Next@Acer 2023: new Predator, Vero laptops, e-bike, and more

Acer on Thursday announced a slew of new IoT products including an electronic bicycle, refreshed Vero and Predator laptop lineups, and new desktop towers and curved monitor.

Here’s a rundown of newly announced devices at Acer‘s Global Press Conference: Next@Acer:

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ebii

Acer has introduced an electric bike with built-in AI features.

Namely, the ebii, with a modular design with a lightweight aluminum alloy frame, resilient flat-free tires, and a high-performance hub motor.

The bike is easily accessible to riders of all types due to its low stand-over height.

It comes with the ebiiGo app allowing users to monitor real-time data such as speed, distance traveled, remaining battery, and recommended routes.

Its AI smart assistant automatically adjusts the bike’s cadence and torque to optimize battery life during the ride.

The bike’s ride data is analyzed by its algorithm to improve the overall riding experience over time.

Additionally, the bike has a detachable battery that can be fast-charged, and a security feature that alerts the user when the bike has been moved.

The bike is equipped with lights, a rear collision warning sensor, headlight, and side lights, and there are additional accessories such as a handlebar bag, detachable basket, and rear rack.

Acerpure Pro Vero and Acer Vero PL3510ATV Projector

The brand is expanding its Vero portfolio with the introduction of the Acerpure Pro Vero air purifier, which is made from 35% post-consumer recycled (PCR) materials and ensures improved air quality by eliminating up to 99% of PM2.5 particles and Formaldehyde.

While the Acer Vero PL3510ATV projector is also crafted with PCR materials at 35% makeup, with 50% of that PCR materials used on its chassis.

It features laser phosphor illumination directed to its DLP chip, Full HD resolution, 5,000 ANSI lumen brightness, up to 30,000 hours lifespan, and embedded Android TV dongle with voice search command for Google Play Store apps. It also has HDMI 3D, football mode, and IP5X dust resistance.

Acer Aspire Vero 15

The Aspire Vero 15 boasts a narrow bezel design and uses up to 40% PCR materials on the entire chassis and display bezels, and 50% PCR on both keycaps and adapter casing. This leads to a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from 21% to 30% compared to virgin plastic, while maintaining laptop durability. All Vero laptops have undergone rigorous durability and reliability tests.

It sports a 15.6-inch FHD display with 100% sRGB colors and a 1440p QHD webcam with Acer Temporal Noise Reduction (TNR). This ensures that users can video conference with high-quality video and audio.

The laptop’s motherboard design reduces the overall circuit board size by 52%.

Powering the Aspire Vero 15 is the 13th-gen Intel Core i7 processor with up to 10 cores verified for Intel Evo. It also has up to 16GB of low power DDR5 RAM.

The laptop boasts a 12-hour battery life according to Acer. And Wi-Fi 6E, two Thunderbolt 4 Type-C, HDMI 2.1, and Bluetooth 5.1 for connectivity.

The laptop also has added AI solutions such as Acer PurifiedVoice and PurifiedView, which enhance video conferencing experience, and VeroSense software to extend battery life.

The Aspire Vero 15 comes in three different colors – Cyprus Green, Mariana Blue, and Cobblestone Gray.

Acer Predator Helios 3D 15 SpatialLabs Edition

The Predator Helios 3D 15 SpatialLabs Edition offers a glasses-free 3D gaming experience, leveraging eye-tracking sensors and pixel by pixel bounded on top of the 4K display with 100% Adobe RGB color gamut.

With support for over 80 games including Forza Horizon 5, Tunic, and Maneater, the SpatialLabs TrueGame leverages existing game data like depth and 3D geometry.

The laptop runs on a 13th-gen Intel Core i9 HX processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 laptop GPU, with custom-AeroBlade cooling and liquid metal over the CPU. It comes with Windows 11 and one month of Xbox Game Pass.

Acer Predator Helios Neo 16

The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 features custom-engineered AeroBlade fans and liquid thermal grease, 32GB DDR5 RAM, and either WQXGA and WUXGA 16:10 panels with support for NVIDIA G-Sync.

Up to a 165Hz screen refresh rate, and it runs on a 13th-gen Intel Core processor with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 series based on Ada Lovelace architecture and DLSS 3.

Acer Predator Triton 17 X

The Acer Predator Triton 17 X packs a GeForce RTX 4090 with a max TGP of 175 watts and features a 16:10 17-inch 2.5K (WQXGA) AMOLED panel with support for NVIDIA Advanced Optimus and G-Sync.

It runs on a 13th-gen Intel Core i9 processor Raptor Lake architecture with 24 cores, 32 threads, with up 5.6GHz clock speed. It has 64GB DDR5 RAM at 5200MHz and up to 4TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD.

It has a sleek CNC-milled, gray unibody chassis that allows advanced cooling with more ventilation and exhausts, thanks to the gradient venting grill on the sides and rear.

Acer Nitro XZ452CU V

The Acer Nitro XZ452CU V curved monitor boasts a 44.5-inch 32:9 ultrawide aspect ratio and 1500R curvature.

It has a 165Hz refresh rate and support for AMD FreeSync Premium. With built-in KVM switch and plenty of I/Os including USB 3.0 and Type-C, Ethernet, and HDMI ports.

Acer Predator Orion X

The Acer Predator Orion X is a compact desktop tower powered by Intel Core i9-13900KS special edition processor with 24 cores and 6GHz turbo boost. And an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, and custom-engineered liquid cooling block.

It features DDR5 RAM and a quick access M.2 SSD drive that is hot-swappable, in which Acer also says that the unit is easy to upgrade and modify.