Laptops have come pretty close to replacing desktop computers for most purposes over the last few years. They’re just about as powerful and they’re a heck of a lot easier to use in a coffee shop or on an airplane. But if you use a computer for specialized purposes, you may have to add USB peripherals that make laptops almost…

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Edward Bullister has a great idea for a tiny netbook-like device that you can fold up and put in your pocket, or unfold to use with a full sized keyboard and display. Unfortunately, right now about all he has is an idea. Bullister says he has a business plan, and he’s put together a nice little demo video, which I…

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Every now and then someone will ask why netbooks don’t have folding keyboards that can be expanded like the old Butterfly keyboard on the IBM ThinkPad 701. That way you could give a 7 or 9 inch netbook a full 100% sized keyboard. Well, the folks behind the CrossFold DragonFly concept design will see your folding keyboard concept and do…

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Tired of seeing new products from Computex that actually have a shot in hell of showing up on store shelves one day? Chip maker Freescale has a few concept designs to show you for devices that may never see the light of day. But at least they show some outside the box thinking on Freescale’s part. All six concepts are…

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