On Monday, Hewlett-Packard Co unveiled a new glass-encased laptop computer as the largest computer maker stepped up its efforts for chipping away at the stronghold of rival Apple in high-end PC market.

The laptop, called HP Envy 14 Spectre, is the latest entry of the Silicon Valley company in the slim, ultrabook category of personal computers and is the first to use glass on the lid, display and palmrest. The 14-inch laptop has built-in wireless links to speakers and can transfer website links from a nearby phone to the browser on the laptop using an emerging technology.

It will be available next month for a price starting at $1,400, which makes it more than the popular 13-inch MacBook Air of Apple.