ASUS products recently won 11 prestigious awards at 2014 iF Product Design Awards in a ceremony held at Munich. Spanning three product design categories, the awards are the most ever won by ASUS at a single iF Design Awards ceremony. In the Computer category, ASUS won design awards for VivoMouse, MeMO Pad HD 7, Transformer Book Trio, Zenbook NX500, Zenbook UX301, the ASUSPRO PU Series, the ASUS ProArt PA Series monitors, ASUS G10AC and Republic of Gamers (ROG) Maximus VI Formula motherboard. PadFone mini won an award in the Telecommunications category, and the ASUS S1 mobile LED projector won an award in the Audio/Video category. iF Design Awards are recognized worldwide as seal of quality for products that excel in specific criteria including design quality, degree of innovation, functionality, ergonomics and more. An independent jury of 50 experts from all over the world assesses products and selects winners. VivoMouse is an innovative three-in-one input device that functions as a mouse, touchpad and wireless remote. Its versatility, coupled with an ambidextrous, hand-fitting design and full support for Windows 8.1/8 gestures, makes VivoMouse convenient and comfortable to use for right- and left-handed users alike. It works interchangeably as an optical mouse and desktop touchpad, so it is an ideal input device for Windows 8.1/8 PCs without multi-touch displays. With its wireless PC connection, VivoMouse also works great in the living room as a remote control for a home theater PC. Optimized for one-handed control of the cursor, VivoMouse makes it easy to navigate a movie or music library while relaxing on the sofa. In addition to its comfortable feel and ease of use, VivoMouse has a striking and unique design that fits in equally well on a desk or coffee table. VivoMouse Metallic Edition Wt720 delivers the same innovative experience as VivoMouse in a premium package. Crafted from top-grade materials, it features an aluminum body and touchpad with an elegant, diamond-cut concentric circle pattern. MeMO Pad HD 7 (To be available in KSA from May) MeMO Pad HD 7 is a stylish and portable 7-inch value tablet. Featuring a glossy cover design available in five colors — White, Blue, Pink, Green, and Gray — it is an attractively sleek device that is sure to match anyone's sense of style. Amazingly thin and weighing just 302g, MeMO Pad HD 7is comfortable to hold in one hand and slides easily into a pocket, yet comes with a large, brilliant HD IPS display that provides plenty of room and lets apps look their best. Dual speakers and ASUS SonicMaster technology deliver rich, lively sound for captivating music, movie and game experiences. MeMO Pad HD 7 also comes with a front 1.2-megapixel and rear 5-megapixel camera for capturing life's extraordinary moments. Transformer Book Trio is the world's first three-in-one laptop, tablet, and desktop PC. With a gorgeous metallic industrial design and amazing versatility, Transformer Book Trio is a device like no other. Featuring an easily detachable 11.6-inch Full HD screen, it switches nearly instantaneously from being a high-performance Windows 8 and Android laptop to an Android tablet. Attach the PC Station dock to an external monitor, and Transformer Book Trio becomes a powerful desktop PC. – SG
