily get them through their day or even the longest international
flights.
ZenPad 8.0
is available with LTE/Wi-Fi connectivity and phone functionality (Z380KL) or as
a Wi-Fi-only model (Z380C).
ZenPad S 8.0 (Z580CA)
ZenPad S
8.0 offers the premium ZenPad experience, delivering ultimate style and beauty
together with extreme performance. Featuring a gorgeous, Zen-inspired design
that fuses aesthetics with functionality, ZenPad S 8.0 is crafted with clean
lines, a metallic finish enhanced by an exquisite hairline pattern, and
brilliant diamond-cut edges. Just 6.6mm thin and weighing only 298g, it is
extremely thin and lightweight, making it perfect to take anywhere and
comfortable to hold and use for long periods of time.
ZenPad S
8.0 is equipped with a 2K QXGA (1536x 2048) IPS display with a wide 178-degree
viewing angle and an incredible 324ppi pixel density for a stunning,
beautifully-detailed viewing experience. It also comes with ASUS Tru2Life Plus,
which includes all the benefits of Tru2Life and also improves video with fast
action scenes by reducing blur, resulting in for smooth, detailed motion. ZenPad
S 8.0 takes tablet performance to the next level. It is powered by a 64-bit
Intel® Atom™ Z3580 processor and is the world’s first
8-inch tablet with 4GB of RAM, delivering blazingly fast performance when
running the most demanding games and apps, and offering incredibly smooth
multitasking.
ZenPad S
8.0 can be used with the optional Z Stylus, making it the perfect device for creative expression. Designed
especially for ZenPad S 8.0, Z Stylus provides a natural writing and drawingexperience that's as easy as using a
pen.With pinpoint
accuracy and sensitivemulti-touch technology, Z Stylus is perfectlysuited for creative tasks such as
sketching,painting, and
even design work.It
supports up to 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity and up to a 1.2mm writing
tip.
ZenFone Selfie
ZenFone
Selfie is a unique smartphone designed to capture the best possible selfies,
quickly and simply. Featuring front and rear 13MP PixelMaster cameras with
dual-color, dual LED Real Tone flash, ZenFone Selfie captures beautiful,
natural-looking selfies in gloriously high resolution. The rear camera features
a large f/2.0 aperture lens and laser auto-focus technology to ensure
near-instant focusing for clear, sharp pictures — even in low-light conditions
where traditional cameras struggle.
ZenFone
Selfie includes the brilliant ZenUI Beautification mode for live digital cosmetics.
A few taps is all that’s needed to soften facial features, slim cheeks, and
enhance skin tone to add vibrancy, and all in real time — injecting instant
verve into any composition. ZenFone Selfie also has Selfie Panorama mode, which
exploits ZenFone Selfie’s f/2.2-aperture front lens and 88-degree field of view
to capture panoramic selfies of up to 140 degrees. With Selfie Panorama mode
enabled, selfies become a party with all friends included — plus the ability to
capture panoramic scenery for stunning backdrops.
ZenFone
Selfie has a large 5.5-inch screen that fits in a body that’s a similar size to
that of most 5-inch smartphones, for a maximized viewing experience in a
compact body that fits comfortably in the hand. It has a high-resolution 1920 x
1080 Full HD IPS display with a wide 178-degree viewing angle and staggering
403ppi pixel density that renders every image in eye-delighting detail. ASUS
TruVivid technology brings color to life in brilliant clarity, making selfies
and other photos look their best. Tough Corning® Gorilla®
Glass 4 covers the display to help protect against scratches and drops.
ZenFone
Selfie features the industry’s first octa-core, 64-bit processor for the
perfect balance of multimedia performance and battery efficiency — the Qualcomm®
Snapdragon™ 615. This extraordinarily powerful chip equips ZenFone
Selfie to provide the very best multimedia and entertainment experiences,
carefully balancing high performance with superior power-efficiency.
Zen AiO Series
Zen AiO
Series is a premium range of all-in-one PCs — initially comprising the 23.8-inch
Zen AiO Z240IC and 21.5-inch Zen AiO Z220IC — that fuse art with
industry-leading technology, providing a perfect balance of beauty and performance
for the ultimate home-computing experience. A masterpiece of craftsmanship and
design, Zen AiO features a slim and elegant unibody shell — forged from a solid
block of anodized-aluminum — that tapers to just 6mm thin at the edges, with a
precision-crafted matching integral stand. The smooth, sophisticated appearance
is enhanced by edge-to-edge glass that covers the display, a rear cover
finished in our signature Zen-inspired concentric circle design, and a stylish
yet subtle Icicle Gold color.
Zen AiO
provides out-of-the-ordinary performance for discerning home users. Using the
latest generation of quad-core Intel Core up to i7 processors, combined with up
to 32GB of the lightning-fast DDR4 memory and up to PCIe® Gen 3 x 4
SSD storage, Zen AiO has power to spare for instant responsiveness and
ultra-smooth and immersive entertainment. Dedicated NVIDIA® GeForce®
GTX™ 960M gaming-grade graphics with up to a class-leading 4GB of
video memory ensure users can enjoy stutter-free full HD movies and videos and
play the latest games at full resolution. As the world's first all-in-one PC to
use the next-generation USB 3.1 Gen 2, Zen AiO delivers blindingly-fast data
transfers of up to 10Gbit/s —twice as fast as USB 3.0, and over twenty times
faster than USB 2.0. It also uses the latest USB 3.1 Type-C connector for
improved ease of use — the connector is reversible, so it can’t be inserted the
wrong way round.
Zen AiO Z240IC
has an amazingly-accurate 3D camera that uses Intel RealSense™
technology to add futuristic interactive capabilities. Accurate motion-sensing
of people or objects in front of the camera is now possible, enabling previously-unimagined
ways of interacting with a PC. For example, with precise 3D facial recognition,
a user’s face can become their login password, or families can just have fun
interacting with the latest motion-controlled games.
Zen AiO is
designed for the ultimate home entertainment, using a total of 6 speakers to
deliver rich and clear full-range sound. Each 8-watt stereo channel uses three
powerful speakers located at either side of Zen AiO, giving fully-realistic
stereo separation and a total of 16 watts of pure, undistorted sound for an
amazingly-lifelike entertainment experience. Zen AiO gives users an awesome
audio experience, whether they’re watching the latest blockbuster movie,
enjoying games or relaxing with music.
ProArt PA329Q 4K/UHD Monitor
The ASUS ProArt
PA329Q monitor is a 32-inch 4K/UHD (ultra-high-definition) monitor for
professionals that delivers breathtaking levels of detail with a wide 100%
Adobe RGB color gamut. PA329Q features 3840 x 2160 resolution on a 16:9 aspect
ratio IPS display with a wide 178-degree viewing angle to eliminate color
shifting. PA329Q has a pixel density of 138 PPI and provides over 8 million
pixels, four times the pixel density of standard Full HD displays for astonishingly-detailed
visuals.
Each PA329Q
is factory pre-calibrated to prove the best color accuracy (Delta≦2), and with
a wide 100% Adobe RGB color gamut, colors seen in photos will be reproduced faithfully
and consistently. It also features BT2020 / DCI-P3 color space support for
video production and editing. PA329Q offers 10-bit display color for over 1.07
billion onscreen colors and supports a 16-bit internal lookup table (LUT),
which gives smoother gradations and more transitions between hues.
PA329Q
incorporates ASUS ProArt Calibration Technology – a professional hardware
calibration application with a 16-bit lookup table (LUT) and uniformity
compensation capability. Compared with the conventional way of color
calibration, it controls the hardware of the monitor directly and saves all
color parameters profile on the monitor IC chips rather than in the PC, so
users can recalibrate monitor on their own to ensure the color consistency. It also
has the highest compatibility with major hardware calibrators, such as X-rite
& Datacolor.
PA329Q
delivers breakthrough connectivity with the following options:
- 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (4K at 60Hz)
- 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1.2 (4K @ 60Hz)
- 1 x HDMI 2.0 (4K at 60Hz)
- 2 x HDMI 1.4 (4K at 30Hz)
- 4 x USB 3.0 ports
Where to find ASUS at Computex 2015
The ASUS showroom at Computex 2015 is located at booth M0410 in the Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall, and is open from 2nd to 5th June from 9:30am to 6:00pm, and on 6th June from 9:30am to 4:00pm.