HP Envy Curved AIO 34 Release Date, Price and Specs – CNET

HP is not afraid to put a curve on it. At CES 2017 it debuted two new high-end, curved displays, including an all-in-one computer and a gaming monitor.

HP Envy Curved AIO 34

The computer is inside of the base stand.

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The HP Envy Curved AIO 34 is an ultra-wide, 34-inch all-in-one computer (there’s also a similar 27-inch model available) with a special design and pricing starting at $1,729. (UK and AU pricing converts to £1,729 AU$2,389, respectively

Not only is the screen elegantly curved, the computer and its B&O speakers are built into the dock, allowing for an impressively thin display (to match its sleek and skinny bezels, I assume).

Easily crank up the volume with the built-in button.

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Additionally, it has a radial button on the dock to easily turn the volume up and down, and tucked inside of the display there’s a built-in pop-up camera that you can easily hide if you have any privacy concerns.

It’s expected to go on sale on HP’s website on January 11 and at select retailers on February 26, 2017.

Specs

• 34-inch, 21:9 aspect ratio screen
• Seventh-generation Intel Core i5 and i7 CPU options
• Nvidia GPU
• Up to 256GB SSD and 2TB HDD
• Four front-facing speakers
• Wireless charging (optional)

HP Omen X

HP’s PC gaming flagship now has a monitor to match.

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HP made a monitor to match its big, powerful and cube-shaped Omen X gaming computer. The Omen X has an ultra-wide, curved 35-inch display with a 3ms response time and 100Hz refresh rate. It’s expected to go on sale in the US in March for $1,299. (UK and AU pricing converts to £1,056 and $1,795, respectively)

The 35-inch monitor is made for gaming.

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Specs

• Nvidia G-Sync
• 1800R curvature
• DisplayPort and HDMI
• Three USB 3.0 ports
• Height adjustable stand with ambient lighting
• Built-in headphone hook

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Acer Predator 17X (2017) Release Date, Price and Specs – CNET

“You get a new processor! And you get a new processor!” — Acer to the Predator 17 X and Aspire V Nitro laptops.

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In the excitement and flurry of all of the new tech being announced at CES 2017, it’s easy to forget that a select variety of oldies but goodies are also receiving a few fitting updates. Acer is doing exactly that with the Predator 17X gaming laptop and the Aspire V Nitro notebook.

Acer Predator 17 X

The updated model has a newer, faster processor.

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The new model of the Acer Predator 17 X, which debuted last year, will start at $2,599 in the US and 2,999 euros in Europe, and go on sale in January. UK and Australian details have yet to be announced, but that converts to about £2,555 or AU$4,360.

Specs

• 17.3-inch G-Sync panel
• Seventh-gen Intel Core i7-7820HK CPU
• Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 GPU with 8G RAM
• 64GB of DDR4 memory
• Custom triple-fan cooling system with front air intake

Acer Aspire V Nitro

The Aspire V Nitro comes in 15- and 17-inch versions.

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The ultrasleek, aluminum-clad Aspire V Nitro is also made for gaming, but its focus on superior graphics will also please anyone interested in heavy-duty video editing. The new all-black models come in 15- and 17-inch variants, have seventh-generation Intel Core processors and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 GPUs. Pricing for the 15-inch base model starts at $1,199 (£975 or AU$1,655, converted) and $1,399 (£1,135 or AU$1,935) for the 17-inch base model. They will be available to purchase in the US in February.

Specs

• Seventh-gen Intel Core i processor (KBL H series)
• Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or GTX 1050 GPU
• 16 GB of DDR4 memory
• 4K (3,840×2,160-pixel) ultra-HD display option available
• Tobii eye-tracking (optional)
• USB-C port with Thunderbolt 3, two USB 3.0 ports (one featuring power-off USB charging), two USB 2.0 ports and one HDMI
• Fingerprint sensor

Polar Team Pro Shirt Release Date, Price and Specs – CNET

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Polar is entering the smart apparel market. The company, which is primarily known for its wireless heart-rate sensors and fitness trackers, on Tuesday announced the Polar Team Pro Shirt, a smart workout shirt designed for professional athletes.

The shirt integrates Polar’s heart rate technology directly onto the fabric, removing the need for an uncomfortable chest strap or not-as-accurate wrist sensor. In addition to heart-rate tracking, a small GPS-equipped motion tracking sensor on the back collar is used to measure metrics such as an athlete’s speed, distance and acceleration.

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The shirt is compatible with Polar’s Team Pro system, a platform used by sports teams to gain insights into an athlete’s performance and monitor effort, recovery and other metrics throughout an entire season. The sensors in the shirt can also broadcast training data to a coach’s iPad in real time.

Pricing information wasn’t immediately available, although the Polar Team Pro Shirt won’t be available to consumers. It is instead being offered exclusively to sports teams and will arrive sometime in March.

Symantec Norton Core Release Date, Price and Specs – CNET

The Norton Core comes in titanium gold and granite gray.

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You’ll know Norton as one of the most popular names in security software, but now it’s a piece of hardware too, as parent company Symantec introduced today at CES 2017 its first home router, the Norton Core.

Protection for the entire family

This is a new app-enabled router that has built-in security to protect the entire home, rather than just an individual computer, the way Norton Security software does. Symantec says the device aims to keep safe up to 20 devices connected to it, including Windows computers, Macs, phones, tablets or any internet-of-things devices, in real time. (It’s unclear what happens if you have more than 20 devices, however.)

According to Symantec, the Norton Core is backed by a team of security experts who are constantly analyzing and eliminating cybersecurity attacks worldwide. The router gets regular updates on cybercrime information and protection mechanisms to keep any device connected to it safe. In case an infected device is connected to the network, it can isolate it from the rest of your devices to prevent the spreading of the malware.

You can use the mobile app to view your security score.

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Easy home network management

Security protection at router level is not new. Asus has teamed up with Trend Micro to offer this for free on its high-end routers, such as the RT-AC5300 or RT-AC88U. The Norton Core, however, has gone one step further by making the protection comprehensive to home users.

Via the mobile app, you can monitor the network and see a list of online threats that the router has blocked. It even shows you the current safety level of your home network with a credit-score-like number, from zero (completely vulnerable) to 500 (completely safe). You can also use the app to pause the internet for any connected device and set a bed time, during which the broadband connection is turned off.

Powerful hardware

The Norton Core is a compact dome-shaped device that measures just 6 by 6 by 5 inches (15 by 15 by 13 cm). Yet it’s packed with powerful hardware, including a dual-core 1.7GHz processor, 1MB of system memory and 4GB of flash memory. The router supports the latest 4×4 AC2600 Wi-Fi standard, with a top speed on the 5GHz band of 1.73 megabits per second and up to 800Mbps on the 2.4GHz band.

Symantec says the Norton Core’s Wi-Fi can cover a home of somewhere between 3,000 and 5,000 square feet. It also comes with four Gigabit LAN ports for wired clients.

The Norton Core is a relatively compact router.

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Availability

The Norton Core is now available for preorder at $200, with a regular price of $280, in either titanium gold or granite gray. The price includes one year of subscription to its security protection, called Norton Core Security Plus, after which the ongoing cost is $99 per year. UK and Australian availability was not announced, but the preorder price converts to about £165 or AU$275.

The router is set to ship this summer.

LG SJ7 Sound Bar Flex Release Date, Price and Specs – CNET

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LG has announced a “transforming” sound bar, the SJ7 Sound Bar Flex, which consists of two detachable stereo units that can be used as fronts, rears or as Bluetooth speakers.

One speaker acts as the master while the second unit connects wirelessly and features an onboard battery. This second unit can be used as the wireless rear or for streaming Bluetooth anywhere in the house. The system appears to have a switch which determines which mode the second unit operates in.

The sound bar comes with a separate subwoofer, and the entire system features a claimed output power of 320W.

The unit will be on display here at CES 2017 in Las Vegas, where further details such as inputs, codec compatibility and pricing/availability are expected to be announced.

The idea of a modular sound bar isn’t new; the Philips Fidelio B5 with its detachable wireless rears came out in 2015.

LG S9 Release Date, Price and Specs – CNET

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Immersive sound technology Dolby Atmos is the latest thing to hit sound bars with companies such as Yamaha, Samsung and now LG bringing the surround sound standard to your living room in compact form-factors.

The LG SJ9 is a squat sound bar with front-firing speakers as well as dual upfiring speakers which are designed to project a 3D audio bubble using Dolby Atmos soundtracks. There are about 100 Blu-ray discs that currently support Dolby Atmos in addition to several streaming services including Netflix and Amazon Video.

The LG’s main competition, the Samsung HW-K950, doesn’t decode the other immersive format, DTS:X, and it’s yet to be announced if the LG SJ9 will.

The sound bar will include HDMI inputs in addition to Google Cast compatibility which means you’ll be able to control the speaker with a Google Home speaker as well as use it as part of a multiroom system.

The system comes with a wireless subwoofer but unlike the Samsung it doesn’t appear to have rears included.

Pricing and availability is yet to be announced.

• Dolby Atmos
• 4K Sound (Hi Resolution Audio) and 24-bit upsampling feature
• 4K HDMI Pass-Through for HDR support

Earin M-2 Release Date, Price and Specs – CNET

The Earin M-2 is scheduled to ship in late March.

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Before Apple’s AirPods showed up, a handful of companies, including Sweden-based Earin, were making truly wireless earphones. Its M-1 was decent but pricey and lacked a built-in microphone for making calls.

Now Earin’s introduced its new M-2 at CES 2017, claiming the wireless earbuds will be “the smallest and lightest available on the market.” Like the M-1, the new model will come with a docking capsule that both charges and stores the earbuds. The M-2, which has built-in microphones for making calls, is scheduled to ship in late March, but Earin hasn’t said how much it’ll cost (the M-1 is now $200).

Earin claims these are lighter than Apple’s Airpods.

Earin

I’m supposed to get some hands-on time with the M-2 in the coming days and will add my impressions once I do. But for now here’s a look at its key features, according to Earin:

• Unique shape, with noise-isolating design
• Smallest and lightest truly wireless earbuds available to date
• Dual antenna and near-field magnetic induction (NFMI) powered by NXP Semiconductors delivers a reliable and stable connection
• Touch interface on the tip of the earbud for answering calls, playing/pausing music, and skipping to the next song
• 3 hours battery life for music
• Charging case delivers 3 extra charges for 12 hours total music playback
• Expected to ship in late Q1
• No pricing available yet

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Acer C731 Chromebook Release Date, Price and Specs – CNET

The Acer Chromebook 11 N7 C731 announced at CES 2017 is two things others in the category aren’t: inexpensive and tough.

Meeting the US MIL-STD 810G military standard, the 11.6-inch Google Chrome OS laptop can withstand drops from up to 48 inches (1.2 meters), can handle 132 pounds (60 kg) of downward force on its lid and has a spill-resistant keyboard. The keyboard’s key caps are recessed to keep them from being easily removed.

Starting at $230, it arrives in the US later this month and will be available in other regions in February (the price converts to roughly £185 or AU$320). The Chromebook 11 N7 will be available with a 1,366×768-resolution IPS touchscreen (c731T) or with a standard LCD (C731) at the same res. Before you get too excited, though, it will only be for education and commercial customers.

Here’s the rest of the stuff you’ll find:

• 1.6GHz Intel Celeron dual-core processor N3060
• 4GB of memory
• Intel HD Graphics
• 16GB or 32GB eMMC for storage
• 720p HD webcam
• Dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi (2×2 MIMO)
• Bluetooth 4.0
• Built-in stereo speakers and microphone
• Two USB 3.0 ports, SD card slot, HDMI output and 3.5mm headphone/mic jack
• Up to 12 hours of battery life
• Fanless cooling for quiet operation
• 180-degree hinges to lay the screen flat for sharing

Acer Aspire VX 15 Release Date, Price and Specs – CNET

Back in October Nvidia unveiled the GTX 1050 and 1050 Ti gaming graphics cards for budget conscious buyers. At CES 2017, we’re finally getting a look at laptops using them, like the new Acer Aspire VX 15.

Arriving later this month with a starting price of $799 in the US, the 15.6-inch laptop will come configured with either a 4GB 1050 or 1050 Ti paired with either an Intel Core i5-7300HQ or Core i7-7700HQ processor. (UK and Australian availability was not announced, but that price converts to about £650 or AU$1,110.)

Dual fans help keep the VX 15 cool under pressure.

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The GPUs aren’t sufficient for VR, but provide enough muscle to run a modern game at 60 frames per second at full HD, which just so happens to be the max resolution for the VX 15’s IPS display.

Straying from the typical Aspire streamlined designs, Acer gave the VX 15 body a “gaming system” look including two large stylized fan vents at the back to keep this system nice and cool. If you appreciate a little splashiness — but just a little — this should do the trick.

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Other key specs include:

• Up to 16GB of memory (user upgradable to 32GB)
• Up to 512GB SSD
• 1TB 5,400rpm hard drive
• USB 3.1 Type-C (Gen 1), Two USB 3.0, One USB 2.0, SD card slot, HDMI out and headphone/mic jack
• Dual-band 802.11ac (2×2 MIMO), Gigabit Ethernet and Bluetooth 4.0

I spent a lot of time hunting through all the deals on Nvidia Geforce GTX 960M laptops this holiday season and seeing this makes me glad I waited.

Acer Predator 21X Release Date, Price and Specs – CNET

A $9,000 laptop with a 21-inch screen. Welcome to 2017.

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There’s never been a better time to be a gamer who’s flush with cash. At CES 2017, Acer announced pricing and availability for some pretty impressive and, at least in one case, downright expensive gaming products.

Acer Predator 21 X

Big, huge, ginormous, etc.

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The Acer Predator 21 X is the most ridiculous gaming laptop ever conceived. Considering it costs $8,999, it had better be. (UK and Australian pricing and availability weren’t announced, but the exorbitant 9,999 euro European price converts to £8,520 or AU$14,540.)

Not only is it the first laptop with a curved screen (a ginormous 21-inch display at that), the rig itself is more powerful than our CNET Future-Proof VR Gaming Desktop. Weighing 17 pounds (about 8 kilograms), it’s probably as heavy, too.

In case that’s not enough for you, the laptop’s touchpad can also be flipped over to be used as a numeric keypad, as shown below. If you’re currently frothing at the mouth, you’ll have to wait a little to get your hands on one. Expect the Acer Predator 21 X to hit stores in February. (AU pricing and availability weren’t announced, but the exorbitant price converts to AU$12,525.)

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Specs

• 21-inch screen, 21:9 aspect ratio, 2,560×1,080-pixel resolution
• 120GHz refresh rate
• 2000R curved screen
• Nvidia G-Sync
• Tobii Eye Tracking
• Two Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 GPUs
• Seventh-gen Intel Core i7-7820HK (overclockable) CPU
• Can store up to five storage drives at a time
• Two power supplies to run
• Five system fans
• Nine heat pipes to stay cool
• HDMI port and two DisplayPorts
• Four speakers and two subwoofers
• Mechanical keyboard uses Cherry MX switches and has an RGB LED under every key
• SD card reader
• 19.4 pounds (8.8 kilograms)

Acer Predator Z301CT

A curved gaming monitor with eye-tracking.

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On the topic of curved, gaming-centered gear, Acer also announced the ultrawide Predator Z301CT gaming monitor. The 30-inch display, which (like the Predator 21 X above) has built-in eye-tracking so gamers can aim at targets faster than using a boring ‘ol keyboard and mouse, costs $900 (£730 or AU$1,250 converted) and is also expected to be available in February.

Specs

• 2,560×1,080-pixel resolution, 21:9 aspect ratio
• 1800R curved screen
• 200Hz refresh rate
• Tobii Eye Tracking
• Nvidia G-Sync
• 4ms response time
• DisplayPort, HDMI, USB 3.0 (4; 1 up, 4 down)
• Ergonomic tilt and height adjustment up to 4.7 inches
• Two 3-watt speakers