CES 2018

Acer launches new Nitro 5, Spin 5, and Chromebook 11 at CES 2018

What’s new and updated at CES 2018 from Acer!

Published

January 8, 2018

Leez

If big brands aren’t releasing something new at CES 2018, they’re updating it. And, Acer is doing just that.

Acer Nitro 5

Last year, Acer announced their new casual gaming laptop, the Acer Nitro 5. It was a laptop that promised the capacity to play without going to the extremes. At CES 2018, Acer is buffing up their casual gaming laptop.

Acer has upgraded the Nitro 5 to an AMD Radeon RX560 graphics chip and AMD’s latest Ryzen mobile processor. Although the updated Nitro 5 retains its 15.6-inch 1080p panel and 32GB of RAM, it almost doubles from a 256GB SSD to 512GB SSD storage. The Nitro 5 is launching soon and the starting price is US$ 799.

Acer Spin 3

The Spin 3 is Acer’s cheaper and more affordable convertible laptop in their Spin series. It’s getting an updated eighth-generation Intel Core processor and 14-inch 1080p display from its previous 15.6-inch panel. Acer hasn’t released a full spec sheet yet but prices start at US$ 599.

Chromebook 11

Rounding up Acer’s CES 2018 lineup is their new Chromebook 11 CB311. Acer’s Chromebook series has no fluff and bluff, targeting students with portability through lightweight and thin laptops. The new Chromebook 11 is powered by Intel’s Celeron processor and has a webcam, dual stereo speakers, and an integrated microphone.

Photo by Vera Bauer

You get to choose between a touchscreen and a non-touchscreen display, 2GB or 4GB of memory, and 16GB or 32GB of storage. Acer boasts two additional USB-C ports alongside two other USB 3.0 ports, as well as the fact that the new Chromebook 11 lasts about 10 hours on a single charge. The Chromebook 11 will be released soon and prices start at US$ 249.

CES 2018

Podcast Episode 1: Getting lost at the world’s largest tech show

Published

January 23, 2018

GadgetMatch

In this first epidose of GadgetMatch Podcast we talk about the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2018) which just wrapped up in Las Vegas. Michael Josh and Isa share behind the scenes challenges of covering the world’s largest tech show. And the team talks about the most attention grabbing tech from the show including an entire range of Artificial Intelligence and Google Assistant gadgets, Vivo’s new phone with an in-display fingerprint sensor, Sony’s new robot dog, and Razer’s Project Linda.

CES 2018

LG’s InstaView ThinQ is one smart fridge

This is the future

Published

January 20, 2018

Isa Rodriguez

The future of smart appliances is upon us.

LG has not only dared to venture into connected kitchen technology, they’ve taken it a step further with their newest smart appliances. We got to see all this at CES.

The InstaView ThinQ is the fridge of the future. It’s equipped with the smart voice assistant Alexa which means you will be able to talk to it — the better to figure out what you want to eat! Not only that, it will suggest recipes depending on what food items you have stored. The best part is that it can be connected to your phone and all your other smart appliances for a seamless everyday home experience.

CES 2018

Best of CES 2018: Project Linda, Smart Display, and more!

From prototypes to full-fledged products

Published

January 19, 2018

Chay Lazaro

CES 2018 gave us a glance at all the wonderful consumer tech that’s in store for us — not just this year, but for the years to come. The show had tons of products, almost too many to count, so we came up with this video compiling the most interesting gadgets that caught our attention.