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Sager offers the Clevo W110ER gaming laptop for $899 and up

Brad Linder — Tue, 22 May 2012 19:30:28 +0000

The Clevo W110ER is a gaming laptop with an 11.6 inch display, Intel Ivy Bridge processor and NVIDIA Kepler graphics card. It's one of the most powerful computers available in an 11.6 inch form factor -- especially for gamers. Clevo is a Taiwanese PC manufacturer, but a handful of companies are slapping their names on the laptop and selling it...

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Clevo W110ER 11 inch gaming laptop reviewed, mostly liked

Brad Linder — Mon, 21 May 2012 16:40:18 +0000

Computers designed for gaming tend to be big, heavy, and generally a pain to lug around. Notebooks with 11.6 inch displays, on the other hand, are typically aimed at folks that prioritize mobility over graphics performance. They tend to be thin, light, and easy to stuff in a bag. There hasn't been a whole lot of overlap between these two computer categories....

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Origin PC EON 11-S: big gaming in a little laptop

Brad Linder — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:53:58 +0000

Origin PC has unveiled an 11.6 inch gaming laptop called the EON 11-S. If it looks familiar, that's because it's nearly identical to the Maingear Pulse 11 introduced a few days ago. Both laptops are manufactured by Taiwanese PC builder Clevo. The biggest difference is that the cheapest version of the EON 11-S will be $999, or about $100 less than...

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Maingear set to launch 11.6 inch gaming laptop, carry Dell’s abandoned torchs)

Brad Linder — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:51:19 +0000

Dell may have decided that 11.6 inch gaming laptops aren't as cool as they once were... but Maingear is ready to pick up where Dell left off when it decided to end the Alienware M11x line of ultraportable gaming rigs. Engadget reports that Maingear will launch the Pulse 11 notebook on June 3rd with prices starting at $1099. The laptop...

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Archos working on an Android tablet for gaming

Brad Linder — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:40:18 +0000

French tablet maker Archos is preparing a new Android tablet aimed at gaming. Speaking to The New Ecomiste, the CEO of Archos said he sees traditional game consoles going away, with tablets taking their place. That doesn't necessarily mean he envisions a future where all games are played on touchscreens -- hardcore gamers will tell you how much fun that...

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Dell Discontinues the Alienware M11x gaming ultraportable

Brad Linder — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:32:06 +0000

Dell is based in Texas, where everything is allegedly bigger. So maybe it's not surprising to see that the company is killing off its smallest Alienware gaming laptop. Dell has already largely pulled out of the US netbook, smartphone, and Android tablet space. Dell introduced the Alienware M11x gaming notebook with an 11.6 inch display a few years ago when...

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Open source Pandora handheld gaming console finally up for pre-order

Brad Linder — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:00:42 +0000

The OpenPandora project is an open source project to create a handheld gaming console using open source designs and open source software. The Pandora has an ARM-based processor, Linux-based operating system, and support for a wide range of game console emulators along with a QWERTY thumb keyboard and dual analog game controllers. It's been about four years since the project...

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Gamestop now offers Android tablets for gamers

Brad Linder — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:32:24 +0000

Video game retail chain Gamestop is now offering Android tablets through its website and in select US stores. As announced last month, Gamestop isn't offering tablets under its own brand name, but instead sells a handful of popular tablets from well known companies. At launch, Gamestop is selling the Acer Iconia Tab A100 7 inch tablet, Asus Eee Pad Transformer,...

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Ocosmos OCS9 gaming tablet to ship in Korea for $700

Brad Linder — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:03:09 +0000

The OCS9 tablet from OCosmos is a 10.1 inch Windows 7 slate PC with a 1.5 GHz Intel Atom Z670 Oak Trail processor, 2GB of RAM, and a solid state disk. The company started showing off the tablet in January, and it's finally ready to go on sale next month in Korea, where it will be available for $700. The tablet's claim to...

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Raspberry Pi running Quake III – video

Brad Linder — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:04:02 +0000

The Raspberry Pi is designed to be a tiny, low cost computer for use in education. But that doesn't mean you can't use it to play video games. The team working to bring the $25 computer to market posted a video this weekend showing a prototype running Quake III. This is still a work in progress -- the frame rate...

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Qualcomm: Mobile devices could one day replace video game consoles

Brad Linder — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 13:51:23 +0000

Mobile processors such as the latest NVIDIA Tegra or Qualcomm Snapdragon chips already offer pretty impressive graphics performance. They can handle 1080p HD video playback and 3D graphics acceleration and companies are working on adding features like shadow-and-lighting effects. While there are some pretty impressive games available for mobile devices, they still don't really hold a candle to the titles...

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1.7 GHz Intel Atom Z690 Oak Trail processor makes a surprise appearance

Brad Linder — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:20:57 +0000

Razer is showing off a new version of the Switchblade portable gaming concept powered by a new Intel Atom chip that Intel hasn't actually gotten around to announcing yet. Razer has been showing off a prototypes of the Switchblade with a 7 inch display and customizable touch-sensitive buttons instead of a standard keyboard since CES in January. At the time,...

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Dell launches updated Alienware M11x gaming ultraportable for $999

Brad Linder — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:12:27 +0000

The Alienware M11x has earned a reputation over the past year as a surprisingly powerful ultraportable laptop with high performance graphics and a small 11.6 inch display. Now Dell is updating the M11x with a faster processor, higher performance graphics, and... a higher starting price. While the laptop launched last year with a starting price of $799, the new model...

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EraPalm5 handheld PC looks like a gaming console

Brad Linder — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:00:14 +0000

A Chinese company called EraThink is showing off a new handheld PC device which looks like a video game console. But while the EraPalm5 has a slide-out screen covering the keyboard and joystick buttons on the left and right sides, it's no PSP. Instead the machine features an Intel Atom Z-series processor and runs Windows 7. ...

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Nanocade DIY kit for turning a netbook, nettop into a MAME arcade cabinet

Brad Linder — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 12:00:43 +0000

Sure, if you want to get your old-school game on with your netbook, all you have to do is load up MAME and track down some classic arcade games. But if you want a slightly more authentic experience, and happen to have some free time and $349, you can convert your netbook or other small computer into a mini-game cabinet...

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