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Acer today announced two new NVIDIA 3D Vision-Ready projectors; the Acer H5360, designed for the home theater and the X1261, geared toward business and classroom use.

The Acer H5360 provides just what the home theater enthusiast wants in a 3D-ready projector; HD-ready 720p (1,280x720) resolution, advanced lamp technology with illumination of up to 2500 ANSI lumens, a 3200:1 contrast ratio and it displays images in 16:9. The H5360 boasts a vertical refresh rate of 50-120Hz.

The H5360 projector also has an HDMI port for connection to Blu-ray and DVD players. Additional ports include three RCA jacks, component video, S-video mini DIN, 2.5mm audio mini-jack, 15-pin D-Sub for a PC analog signal.Read more

Acer today unveiled a new display featuring 1920x1080 resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. Designed for gamers and 3D movie buffs, the Acer GD235HZ is also a full HD 3D display when paired with NVIDIA 3D Vision active-shutter glasses.

The 23.6-inch display has a 16:9 aspect ratio and 80,000:1 (ACM) contrast ratio, rapid 2ms response times, a 300 cd/m2 brightness, as well as software solutions that let you control brightness, saturation, contrast and much more (see the press release below).

The Acer GD235HZ 3D display will be available this month for $399.99. The NVIDIA 3D Vision Kit is available for $199 from leading e-tailers. Read more

Acer announced this week two new "green" notebook PCs in the Timeline series, the Aspire 3811TZ and Aspire 3811TZG. Both are made without the use of PVC and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and are said to use 40% less power. The new laptops are even Greenpeace certified.

A battery life of more than 8 hours is possible thanks to the use of Intel's ULV (ultra low voltage) Core 2 Duo microprocessors and LED-backlit screens, and both laptops have been awarded an Energy Star 5.0 rating. Read more

Acer today announced the 15.6- and 17.3-inch Acer Aspire AS5740 and AS7740 Series notebook PCs. Packed with the new Intel Core i3 and Core i5 processors, widescreen HD displays, and first-rate graphics – the new notebooks start in price at just $599.99.

"As games become more lifelike and movies push the limits on special effects, more powerful and intelligent performance is required for a truly dynamic computing experience," said Preeta Anil, senior product marketing manager for Acer America. "Consumers wanting to enjoy all the latest digital media in a mobile platform will appreciate the AS5740 and AS7740 Series. Featuring extremely fast processors and in select models, discrete ATI Mobility Radeon HD graphics and Blu-ray disc drives, these notebooks truly bring digital entertainment to life." Read more

Acer just announced that they have updated the Aspire One netbook line with the introduction of the new Aspire One AO532h netbooks. The new netbooks are only 1-inch thin, weigh just over 2-1/2 pounds, and feature the Intel Atom N450 processor, up to 10 hours of battery life, Wi-Fi connectivity, a 10.1-inch LED-backlit TFT LCD and a large keyboard with a Multi-Gesture touchpad.

The netbooks also include a built-in webcam, built-in digital microphone, and a large internal hard drive. Several of the new netbooks even include Windows 7 Starter Edition.

The Acer Aspire One AO532h netbooks will be available later this month, starting at just $299.99.Read more

Best Buy announced some after-Christmas deals on computers for those of you who didn't get one under the tree this year. The end-of-season computer offers launch today (December 25) on BestBuy.com and continue in-store on December 26.

The two-day offers include:

• Lenovo 10.1" netbook featuring an Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB memory and a 160GB hard drive – all for $197 (regularly priced at $299.99).
• Dell Studio 17" notebook for $699.99 (regularly priced at $779.99) featuring an Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 processor, 4GB memory and a 500GB hard drive.
• Asus G60 16" gaming notebook for $899.99 (regularly priced at $999.99) featuring an Intel Core 2-Duo P7450 processor, 4GB memory, 320GB hard drive and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 260M graphics card with 1GB of dedicated graphics memory.
• A $279.98 Acer nettop computer and 20" monitor with 1GB memory, 160GB hard drive and a Nvidia Ion LE processor (regularly priced at $339.98).

Also, from Dec. 27 through Jan. 2 Best Buy will offer HP TouchSmart all-in-one computers for $799 (regularly priced at $899) and $899 (regularly priced at $999). The $799 model includes 4GB of memory and a 500GB hard drive, or for $100 more, upgrade to a 640GB hard drive and a built-in TV tuner.

Acer just announced that they will be providing more than 6,500 pieces of computing equipment and more than 100 engineers and technicians to support the management of the upcoming 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Products being used are the Veriton 1000 and TravelMate 6592 computers along with other gear.

Also, the company introduced a range of special edition products featuring the Acer Olympic Games composite logo, showing the Acer name and the Olympic rings together. All of the special edition notebooks and LCDs have the same specs as the standard models, the only difference being the Olympic rings logo on the lid and palm rest area of the notebooks.Read more

Acer today announced the new 11.6-inch Ferrari One netbook. Designed with the look of Formula 1 racing, it has a checkered palm rest, tire-shaped grips underneath the body, a yellow prancing horse emblem, and of course, a quick access key to Ferrari.com.

Measuring about one inch thin and weighing only 3.31 pounds, the Ferrari One features the AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor, ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics, up to 4GB of DDR2 667MHz system memory, a 250GB hard drive, built-in optical drive, webcam, multi-in-1 media card reader, and is powered by Windows 7 Home Premium. Read more

Best Buy just announced their lowest priced laptop computer ever, the $249.99 Acer Extensa EX5230E-2177. Available starting today (November 11), this laptop features an Intel Celeron 900 processor, 2GB memory and a 160GB hard drive. It will be available both in-store and online.

If the $250 Acer laptop isn't your thing, with more than 30 laptops, 6 netbooks, 17 desktops and 4 all-in-ones available from brands such as Acer, Apple, Asus, Dell, Gateway, HP, Sony, Toshiba, and Lenovo, you are sure to find a computer to meet your needs.

Also, throughout the holiday season, six months of anti-virus protection will be free with the purchase of any laptop/desktop/netbook from Best Buy, and one year of Napster will be included free with any Dell computer purchase. Read more

Acer just announced a notebook PC with an 18.4-inch display, Intel Core i7 processor, Windows 7 Home Premium and theater quality sound and visuals, the new Aspire AS8940G-6865.

Perfect for multimedia enthusiasts, this PC features 4GB DDR3 dual-channel 1066MHz memory, NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M with 1GB dedicated DDR3 VRAM, a 500GB hard drive, 4X Blu-ray Disc/DVD SuperMulti Double-Layer Drive, Multi-in-1 digital media card reader, WiFi, integrated webcam, 5 USB 2.0 ports, 1 HDMI port, 1 eSATA port, and an 8-cell Li-Ion battery.Read more