Despite its dedication with simplifying technology, Hewlett Packard has given its entire range of PCs, notebooks, MediaSmart services and HD TVs a futuristic make-over, in an attempt to compliment the modern home. | HP’s entire range of notebooks, desktops, MediaSmart services, and HD TVs will be part of this futuristic make-over. Satjiv Chahil, senior vice president of global marketing, Personal Systems Group, HP explains the reasons for the attractive upgrades “Consumers today are demanding higher standards of digital entertainment experiences that enhance the very personal environments of their home.” | 
'HP's A6000 offers a variety photo and video features' | | HP has launched a line of attractive PCs as part of its campaign ‘The Computer is Personal Again.’ Designed to compliment home interiors, HP hopes the average user will opt for the new range instead of laptops. The updated elegant design features glossy piano black casing, with a silver trim, and subtle blue LED light accents. |
'HP's M8000 Desktop PC is the ultimate in digital entertainment - with optional HD DVD player' | “Consumers today are demanding higher standards of digital entertainment experiences that enhance the very personal environments of their home,” said Mr Chahil. Boasting Adonis-like beauty and brains, the new ranges make life easier with some new features, which include a top-mounted easy-to-reach power button, an integrated bay for removable storage, and an accessible media card reader opening up endless multimedia options to the user. Completely customisable too, the chassis can be complimented by an optional 15-in-1 card reader, DVD burner, and HP pocket media drive storage bay. | | The prettier PCs include the HP Pavilion s3000 Series Slimline PC, which is less than one-third the size of a regular PC, the s3000 offers convenient access to files, music and video with a pocket media drive bay (sold separately). Next up is the HP Pavilion a6000 Series Desktop PC, delivering a variety of features that make working with digital photos and videos fun and convenient. With optional LightScribe, which creates a monochrome image, users can create and personalise innovative labels for CDs and DVDs. The ultimate in HP’s digital entertainment range is the HP Pavilion Media Centre TV m8000 Series Desktop PC. With this users can watch TV, listen to music, and view photos and videos. It has an optional HD DVD player offering six times better resolution than watching an average DVD. Also new for 2007 are HP’s three widescreen HP monitors. Available in 19, 20 and 22-inch diagonal measurements, the monitor trio reflect the new modern design of the desktop PCs, with a sleek piano black finish. With HP BrightView technology, the monitors are bursting with the brightest colours, and with anti-glare technology, every inch of colour will be coming your way. They feature a unique space-saving standing frame which has an on-board keyboard. HP certainly wants to give users the chance to personalise their PC with the ‘Easy-clip range’, which includes quirky features for PC desktops, including a flower vase, photo frame, document holder, and webcam. |
| The range of new deliciously-designed technology will complement the recently introduced HP Pavilion tx1000 Entertainment notebook PC, the industry’s first touch-screen tablet PC, which went on sale a few weeks ago. Featuring a 180 degree swivel screen, the tablet PC can be scribbled on, just as a notepad can, making it perfect for travel, or those times when space is limited. |  'HP S3000 is slimmest of them all - less than one third the size of a normal PC' | | Prices of HP’s new stand-alone monitors start at £120, but for Desktop PCs you should expect to pay anything from around £350, ranging up to £900 for the all-singing all-dancing models. |
By Lisa Malyon |
