Tuesday
Jan032017

CES 2017: Lenovo introduces new mobile keyboard-mouse accessory

A new accessory from Lenovo hopes to ease your frustration with your smart TV’s remote. The 500 Multimedia Controller works in your living room or be taken with you at meetings or wherever you might need a portable keyboard-mouse combo. The entire keypad surface is a touchpad and its supports Windows gestures as it is optimized for the platform (from Windows 7 up to 10). It’s also compact enough that you can reach the keys with both thumbs easily. The 500 Multimedia Controller connects to your devices via a nano USB dongle and it offers double the wireless range of the usual wireless remotes with its 65.6 ft. range. Pricing for this accessory starts at US$54.99 (around CA$70+) and is expected to be available in March. No word from Lenovo yet if they will be bringing this here.

Tuesday
Jan032017

Review: 2017 GMC Acadia Denali

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

GMC's 2017 Acadia Denali brings the solid professional grade build and performance expected from a tough truck but with all the luxurious trimmings and the latest technology expected from a highline flagship SUV. I had the 2017 Acadia Denali for a week, just in time to entertain visiting family and take them around town in this solid six-seater.

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Tuesday
Jan032017

CES 2017: HP's new EliteBook x360 is thinnest convertible made for business

Las Vegas - HP is continuing to push the boundaries for convertible PCs. The HP EliteBook x360 is a business-focused convertible taht offers 360' of use as a notebook, tablet or anything else in between. Boasting 16-hours of abttery life, the EliteBook weighs 2.82 lbs, it has a multi-touch 13.3 UHD display and features 2 USB 3.0, USB Type-C, HDMI and Micro SD ports. Also onboard are fingerprint security and a Bang & Olufsen tuned sound system with four speakers and Noice Cancellation for calls.

Powered by 7th Generation Intel® CoreTM i5 or i7 vPro processors, the HP EliteBook x360 is expected to be available at the end of January 2017 in the U.S. (Canadian availability to come).

 

Tuesday
Jan032017

CES 2017: ASUS launches lightest 14-inch business notebook 

Las Vegas- ASUS has just dropped the ASUS PRO B9440, while this may have an unremarkable name, this business class notebook is full of notable features. It is a 14-inch notebook with the footprint of a 13-notebook. ASUS claims this is the world’s lightest 14-inch business notebook.

Weighing just 2.31 lbs, B9440 has an ultra-compact design with a footprint no larger than many 13-inch notebooks, making it the ultimate take-anywhere notebook for business productivity. ASUSPRO B9440 will be available in May 2017 starting at $999 USD. 

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