ASUS Launches N Series Notebooks and the First Glide-enabled PDA Phone

ASUS, a leading IT manufacturer & provider company in the new digital era, has unveiled N Series notebooks and the first Glide-enabled PDA Phone at KLPAC recently. Present at the event were, Mr. Jacky Lim and Pauline Yap of ASUS Malaysia.

The N Series notebooks epitomize style and productivity through smart technologies and innovative product design, as each N Series notebooks comes with an innovative technological developments such as highly-efficient Super Hybrid Engine (SHE) which automatically allocates power, preserving battery life up to 35%, the built-in Express Gate operating system that allows users to access their most commonly-used programs in 8 seconds and the SmartLogon facial recognition system that recognizes users' facial features and logs them on without requiring any manual key input.

The ASUS N10 notebook is designed for optimum mobility that is perfect for individuals who are constantly on the move. Equipped with a 10.2-inch monitor, the N10 delivers a multi-sensory features compounded with a NVIDIA Geforce 9300M graphics card and Intel Atom processor.

Meanwhile, the ASUS N20 (comes with a 12.1-inch monitor) is specially built for heavy usage, due to its battery lifespan that ables to last up to 12 hours in non-stop operation. Incorporated with an Altec Lansing sound system that provides excellent sound clarity, plus a highly efficient eSATA hard disk drive housed in a dust and moisture-resistant enclosure, the N20 is an extreme versatile road performer for business and personal entertainment.

Designed and caters specifically for business executives and professionals, the ASUS N80 (with a 14.1-inch display monitor) is powered by a stand alone NVIDIA Geforce 9 Series graphics card with up to 1 GB of VRAM, enhanced with Dolby Surround decoding to deliver a perfect sound quality.

Claimed as the pinnacle of mobile computing, designed for intuitive control and availability of user-friendly solutions, the ASUS N50 is the multimedia touchpad that serves a responsive point of control as well as an intuitive an convenient multimedia control unit, packed with backlit buttons for instantaneous multimedia enjoyment. The built-in Air Ionizer is also incorporated in this model to purify the air, promotes air-flow as well as circulation within the vicinity of the user.



Keeping its promise to revolutionize the way users work, communicate and operate with innovative touch-responsive Glide Interface, the new ASUS P552w was introduced to navigate (Gester technology), to provide efficient interaction and performing extreme multi-tasking operations with more intuitive. Equipped with a 624MHz processor and a host of market-leading features such as 3.5G HSDPA connectivitivity, GPS and seamless Google intergration, the ASUS P552w PDA phone is a perfectly suitable for the rising tide of young generation tech-savvy professionals who appreciate an elegant outlook mobile companion that packs with a wealth of fun and connectivity features.

Canon’s 12-hour Photo Marathon Set to Challenge Malaysia ’s Shutterbugs

Canon Marketing Malaysia Sendirian Berhad,will be hosting the Canon Photo Marathon 2008 at Boulevard, Berjaya Times Square on 1 November 2008. The competition’s inaugural edition in 2007 received tremendous response from photo enthusiasts and this year’s edition promises even more.

The marathon is open for photography enthusiasts who will participate on an individual basis for a day of an exciting race around KL’s Golden Triangle. This year, the marathon will be styled after a treasure hunt with different stations around KL town where themes will be handed out to test participant’s creativity and photography skills.

Each participant will be flagged off from the base at Berjaya Times Square and given two pit-stop locations where they can collect their themes. Participants will need to head back to the base for downloading at the workstations provided and submission of one (1) best shot for each theme. Participants will be given approximately 2 hours to capture their best shots for each theme. The marathon will be held from 7a.m. to 7p.m.

Participants can join in under any of the two categories for Compact Camera users or Professional Camera users. Those joining the marathon are not required to use Canon cameras, however a small fee of RM 15.00 will be charged for non-Canon camera users.

Storage formats accepted at the workstations are CF/SD/MMC/XD/SM/MS. Participants using other formats must supply their own adaptors or drives. The entries at the end of the marathon will be reviewed by a panel of judges who will choose the best pictures each of the 3 themes given out as well as overall Grand Prize, Second and Third prizes.

The overall Grand Prize Winner for both categories will receive a trip for one (1) to South New Zealand and the newly launched EOS 1000D camera with Efs 18-55mm lens.

Judging will be based on creativity in theme interpretation, use of colors, light/ shadows, composition of photograph, and relevance to the theme given in the marathon.

Participants can either register online beforehand at the marathon website www.photomarathonasia.com or even register on the day of the marathon at the registration booth. Participants are required to bring their Identification Cards or passports for registration purposes, and children below 12 years of age are required to bring a parental consent letter to register.

For more information, please visit: www.photomarathonasia.com