Windows 11 | Windows 10 Modifying => Hardware => Topic started by: javajolt on May 30, 2016, 05:36:15 PM
Title: New Asus PC and phone accessories include graphics docks, VR headsets
Post by: javajolt on May 30, 2016, 05:36:15 PM
Asus is unveiling everything from new phones, tablets (http://www.windows10newsinfo.com/smf/index.php/topic,31673.0.html), and notebooks to robot butlers (http://www.windows10newsinfo.com/smf/index.php/topic,31671.0.html) at Computex this week. And the company also has some nifty accessories to go with some of those products.
They include a docking station that adds a bunch of ports to tablets or notebooks, a graphics dock for adding a high-performance GPU, speakers, pens, and VR heasdsetss
Asus ROG XG Station 2
There’s not really room for a desktop-class NVIDIA or AMD graphics card in most of today’s tablets or ultrabooks. But if you’ve got a model with a Thunderbolt 3 port (like the Asus Zenbook 3 or Transformer 3 Pro), then you can connect an external graphics dock.
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Asus isn’t the first company to introduce this type of dock, but the ROG XG Station 2 looks like a reasonably competitive option.
It has a 680 watt power supply and includes four USB 3.0 ports and a Gigabit Ethernet port, allowing you to use the graphics dock as a USB hub and wired internet adapter.
Universal Dock
Sometimes you don’t need a high-power graphics card, but you do need some extra ports. The Asus Universal Dock features USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.0, HDMI, VGA, and Ethernet ports and an SD card reader.
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It could come in handy for laptops like the Asus ZenBook 3 (or Apple’s MacBook), which have only a single USB-C port.
Audio Pod
This audio accessory delivers virtual 5.1 channel surround sound with four speakers.
Asus is also showing off a VR headset designed to work with the company’s Zenfone line of smartphones.
Like Samsung VR or Google Cardboard-style headsets, it’s basically a fancy holder for your phone that includes lenses that help adjust the focal distance so you can put a high-resolution screen right in front of your eyeballs.
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But the Asus model manages to stand out thanks to a metal (or at least metallic) frame and leather straps.
There’s also a touchpad and a few buttons on the side of the device which you can use to navigate VR apps.