Forget iMac 2022 — HP’s new all-in-one has big features Apple can’t match

Forget iMac 2021 — HP's new all-in-one has big features Apple can't match

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At that place's a new all-in-i desktop PC from HP harriving this calendar month that comes with some intriguing privacy features built in, including AI-powered noise reduction and a proximity sensor which automatically locks the PC when y'all walk abroad.

These features have already appeared in some HP laptops, but at present that they're part of the new HP EliteOne 800 business all-in-one it's probable we'll encounter them showtime appearing in more HP desktops — including those intended purely for personal use. Now that so many of u.s. are spending more than fourth dimension than we e'er expected in Zoom calls, often with noisy households in the background, a feature like this seems specially useful.

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While dissonance reduction algorithms accept been available to PC users for some time through downloadable apps like Nvidia'due south RTX Vocalisation, it's still quite rare to see them congenital into the hardware itself. HP claims this is its outset desktop to include the feature, and it works well-nigh similar you'd expect: users can enable noise reduction through an onboard app. If it works correctly, the feature should automatically discover when you're speaking and filter out all other groundwork noise.

The HP EliteOne 800 line of business-course all-in-ones also includes a bunch of additional privacy features, including a proximity sensor that tin can be tuned to automatically lock the PC when you walk away from it.

Since that adequacy relies on a born proximity sensor rather than the PC's webcam, you tin can still employ it when you take your webcam shut off or covered, which is a dainty privacy-minded affect. While a feature like this is more useful in an office setting than at habitation, it would be nice to see information technology announced in more desktop PCs, especially those aimed primarily at family use.

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Alex Wawro is a lifelong tech and games enthusiast with more than a decade of experience covering both for outlets similar Game Developer, Blackness Hat, and PC World magazine. He currently serves as a senior editor at Tom'southward Guide covering all things computing, from laptops and desktops to keyboards and mice.