"Did you know Acer acquired a Japanese design firm called Amadana late last year that makes classy coffee gear, retro calculators, air purifiers, and all manner of minimalist low-fi tech? Neither did I till today - but it goes a long way to explaining why a few of Acer's new monitors at IFA 2025 are leaping off the page. Unfortunately for stateside readers, Acer has no current plans to ship its Amadana branded products below in the US."
"But the Acer CE270U Z, below and atop this story, will come to North America for $700 in Q1, and feature a 26.5-inch 1440p OLED panel at 280Hz. It also has AMD's flavor of variable refresh rate (FreeSync Premium Pro) and peak brightness of 1000 nits in HDR (250 nits typical), with two HDMI 2.1 ports and one DisplayPort 1.4."
Acer acquired Japanese design firm Amadana, known for minimalist low-fi products such as coffee gear, retro calculators and air purifiers. The Amadana-branded 27-inch 27ART0 P1 desktop monitor and 16-inch 1.4-pound 16APM1QJ portable monitor will ship to EMEA in Q1, priced at €169 and €119 respectively. Both EMEA models use 1080p IPS panels at 250 nits, with the desktop reaching 144Hz and the portable limited to 60Hz; both support variable refresh rate. The Acer CE270U Z will ship to North America in Q1 for $700, featuring a 26.5-inch 1440p OLED panel at 280Hz, FreeSync Premium Pro, 1000-nit HDR peak and multiple modern ports. Amadana takes its name from an Edo-period location known for fine lacquerware.
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