CES 2014: Asus PadFone Mini

The Asus PadFone Mini, of course. A 4-inch smartphone that transforms, well not really, into a 7-inch tablet. We've all seen this before, the father of the PadFone line is the Asus PadFone, announced back in 2011. We are basically just seeing upgrades and a PadFone that is smaller than the original PadFone's 10-incher tablet dock. The smartphone on this duo looks like a ZenFone 4 and probably it is a ZenFone 4 but anyway, once you put this smartphone on it's tablet dock's behind, you literally change your mobile device experience from a small 4-incher to a bigger tablet which now offers a 7-inch display real estate.

CES 2014: Lenovo Miix 2 series

Then there were the tablets, hybrid tablets as what we call these things. Aside from the Vibe Z, the Chinese tech giant also unveiled a slew of PCs from tablets, to AIOs. This is the Lenovo Miix 2 series which comes in either a 10-inch display or a larger 11-inch display. The Miix 2 apparently runs on Windows 8.1. Unfortunately, I cannot find the full specs of this series aside from what it packs as features. 

PHIL: Asus launched the VivoBook and Zenbook Touch

Remember that hybrid laptop? How about the Asus Zenbook Touch? Asus, in the Philippines has officially unveiled and priced these laptops in the country. The Asus VivoBook S400 and the VivoBook X202E are priced at Php 35,995 and at Php 20,995 (starting price). While Asus' version of Apple's MacBook Air, the Zenbook Touch is priced at Php 76,995. For the specs of these devices, simply click on the hyperlinks on the names. These hybrids should probably available in your nearest computer or Asus stores. 

USA: AT&T announces the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 and ATIV Smart PC coming in November 9

AT&T announced the availability of two new Samsung devices joining their mobile devices portfolio. Coming this November 9, the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 and the Samsung ATIV Smart PC both having 4G LTE connectivity with AT&T, will be launched. AT&T will be offering the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (Android) for $499.99 while the Samsung ATIV Smart PC (running on Windows 8) will be offered for $799.99. The Samsung ATIV Smart PC, like other Windows 8 devices announced, will be a touchscreen device and like most other Windows 8 devices, will be a hybrid, which means it can be a laptop and a tablet.

Asus Windows 8 line-up: Asus Transformer Book

Here's the improved Transformer Book from Asus, of course. This hybrid was also announced by Asus back in July. Today, Asus is making it a reality, since Windows 8 is also a reality today. I do not have Asus' press release so I cannot tell you when this is coming to stores or how much this will cost but I have it's detailed specs sheet, so that, I can give. 

Asus Windows 8 line-up: Asus Taichi

Asus has finally unveiled and announced their Windows 8 (or you can also say it as their 2012) line up of devices. We will start with this amazingly cool concept which they have announced back in July but did not really come into reality until now. Dubbed as the Asus Taichi this is the ultimate definition of a notebook/tablet hybrid. It sports 2 HD displays so you can easily switch from one mode to the other (which has 4 modes all in all). Of course, since this notebook runs on Windows 8 both display are touchscreen displays but is twice awesome.