The HP Folio is expected to be available from January onwards with a starting price of Php 55,990.

October 7, 2011

More information at http://www8.hp.com/ph/en/home.html.

By Elizabeth Fish
September 13, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO – For those running HP printers and scanners alongside their Macs, the company on Thursday announced a series of new products at its Imaging and Printing Conference 2011. The new developers are aimed at helping both HP’s home and business consumers adopt mobile and 3D printing.

With the popularity of tablets and smartphones, HP is broadening its support for printing directly from mobile devices. Supported HP printers can now run HP ePrint Wireless Direct, meaning users can print from mobile devices via a peer-to-peer connection, all without the need of network or Internet access.

Those with iPhones running iOS 4.2 or greater can take advantage of the new HP Printer Control app, which allows complete wireless control of a printer. Users can scan photos and documents directly from a supported HP scanner to Facebook or Google Docs via their mobile phone, as well as being able to scan directly into an email message. The app can also monitor the printer’s status, so no one will ever run out of ink at a crucial moment. The release date for the app is yet to be confirmed by HP.

Users hoping for a more basic app can download the free HP ePrint Home and Biz app for iOS, Android, or Symbian phones and tablets. The app, due out later this month, allows even simpler printing of documents and images from their mobile devices.

For those who want to capture 3D objects, as well as scan without losing quality, the HP TopShot LaserJet Pro M275 may fit the bill. The scanner can capture six different images of a document or 3D object and compile them into one seamless image. It’s also compatible with Apple’s AirPrint functionality and other wireless printing systems. The printer will be released in November, although no price or exact date has been confirmed.

For more information on these and other mobile and 3D printing products announced at the Imaging and Printing Conference visit HP’s Innovation for Impact page.

MUMBAI – Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday announced 11 new laptops starting at US$399, running AMD’s new chips code-named Llano.

The new Pavilion and ProBook laptops have dual- and quad-core A-series chips, which AMD is expected to officially announce this month. The laptops are targeted at consumers and businesses.

AMD’s A-series chips are faster and more power-efficient than its predecessors, the Phenom, Athlon and Sempron processors. The new processors integrate the CPU and graphics processor in a single chip.

HP has been updating its laptops this year with Intel’s latest Core chips based on the Sandy Bridge microarchitecture, which started shipping in January. Like the A-series chips, Sandy Bridge chips integrate the graphics processor and CPU in a single chip. Analysts have said that while AMD’s graphics technology is superior, the CPU technology is better on Intel chips.

Like other vendors, HP is offering both AMD and Intel chips on its laptops to meet market demand for a variety of laptop configurations.

The new ProBook and Pavilion laptops provide longer battery life than its predecessors, HP said. The laptops will become available in different parts of the world in various configurations, though the company did not provide specific release dates. The A-series chips in the laptops have CPUs running between 2.3GHz and 2.5GHz and Radeon graphics processors running between 1.4GHz and 2.1GHz.

The Pavilion G4, G6 and G7 laptops are priced starting at $399, and are targeted at budget customers for basic tasks like office productivity and casual gaming. HP did not provide further details on the laptops or their battery life.

The Pavilion DV4, DV6 and DV7 laptops start at $579, and are designed for entertainment, the company said. The laptops offer double the graphics performance than previous integrated graphics technologies, HP said.

The ProBook S-series business laptops are priced starting at $519. The strong Radeon graphics engines allow the laptops to run heavy multimedia applications, besides regular applications. Browsers will for example off-load Adobe Flash video for processing on the graphics processor. Earlier such tasks were done by the CPU, which is typically slower in processing graphics.

The ProBook 4435S and 4436S models come with 14-inch displays, while the 4535S has a 15.6-inch display. The laptops support up to 8GB of RAM and 750GB of hard drive storage. The laptops have USB 3.0, HDMI (high-definition multimedia interface), and Microsoft’s Windows 7 OS. The weight of the laptops start at between 2.07 kilograms (4.57 pounds) and 2.33 kilograms without optical drives.

The AMD processor options with the ProBook S-series laptops include the 2.3GHz quad-core A6-3400MX processor or 2.5GHz dual-core A4-3400M.

The ProBook B-series laptops, priced starting at $679, includes the 14-inch screen 6465B, and a 15.6-inch screen 6565B. The laptops come with either the quad-core A8-3510MX processor running at 2.5GHz, the 2.3GHz quad-core A6-3410MX, or the dual-core A4-3310MX running at 2.5GHz.

HP and DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. have united once again to create the studio’s action-packed 3-D film “Kung Fu Panda 2.”

For ultimate performance, production artists at DreamWorks Animation relied on powerful HP Z800 Workstations to achieve industry firsts while designing everything from whirling water and lush green lands to battle scenes filled with thousands of kung fu characters.

For more than a decade, HP and DreamWorks Animation have worked side by side to create revolutionary technology that has helped craft eye-popping, heart-racing and awe-inspiring animation features like the “Shrek“ series, “How to Train Your Dragon,” “Megamind,” “Kung Fu Panda” and now “Kung Fu Panda 2.”

In “Kung Fu Panda 2,” Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five. Po’s new life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of a formidable villain, who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy kung fu. Po must look to his past and uncover the secrets of his mysterious origins; only then will he be able to unlock the strength he needs to succeed.

HP’s high-performance workstations have been fine-tuned to meet the detailed and demanding creative needs of DreamWorks Animation. The HP Z800 Workstations are radically faster – as much as 50 percent for some applications – than their predecessors and are the workstation of choice for several studios around the world. The additional high-speed Intel processing cores, memory and option drives enabled artists to effectively work on multiple shots concurrently and far more interactively than before.

“The creative ambition for ‘Kung Fu Panda 2’ again pushed DreamWorks Animation to the cutting edge of technology. The film’s lead characters are some of the most intricate ever created and the environments are among the richest and most vibrant in CG filmmaking,” said Ed Leonard, chief technology officer, DreamWorks Animation. “HP technology continues to help us cross these new boundaries, develop new standards for the filmmaking industry and ultimately create enjoyable films for audiences around the world.”

The original “Kung Fu Panda” film, released in 2008, used more than 50 terabytes of data and required nearly 25 million render hours. With the switch to stereoscopic 3-D and the ever-escalating creative aspirations of the filmmakers, “Kung Fu Panda 2” used 100 terabytes of data and required more than 55 million render hours.

“HP is committed to bringing innovations to market that help customers like DreamWorks Animation unleash their creative genius,” said Albert Mateo, HP Philippines Personal Systems Group General Manager. “Working closely with industry leaders in film and animation inspires us to deliver top-performing technology that take their creations to the next level.”