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Watch the Next @ Acer global press conference live now

The PC giant will unveil a new lineup of laptops, desktops and gaming gear at its Brooklyn conference.

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It may not be as much of a household name (in the US at least) as Apple or Dell , but Acer makes a lot of desktops , laptops , monitors, accessories and pretty much every type of PC-related gear you can think of. This includes some of our longtime favorites, such as the Acer Swift 7 or the Predator 21 X

Now the company is holding what it calls its annual Next @ Acer Global Press Conference, at New York's Brooklyn Navy Yard. The event kicks off at 11 a.m. ET Thursday, and based on our experience in previous years, you can expect a wide range of new product announcements, covering gaming PC, thin-and-light laptops, Chromebooks and accessories. A phone or smartwatch can occasionally sneak in there, too. 

We'll be onsite Thursday morning, covering the highlights, and you can keep up by watching the livestream here as well.