ASUS Zensation Press Conference Live Blog: Computex 2015

02:50AM EDT - That's a wrap, time for demos

02:49AM EDT - ZenPad S 8.0 has USB 3.0 Type-C

02:49AM EDT - which I think does mean it's the Rockchip one

02:49AM EDT - The Atom x3 is 3200

02:49AM EDT - Specs

02:49AM EDT - Specs

02:48AM EDT - Also comes with ZenUI

02:48AM EDT - 1.2mm tip

02:48AM EDT - 150hrs battery on the stylus

02:48AM EDT - Z-stylus

02:47AM EDT - Power case with 15hrs of expanded battery life

02:47AM EDT - Zen Case for colors like normal cases

02:47AM EDT - such as the Zen Clutch

02:47AM EDT - Different covers for different things

02:46AM EDT - Now on to accessories

02:46AM EDT - photo-op of course

02:45AM EDT - Intel GM and ASUS CEO on to the stage

02:44AM EDT - Talking about heritage between the two companies, the Zenfone 2

02:43AM EDT - I thought I saw him earlier

02:43AM EDT - Now Kirk Skaugen from Intel on stage

02:43AM EDT - PowerVR 6430 in the ZenPad S

02:43AM EDT - comparing it to A53/A15-class

02:42AM EDT - benchmark numbers now, on the Z3580

02:42AM EDT - x3 is newer, but might be cheaper? From the RockChip agreement?

02:42AM EDT - so both 28nm Silvermont

02:41AM EDT - Flagship Zenpad S 8.0 with Intel Z3580

02:41AM EDT - Atom x3

02:41AM EDT - Integrated DTS HD audio

02:40AM EDT - you have to charge the cover?

02:40AM EDT - 6 hours of battery

02:40AM EDT - 6 speakers in a cover

02:40AM EDT - worlds first surround sound cover

02:40AM EDT - Audio Cover

02:40AM EDT - looks kind of like Darbee to me

02:40AM EDT - Tru2Life+ for video

02:39AM EDT - Intelligent Contrast mode

02:39AM EDT - Tru2Life Technology

02:39AM EDT - TV HDR

02:39AM EDT - Visual Master display technology

02:38AM EDT - Designed to be elegant and premium

02:38AM EDT - Smooth rounded edges

02:38AM EDT - 'fashional clutch design'

02:38AM EDT - customizable

02:38AM EDT - fashion inspired design

02:37AM EDT - New ZenPad series

02:37AM EDT - Jonney back on stage

02:35AM EDT - At least it's gender diverse. Good on ASUS

02:34AM EDT - no-one carries a tablet like that

02:34AM EDT - this is the way to market clothes. Don't see the point of it for technology

02:34AM EDT - it's turned into a catwalk

02:34AM EDT - models coming out holding ASUS tablets

02:33AM EDT - A video now

02:32AM EDT - Adreno 405

02:32AM EDT - That's Quad A53 at 1.7 and quad a53 at 1.0 GHz

02:31AM EDT - Snapdragon 615

02:31AM EDT - 4G LTE

02:30AM EDT - Full HD, 403 PPI, 400cd/m2

02:30AM EDT - on the rear camera: laser auto-focus, macro focus as close as 6cm

02:30AM EDT - also acts as a phone stand

02:29AM EDT - almost like a small selfie stick

02:29AM EDT - it's a swing out arm to make you take photos further away

02:29AM EDT - Selfie Swing...

02:29AM EDT - 400% increased light sensitivity

02:28AM EDT - Low light selfies

02:28AM EDT - HDR Selfies

02:27AM EDT - Real time beautification

02:27AM EDT - Zenmotion - just swipe S for selfies

02:26AM EDT - 13MP front and rear cameras

02:26AM EDT - to go with the hand

02:26AM EDT - slight curve in the back cover

02:26AM EDT - Inspired by Zen, brushed metal finish

02:25AM EDT - three additional colors for the Selfie - Sheep Pink, Aqua Blue and Pure White

02:25AM EDT - Here's the Zenfone Selfie

02:24AM EDT - (It's actually pretty dark in here, with lights on the audience too)

02:23AM EDT - Now Zenfone

02:22AM EDT - ultra narrow bezel design

02:22AM EDT - 32-inch, as the name suggests

02:22AM EDT - Precalibrated out of box

02:21AM EDT - 4K

02:21AM EDT - DeltaE < 2

02:21AM EDT - 100% Adobe RGB

02:21AM EDT - PA329Q on show now

02:21AM EDT - "Talk about the ideas of 'more' and 'personal'"

02:19AM EDT - Jen Chuang now up on stage, ASUS Design Center Director

02:18AM EDT - 6 speakers, 16 watt output

02:18AM EDT - two array microphones

02:18AM EDT - Voice recognition for Cortana

02:18AM EDT - Intel Realsense 3D camera

02:18AM EDT - Worlds first USB 3.1 Type-C

02:17AM EDT - they didn't say the CPU number

02:17AM EDT - So what is that, Haswell-E or something else?

02:17AM EDT - 32GB DDR4-2133

02:16AM EDT - PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD

02:16AM EDT - i7 quad core + GTX 960M

02:16AM EDT - edge-to-edge display

02:16AM EDT - ASUS Zen All-in-one

02:16AM EDT - Talking about Zen and Zensation

02:15AM EDT - A million people rushed the front to take photos

02:15AM EDT - Jonney Shih on stage

02:13AM EDT - here we go

02:12AM EDT - I might have to switch to my phone mid-way through due to battery issues

02:11AM EDT - Still nothing yet, but most people are actually seated now

02:06AM EDT - ProArt PA329Q: http://anandtech.com/show/9313/asus-unveils-the-proart-pa329q-uhd-monitor

02:06AM EDT - Two new tablets: http://anandtech.com/show/9304/asus-announces-two-new-zenpad-tablets

02:05AM EDT - ASUS Zenfone Selfie: http://anandtech.com/show/9312/asus-announces-the-zenfone-selfie-at-computex

02:05AM EDT - All our press release NDAs just went up

01:59AM EDT - We just heard over the tannoy a 10 minute call. Looks like it'll start a bit later than planned.

01:55AM EDT - They've got a main stage and a mesh in front of it, to provide pseudo 3D effects

01:55AM EDT - 5 to go, some upbeat music in the background

01:53AM EDT - Looks like a NUC, but the slide said Iris Pro 6th Gen

01:53AM EDT - There was also this more mini-PC

01:52AM EDT - It's a nice design for sure

01:51AM EDT - note it says 6th Gen Intel CPU

01:51AM EDT - VivoPC VC65

01:50AM EDT - A mini PC

01:50AM EDT - They had some interesting hardware shells outside the press room though

01:50AM EDT - We're expecting to see Jonney Shih take to the stage

01:48AM EDT - I think I see Kirk Skaugen from Intel, he's doing the Intel Keynote tomorrow

01:47AM EDT - Lots of reserved seating for VIPs

01:47AM EDT - So 13 minutes to go

01:47AM EDT - I'm sitting at ASUS' annual press conference here in Taipei. We're set to start at 2pm UTC +8, stay tuned for the latest.