Toshiba is showing off a new convertible tablet-style notebook at CES this week called the Toshia Portege M930. Or rather, Microosft is showing it off — which explains why I didn’t spot it at the Toshiba booth. Fortunately the folks from Engadget, The Verge, and Notebook Italia all found this convertible and posted some hands-on details. The laptop has a…

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Intel has updated its Classmate PC designs to incorporate the latest Intel Atom Cedar Trail processors. The new netbooks and convertible tablets are also more rugged and include improved touch features and longer battery life. Classmate computers are designed for students and feature sturdy cases, built-in handles for carrying the device, and other education-focused hardware and software. CTL is one…

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The Novero Solano is a 10 inch netbook with an Intel Atom N600 Cedar Trail processor and Windows 7 operating system. But what makes it unusual is that it can also function as a touchscreen tablet. What makes it even more unusual is that it doesn’t have a swivel like an old-school tablet. Instead, you simply push back the display within…

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The latest Classmate PC netbooks and convertible tablets based on Intel’s reference design are starting to appear. CTL is introduding the 2go Classmate PC NL3 this week at CES. It’s a 10 inch convertible tablet-style netbook with a 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N2600 Cedar Trail dual core processor. The laptop has a 1366 x 768pixel display which is connected to…

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Lenovo is introducing a new convertible tablet-style notebook called the IdeaPad YOGA. While notebooks that transform into tablets are nothing new, the YOGA takes an unusual approach. You just push the screen back 360 degrees and fold the laptop as if you were closing the lid — but the “flip-and-fold” design means that the screen will now be accessible. The…

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Gigabyte is launching updated versions of its Intel Atom-based portable computers including its 10 inch Windows slate PC and 10 inch convertible tablet-style netbook. The new Gigabyte S1081 late has an Intel Atom Cedar Trail chip, a choice of a solid state disk or a 500GB hard drive, HDMI, VGA, USB 3.0, Bluetooth 4.0, and a 1.3MP webcam. The slate…

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As expected, Lenovo is launching a new Android tablets with 5, 7, and 10 inch displays. But there’s something special about the 10 inch model. The Lenovo IdeaTab S2 10 will be available with an optional keyboard docking station that lets you use the tablet like a laptop. The keyboard dock also includes its own battery and a few extra…

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The Gigabyte Booktop 1132 is a computer designed for anyone that can’t choose between a laptop, a tablet, or a desktop. It aims to be all three. You can use the computer as a standard laptop, twist the screen and fold it back over the keyboard for use as a tablet, or close the lid and place the Booktop 1132…

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Gigabyte has been producing convertible tablet-style netbooks for a few years. At first glance they look like any other netbook, if a bit bulkier. But the displays are attached to the base of the computer with a swivel rather than two hinges. This lets you rotate the screen 180 degrees and fold it down over the keyboard so you can…

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Apple iPad cases with built-in Bluetooth keyboards are a dime a dozen (or about $50 to $100 each). But the Crux Loaded case is soemthing a bit different. This case doesn’t just add a keyboard to your iPad. It also adds a touchpad and an extended battery. Crux says that when you dock your iPad to the case you can…

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Fujitsu introduced a new Windows 7 tablet with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard this week, but so far I’d only seen rendered press shots of the Fujitsu TH40/D. Now the folks at Akihabara News have had a chance to check it out in person and we can see what the tablet looks like in the real world. As expected, the computer…

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It seems like every day there’s a new report suggesting that tablets are or aren’t killing off traditional laptop computers. But designer Hao-Chun Huang has come up with a concept device that lets you have the best of both worlds. The concept is called the Flexbook, and it was submitted as part of a Fujitsu/DesignBook competition. The device would feature…

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