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For three weeks now, Android fans have been fidgeting impatiently. Specifically, ever since ASUS chairman Jonney Shih took the stage at last month’s AsiaD conference and teased the next-gen Transformer tablet. Though he only gave us a quick glimpse, he recited a laundry list of specs: a 10.1-inch display, 8.3mm-thick body, mini-HDMI output, microSD slot and an update to Ice Cream Sandwich by the end of the year, if not sooner. Not to mention, it’ll be the first tablet packing NVIDIA’s hot-off-the-presses Tegra 3 SoC, making it the first-ever quad-core tablet.

Well, that day has come, and so have the juicy details. We just got word that the tablet will go on sale worldwide in December, starting at USD$499 with a beefy 32GB of storage, moving up to USD$599 for a 64GB model. (That signature keyboard dock you see up there will cost USD$149.) In addition to those basic specs Mr. Shih revealed last month, we now know this has a 1280 x 800, Super IPS+ Gorilla Glass display with a 178-degree viewing angle and a max brightness of 600 nits. It also packs 1GB of RAM, GPS, a gyroscope, SonicMaster audio and a 1.2 megapixel front-facing camera. Rounding out the list is an 8MP shooter with an auto-focusing f/2.4 lens and a back-illuminated CMOS sensor that captures 1080p video. Touch-to-focus is also an option here, and ASUS claims a 30 percent boost in color enhancement over competing tabs.

As for battery life, we initially heard reports of 14.5-hour runtime, but ASUS is now saying the tablet alone can squeeze out 12 hours thanks to a 22Wh battery, and that the dock will add an additional six hours of juice. In addition, the slimmed-down, 1.2-pound dock brings all the other benefits the last-gen model offered, including a touchpad, USB 2.0 port and full-sized SD slot. Software-wise, it’ll ship with Android 3.2 and apps such as SuperNote and Polaris Office, and we’re told we’ll learn more about that ICS update in “early December.”

In terms of design, you may have already noticed the Prime sports the same spun aluminum digs as the company’s Zenbooks, though this is the first time we’re seeing clear, close-up shots of it — and in two colors, no less! At 8.3mm (0.33 inches) thick and 586 grams (1.29 pounds) without the dock, it’s a smidge skinnier than the iPad 2 and Galaxy Tab 10.1, which means, unsurprisingly, that your old Transformer dock won’t be compatible.

Finally, ASUS coated both the display and metal cover with a hydro-oleophobic coating that makes it more fingerprint-resistant. For now, we’ve got photos below and if you can wait a few more weeks, we’ll most definitely be putting this thing through its paces in a full review. And if you’re looking for something a little less expensive, well, the original Transformer should be getting Ice Cream Sandwich soon, and we wouldn’t be surprised if Santa brought a few holiday rebates.

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Bells > and whistles
Germs > Microbes
Athlete > Jock
Voice > Over
Diamonds > Glitter
Hoarse > Voice
Tempest > Storm
Hurricane > Kat
Bumps > Speed
Jazz > Music

#449
Cavern > Game
Pharmacy > Medicine
Local > Language
Group > Policy
Brunette > Girl
Chain link > Linked List
Priority > First
Intensify > Epidemic
Foster > Parent
Secluded > Area

#450
Submission > Master
Lucy > ?
Feather > Birds
Magnetic > Strip
Bowling > Ball
Stress > Test
Sweetly > Sing
Creamy > Paste
Awaken > Potential
Beaten > Down

#451
Earrings > Bling
Tomorrow > Future
Soft > Pillow
Idiots > Stupid
Portraits > Paint
Handicap > Advantage
Collar > Flea
Blouse > Skirt
Wool > Sheep
Statistic > Maths

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#444
Nap > Doze off
Smug > Pleased
Barry > ?
Righteous > Anger
Hairstylist > Haircut
Vibrate > Massager
Deal > Monopoly
Communicate > Plan
Telling > Whistle-blower
Andrew > Chan

#445
Injury > Risk management
Incentive > to win
Suitable > Outfit
Cheating > Hacking
Remembering > History
Nasty > Wound
Games > Shop
Wife > Marry
Challenged > Duel
Barbaric > Attack

#446
Eating > Fast Food
Cowboys > Beans
Nightmare > Cold Sweat
Impress > Boss
Year > Yearling
Kiss > Hug
Corn > Foot
Humping > Sex
Mirror > Wall
Brains > Smarts

#447
Running > Shoes
Hot > Weather
Neighbor > Friendly
Reported > Troll
Horrific > Shocking
Supplies > Surprise
Grammar > Usage
Back to > School
Righteous > Anger
Next door > Guy

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#438
Diligence > Due-
Volume > Lower the volume
Hospital > Charges
Binge > Drinking
Loyalty > Pays
Pediatrics > Children
Authorize > Security
Cage > Fight
Studious > Nerd
Transfer > Student

#439
Familiar > Passage
Park > Mall
Bank balance > Fat
Ducks > Hunting
Relationship > Smooth sailing
Ruminate > ?
Humanity > Woes
Baking soda > Science experiment
Angela > Little Trouble
Bastards > Dogs

#440
Google > Search
Cooking > House
Pillow > Fight
Star Trek > Movie
Wake > Up
Chilli > Padi
Premise > Rent
Share > Holder
Celebrity > Paparazzi
Stream > Movie

#441
Ceremony > VIP
Thread > Lock
Need > for speed
Sarcasm > Ignore
Domain > Name
Take > Over
Cast > Away
Zone > Control
Lose control > Emotions
Gambling > Debt

#442
Puzzled > Over
Ordered > Pizza
Unusual > Phenomena
Speculation > Shares
Tutorial > Basic
Dangerous > Creature
Second > Minute
Evidence > Overwhelming
Course > Study
Reason > Live

#443
Stewart > Black
Leafy > Greens
Ridiculous > Motion
Constipated > Diarrhoea
Bullied > Small kid
Permanent > Scar
Surgery > Success
Mosquito > Coil
Meat > Loaf
Stupefy > Spell

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#432

Trumpet > Sound
Love > Selflessness
Roytine > ?
Infringe > (against the) Law
Misgivings > Bad feelings
Establish > Set a standard
Stupefy > Harry Potter
Constipate > diarrhoea (antonym)
Conjure > Bad of tricks
Miscellaneous > Low priority

#433

Code > Red
Brothers > “Blood is thicker than water”
Immigration > Checkpoint
Heavy > Duty
Bracket > Mount
Murder > Investigation
Neighbor > Friendly
Collar > Flea
Onslaught > Waves of
Eyebrows > Curl

#434

International > Student
Witnesses > Eye-
Rising > Force
Two years ago > Studying
Sausage > sausage, ham, and egg
Physically > Unfit
Approached >by a stranger
Mole > “making a mountain out of a mole hill”
Collar > flea
Encased > Concrete

#435

Decoder > DeCoder’s Cafe
Cake > Ice-cream
Sense > Perceive
Geek > Passionately interested
Cousin > Nephews
Goggles > Google goggles
Social media > Facebook, Twitter
Butterfly > Stomach
Search > and destroy
Manicure > Pedicure

#436

Circles > Google
Born > this way?
Teddy > bear
Comfortable > Pillow
Chaste > Refrain
Burned > Up
Blouse > Skirt
Threats > Terror
Cuddly > Hugs
Condemned > Dispose of

#437

Adventure > -filled
Truth > be told
Expose > lies
Applause > Encore
Hostility > Rage
Sauce > Tomato
Constipation > Stuck
Explore > Treasure hunt
Senator > Parliament
Children > School

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Valve detailed their plans for an improved download system for Steam over the weekend in a post on Steam, saying that “soon, Dota 2 will be delivered using it.” When Dota 2 was announced last October, Valve slated it for release this year. Since then there’s been very little information beyond the impressive character art, but we may see a lot more shortly. Valve are listed to show an unnamed strategy game at Gamescom next month, and developer IceFrog has said in a Q&A that at some stage “there will certainly be an opportunity to get involved with beta testing Dota 2.” We’ll have to wait and see what Valve show in Cologne on August 17.

[Source: 2dayblog]