With the year 2013 making shift to 2014, several gadget companies are lined up for new launches of the latest innovative products to woo prospective buyers. Local distributors of smartphones, tablets, phablets and ultra books, among others, are all set to introduce various new products in 2014. Here is the low down on some of the gadgets  

Asus Vivobook S451LB & Vivobook S 551 LB

Nagmani International, authorised distributor of Asus products in Nepal, will be launching a new model of Ultra Book—Asus Vivo Book S451LB—at CAN Inchfo Techon January 2. The Ultra Book which comes with full metal body and touch screen features fourth generation core i5 processor, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB graphics Nvidia 740M and 500 GB hard drive. Amit Sharaf, director at Nagmani Inchternational, said that the new device looks attractive as it has a full metal body that will also protect the device from physical damages. He also claimed that it will be the first 14-inch Ultrabook with touchscreen and DVD-RW in the domestic market. The company has fixed the price for this Ultrabook at Rs 102,900. The company will also be launching Vivobook S 551 LB under the ultra book series. The 15-inch Ultra-book features fourth generation core i7 processor, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB hard drive with full metal body. The device is priced Rs 106,900.

Colors X Factor Tab

TeleTalk Nepal, authorised distributor of Colors mobile and tablets in the domestic market, will introduce X Factor tab with Quad Core processor by February 2014. Sachin Udas, marketing head of the company, said that this model armed with a very fast processor will offer a rich gaming experience in the tablet sector. The tablet comes with 1.2 GHz Quad processor, 1 GB RAM and 8 GB internal memory. The company said the tablet will cost approximately Rs 18,000. Similarly, the company will also introduce upgraded version of Colors Pearl Black series with Octa Core processor which features 2 GB RAM, full HD graphics. This smart phone has 13 mega-pixel rear and 5 mega-pixel front facing cameras. It is priced at around Rs 36,000.

Nokia Lumia 1520  

Neoteric Nepal, authorised distributor of Nokia products, is all set to launch Nokia 1520 fablet in the domestic market by mid-January 2014. Aayush Shrestha, the company’s marketing manager, said that this advanced model of fablet among the devices running on the Windows platform. It features the biggest screen of six inch, high resolution at 1080P which comes with the fastest processor Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800 of 2.2 GHz and 20 mega-pixel camera.

Samsung Grand 2

International Marketing Services, authorised distributor of Samsung mobiles in Nepal, has said that it will introduce Samsung Grand 2 by the mid-January 2014. The phone comes with 5.25 HD screen, Quard Core 1.2 GHz processor, 1.5 GB RAM and 8 GB internal memory which is expandable up to 64 GB . With the latest Android OS v4.3 Jelly Bean operating system, the device features 8 mega-pixel rear and 1.3 mega-pixel front cameras. Geo tagging, face and smile detection, image stablisation and touch focus among other features.

LG G Pro Lite and G2  

The sole authorised distributor of LG electronics in Nepal, CG Electronics, is set to introduce LG G Pro Light within January. Ramesh Shrestha, General Manager of CG Electronics, said that the new device will treat gadget lovers with latest features. The G Pro Lite comes with features such as 5.5 inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with multi-touch function and runs on Android v4.1.2 Jelly bean operating system. It has got 8 mega-pixel rear camera and 1.3 mega pixel front facing camera. The other device G2 too runs on the same platform and boasts features such as 5.2 inch LCD capacitive touchscreen with multi-touch function and corning gorilla glass 2. G Po Lite is expected to cost around Rs 36,000 and G2 at Rs 80,000.