The first of what should be many press releases, this is from HP. HP are announcing new entertainment notebooks that would make very nice Media Center machines, as well as a new netbook. I will try and find out some more info on the notebooks from the show floor. Now time to catch the flight.
Press Release:
Building on its success of creating products with exceptional
innovation and design, HP today unveiled a broad portfolio of consumer
and business products designed to provide an unsurpassed customer
experience.
Announced just ahead of the opening of CES 2009, the world’s largest
annual tradeshow for consumer technology, the new HP lineup includes
thin and light consumer notebooks, a high-performance desktop, a
durable business mini PC, colorful accessories and a photo printing
application for the Apple iPhone.
HP additionally announced a contest for CES attendees. Highlights of the announcements include:
Two new entertainment notebooks, the HP Pavilion dv2 and dv3
Series Entertainment Notebook PCs, redefine the concept of thin and
light while still delivering full notebook capabilities.
The HP Firebird with Voodoo DNA is a high-performance desktop PC delivering luxury in an energy-efficient design.
The HP Mini 2140 Notebook PC, the newest member of the company’s Mini portfolio, is designed for on-the-go professionals.
HP iPrint Photo is the first, free photo printing application of its kind(1) for the Apple iPhone.
“HP enters the New Year showing its resolve to provide consumers,
business people and enterprises market-defining products that are a
step ahead of the competition. Our customers receive the highest value,
combining top designs, innovative features and simple user
experiences,” said Satjiv S. Chahil, senior vice president, Worldwide
Marketing, Personal Systems Group, HP. “From our leadership in touch
interface technologies to our expanding line of ultra-mobile notebooks
and companion PCs to our unmatched high-performance computers including
mobile workstations with DreamColor
displays, we offer the industry’s broadest line of products aimed at
satisfying the wants and demands of our diverse customer segments.”
HP’s updated portfolio of consumer notebook PCs showcases a
next-generation multimedia experience and delivers powerful
entertainment features in a sleek, ultra-mobile package.
With its innovative design, the HP Pavilion dv2 is a highly
mobile notebook that’s made to travel and priced within the reach of
consumers. Measuring less than 1-inch thick and weighing less than 4
pounds,(2) the dv2 provides a full notebook experience with powerful discrete graphics, high-capacity hard drive up to 500 gigabytes (GB),(3) and Blu-ray disc support.
The
HP Pavilion dv3 was designed to support consumers’ on-the-go lifestyle
featuring a 13.3-inch diagonal BrightView LED backlit display, extended
battery life and lightweight magnesium casing. Weighing 4.35 pounds,
the dv3 includes processor and graphics performance that can power any
productivity or entertainment application.
Introduced in 2008, the HP Mini 1000
Mi (Mobile Internet Experience) Edition is now available in the United
States. The HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition is a uniquely simple, mobile
Internet companion(4) with an HP-developed interface built
on Linux that makes it easy to enjoy digital content and social media
experience, including videos, photos, music, online video chat and
email, anywhere consumers are connected. The HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition
includes an Ethernet jack, two USB ports, Wi-Fi(5) and optional Bluetooth® wireless capabilities.
Also
new are two Pavilion notebook PCs with widescreen displays featuring
16:9 aspect ratios and optimized for HD content. The new HP Pavilion
dv6 notebook PC has a stunning 16-inch diagonal widescreen display and
is the first of its size in the Pavilion family. An updated HP Pavilion
dv7 notebook PC offers a 17.3-inch diagonal, 16:9 aspect ratio display
and improved graphics processor.
High-performance desktops for ultimate luxury and style
Successor to the award-winning HP Blackbird 002,
the HP Firebird with Voodoo DNA is the newest high-performance PC
combining luxurious quality and rich technology innovation in an
ultra-quiet, energy-efficient package. The HP Firebird with Voodoo DNA
represents a new paradigm for performance computing with features
designed for photo and video editing, music creation, gaming, and other
demanding tasks. An advanced thermal management system, which includes
everything from its factory-sealed liquid cooling system to the
energy-efficient components and external power supply, keeps the PC
running cool and can keep it quieter at full crank than most gaming PCs
do at idle.
For those who like to customize their PC experience, configure-to-order HP TouchSmart PCs
are available with a wide variety of options, including Blu-ray optical
drive, processor speed, video card and hard drive size. People can
create the exact TouchSmart system to suit their entertainment and
computing needs. A major TouchSmart software enhancement includes a DVD
module and the introduction of multi-touch gestures.
New configurations on the Compaq Presario, HP Pavilion, HP Pavilion Slimline and HP Pavilion Elite
lines of desktop PCs are designed to fit the needs of every consumer –
from entertainment enthusiasts to budget-minded families and students.
More information about the new lines is available at HP Direct.
The all new HP Mini 2140 is designed specifically for the mobile
professional in need of a rich computing experience in a small and
ultra-portable package. With a 10.1-inch diagonal scratch-resistant
display, a user-friendly 92 percent of full-size QWERTY keyboard,
increased battery life and a range of hard-drive options including an
optional high-capacity 80 GB(3) solid-state drive, the
all-aluminum cased HP Mini comes with all the features needed to keep
on-the-go professionals productive and connected. Powered by the latest
Intel® Atom processor, the HP Mini includes wireless technologies as
well as an integrated VGA Webcam.
Unveiled at Macworld Expo, the new HP MediaSmart Server
ex485/ex487 automatically centralizes and stores digital media files
and other documents on Windows® and Mac computers. The server easily
publishes photos to popular social networking sites, remotely streams
photos and music to any Internet-connected PC or Mac, and centralizes
iTunes music libraries for playback to any networked computer running
iTunes. With the MediaSmart Server, consumers also can back up
networked PCs and Macs, as well as duplicate designated folders to
Amazon’s S3 online backup service for an additional layer of
protection.
New accessories including colorful mobile and desktop
mice, high-performance keyboards and digital picture frames personalize
the user experience. The HP Wi-Fi Display, a new 8-inch wireless smart
digital picture frame, allows people to enjoy photos, music and videos
from PCs on a home network as well as popular Internet sources. For
those on the go, HP announced a digital picture frame keychain.
The HP Gaming Keyboard with Voodoo DNA has backlit
illumination with cluster lighting options so gamers never miss a shot.
Fully programmable keys have macro capabilities, while the gaming
cluster has anti-ghosting capability.
HP’s newest calculators deliver a convenient and
intuitive user experience for everyday calculations. The HP SmartCalc
300s scientific calculator’s innovative Textbook Format Display (TFD)
shows full math expressions as they would appear on paper, helping
students visualize and comprehend complex mathematical expressions. The
colorful and compact HP EasyCalc 100 is a cinch to carry, making it
ideal for basic math functions wherever people go. The elegant HP
OfficeCalc 300 calculator combines common business functions such as
tax and percentages with the groundbreaking “Check and Correct”
function that allows edits without having to re-key entire expressions.
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