Asus announces ZenScreen & ZenWatch 3 at IFA Berlin
ASUS announced various new devices at IFA Berlin. Company’s Vice President Eric Chen today took the stage at the Zenvolution event and showcased some great new products. We will be looking at each of the devices, in detail.
ZENSCREEN
At IFA 2016 in Berlin, ASUS announced ZenScreen, a 15.6- inch full HD portable monitor. ASUS claims that ZenScreen is the “world’s lightest and slimmest full HD portable monitor”. The device has a 15.6-inch full HD display with ultra-thin 6.5 mm bezels and a 1 mm foldable smart case which can also act as a stand.
The monitor is extremely light, weighing just around 800 grams. The device is well equipped with connectivity options like a USB Type-C port and also compatibility for existing USB ports. ASUS ZenScreen will cost around $300 but there is no words on the availability of the device yet.
ZENWATCH 3
Along with the monitor, ASUS also announced a new smartwatch, and trust me it looks amazing. ZenWatch 3 is a perfect upgrade over ZenWatch 1 and 2. The new smartwatch from ASUS is round, and not square like the older ones. The casing of the watch is made from stainless steel and will be available in a few different styles: gunmetal (black), silver and rose gold. All three have a gold inlay, which ASUS claims is like “the corona of an annular solar eclipse.”
The new wearable is just 9.95 mm thick, way more thinner than both the Huawei Watch and Moto 360. It runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 processor and 512 MB RAM. It has 4 GB of internal storage. ASUS claims that thr 341mAh battery will last for at least two days. ASUS has also included “HyperCharge” technology, which will bring you back up to 60 percent in 15 minutes. The new smartwatch also has some fitness chops, with automatic step-counting that is supposedly 95 percent accurate. It can also track a few other basic activities such as running, push-ups and sit-ups etc.
The Zenwatch 3 will cost around €229 (roughly $255) in Europe. There’s no word on availability yet.
