The Nexus 9 wasn't designed to be an iPad killer

The Nexus 9 is not designed to be an iPad killer; it is designed to inspire Google's Android partners to create an alternative.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ACQgJRSebBsgnOzFYuhczyH70FvV2JUx5pHK-NEa8F1LdVX7VNslfV-ZIb0A89ks_ONV5-QO_GgxGqiWsYuMQ4Do7YErcqs2M_uQKT2xi1hA40ZLDDAfW-8prPAXpId5AHzYASAVpSIY/s1600/HTC-Nesus-9ttech24h.blogspot.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="HTC Nexus 9" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ACQgJRSebBsgnOzFYuhczyH70FvV2JUx5pHK-NEa8F1LdVX7VNslfV-ZIb0A89ks_ONV5-QO_GgxGqiWsYuMQ4Do7YErcqs2M_uQKT2xi1hA40ZLDDAfW-8prPAXpId5AHzYASAVpSIY/s1600/HTC-Nesus-9ttech24h.blogspot.com.jpg" title="HTC Nexus 9" /></a></div> <div> <br /> <div> Although you'd be forgiven for thinking different: It was announced a day before the Air 2 and 3 mini iPad, comes with a powerful 64-bit chip NVIDIA and will be priced to compete with tablets Apple. But Alberto Villarreal, director of industrial design of the Nexus 9, confirming that this is not the purpose.<br /> <div> <br /> "We want to promote the high-end market for Android tablets," Villarreal said. "[The Nexus 9] has many attributes and is sure to bring quality to other companies to do better." </div> <div> <br /> Nexus 9 is a shining example in much the same way that last year's Nexus device, 5 and 7, shows that the manufacturer that it is possible to create cheap phones and tablets that look good and perform well. The team needed a partner with experience in creating high-end devices, so it turned to HTC. </div> <div> <br /> The team needed a partner with experience in creating high-end devices, so it turned to HTC. <br /> "We see the One and really liked their design is very simple, focusing on usability and eliminate things that do not need to be there," Villarreal said. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> HTC Nexus 9 production processing and working closely with Google on the design and material of it, but it looks unlike anything the Taiwan-based manufacturing has been done before. BoomSound well hidden stereo speakers on the front is characterized by HTC, but otherwise the tablet looks like a blown up version of the Nexus 5: The straight sides, matte soft-grip (Polycarbonate) back and even camera position provides a very striking similarity. (Villarreal helped design the Nexus 5 is fine.) However, there are 9 more on a higher level than last year thanks to smartphones using aluminum. <br /> <br /> If the design team entertaining the idea of a device made ​​of metal, the thought does not stick. It's like a layered approach: The parties provide hard aluminum and protection, in addition to its premium appearance, while polycarbonate is meant to provide a better grip and more color options. <br /> <br /> And while the Nexus 9 of three colors - black, white and sand - not exactly exciting or eye-catching, more consideration goes into choosing the right color. </div> <div> <br /> "We're moving away from technology-driven black and silver, which is very common in the industry, and trying to bring more of a fashion look portfolio," Villarreal said.</div> </div> </div>

The Nexus 9 wasn't designed to be an iPad killer

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Google to build Play-like hardware store for Project Ara

<b>Drawing inspiration from its Play Store, Google will create a hardware store in which users can buy and sell Lego-like hardware modules for the customizable Project Ara smartphone.</b><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCh1xSoLbnGmtI1fSJO7jBW65qcwQX8zoWd7ZeOBv3btxW_UJ77f7kqELqsRU7aqDrUchOIpDqueAqXHxuJZGRIcxsYIoDdtgM5u3G55ZlYlt84YGNg6P0sFzYVEz8ELfVGvb4BK6OAOc/s1600/Google-to-build-Play-like-Lollipop-tech24h.blogspot.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="alt" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCh1xSoLbnGmtI1fSJO7jBW65qcwQX8zoWd7ZeOBv3btxW_UJ77f7kqELqsRU7aqDrUchOIpDqueAqXHxuJZGRIcxsYIoDdtgM5u3G55ZlYlt84YGNg6P0sFzYVEz8ELfVGvb4BK6OAOc/s1600/Google-to-build-Play-like-Lollipop-tech24h.blogspot.com.jpg" title="Google to build Play-like hardware store for Project Ara" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Google to build Play-like hardware store for Project Ara</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div> Project Ara is Google’s upcoming build-your-own smartphone that allows users to mix and match features. The $50 configurable smartphone will come with a basic frame, and users can add or remove features by simply snapping on or taking off modular parts.<br /> <br /> For example, users will be able to individually swap out screens, cameras, antennas and CPUs, which could be a cheaper way to replace parts than buying new smartphones. Google is pursuing biometric modules, and independent hardware makers have mulled creating temperature, input, gaming, antenna and medical sensors. Modules can be designed with Google’s Module Developers Kit (MDK), which contains reference designs, specifications and guidelines.<br /> <br /> “Anybody can create a module per the specifications of the developer’s kit and put it in the Ara module marketplace, which is analogous to the Google Play Store, and sell directly to consumers,” said Paul Eremenko, head of Project Ara at Google’s ATAP (Advanced Technology and Projects) division, during a question and answer session at Purdue University earlier this month.<br /> <br /> Rankings and ratings<br /> <br /> Buyers will be able to see the most popular modules based on reviews and user ratings, much like with apps in the Google Play store, Eremenko said.<br /> <br /> A market pilot for Project Ara will begin in 2015, during which Google will try to understand usage and iron out kinks. Google has developed three Project Ara smartphone prototypes with different screen sizes, and Eremenko indicated it could be a while until final products ship worldwide. </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7ZxDQbffj1o9883dwTqQ_1S-BAuKj9csUV-Yo9JCP8RHy9CnmpX8vN8Ry6GVnsKK8ShaFbTYyBkHU4DXOApVLZClS3oULgIxKROABte7QaaVSPx8IttJwGS98GqzlL5IlEA68bV4lpG-/s1600/Google-to-build-Play-like-01-tech24h.blogspot.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="alt" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7ZxDQbffj1o9883dwTqQ_1S-BAuKj9csUV-Yo9JCP8RHy9CnmpX8vN8Ry6GVnsKK8ShaFbTYyBkHU4DXOApVLZClS3oULgIxKROABte7QaaVSPx8IttJwGS98GqzlL5IlEA68bV4lpG-/s1600/Google-to-build-Play-like-01-tech24h.blogspot.com.jpg" title="Google to build Play-like hardware store for Project Ara" /></a></div> <div> <br /> “There’s a lot more that we need to do in terms of retiring technical risks on the project. We have probably two more ...prototypes to make. And during the market pilot we have a lot to learn about how people interact with this device,” Eremenko said.<br /> <br /> Modular phones are not a new concept. Israeli company Modu in 2010 announced Brewphone, to which keyboard, speaker and camera modules could be attached. ZTE isdeveloping a customizable smartphone called Eco-Mobius, which has not yet been released.<br /> <br /> The viability of Project Ara has been heavily debated, but Eremenko believed consumers will appreciate its flexibility.<br /> <br /> “If we can span price points that range from a feature phone crossover price point all the way to an aspirational, very high-end device that may be able to do...portable medical diagnostics, that could potentially help us on the way of delivering the mobile Internet to the next five billion people who are not smartphone enabled,” Eremenko said.<br /> <br /> Success defined by flexibility<br /> <br /> The success of Project Ara could ultimately lie on its functionality, which will be defined by the swappable modules. Eremenko wants to make module development easy, and his team is working on new design tools to make hardware design as simple as writing mobile apps.<br /> <br /> “Today it takes maybe 12, 18, 24 months to make a new smartphone and bring it to market and we’re hoping to get that down to a couple of months,” Eremenko said.<br /> <br /> Google is encouraging developers to come up new module ideas, and is also working on some of its own. The company is chasing the idea of “adaptive commerce experiences” in which health sensors can track monitor human biometric signals.<br /> <br /> “That includes galvanic skin response, sweat levels, your pupil dilation, gaze direction, and a variety of things that we can pick up non-invasively about you as you’re interacting with the e-commerce system. If you’re stressed or impatient or bored with the experience, we could present a differently curated experience,” Eremenko said.<br /> <br /> During the talk, Eremenko also floated the idea of secure modules with private user information, which can be swapped depending on who’s using the smartphone.<br /> <br /> Google and Linaro are developing a custom version of Android for Project Ara. Work is underway around plug-and-play recognition so modules are identified immediately without restarting the smartphone. Much like USB attachments, modules will be recognized based on different driver “classes,” such as those for storage, input, networking, imaging and others. Some modules not recognized, like high-end cameras, will be placed in isolated zones so as not to compromise the smartphone.<br /> <br /> The modules are electropermanent magnets that can turn on and off but use no power in either state. Instead of connectors, the modules use inductive coupling for data transfers.<br /> <br /> To make module development cheaper, Google ATAP is also partnering with companies like Flextronics and Quanta so developers can inexpensively turn designs into actual hardware.</div>

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Google's Nexus Player offers streaming and gaming for $99

<b>Remember the Nexus Q? Yeah, we'd rather forget it, too. Google regained its streaming cred with the Chromecast, and now it's looking to offer up another set-top box. The compact Nexus Player will handle streaming, games and run Android apps. An included remote wrangles navigation with voice controls for finding the content you're after on the ASUS-made gadget. For those gaming sessions, a $39 controller can be tacked on as an additional purchase.</b><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgzOTztMAm-XYP5zACKSc_8RFzMlK9CWJgq8_nXEL2vBnmk2aXvRpuJcGWVT2bDclrT3TDD61-DwOVUH9YEiCCZvRBqEYLfv2hW89sIc9gY_lXnBt3SVrX_NQ3Oxbnk4vv4bO3ecO99TD/s1600/Google-Nexus-Player-tech24h.blogspot.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="alt" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgzOTztMAm-XYP5zACKSc_8RFzMlK9CWJgq8_nXEL2vBnmk2aXvRpuJcGWVT2bDclrT3TDD61-DwOVUH9YEiCCZvRBqEYLfv2hW89sIc9gY_lXnBt3SVrX_NQ3Oxbnk4vv4bO3ecO99TD/s1600/Google-Nexus-Player-tech24h.blogspot.com.jpg" title="Google's Nexus Player offers streaming and gaming for $99" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Google's Nexus Player offers streaming and gaming for $99</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div> The Nexus Player will offer much of the same functionality as Mountain View's diminutive dongle, adding the ability to leverage those mobile apps as well. It's also the first device to run Android TV, an effort detailed back at I/O and promised to arrive alongside Android L, er... Lollipop. And yes, you'll be able to "cast" stuffs from other devices to your TV. In terms of content options, you can expect Netflix, Hulu, Food Network, Travel Channel and more for now -- but there's no mention of either WatchESPN or HBO Go. Inside, the unit packs a 1.8GHz quad-core Intel Atom processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB of storage and Imagination PowerVR Series 6 graphics. Intel tells us that 64-bit chip is capable of "console-like graphics" alongside 1080p video streaming. As you might expect, the Player will connect to your TV via HDMI with WiFi for grabbing content and Bluetooth for the included remote.<br /> <br /> If all of that sounds somewhat familiar, Amazon's Fire TV touts a similar set of entertainment abilities for the same price. Of course, one taps into Prime Instant Video while the other leverages the Google Play repository. Speaking of cost, the $99 unit will be available on November 3rd, however if you're anxious to lock one down, you can pre-order the Nexus Player on October 17th.</div> <div> <br /></div>

Google's Nexus Player offers streaming and gaming for $99

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Google reveals the $649 Nexus 6, pre-orders begin on October 29th

<b>Forget the pomp and circumstance that comes with a formal launch event -- Google just outed the new Nexus 6 on its official Android blog, and it's just about everything the rumor mill said the Motorola-made device would be. The Nexus 6 is the first phone to run Android 5.0 Lollipop, and while it might look like a super-sized version of this year's Moto X -- down to the dual speaker grilles and the lock button/volume rocker placement along the phone's edge -- it packs plenty of notable improvements over its smaller, non-Nexus cousin.</b><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDOVSWVEQnMTm5nibPgPoye7F1zgOrKl-RQAY4RRlDjGHheI9KCCDk3ycOzi6EwwexnCaeS6I5v3qiYOxfgXX4MnIYgM0Kb-1XpPs9y_bKSXEyBUtm81dmJ5HmBkpqTEp4FeYNi-iTXaN/s1600/Nexus-6-tech24h.blogspot.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="alt" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDOVSWVEQnMTm5nibPgPoye7F1zgOrKl-RQAY4RRlDjGHheI9KCCDk3ycOzi6EwwexnCaeS6I5v3qiYOxfgXX4MnIYgM0Kb-1XpPs9y_bKSXEyBUtm81dmJ5HmBkpqTEp4FeYNi-iTXaN/s1600/Nexus-6-tech24h.blogspot.com.jpg" title="Google reveals the $649 Nexus 6, pre-orders begin on October 29th" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Google reveals the $649 Nexus 6, pre-orders begin on October 29th</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div> A 5.9-inch Quad HD screen? Check? A more powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset, clocked at 2.7GHz? You betcha. Hefty 3,220mAh battery? Of course. A camera with optical image stabilization? Sure (though it's still a 13-megapixel sensor). It's as if Motorola addressed nearly every issue we had with the Moto X, and capped things off with a big ol' Nexus logo on the back. In fact, the only component that doesn't seem to have been upgraded is the dual-LED flash on the Nexus 6's back. What's a bit curious is that the Nexus 6 seems to come with at least one Motorola-conceived feature that isn't part of stock Android: Ambient Display debuted on the Moto 360, and fires up the screen when it can tell the user wants to check the time or their notifications.<br /> <br /> That's great and all, but what about the really juicy tidbits? Well, the Nexus 6 will be available with either 32 or 64GB of internal memory (no word on a microSD slot, alas) and you've got your choice of Cloud White and Midnight Blue color schemes. Pre-orders for the Nexus 6 will kick off on October 29th with a full retail launch to follow some time in November, but expect to shell out more than a few pretty pennies for it. You'll be able to nab your own 32GB Nexus 6 sans contract for a whopping $649, making it the most expensive Nexus phone to date (though the decidedly non-Nexus Sony Z Ultra came in at the same price). Itching to pick it up with a little carrier discount? Not to worry: AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, US Cellular and Verizon Wireless will all be getting the Nexus at some point, and if a recent slip-up is any indication, it could be damn cheap. An error on AT&T's site suggested that the 6 could go for as little as $49.99 with a two-year contract -- if true, that'd make the Nexus half the price of the Moto X.</div> <div> <br /></div>

Google reveals the $649 Nexus 6, pre-orders begin on October 29th

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The extended Nexus family: Google's golden Android standard

<h2 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: blue;">The extended Nexus family: Google's golden Android standard</span></h2> Google's Nexus line has long stood as the company's ideal vision of its widely adopted, open-source Android operating system.<br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oc5jIcSQormUQz5f75oulD6HjKEbPE5TmR6KKEhhae3wPIHwjP6IhUk0RztUzxQorFzBq7xR8LQLP7zmYlAKMC7XspEUtDqIni2uJcUtDfDwT6Y2O9XZWWDvRtnb_9zS0OKGn53_Vz27/s1600/The-extended-Nexus-family-tech24h.blogspot.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="alt" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oc5jIcSQormUQz5f75oulD6HjKEbPE5TmR6KKEhhae3wPIHwjP6IhUk0RztUzxQorFzBq7xR8LQLP7zmYlAKMC7XspEUtDqIni2uJcUtDfDwT6Y2O9XZWWDvRtnb_9zS0OKGn53_Vz27/s1600/The-extended-Nexus-family-tech24h.blogspot.com.jpg" title="" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The extended Nexus family</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div> <div> The devices, be they smartphones, tablets or even one-off media streamers, are built in conjunction with select hardware partners and represent an ideal marriage of tech specs with an unadulterated version of Android. It's Google's way of dealing with fragmentation (read: skinned versions) in the mobile OS market it created; a reference mark for manufacturers to aspire to, so to speak.<br /> <div> <br /> On the tail of the original Android handset's sixth anniversary and in the run-up towhatever new Nexuses come next, we take a look back at the hardware path that's been Google's gold standard for Android.</div> </div> </div>

The extended Nexus family: Google's golden Android standard

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HP Envy X360 review: laptop 360 degrees is about flexibility, not power

<h2 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: blue;">HP Envy X360 review: laptop 360 degrees is about flexibility, not power</span></h2> <b>HP Envy X360 offers good multimedia features and flexible display options at a moderate price, but the performance and the battery life of it's trivial and MIA support 5GHz Wi-Fi will provide some buyers pause. </b><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQE3GmJujMlcdy-ZZOcK035FZmZMsRskuWPSRpzSt9qDm5u_QH4TecNNm23e_CCfGMdXUZqw-pIQeDOrsoJQZeTW9yGrQ0ni-WDSTt5Ysr2qV1Vy29JbsJPHEll3FId77dCbPC1YvaZTAV/s1600/HP-Envy-X360-pc-tech24h.blogspot.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="alt" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQE3GmJujMlcdy-ZZOcK035FZmZMsRskuWPSRpzSt9qDm5u_QH4TecNNm23e_CCfGMdXUZqw-pIQeDOrsoJQZeTW9yGrQ0ni-WDSTt5Ysr2qV1Vy29JbsJPHEll3FId77dCbPC1YvaZTAV/s1600/HP-Envy-X360-pc-tech24h.blogspot.com.jpg" title="" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HP Envy X360</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div> Like a laptop touch screen 15-inch affordable another class that we've seen of late, HP Envy X360 is too heavy and too slow to be a dream road warrior's machine. However, the handsome high-resolution displays and acrobatic 360-degree hinges on this $ 770 unit will appeal to multimedia fans. <br /> <br /> With a weight of about 5.3 pounds typical large numbers for a mainstream laptop with a hinge strong display of silver Envy 15.6-inch X360 lets you use it as a laptops standards; folded cap and balance units on two sides of a tent configuration; keyboard placed face down and keep the display facing you in your own configuration; screen or fold back completely to the back of the keyboard to create a tablet thick and bulky. </div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNN9BOQTCc2evPZfOQCLff6dPU_2mms8-0adQFJRj04P-jAh9FdAWvwRAA-yEpfuQT4ChMRhbMWraHmZrkCVFKn2SPQxOjRkgJVs81cM3VbWi41Xo9UylZQACeO7pscjOhdyGxwdlfseK0/s1600/HP-Envy-X360-pc-01-tech24h.blogspot.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="alt" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNN9BOQTCc2evPZfOQCLff6dPU_2mms8-0adQFJRj04P-jAh9FdAWvwRAA-yEpfuQT4ChMRhbMWraHmZrkCVFKn2SPQxOjRkgJVs81cM3VbWi41Xo9UylZQACeO7pscjOhdyGxwdlfseK0/s1600/HP-Envy-X360-pc-01-tech24h.blogspot.com.jpg" title="" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Widespread 1366x768 pixels on a 15.6-inch screen looks terrible. </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div> You will want to have the option to display a higher resolution that was included in our eval unit. Widespread 1366x768 pixels on a 15.6-inch screen looks terrible. <br /> <br /> Options raise the price of this unit $ 90 higher than the starting price is $ 680 for the basic configuration. These extras include extra 2GB of RAM (bringing the total to 8GB) and from 1920 to 1080-point multi-touch display (compared to the 1366 x 768 resolution of the base unit). Other important components include an Intel Core i5-4210U mobile CPU and a 500GB hard drive spinning at 5400 rpm. </div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYj4DME0N3UoiIqlEnGHw1CVQPunSfl-kaCbr0DrOpWuEm0W1P7TfRiBovh-IsBfiUmDcVPfl_f1C9v_7dzgvzNlNNSK7RjiUrFmYkzuSNVOQNIMqS0oHaloiakXbrI7omfzHhpQI08oRz/s1600/HP-Envy-X360-pc-02-tech24h.blogspot.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="alt" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYj4DME0N3UoiIqlEnGHw1CVQPunSfl-kaCbr0DrOpWuEm0W1P7TfRiBovh-IsBfiUmDcVPfl_f1C9v_7dzgvzNlNNSK7RjiUrFmYkzuSNVOQNIMqS0oHaloiakXbrI7omfzHhpQI08oRz/s1600/HP-Envy-X360-pc-02-tech24h.blogspot.com.jpg" title="" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A slow hard drive hamper the performance of the X360 standard Envy</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div> Performance is about what we expected for the specs, which means they are not particularly impressive. The pokey hard drive combined with integrated graphics are responsible for the laptop's WorldBench score 9 points and 57 bad games. The display resolution can drag down the battery to a disappointing 3 hours and 15 minutes. <br /> <br /> <br /> Other connectivity options Envy X2 is more impressive: three USB ports (two of them USB 3.0), HDMI, memory card reader, Gigabit Ethernet the foregoing, and a combined headphone / mic jack. Like many laptops, stereo speakers are located on the underside of the unit where it slopes upward toward the front edge. Rubber disk on the bottom to help keep a distance between the speaker and the work surface, so that does not sound overly muffled. </div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_CMD2legKesqeNDl0sCHzDmL3jxq_kxcMnkLZfIS4IHL1IEXjgvztR8NoIJhZEg1hAPKqrxC-Vxm5mpzQwCk2Sv_guU3kWoclcGettYz9c-9VMH1Z2068VrHKd58OFz82cb_Ej-fbG7L/s1600/HP-Envy-X360-pc-tech24h.blogspot.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="alt" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_CMD2legKesqeNDl0sCHzDmL3jxq_kxcMnkLZfIS4IHL1IEXjgvztR8NoIJhZEg1hAPKqrxC-Vxm5mpzQwCk2Sv_guU3kWoclcGettYz9c-9VMH1Z2068VrHKd58OFz82cb_Ej-fbG7L/s1600/HP-Envy-X360-pc-tech24h.blogspot.com.jpg" title="" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">X360's battery life is not very impressive, either. </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div> The keyboard is silver and rollers like case. The caps on the island-style keyboard spaced is reasonable, but flat, slippery, and a little mushy. As with most units of this size, you get a numeric keypad to the right of the QWERTY keyboard. However, the new HP touchpad controls Zone, providing both mechanical sensitivity and touch, unusually wide, which is really useful for large navigation screen. <br /> <br /> Like all purpose laptops go, X360 Envy doing a pretty good job with multimedia, and general business users who can benefit from the display options it should have a look. But the absence of 5GHz Wi-Fi and a slow hard drive certain limitations. In the $ 770 price range of it, buyers can also find a balance units less troublesome.</div>

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