ACER unveiled at IFA 2013 the new 10.1-inch Iconia A3 Android-based tablet with an enhanced cinematic experience; the new Liquid S2 smartphone, Acer's first smartphone with 4K recording; and the refreshed Ezel hinged Aspire R7 notebook with new touch apps and the new Acer Active Pen for more precise touch control. Continuing to focus on offering a more intuitive and natural user experience, Acer devices feature full Touch & Type duality — the best productivity and content consumption mix. At Acer's IFA booth visitors saw a range of touch and type devices, as well as areas dedicated to touch, education, and gaming. “Acer's Progressive Design approach was demonstrated through our constant drive to create a more open and rewarding multitasking experience,” said Michael Birkin, Chief Marketing Officer at Acer. “We will continue to introduce both new and refreshed products that achieve the ultimate goal of enabling our customers to Explore Beyond Limits.” The Iconia A3 tablet is designed to provide a richer entertainment, multimedia, gaming, and web experience. Movie and music lovers will find this tablet to be a perfect companion with immersive sound, wide viewing angles and quad-core performance. This Android-based tablet comes with Dolby® Digital Plus™, creating a virtualized 5.1 channel surround experience over headphones, reduced background noise and volume boost for clear dialogues and consistent volume levels. The 10.1-inch WXGA display (1280 x 800) with IPS1 technology offers crisp and accurate colors from wide viewing angles for a better visual experience. Powered with a quad-core 1.2GHz cortex A7 processor, the Iconia A3 delivers 11 hours of smooth HD video playback, better mobile gaming, as well as fluid and fast navigation through apps and websites. The Iconia A3 also debuts Acer's IntelliSpin technology that expands the tablet's screen image rotation feature, so even when lying flat, the screen image will rotate to match the user's orientation when turned. The Liquid S2 Smartphone is Acer's first smartphone with 4K Ultra HD recording capability. Built with a 6-inch full HD screen with IPS technology, extremely fast connectivity including 4G LTE and the new Wi-Fi 802.11 ac standard, it is also the world's first smartphone with dual speakers powered by Dolby Digital Plus for a stunning sound experience. The Liquid S2 is designed with soft curves, a striking red metal receiver mesh and metallic ring highlighting the 4 LED ring flash for low light and macro capturing. The curved glass surface creates an edgeless feel around the rim, while the use of Gorilla Glass 3.0 boasts native damage resistance, making it stronger and more resistant to scratches from daily usage. Furthermore, Zero Air Gap Display removes the air between the touch panel and LCD module which thereby provides improved tactile sense and reduced reflection boosting readability even in sunlight. The Liquid S2 comes loaded with several camera enhancements including BSI Sensors and LED Ring Flash for sharper pictures, even in low light environments; “Favorite” Mode which lets users create up to five profiles with customized effects, flash, capture modes and scenes; and Exposure Control with one finger focus and exposure adjustment for clear and bright shots. – SG
