Original Link: https://www.anandtech.com/show/12877/asus-zen-press-event-live-blog-1130am-taiwan-330am-utc
ASUS Zen Press Event Live Blog (11:30am Taiwan, 3:30am UTC)
by Ian Cutress & Anton Shilov on June 4, 2018 10:34 PM EST- Posted in
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- Computex 2018
11:27PM EDT - Anton and I are at ASUS' consumer press event, more often called the 'Zen' press event. We expect a quick flurry of launches from Jonney Shih, so stay tuned for our coverage. The event is set to start at 11:30am Taiwan time (11:30pm ET).
11:28PM EDT - Just under three minutes to go here
11:28PM EDT - The place is packed
11:29PM EDT - There was such a big rush for seating, that Anton and I didn't even get seats next to each other
11:29PM EDT - But in comparison to the ASUS ROG press event yesterday, this is the more 'Zen' oriented event for consumer products not focused on gaming
11:30PM EDT - On the sides of the room are the 'Zenbook' logos
11:30PM EDT - 10 seconds
11:31PM EDT - Here we go
11:31PM EDT - Intro video
11:31PM EDT - 'AI' flashes up
11:31PM EDT - 'be bold'
11:31PM EDT - 'stunning', 'slim'
11:31PM EDT - 'unleash your creative power'
11:32PM EDT - It's technically called the Unleash Your Creative Power press event
11:32PM EDT - Jonney Shih to the stage
11:32PM EDT - >He's not in a leather jacket this time
11:33PM EDT - We have always believed that the best technology is the one is used by everyone
11:33PM EDT - Over the last decade, unique innovations to market. Over that time we have focused on challenging the boundaries
11:33PM EDT - perfecting the computing experience
11:33PM EDT - bringing out the best in everyone
11:34PM EDT - Unleashing creative power with beauty, performance, innovation, and state of the art technologies
11:34PM EDT - including AI
11:34PM EDT - Marcel Campos to the stage
11:34PM EDT - ASUS Global PC and Phone Marketing Senior Director
11:35PM EDT - New collection of products
11:35PM EDT - Health
11:35PM EDT - ASUS cares about health
11:35PM EDT - New products with healthcare in mind
11:35PM EDT - Hypertension affects 9m every year
11:35PM EDT - Our product to know their health conditions in advance anywhere at any time
11:36PM EDT - Heart Rate, Sleep Quality, Activity Data, De-stress Index
11:36PM EDT - But blood pressure data is still not possible on smart devices
11:36PM EDT - New health tracker device
11:36PM EDT - Special device with metal plates
11:36PM EDT - ASUS HealthAI Algorithm
11:36PM EDT - Color LCD
11:36PM EDT - Optical Sensors
11:37PM EDT - Gorilla Glass
11:37PM EDT - ECG Sensors
11:37PM EDT - All the technologies in a watch
11:37PM EDT - ASUS VivoWatch BP
11:37PM EDT - First wearable blood pressure tracking watch
11:37PM EDT - Measured in 15 seconds with two different sensors
11:37PM EDT - Measures systolic, diastolic
11:38PM EDT - Different to anything on the market today
11:38PM EDT - More convenient
11:38PM EDT - Help users to correlate data for wellness
11:38PM EDT - Creates a profile of health conditions over tie
11:38PM EDT - gives suggestions to control blood pressure
11:39PM EDT - tracking of data should be continuous
11:39PM EDT - 28-day battery life in normal use
11:39PM EDT - 70% smaller and 50% lighter than competitive devices
11:39PM EDT - Beauty and Fashionable
11:39PM EDT - Medical Grade silicon bands
11:40PM EDT - Now ASUS Vivobook
11:40PM EDT - Something fresh, fashionable and modern this time around
11:40PM EDT - Video time. 'Be your one true color'
11:40PM EDT - 'Colour outside the lines'
11:40PM EDT - >Ha, using the British spelling of Colour
11:41PM EDT - VivoBook in several colors
11:41PM EDT - Icicle Gold, Gun Metal, Star Grey, Firmament Green, Silver Blue, Icicle Gold, Rose Gold
11:42PM EDT - Making egonomics more important than ever
11:42PM EDT - Ergo lift -
11:42PM EDT - notebook moves up when you open it, making it easier to type
11:42PM EDT - NanoEdge display - 86% screen to body ratio
11:42PM EDT - 89% of S13
11:42PM EDT - 4.3mm bezel
11:42PM EDT - S13, S14, S15
11:43PM EDT - Up to Core i7
11:43PM EDT - >Now for models on stage with the devices
11:43PM EDT - >All female ...
11:43PM EDT - >The middle one clearly doesn't want to be there
11:43PM EDT - Now for Zenbook
11:44PM EDT - Premium notebook lineup
11:44PM EDT - Video time recapping Zenbook history
11:45PM EDT - Elegant and Sophisticated
11:46PM EDT - Zenbook S built to be ultraportable, ultrathin, ultra light
11:46PM EDT - Ergo lift design again
11:46PM EDT - ISO-compliant tilt
11:46PM EDT - 145 degree tilt
11:46PM EDT - 4K NanoEdge 13.3-inch display
11:46PM EDT - 8th Gen Core i7, 1TB SSD, 16 GB DRAM, TB3 Type-C
11:47PM EDT - 2133 MHz memory
11:48PM EDT - New color - Burgundy Red
11:48PM EDT - >That actually looks quite nice
11:48PM EDT - Metallic finish
11:48PM EDT - Red on the inside
11:49PM EDT - Zenbook Pro 14 now
11:49PM EDT - first ever 14-inch
11:49PM EDT - with Ergolift and 5.2mm bezel
11:49PM EDT - Core i7 and GTX 1050 MaxQ
11:49PM EDT - 1TB SSD and 16GB Optane
11:49PM EDT - >What, Optane and NVMe SSD ???
11:49PM EDT - Also Zenbook Pro 15
11:50PM EDT - Support 4K 15.6-inch
11:50PM EDT - Supports three extra 4K displays via TB3 and HDMI
11:50PM EDT - 4x4K displays total
11:50PM EDT - 132% sRGB
11:50PM EDT - 100% Adobe RGB
11:51PM EDT - Pantone certified, Delta E < 2
11:51PM EDT - GTX 1050 Ti and Core i9
11:51PM EDT - 1TB NVMe, 16GB DDR4 memory
11:51PM EDT - 18.9mm
11:51PM EDT - 5.5-inch screenpad
11:52PM EDT - touch pad is a screen
11:52PM EDT - Intelligent touchpad
11:52PM EDT - Apps for Screenpad
11:52PM EDT - launcher, calendar, music player, calculator
11:52PM EDT - Changes interface to common apps, like MSWord
11:52PM EDT - Quick options for Excel, Word
11:53PM EDT - Shortcuts to common options
11:53PM EDT - Control youtube video
11:53PM EDT - Sync smartphone with Screenpad for notifications
11:53PM EDT - or smartphone games
11:53PM EDT - Personalise the wallpaper on the screenpad
11:54PM EDT - Versatile second screen
11:54PM EDT - More than just a luancher for shortcuts
11:54PM EDT - An extended screen too
11:54PM EDT - Screen Extender Mode
11:54PM EDT - Drag and drop the window into the screen pad
11:55PM EDT - Like a second monitor
11:55PM EDT - 'It's awesome'
11:55PM EDT - Endless possibilities
11:55PM EDT - SDK will soon be developers
11:56PM EDT - 'Everyone can be a hero'
11:57PM EDT - Gal Gadot video
11:57PM EDT - She's being sponsored by everyone these days
11:58PM EDT - Second video of Gal Gadot now
11:59PM EDT - Intel to the stage
12:00AM EDT - 7 years ago first zenbook
12:01AM EDT - Discussing Intel Keynote later today
12:04AM EDT - >They're not saying much beyond praising each other
12:04AM EDT - Sneak Peak of concept product
12:04AM EDT - later
12:05AM EDT - Microsoft to the stage as well
12:07AM EDT - AI, ML, etc
12:08AM EDT - Movidius at the edge
12:08AM EDT - ScreenPad is the innovation that differentiates the products
12:09AM EDT - Now discussing history of devices that evolved the ecosystem
12:09AM EDT - Searching for the next big thing
12:10AM EDT - Now discussing a concept product
12:10AM EDT - Project Precog
12:10AM EDT - AI meets the PC
12:10AM EDT - Always starts with People
12:10AM EDT - AI is not just a term, it is a way to solve problems
12:10AM EDT - 'What is the best form factor for an AI PC?'
12:11AM EDT - So now dual screen
12:11AM EDT - Convertable dual screnen PC
12:11AM EDT - Stand mode, book mode
12:11AM EDT - Or tent mode
12:11AM EDT - Flat mode for two player games
12:12AM EDT - One screen can be keyboard and mouse
12:12AM EDT - removes keyboard / touchpad when key/mouse is attached
12:12AM EDT - Use stylus/pen
12:12AM EDT - It predicts what you are doing
12:13AM EDT - 'AI Maximized Battery Life Span'
12:13AM EDT - >This is on the Zenfone 5 as well
12:13AM EDT - Use Excel on main screen, second screen uses AI to suggest ways to show the data
12:13AM EDT - Cortana enabled
12:14AM EDT - Intel Movidius inside
12:14AM EDT - Hardware accelerated visual intelligence
12:14AM EDT - real-time object recognition
12:14AM EDT - Alexa as well
12:14AM EDT - Demo to the stage
12:15AM EDT - Demo unit on stage
12:15AM EDT - It looks 13-inch
12:15AM EDT - Live working demo
12:16AM EDT - Still in development
12:16AM EDT - Planned availability in 2019
12:16AM EDT - plan to make it real
12:17AM EDT - OK looks like we're done. Run to the next event!