Most Android Wear smartwatches these days are round and don’t do much more than what Android Wear allows you to do. Granted, you can do a lot more than before but if you’ve already tried out and Android Wear smartwatch, chances are the experience is more or less the same for most devices. Standing out from the growing crowd of round smartwatches is the ASUS ZenWatch 2, which retains its thin, slim and sleek rectangular body with a curved glass touchscreen. Filled with a whole bunch of new gesture driven commands and priced well below RM1000, is the ASUS ZenWatch 2 worth your while? Find out in our full review of the ASUS ZenWatch 2 below.

The ASUS ZenWatch 2 sports a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, 512MB RAM, 4GB storage and also iP67 water resistant. The display is protected by a 2.5D curved Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and cost RM899 for the metallic strap version. Check out our hands-on video below!

The ASUS ZenWatch 2 have three different prices because of the straps that comes with it. One includes a rubber strap (RM649), leather strap (RM699) or a metallic strap (RM899). The core sports a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, 512MB RAM, 4GB storage and a choice of 1.64-inch 320x320 AMOLED display for Him and a smaller 1.45-inch display for Her, both are also iP67 water resistant and featuring 2.5D curved Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. So which one did we get? Check out our unboxing video to find out!

The world's thinnest cameraphone with 3x optical zoom features a 13MP PixelMaster rear camera with 10-element lens from Hoya, dual-prim periscope, OIS (optical image stabilization), 0.03 laser autofocus and dual-LED real tone flash, the ASUS ZenFone Zoom ZX551ML, was recentlylaunched here in Malaysia for RM2099. Along with it, ASUS Malaysia also revealed the ASUS ZenFone 2 Deluxe Special Edition ZE551ML, ZenWatch 2, ZenBook Pro UX501 and Zen AiO Pro Z240ICGK. While many of the details like price and tech specs weren't available at the launch, these details have been released recently which you can see in this article.

ASUS Malaysia have just launched the long awaited ASUS ZenFone Zoom. Designed with the cameraphone enthusiast in mind the ZenFone Zoom packs in a 2.5GHz Intel Atom Z3590 processor, 13MP PixelMaster rear camera with 3x optical zoom, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), laser autofocus, 10-element Hoya lens and dual-tone LED flash. It will be priced at RM2099 with a Malaysia release date expected at the end of January 2016. Check out the full tech specs below:

• 2.5GHz Intel Atom Z3590 processor
• 4GB RAM
• 128GB storage + up to 128GB microSD
• 5.5-inch display (full HD 1920 x 1080 pixels, 401 ppi, Corning Gorilla Glass 4)
• 13MP rear camera (PixelMaster, OIS, 3x Optical Zoom, 10-element Hoya Lens, dual-tone LED flash) + 5MP front camera
• 158.9 x 78.8 x 5mm~12mm | 185g
• supports 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, GPS, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0
• 3000 mAh battery (quick charging)

ASUS recently announced their new ASUS ZenWatch 2, the second generation in the ASUS ZenWatch series (which didn't manage to make it to Malaysia officially last time). While keeping the same beautiful curved glass look and design, the new ZenWatch 2 offers a different size and many other options to customize the smartwatch according to your tastes. The ZenWatch 2 will come in the original size with a 1.63-inch display at a 320 x 320 pixel resolution, but there is now a smaller version with a 1.45-inch display and 280 x 280 pixel resolution. Both feature the same tech specs which include a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, 512MB RAM, 4GB storage and a 400 mAh battery for the larger version and 300 mAh battery for the smaller version. Both use a magnetic connector to charge and are expected to launch in October although there are no specific Malaysia release dates just yet. You can customize the ZenWatch by choosing from a silver, gunmetal grey or rose gold body, various watch straps and using a watchface-creation tool. International pricing begins at €149 (RM702) for the larger version and €169 (RM796) for the smaller version.

ASUS has officially announced the ASUS ZenWatch 2 smartwatch. Utilizing Android Wear it comes in 22mm and 18mm bands, quite obviously designed for men and women or those with big wrists and small wrists. Tech specs include and a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, OLED display covered by 2.5D Gorilla Glass 3 and IP67 water resistance certification. This means you can bring it swimming. On top of this, battery life has been improved and a new magnetic charging system has been implemented although the details are still rather unclear. The ZenWatch 2 will be available in gunmetal, silver and rose gold with a choice over rubber, leather and metal bands. Other bands are due as well, along with one covered with Swarovski crystals. No Malaysia release dates or pricing details yet, but we should find out more in the coming months.

ASUS may have solved the problem of low battery life on smartwatches. According to a report from Focus Taiwan, ASUS will incorporate a power efficient CPU unit inside the second generation ASUS ZenWatch 2 to improve the battery life drastically. Asus Chairman Jonney Shih said that the next ZenWatch will come with a simplified CPU and operating system which should extend its battery life up to one week on a single charge. If this turns out to be true, the ZenWatch 2 will become one of the best smartwatches in the market in terms of battery life. At present, modern smartwatches provide up to one to two days of battery at the most. The ZenWatch 2 will also reportedly come with a feature wherein it can make and receive calls without a companion smartphone. This would make it a standalone smartwatch, much like the Samsung Gear S that was recently announced. The Taiwanese giant plans to release this new watch by Q3 2015. At present, the company has the ZenWatch in most markets (just not Malaysia) which retails for around $199 (RM718). Reports suggest ASUS will also unveil two new smartbands in the coming months targeted at a lower price band (perhaps we'll get those). 

At a launch for their new ASUS Fonepad 7 FE171CG tablet and other devices, ASUS Malaysia have confirmed that the upcoming ASUS ZenFone 2 and ZenFone Zoom will be coming to Malaysia sometime in Q2. No exact Malaysia release dates or pricing details were offered but we should know more around March or April 2015. They have said that there will be no supply issues like the previous ASUS ZenFone range of smartphones and we hope that that will remain true when the actual relase date rolls about. They also revealed that the first-generation ASUS ZenWatch would not be coming to Malaysia but have not ruled out the likelihood of the ZenWatch 2 coming here instead. While they didn't reveal exact plans for 2015, they did reveal that their focus would be on achieving top rankings for their notebooks, desktops, Android tablets and smartphones.