Alienware has been creating gaming-focused systems for 25 years! I’m pretty sure there are a good number of our readers who remember the company’s early offerings. It’s safe to say that they’ve come a long way from their early days. The biggest updates this year was the introduction of their new Legend 2.0 design language and the introduction of the Alienware X series. The new design and new offering seem to be only the beginning of the company’s 25th-year celebrations.
That said, Alienware is also introducing a new, refreshed look to its Aurora desktop lineup. The new take on the Aurora desktops introduces design cues from their new Legend 2.0 design language. Their mid-tower desktop redesign focuses on increasing airflow, keeping noise levels low and accessibility. However, the size of the Alienware Aurora remains relatively unchanged.
The biggest change anyone will notice is the increase in vents that will allow for better airflow in the Aurora. Alienware is calling this its first “open-air” design. The new Aurora desktops have larger chassis volumes. The new Aurora is up to 50% larger than even the Aurora R10 and R12. They will ship with a minimum of two 120mm fans – one intake and rear exhaust. On higher configurations, there is an option to double up on these 120mm fans. The new design has allowed Alienware to minimise acoustic noise by 9% compared to the R12.
The design changes aren’t just to ensure more airflow. The overall design has been refined. The Aurora’s design is now more fluid with curves accenting it. The front panel of the desktop also continues the design language but also keeps to Alienware’s signature aesthetic. There will be an option for a transparent side panel as well. Users will be able to use this to show off their setup with the eight RGB Zones. Users can even customise the colours through AlienFX. The updated chassis is also the most accessible yet. You won’t need any tools to access the guts of your setup. The right side door is fitted with cable management features that allow the cables to be mechanically and thermally isolated. There is also an optional magnetic back to help with hiding those cables.
Pricing & Availability
The new Alienware Aurora desktops will be available in Lunar Light or Dark Side of the Moon. Alienware has not announced any details on pricing, configurations or availability just yet.
Taiwan’s local Representative Office participated in the opening ceremony to show support for CloudMile taking its digital transformation services across the SEA market
SINGAPORE, Oct. 15, 2021 — CloudMile, Asia’s leading cloud and AI company, announced today the opening of its expanded facilities in Singapore. The new office – located at 7 Temesek Boulevard – is designed to accommodate CloudMile’s continuously growing ML (machine learning) team as it works to develop Singapore into a hub for its AI technology in the region. The setup of the office is supported by Digital Industry Singapore (DISG), a joint office of the Economic Development Board (EDB), Infocomm & Media Development Authority (IMDA), and Enterprise Singapore (ESG). The opening ceremony – a hybrid in-person and online event – was attended by a representative from DISG, Taiwan’s local Representative Office and Google Cloud to highlight their cooperation with the Taiwan-based startup, with over 50 customers and Google partners participating online.
The opening ceremony – a hybrid in-person and online event – was attended by DISG, Taiwan’s local Representative Office and Google Cloud.
Spencer Liu, founder and CEO of CloudMile, says: "With its government-backed initiatives to harness the power of the cloud and AI, Singapore is not only our global base but one of CloudMile’s most strategically critical markets. Our expanded investment in the city-state represents another significant step forward in our goal to build a cross-region hub for our groundbreaking machine learning solutions."
Taiwan’s Representative in Singapore, Kuo-Hsin Liang said: "We are excited to witness CloudMile’s success in assisting Singapore’s public and private sectors to achieve digital transformation. Our office will continue to lend our support to CloudMile Singapore to help it drive local innovation via its AI technology."
"We welcome Cloudmile’s expansion in Singapore and are excited about the new AI innovations that the company will bring to boost Singapore’s tech ecosystem. Cloudmile’s decision to invest in Singapore amid the uncertain environment also speaks to our strong fundamentals and we look forward to the many new opportunities the company will bring to Singapore and Singaporeans,"saidAng Chin Tah, Senior Vice President, Digital Industry Singapore.
CloudMile also shared about its close cooperation with Singapore Management University to strengthen the startup’s capabilities in the transportation industry via the adoption of the Drivers Guidance System (DGS). Created by the researchers at SMU, the DGS is designed to anticipate demand and perform coordination at scale to help taxi drivers improve their efficiencies.
Director, Partnerships and Alliances, Google Cloud, Southeast Asia Allan Toner also gave credits on CloudMile’s outstanding job of helping the Singapore government drive digital innovation via AI. As the winner of Google Cloud Partner of the Year, Public Sector, he is excited to see how CloudMile Singapore can continue to support and enrich the Google Cloud ecosystem in the city-state.
CloudMile has also been a key partner of the Singapore government in its pandemic control efforts, providing support to create digital apps that leverage cloud data and machine learning for contract tracing, mass vaccination, and travel safety. Additionally, the company has recently added online food ordering platform Oddle and Our Better World, the digital storytelling initiative of the Singapore International Foundation, to its list of local clientele.
Founded in 2017, CloudMile’s capabilities include a full suite of cloud and AI consulting and transformation services. The company was recently awarded Managed Services Provider (MSP) status in Singapore from Google Cloud, meaning it may now extend a full swing cloud service in the city-state including 24/7 monitoring, multi-account management, system performance tuning and monthly reporting.
CloudMile’s leading role in digital transformation has also been affirmed by its winning of the 2020 Google Cloud Public Sector Partner of the Year – APAC award.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 15, 2021 — 360VUZ, the immersive virtual mobile app partners with Saudi Professional League (SPL), offering a fully immersive experience to football lovers, enabling them to watch highlights of the SPL games, behind the scenes videos and exclusive interviews with players all in 360 degrees.
360VUZ Partners with Saudi Professional League
The new partnership will play a major role in engaging 360VUZ users with the Saudi league, making it as one of the top leading leagues in the world to bring an immersive football content to screens.
360VUZ offers a dedicated channel for SPL, which will allow the users to navigate easily on the app and watch all their favorite videos.
Khaled Zaatarah, founder and Chief Executive Officer, 360VUZ said: "We are happy to team up with Saudi Professional League to show spectacular videos of the league on our platform. In 360VUZ we strive to offer an immersive experience with vital content for all our users just through using their phones."
Abdul Aziz Al Afaleq, Chairman of the Board at Saudi Pro League said: "We are keen on adopting the latest trends and technologies around the world, and featuring our League on 360VUZ app makes us the first league ever to present exclusive and immersive video content to our fans." He adds: "This partnership aims at enhancing our connection with the league’s fans by offering a one of a kind experience to watch the league’s stars and the latest highlights of our matches".
About 360VUZ 360VUZ was founded in 2017 by entrepreneur Khaled Zaatarah. 360VUZ is the leading Immersive Social mobile app which is backed by top-tier venture capital funds from the world and Silicon Valley.
360VUZ was Featured as #1 Immersive App on Apple Apps They Love, ranked as #1 Hottest Tech Startups on Crunchbase in 2020, and won the "Top Media Company". The app has won numerous awards, including Media Startup of the Year, App of the Year and Best Travel Tech Startup.
360VUZ has presence in Los Angeles, Dubai, Amman and Riyadh with specialties in product development and various types of innovation expertise across multiple technology sectors AR, VR and XR.
Earlier this year, Acer brought the SpatialLabs concept into their ConceptD notebooks. They specifically brought the technology first in the form of the latest Acer ConceptD 5 Pro that was released earlier this in early June 2021. While in execution the technology may not be overly impressive, the technology itself is still interesting.
Let us attempt to explain to you what SpatialLabs is though. SpatialLabs is a 3D viewing technology. While most 3D implementation requires you to have special eye gear to view, SpatialLabs boasts a 3D technology without requiring an additional viewing gear. In concept, it sounds amazing, in practice, you are not going to see much unless you are the user.
On the ConceptD 5 Pro, SpatialLabs could be used by the users to visualise 3D characters, realise 3D models, all without using a 3D glasses, or 3D printing the items or their projects. You just need to sit in front of the PC, and you are good to go. Imagine the possibilities of this technology for designers, engineers, and even 3D artists. Imagine SpatialLabs in a larger, more powerful scale. That is the ConceptD 7 SpatialLabs Edition.
To start with, the Acer ConceptD 7 SpatialLabs Edition is a powerhouse. You get Intel’s 11th Generation Core i7 processor (up to) that is also paired with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU (up to). You get to spec it up to 64GB as well as a 2TB SSD storage to boot. The display is a looker as well with up to 4K UHD in resolution from a 15.6-inch IPS panel. The display even boasts up to 100% in Adobe RGB colour gamut coverage and hit up to Delta E<2 for the best colour accuracy your money can buy.
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Of course, there is a webcam on the laptop. It is not just a plain webcam set up though. It is also an eye-tracker sensor that helps the SpatialLabs technology create shapes and objects based on where your eyes are.
The Acer ConceptD SpacialLabs Edition will be available in the EMEA region December 2021 onward. It will reach the North American market in 2022 only though. The ConceptD 7 with SpatialLabs technology will be sold from EU€ 3,599 (MYR 17,339*) onward. No specific news yet on when the device will hit Malaysian shores. More information on the acer SpatialLabs technology can be found on their website.
*approximately based on exchange rate of EU€ 1 = MYR 4.82 on xe.com as of 14/10/2021
Industry Leader in Smart Wearables Taps Venture Capital For Strategic Growth
NEW YORK, Oct. 14, 2021 — Posture360, an industry leader in smart wearable technologies, has received an investment from Legendary Ventures as it is set to launch PostureSense®, the next-generation Smart Shirt that tracks, monitors, and analyzes physical activities (with real-time bio-feedback) through its SaaS platform to improve people’s posture. The PostureSense® Smart Shirt helps individuals develop better posture habits through its embedded fabric AI sensors (which collects behavioral data when worn), enabling people to change their posture, and correct for any misalignment on-the-fly.
Today, backpain adds a substantial socio-economic burden to millions of people everywhere. "Incredibly, backpain is the most common symptom that people suffer from in their daily lives. Our all-in-one digital health platform seamlessly integrates into our daily activities in non-evasive ways to boost overall health and wellness," says William Choi, Founder & CEO of Posture360.
Studies have shown that backpain is the leading cause of disability (and poor performance) worldwide, especially for young working professionals. "The need for a dynamic posture-correcting system has become essential as businesses and consumers shift towards a more passive aggressive post-pandemic work-life balance," says Ryan Shuler, Managing Partner of Legendary Ventures.
Legendary Ventures is a US-based venture capital firm that fuels consumer, retail, and technology ("CRT") companies. Other notable investors in Posture360 include Samsung Ventures, C&V Partners and nTels Ventures. "We’re very excited to support Posture360 deliver disruptive consumer MedTech products across the next-generation of lifestyle industries such as eGaming and eSports," says Jayson Kim, General Partner of Legendary Ventures.
About Posture360
Posture360 is a smart wearable company that provides effective interventions for pain management worldwide. Its ergonomic products are embedded with sensors to track, monitor, and analyze daily movements to improve health and wellness. For more information about the company, or its products, please visit www.posture360.com.
About Legendary Ventures
Legendary Ventures is a venture capital partnership that accelerates value creation for emerging companies operating across the CRT markets. For more information about the firm, or its funds, please visit www.legendary.vc.
Contact:
Public Relations Anoushka Gungadin Posture 360 Public Relations pr@posture360.com
GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 14, 2021 — Mintegral, a leading mobile programmatic advertising platform, announced today that it ranked as a Top 10 global ad network across all app verticals and featured 43 times throughout Adjust’s interactive Partner Benchmark report. The report looked at over 6 billion paid installs and 160 billion sessions from 5,460 apps across 272 networks.
Mintegral excelled across all regions and app genres including gaming, utilities, entertainment, social, and business. Of these 43 rankings, 10 of those were in the Asia Pacific region. In the report, Adjust noted APAC as a clear stand-out for gaming user acquisition, accounting for up to 64% of ad spend distribution.
"We’re happy to be included in the recent Adjust Partner Benchmark report as a top 10 global ad platform," said Jeff Sue, GM, Americas, Mintegral. "Mintegral continues to show strong performance for global gaming as well as all verticals for APAC."
In addition to being included in Adjust’s Partner Benchmarks report, Mintegral also ranked in Tenjin’s Hyper-Casual Benchmark Report and was cited as the ad network with the lowest median CPI on iOS and the second-lowest median CPI on Android. Mintegral was also recently named on AdExchanger’s 2021 Programmatic Power Players list.
Mintegral is a mobile advertising platform that provides user acquisition, monetization, and creative solutions for mobile advertisers and publishers around the world. Mintegral’s AI-driven, programmatic ad platform aims to bridge the gap between East and West through innovative products that include SSP, DSP, DMP, Ad Exchange, Self-Service Advertiser Platform, and Creative Automation Platform powered by Mindworks, Mintegral’s Creative Studio. Learn more at mintegral.com
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14, 2021 — Following a shift to providing RPA solutions and business support to Managed Service Providers (MSPs) in 2020, ElectroNeek’s MSP-focused revenue increased by 750% in the past 12 months.
Through RPA tools such as Studio Pro, Bot Runner, and SaaS Orchestrator, ElectroNeek’s focus on empowering MSPs resulted in exponential growth in revenue, with Q3 doubling the efforts of the first half of the year. Revenue from sales to MSPs increased by 750%, and ElectroNeek’s MSP customer base increased by 2.5 times compared to the end of Q3 2020. Our innovative product ecosystem, MSP-focused services, and subscription-friendly business model allows MSPs to have control over pricing for end-clients with flexible terms that aid partners in winning new segments and beating old-fashioned RPA platforms partners.
ElectroNeek’s network of MSP partners continues to grow, and now includes partners globally. By leveraging the ElectroNeek ecosystem, our MSP partners have evolved their service offerings to provide RPA services for not just small- and medium-sized clients, but enterprise as well.
"ElectroNeek’s shift towards a focus on MSPs and their clients started in the fourth quarter last year. To best serve our clients, this transformation demanded that we grow our products and business processes. The result was closing all product gaps with our Summer ’21 release, along with evolving our business framework to accommodate a MSP-focused business model. With these accomplishments, our team delivered outstanding results.
The revenue growth from our target audience of entrepreneurs that provide RPA services to end-clients increased by 750% through Oct. 1, 2021, from the end of Q3 2020. The successes of our teams throughout the year so far has equipped us with the ability to fulfill our new sales plans in Q4."
Sergey Yudovskiy, Co-founder & CEO, ElectroNeek
ElectroNeek’s MSP-oriented RPA ecosystem
At ElectroNeek, we help MSPs drive high profits by providing a robust lineup of products, joint business and technical efforts with partners, and free bot licenses. ElectroNeek’s focus to help MSPs succeed delivers a clear vision for innovation in the RPA industry: the ease of development and deployment of RPA solutions.
ElectroNeek’s ecosystem continues to evolve to meet the demands and needs of our MSP partners. Our support teams understand the complexity of our partner’s RPA solutions and business models; ElectroNeek partners serve a wide audience of end-clients — from small businesses to Fortune 500 enterprises in a variety of industries — and the ElectroNeek ecosystem empowers them to deliver the best RPA solution for each end-client.
About ElectroNeek
ElectroNeek is the top RPA vendor for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) with offices in North America, India, Europe, and Latin America. More than 500 customers and partners trust ElectroNeek worldwide to deliver hyper-automation solutions and support.
ElectroNeek is the preferred RPA vendor for many globally recognized and leading regional MSPs, such as BDO, HLB, and Compasso, and enterprise clients such as Electrolux, Epiroc, Sage, and 7-Eleven.
Sustainable is a bigger thing today than ever before. The drive to consciously limit your carbon footprint. It is more than just about reducing your own carbon footprint though. It is also about making decisions to use products and from brands that are limiting their carbon footprint. In the world of electronics though, waste is almost inevitable.
But living sustainably and responsibly goes further than just buying products that creates a smaller carbon footprint also. It is about understanding a cycle. It is about understanding that each item you use will produce waste. It is about understanding where these waste items go to or reusing the waste in a different form. In the case of the Acer Vero line-up, it is about using one of the largest and most damaging waste items since the World War II era and repurposing the materials in new products that looks like no other.
Aspire Vero
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The Aspire line-up is Acer’s staple notebook line-up that is created for casual users. It is especially popular with students and the budget conscious buyers. At the same time, it is one of the more feature packed laptops in the market. Now, it is also sustainable with chassis made from recycled plastics (30% recycled plastics on chassis, 50% recycled plastics on keycaps).
The Aspire Vero packs a lot of power still with up to an 11th generation Intel Core i7-1195G7 processor. You get to spec it up with up to 16GB of RAM too for good measure. For maximum flexibility, you get 1TB (up to) of SSD storage too.
For all kinds of graphical needs on Windows 11, the Aspire Vero has Intel’s Xe Graphics (up to). The integrated GPU powers a 15.6-inch IPS display. The substantial display size allows the laptop to fit a large battery that can last up to 9.5 hours of typical use.
The benefit of using mostly plastics for its construction is weight, or rather, the lack of it. The Aspire Vero weighs only 1.8kg. Its included packaging can also be repurposed as a laptop stand. At the same time, the lightweight high-quality recycled plastic body is designed to be easily removed for future serviceability and repair.
Acer TravelMate Vero
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One of the most popular business laptops out there has been Acer’s TravelMate series. Because reliability is important in the business world, the TravelMate is made to be as reliable as possible. Of course, It has to be secure as well, since some of the most sensitive documents from your company might be housed in the PC. Again, the Vero variant will come with just more than just security and reliability. It comes with sustainability.
Like the Aspire Vero, 30% of the TraveMate Vero’s chassis is made of recycled plastics. 50% of its keycaps are also made of the same material. It also features a reusable packaging. You can turn the packaging into a laptop stand for example.
It comes with Intel’s 11th Generation Core i7-1195G7 processor paired with an Intel Iris Xe Graphics for power. The Windows 11 device packs up to 1TB in SSD storage and also up to 16GB in RAM to handle all sorts of multitasking and storage needs. It also boasts a 15.6-inch Full HD IPS display with Acer’s ComfyView to ensure that your eyes are well protected in extended working conditions.
The 1.8kg package also comes with up 9.5 hours in battery life. Of course, it comes with an enterprise level TPM for security while working on-the-go. At the same time, for the most flexible centralised enterprise system set-up, the Acer TravelMate Vero also comes with their Commercial type BIOS. The enterprise level BIOS can also be locked and reversed should there be a security breach or any concerns of a cyberattack on the TravelMate Vero.
Acer Veriton Vero Mini
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Who said your desktop PC tower has to be a 100% metal chassis? Acer does not think so with the new Veriton Vero Mini. The Veriton series are made to be industrial machines to be placed less than ideal situations while remaining as reliable as possible.
The Veriton Vero Mini is designed to be placed in environments where space is an absolute premium as well. At the same time, it is designed to blend with any environment it is put into and still remain functional at the same time.
For that, the Windows 11 mini PC comes with Intel’s latest Core vPro processors to ensure that the Veriton Vero Mini is capable of handling all sorts of workloads you might require of it. You can spec it with up to 64GB in RAM too to ensure that your multitask workflow remains smooth and reliable. It is not meant to handle 3D workloads though, since it is only relying on Intel’s integrated graphics platform. You can opt for up to 2TB in HDD storage, or up to 1TB in SSD space, or both. At the same time, you get Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E connectivity with the Veriton Vero Mini for maximum flexibility in its placement.
The Veriton Vero Mini’s chassis is made of 25% recycled plastics too, which explains its unique design. Because of the plastic construction also, it only weighs 1.3 kg, which would mean that you can mount it almost anywhere without a fuss.
Acer Vero BR277
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Of course, any work environment with the Acer Veriton Vero Mini is not complete without a monitor to match. The display must be on theme as well with the Veriton Vero. It must be made of the same materials to match the unique look that only the Vero series can offer. That is the Acer Vero BR277.
The Acer Vero BR277 is Acer’s first sustainable market monitor. It is also probably most sustainable product from Acer. Half its chassis is made of recycled plastics. That is pretty amazing considering that the Full HD monitor can offer the same motions as the regular monitors. You can tilt it, swivel it, adjust its heights to a comfortable level, and pivot it to your heart’s content, or rather your preferred use case. All that while remaining mostly plastic.
27-inch IPS panel boasts 4ms in response time and 75Hz in refresh rate. It clearly is not a gaming monitor for the power users. It does offer 72% NTSC colour gamut though, which is accurate enough in most use cases. While it does not offer more than 6-bit (16.7 million colours), it will still be a good enough monitor in most industrial use cases too.
Macaron Vero Mouse
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It is not Acer’s special dessert. The Macaron Vero Mouse is an actual electronic mouse that is meant to be used with your PC products. Of course, because it is a Vero product, it is made of sustainable materials. It is mostly made of recycled plastic that also contributes to its unique look.
The Vero mouse is also made to complete the look and feel of the Vero series. It is made to match the Vero laptops and even the Veriton Vero Mini if you want it to. It is just a regular wireless mouse that is made to complete the whole Vero look though.
Acer has been busy creating a new image for Predator with some products that are out of the left-field like the Predator Shot. However, their expansion into the gamer lifestyle space also includes collaborations like the Predator Gaming Chair. This time Acer is completing your setup with their new Predator Gaming Desk.
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The Predator Gaming Desk is a large 55-inch gaming desk that is available in two finishes. The first is a custom Predator mouse pad finish which provides a resilient surface. The finish makes it easy for you to use your gaming mouses. The second option is a carbon fibre finish which is not only durable but easy to maintain and clean.
The gaming desk is kitted out with two cable management cutouts making it easy for you to channel your cables. It allows you to maintain your clean, minimalist set-up easily. It also has a cup holder so you won’t have to battle watermarks when you’re battling the orcs and demons. You’ll also be able to stow away knick-knacks in the built-in storage tray. Your headphones will also have a hook to call home on the new Gaming Desk.
The frame of the Gaming Desk is made to be sturdy. The steel structure should be able to weather pretty much anything. It’s able to hold 120kgs on the top. However, if you’re looking for something height-adjustable, it’s the only feature that hasn’t made it to the Predator Gaming Desk. However, if you have the Predator Gaming Chair, it’s the last piece to complete your gaming set-up.
Pricing & Availability
The Predator Gaming Desk will be available in two finishes: Carbon Fiber and the customer Predator Mouse Pad surface.
The Gaming Desk will be available in Europe, Middle East and Asian regions starting in December 2021. Prices will start at €UR229 (MYR1101.67).
Acer’s Predator Gaming lineup has been one of the popular gaming brands out there. It really comes as no surprise with the company pushing quality products like the Orion 3000 and X34 GS gaming monitor. This time, the company is really upping the ante with new products and refreshes that bring new, more immersive experiences to the table.
Predator LED Gaming Projectors – Bigger, More Immersive Visual Experience
There’s nothing that gives you a more immersive experience that when you’re wrapped by the graphics you interact with. Acer’s Predator line up already has some of the best monitors, but the company is turning things up to 11 with two new Gaming Projectors: the Predator GD711 and the Predator GM712.
Predator GD711 (Source: Acer)
The two new LED Gaming Projectors are able to project in 4K UHD. Both are capable of resolutions up to 3840×2160 pixels. The projectors are able to produce true 4K resolution thanks to Acer’s decision to incorporate TI XPR technology which allows for true 4K resolution with 8.3 million pixels regardless of the native resolution of the DMD chip. The Predator Gaming Projectors project natively in a 16:9 aspect ratio. That said, they have support for 4:3 resolution as well.
Both the Predator GM712 and the Predator GD711 are equipped with a Quad cored Cortex A53 processor with clock speeds of up to 1.3GHz. This is complemented by a Mali 450MP2 graphics processor with support for OpenGL ES 1.1 and OpenGL 2.01. Both have 2GB RAM and 8GB onboard memory. The projectors also support WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac on both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bandsas well as Bluetooth 4.2. They also have a single 10W speaker. They also share the same number of inputs – 2 HDMI 2.0 ports adn 1 USB Type A (2.0). The GM712 has an additional component video input and PC Audio Jack.
Predator GM712 (Source: Acer)
The Predator GM712 is able to project a 75-inch display at 2 metres throw distance while the GD711 is able to do 74-inches at the same. However, Acer did say that they are capable of throwing images of up to 300-inches. The GM712 is equipped with a Philips 245W lamp with up to 12,000 hours of lamp life while the GD711 has an RGB LED with up to 30,000 hours of lamp life. The former also has up to 3,600 ANSI lumens of brightness while the latter has up to 1,450 ANSI Lumens.
Predator Orion 7000 – Bigger, Better, Sleeker and More Powerful
The Predator Orion line up is being expanded with a new Orion 7000 desktop. The new desktop is a mid sized tower which ditches the familar design of the Orion 3000 and Orion 9000 for a sleeker, more streamlined design. While it retains the hard lines of the Orion series, it adopts a more angular, square design which is a welcomed refresh to the line up.
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It comes with configurations supporting up to the 12th generation Intel Core processors and either the NVIDIA GeForce RTX3090 or RTX3080 graphics cards. On the RAM side of things, it can have up to 64GB of dual channel DDR5 4000 MHz RAM. For storage, it has 2 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD slots and 2 3.5-inch SATA3 HDD Slots. This gives support for up to a total of 8TB of internal storage. It also supports PCIe Gen 5. It comes with Killer E31000G 2.5G Ethernet and Intel WiFi 6E 2×2.
The Orion 7000 will be cooled by Predator’s FrostBlade 2.0 fans and a Predator AIO CPU liquid cooler. Acer is also introducing the IceTunnel airflow management system to help keep the Orion 7000 cool. Of course, the Orion 7000 is equipped with all the ARGB you could ever want!
It will be launching with Windows 11 Home.
Pricing & Availability
The Predator GD711 Projector will be available in the Europe, Middle East and Asian (EMEA) regions starting in December 2021 for €1,499 (MYR7,210.32) and in Q1 (January – March) 2022 in China for CN¥ 11,999 (MYR7,761.53).
The Predator GM712 Projector will be available for €1,399 (MYR6,730.09) in the Europe, Middle East and Asian regions starting January 2022. It will be available in China starting in November for CN¥ 10,999 (MYR7,114.69).
The Orion 7000 willl be available starting in Q1 2022 in China and EMEA. North America will see the new desktop starting in Q2 (April – June) 2022. Prices will start at CN¥20,000 (MYR12,934.32) in China and €2,199 (MYR10,574) elsewhere.
