New AMD A-Series APU Offers Mobile PC Users Innovative Experiences, Elite Graphics Performance and Longer Battery Life
? Notebooks with highest performance AMD A-Series APUs expected on shelf this month ?

SYDNEY, Australia. — 14 March 2013 — AMD today announced the first availability of the AMD Elite A-Series Accelerated Processing Units (APUs), codenamed “Richland.”  The new AMD Elite A-Series APUs deliver innovative user experiences like facial log-in and gesture recognition, improved graphics¹ and compute performance² over the previous generation, and enhanced power management capabilities on a single chip.

“The high performance AMD A-Series APU continues to impress with its ability to deliver stunning graphics and immersive experiences with even more battery life. Our engineers have done a superb job of increasing processor performance while decreasing power consumption,” said Bernd Lienhard, corporate vice president and general manager of AMD’s Client Business Unit.  “With the capabilities built into our 2013 AMD Elite A-Series APUs, including new software for gesture control, facial recognition, rich entertainment and more lifelike gaming, we are delivering an ever richer experience to end users and our customers.”

With faster performance^{1, 2} and improved power management in the same platform architecture as its predecessor, coupled with AMD Radeon™ HD 8000 Series graphics, the 2013 AMD Elite A-Series APUs build on the award-winning history of AMD’s original APU line-up to help users get the most out of their notebooks, whether at work, at home or on-the-go.

Differentiated User Experiences

The new AMD Elite A-Series APUs leverage the power of the combined compute and graphics cores to accelerate a suite of available software experiences that can dramatically expand and enhance the user experience:

•    AMD Face Login³– Uses facial recognition technology and a webcam to allow for quick log-in to Windows and other browser-based websites that require a log-in, like social networking sites and email services;

•    AMD Gesture Control⁴ – Tracks a user’s hand gestures and converts them into commands for basic functions on media players, browsers, e-readers and other popular applications leveraging a webcam, advanced image processing and machine-vision algorithms;

•    AMD Screen Mirror⁵ – Wirelessly shares content like photos, videos, HD media streams and webpages from a PC or tablet based on a 2013 AMD A-Series APU with any supported TV or display with a DLNA receiver, or with other PCs. Available only on select AMD-based devices;

•    AMD Video Entertainment Features – Make your content look its very best: AMD Steady Video technology⁶ gives users push-button control over shaky home video and helps stabilise the images for better viewing; AMD Quick Stream technology⁷ enables smooth video streaming and a virtually interruption free streaming experience; and AMD Perfect Picture HD⁸, creates rich and lifelike color on video entertainment.

This optimised-for-AMD software will come pre-loaded on select AMD Elite A-Series APU-based notebooks later this year and will be downloadable from www.amd.com next month.

Next Level Performance
Through engineering optimisations on the previous generation of the AMD A-Series APU platform architecture (formerly codenamed “Trinity”) and updated graphics, the 2013 AMD Elite A-Series APUs feature significant performance increases^{1, 2}, along with support for high-end technologies:

•    Visual and compute performance increases over the previous generation of AMD A-Series APUs^{1, 2};
•    AMD Start Now Technology⁹ for tablet-like responsiveness;
•    Improved AMD Turbo CORE technology with higher boost frequencies than the previous generation, for more performance when you need it and energy conservation when you don’t;
•    Support for AMD Eyefinity technology¹⁰, AMD Radeon™ Dual Graphics¹¹, and DirectX® ¹¹.

Enhanced Power Management
AMD continues a power/performance leadership through the latest generation of power management technologies.  These boosting and throttling technologies enable more intelligent, higher compute and graphics core performance to help enhance PC responsiveness and extend battery life. Building on the idea of AMD AllDay™ Power, the 2013 AMD Elite A-Series Platform enables up to 7.9 hours of web browsing, 5.7 hours of HD video playback and up to 10 hours of resting battery life on a 55 watt/hour battery^{12, 13, 14}.

Availability and Technical Details
Performance and traditional notebooks based on these 2013 AMD Elite A-Series APUs are shipping now with availability beginning this month in select regions. Model numbers and technical details for each are as follows:

First Quarter 2013 AMD Elite A-Series APUs

New, low-voltage and desktop variants of AMD Elite A-Series APUs are expected to be announced and available in the first half of 2013.

Supporting Resources
•    Watch a video about AMD’s 2013 Software Experiences on the AMD YouTube Channel
•    Read a blog about the 2013 Software Experiences
•    Follow AMD on Twitter at @AMDNotebook
•    Become a fan of AMD on Facebook

Home entertainment projection that’s simple and hassle-free

Sydney, Australia: February 2013 For many Australians, the prospect of setting up a home entertainment system is daunting.  There are so many options on the market it becomes confusing and difficult to discern what it is we actually need for home projection, to get the result we want within our ideal budget.

What we do know is that it’s pretty cool to have the big picture cinematic experience in our own home, a picture that gives us that immersive experience we seek when we head to the cinemas.

BenQ, the world’s leading projector brand have released a mini projector which weighs just 1.5kg and requires no installation.  It is 100% portable enabling it to travel easily if you plan to take it on a trip or to a mate’s place. The unit comes with a USB Dongle that can be used for streaming video from laptops and other devices, making it wireless, as well as compact, versatile and extremely practical.

Said Martin Moelle, BenQ’s Australian general manager, “It’s the perfect home entertainment solution for anyone who considers themselves a novice and feels that setting up a home entertainment projection system may be out of their league.  Bring the big picture experience to the comfort of your lounge-room without the hassle of set up and installation,” he said.  “Really, anyone can do it.”

The BenQ GP10 is a mini projector which doesn’t have the bells and whistles of professional models, but it’s so simple to operate you shouldn’t even need to refer to the instructions. This simplicity extends to upkeep of the projector itself; the GP10 is powered by LED Technology which essentially means that the projector is lampless and maintenance free, as the LED lamp will never require replacement, thus resulting in a lower total cost of ownership.

The model is capable of displaying a massive projection of over 200 inches in size with minimal loss in picture quality.

Offering unparalleled multimedia connectivity accommodating everyone’s needs – it has an SD card slot as well as USB drive, and can be connected to your DVD player, TV box, iPod or iPhone, tablet, digital camera, PC or laptop, camcorder and game console.

Continued Moelle, “It’s compact and lightweight meaning you can take it from the lounge or family room to the bedroom for instance.”

The mini projector runs on an LED light source, making it energy efficient, offers 720p HD-ready short throw projection, and will provide around 30,000 hours of LED light source.  It’s 550 ANSI lumens brightness with a 10,000:1 contrast ratio.  This techno talk basically means that the projector offers a visual experience which will satisfy the needs of most families wishing to utilise the device for ‘Big Screen’ visual entertainment like watching movies, playing games and viewing television content.

“The BenQ GP10 offers a comprehensive home entertainment experience for less than $1000.00, and is equipped with versatile multimedia connectivity to support DVD players, DTH & Set-top boxes, PCs, tablet PCs, gaming consoles and Apple devices,” said Moelle.

RRP:                $999.00

For further information and stockist details visit www.BenQ.com.au