Asus Transformer Book Trio Combines Tablet and Laptop Functions, Runs on Windows 8 and Android
Asus Transformer Book Trio is a desktop, tablet and laptop in one. Aside from combining every computing device possible, the newest offering from Asus also runs on Windows 8 and Android.
Asus is hoping to hit the jackpot with the first ever three -in-one notebook. The Asus Transform Book Trio can switch from desktop PC to notebook and tablet in an instant. An even more interesting fact about the TF book (as Asus refers to it) is that it can run on either Android or Windows 8.
This makes the notebook extremely flexible. Both markets of Android and Windows 8 system can find the computer functional. The device really lives up to its name as a "Transformers" netbook.
"We seek to perfect the balance between engineering and humanity, where every intricate detail echoes our needs for both emotion and function. This is the ASUS way of design thinking, where every idea starts with people and we turn our imagination into a myriad of revolutionary innovations." Asus Chairman Jonney Shih said during the "We Transform" Computex 2013.
The ASUS Transformer Book Trio takes an innovative leap into computing. To date, it has unparalleled flexibility mixing social activity, play and work in just the right way. People can either choose to use it as an Android tablet or a Windows 8 laptop or desktop PC.
Asus likes to keep things easy. This is why the device can switch from operating system to the other in a snap. The Android OS is launched immediately after the tablet is detached. There is a hot key that allows the user to change from Android notebook to a Windows 8 platform.
The dual operating system gives the user access to over 700,000 apps from the Windows Store and Google Play. Asus' Transformer notebook weighs 1.05kg.