NEW YORK — Feb. 9, 2012 — Each year, designers, buyers, supermodels, celebrities and paparazzi from around the world converge for the annual Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week. Throughout the weeklong celebration, the city bustles with designers and fashionistas who hop from party to party and crowd the catwalks for a glimpse of next fall’s biggest fashions.
This year, thin is in for the technology world too, as manufacturers are producing more stylish, fashion-forward PCs that are light in the chassis and offer a range of unique color options. For a dash of bling, consumers can add hip new tech accessories such as Microsoft designer mice and laptop bags for the chic and trendy techie.
Of course, where trends and technology meet, form also meets function, and perhaps the most beautiful thing about these PCs is what’s under the hood — the latest in flash memory drives, supercharged processors from AMD and Intel, and crystal-clear displays.
If you’re into technology and fashion, you’ll want to see what we’re talking about, so whenever you’re ready, turn down the lights, turn up the music and click on the slideshow below for our 2012 fashion show.
Fashion Week Devices
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Acer Aspire S
At 13 millimeters, the new Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook is one of the thinnest notebooks on the market. The Aspire ships with Windows 7 Home Premium and takes advantage of low-voltage Intel Core i-series processors to deliver real processing power, a 1.5-second wake-up time from sleep, and up to seven hours of battery life. Availability: October 2011.
ASUS Zenbook Ultrabook
With a flushed trackpad and metal keys, the UX Zenbook manages to squeeze durability, power and class into a small package. The ASUS Zenbook with Windows 7 boasts a powerful Intel i5/i7 processor, exclusive Super Hybrid Engine II with instant-on two-second resume inside a spun metal and hairline aluminum, lightweight chassis that is only 3 millimeters in the front and 9 millimeters in the rear. The razor-thin edges, curved center section and new rose gold color provide beauty and strength in complete balance and harmony.
Dell XPS 13
The XPS 13 is the world’s first edge-to-edge display Windows 7 ultra-thin and light PC. It weighs 2.99 pounds, is less than a quarter inch thick, fits a 13.3-inch display in a 12-inch form factor, and features a full-size backlit keyboard, large multi-gesture support touchpad, rapid response SSD drive, powerful Core i3, i5 and i7 processors, and a brilliant HD WLED 300-nit display
HP ENVY14 Spectre
The HP ENVY 14 Spectre is a powerful consumer thin and light PC that commands attention with its extraordinary glass design. Tough yet beautiful, the HP ENVY 14 Spectre fits a 14-inch screen inside a 13.3-inch body. It’s blazingly fast, stunningly sleek and boasts up to nine hours of battery life.
Lenovo IdeaPad U300s
Lenovo’s IdeaPad U300s series focuses on long battery life and powerful capabilities in an ultraportable package. The U300s is the new 13-inch version, which will be available with Windows 7 Home Premium and Intel’s ultra-low-voltage Core i7, i5 and i3 processors in a variety of speeds. Availability: October 2011.
Samsung Series 9 Special Edition
The super-slim, elegant and high-powered Samsung Series 9 is the ultimate laptop for users looking to make a statement. Samsung recently introduced an even more fashionable version of this popular notebook: the Series 9 Special Edition in Night Blue Crystal. Designed to turn heads everywhere, the Samsung Series 9 Special Edition features unique crystal accents on the lid and a stylish deep blue body. It will be available exclusively from QVC.
Sony VAIO S Series
New York to Rome in a single charge. Now available in either a 13.3-inch screen size in a variety of colors, including red, white, blue and pink, or a full HD 15.5-inch screen size in black and silver, the design and feature set of the Sony VAIO S Series are designed to optimize the combination of mobility and performance. The S also allows users to extend its battery life by attaching a “sheet” battery underneath the PC, offering up to 12 hours of productivity or entertainment from anywhere.
Toshiba Portégé Z830
Toshiba’s ultralight new Portégé Z830 is a Windows 7-based PC clad in brushed magnesium-alloy and weighing less than 2.5 pounds. Featuring long battery life of up to eight hours, spill-resistant LED backlit keyboard and Toshiba Hi-Speed Start Technology, which saves time by offering a quicker boot-up from off state in a slim 0.63-inch form factor that will appeal to business customers and consumers.
Jil Sander Mobile
Designed by Jil Sander, and with a technical platform provided by LG Electronics, the Jil Sander Mobile is a proposition of unique design, fusing the brand aesthetic values of modernity, purity and understated luxury with the latest technological innovations. Its outside shell reflects sleek shapes and clean lines while the mobile device premiers an exclusive Jil Sander App.
HTC Radar 4G
HTC Radar features a 5MP camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera, allowing you to always capture life’s memorable moments.
Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse – Limited Edition
The Arc Touch Mouse is the first mouse designed to flatten for portability and pop up for comfort. Scrolling is fast and easy with a touch-scroll strip, where a flick of a finger starts hyper fast scrolling and a simple tap brings it to a stop. The sleek Arc Touch Mouse is also outfitted with BlueTrack Technology, so you can track on virtually any surface while you’re on the go. In celebration of Microsoft Hardware’s 30th anniversary, The Arc Touch Mouse is now available in Cement Gray, in Sangria Red and in a new pattern designed by Shenzhen, China-based artist Paco celebrating the 2012 Year of the Dragon.
Microsoft Touch Mouse Artist Edition
The Touch Mouse is Microsoft’s first multitouch device designed for Windows 7 that lets people click, flick, scroll and swipe with gesture input, making it easy and fun to interact with their PCs. The stylish Touch Mouse is now available in a pattern designed by New York artist Deanne Cheuk that visually mimics the tracing motion that a user performs over the product during use.
Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 Year of the Dragon
Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 Year of the Dragon