We have today almost an embarrassment of riches when it comes to digital content but that content doesn't just appear by magic. Some has to create them and that someone often has to do it tethered to a desk. HP, however, wants to change that with its new line "Z by HP" products, which include notebooks, PCs, displays, and even services so that creatives and creators can do what they do best, anytime, anywhere.
Back in 2016, HP decided to break into the pocket printer space by introducing the Sprocket. The miniature printer seemed to serve its purpose well, but two years on from release, HP has decided that it's time for an update. Today, HP announced the Sprocket 2nd Edition, and though its core functionality remains largely unchanged, there are a few new features that might make an upgrade worth it.
HP has launched a new premium laptop running Google's Chrome OS, the new HP Chromebook x360 14. This model boasts convertible functionality, what HP calls a premium design, and durability thanks in part to a protective, decorative coating. Unlike many Chromebooks, the Chromebook x360 has a fairly large display at 14-inches, and it also packs 8th-generation Intel Core processors.
The HP Spectre Folio was revealed today with a fully leather-clad exterior on a PC with multiple transformations in the mix. This PC is part of an initiative at HP to "reinvent the PC" and - if what we're seeing here turns out to be everything they've promised - they might well have gotten on the right track. This is what HP calls "the world's first leather convertible PC."
Everything these days are being made smart but the one thing in the office that hasn't been upgraded that much is the humble printer. Sure, we're supposed to cut down on paper waste these days and most printers do connect to your home or office and that's pretty much it. In aiming to "reinvent" the printer, HP designed its new Tango printer around the one thing that everything else is these days: your smartphone.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working with HP under a new pilot program involving BioPrinters. Four regional CDC labs are utilizing these HP BioPrinters to test new antibiotics at an accelerated rate, specifically focusing on drugs to fight against resistant bacteria. This is the first time regional labs will be able to rapidly test these new drugs.
HP has unveiled its new Omen Obelisk gaming desktop, a model with the new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20 Series GPUs. The company says it designed this new computer to appeal to DIY enthusiasts who want the ability to upgrade their machines. The desktop includes a black chassis, a design that allows for tool-free access, and RGB lighting with customization options, among other things.
The combined might of email, scanners, and computers should have made the venerable fax machine obsolete right? Millennials might laugh at it and presume it went the way of the floppy disk but it might shock them to know that more 300 million fax numbers still exist. That may not mean that all of those are in use but it at suggests that some may be active and may even be connected to some network, be it local or the Internet. And that is one gaping security hole waiting for some enterprising hacker to get through.
Microsoft launched the Surface Go clearly as a response to Apple’s and Google’s stronger push into the education market. Specifically, it’s meant to battle the 2018 iPad and Acer Chromebook Tab 10 head-on. There might, however, be something brewing in the Chrome OS camp that could undo the Surface Go’s advantage. According to a leaked HP technical document, there will be variants of the Chromebook x2, the first detachable Chromebook, on the way, and one of them runs on the same processor as the Surface Go.
PC gaming headsets are generally great accessories to have, but they can be miserable devices to use in the middle of a hot, muggy summer. Some peripherals manufacturers have tried to find a solution to this by launching cooling headsets, but today, we're seeing HP take a new approach to solving the problem with its OMEN Mindframe headset. The headset is just one of many different OMEN accessories HP announced today, but it's definitely among the coolest of the bunch (no pun intended).
HP has started its week with a bang, announcing a ton of new devices in multiple product lines. One line getting some love today is the consumer-focused ENVY series of laptops, which in all is getting four new models this summer. While perhaps not as powerful as HP's business-centric EliteBook line, these new ENVY laptops should still serve as a good day-to-day workhorse for a lot of consumers.
HP has updated its ENVY desktop line, adding Alex to its vast ENVY Curved AiO 34, and adding a minimalistic but potent tower to the range. Revealed today, the new desktops feature a more mature, restrained design language than you might expect from machines that have a gaming bent.