Acer's 14- and 15-inch Timeline Ultra notebooks (photos)

LAS VEGAS--Acer took the wraps off its latest generation of Ultra notebooks today with new 14- and 15-inch models.

On the list of features is 20mm thickness, 8-hour battery life, 1.5 second resume, and the company's Instant Connect technology, which lets owners wake up the computer through the Web.

Click through to get a gander at the new hardware, which Acer says will be available in the first quarter of 2012.

The 14-inch model's insides.

The 14-inch model from the right side.

The 14-inch model from the left side.

Along with the 14-inch model, Acer's also got a 15-inch model coming.

The 15-inch model all closed up.

Peeking into the 15-inch model.

The 15-inch model as seen in a position that it would never naturally be in, except if you dropped it.

Acer touts its wide opening display hinge, which lets you push the screen back so it's nearly parallel with the body.

Here's that hinge with the screen off.