Have an old smartphone lying around that you’re not using as a phone anymore? One hardware hacker decided to turn theirs into a mini-laptop. Prend Workbench shared the project in a YouTube video that shows the end result, as well as some of the build process. In a nutshell, adding a keyboard, touchpad, USB hub, […]
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Lenovo Tab Extreme now available (high-performance, high-price Android tablet)
The Lenovo Tab Extreme is the biggest, most powerful Android tablet Lenovo has released to date. It’s also the most expensive. When the company first unveiled the 14.5 inch tablet in January, we were told that it would sell for $1200 and up. Now it’s available for purchase from Best Buy and the good news is […]
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4 Comments on Intel’s 14th-gen “Meteor Lake” chips will have a dedicated VPU (vision processing unit) for AI acceleration
Intel’s 14th-gen “Meteor Lake” chips will have a dedicated VPU (vision processing unit) for AI acceleration
4 Comments on Intel’s 14th-gen “Meteor Lake” chips will have a dedicated VPU (vision processing unit) for AI accelerationChip makers have been designing chips that incorporate both a CPU and GPU for decades at this point. But we’re increasingly seeing companies add other dedicated features, and as the tech world looks toward AI as the next big thing, it’s unsurprising to see that Intel is putting a dedicated AI accelerator into its next-gen […]
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ARM’s new chip designs promise performance and efficiency improvements (Cortex-X4, Cortex-A720, Cortex-A520, and Immortalis-G720)
7 Comments on ARM’s new chip designs promise performance and efficiency improvements (Cortex-X4, Cortex-A720, Cortex-A520, and Immortalis-G720)ARM has unveiled new CPU and GPU designs that the company says will bring better performance to next-gen smartphones, tablets and laptops while. The new designs are also more energy efficient, which could lead to longer battery life… or at least better performance without taking a bigger toll on battery life. The ARM Total Compute […]
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Daily Deals (5-26-2023)
Liliputing is a website focused on small computers, so I don’t spend a lot of time writing about laptops with 17 inch screens, as they’ve historically been big, heavy desktop replacements rather than truly mobile devices. But the LG Gram 17 breaks the mold by offering big screens in lightweight designs. While they’ve gotten mixed […]
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E Ink Spectra 6 brings full color support to ePaper digital signage
E Ink’s paper-like displays are low-power screens that offer a paper-like viewing experience. They’re easily visible with ambient lighting (so an artificial light is optional). And they can display a static image indefinitely since they only consume power when you change what’s on the screen. Up until recently most E Ink displays were black and […]
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Framework Laptop 16 will have a semi-custom 165 Hz, 2560 x 1600px display
Framework makes modular, repairable, and upgradeable laptops. Up until now all of the company’s notebooks have featured 13.5 inch displays and a chassis that’s changed little enough from one generation to the next that you can easily put a new mainboard in an old laptop to upgrade the processor, memory, storage, and other components. But […]
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Anbernic RG nano is a keychain-sized retro game console
Chinese handheld gaming company Anbernic is preparing to launch its smallest game console to date. The upcoming Anbernic RG nano measures just 68 x 42mm (2.7″ x 1.7″), making it small enough to clip on a keychain and keep in your pocket or handbag. But it’s also a full-fledged game system with a color display, D-Pad, action […]
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ASROCK iBox-N97 is a fanless mini PC with an Alder Lake-N processor and two 2.5 GbE Ethernet ports
No Comments on ASROCK iBox-N97 is a fanless mini PC with an Alder Lake-N processor and two 2.5 GbE Ethernet portsThe ASRock iBOX-N97 is a 135 x 110 x 44.5mm (5.3″ x 4.3″ x 1.8″) computer with a fanless design, support for up to three displays and up to two 2.5 GbE Ethernet connections. It’s powered by a Intel Processor I97 chip, which a 12-watt, 4-core, 4-thread chip based on Intel’s Alder Lake-N architecture, which […]
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Schenker Vision 14 refresh brings Intel Raptor Lake to this thin, light, and powerful notebook
1 Comment on Schenker Vision 14 refresh brings Intel Raptor Lake to this thin, light, and powerful notebookThe Schenker Vision 14 is a laptop with a 14 inch, 2880 x 1800 pixel IPS LCD display with a 90 Hz refresh rate, a 99 Wh battery, support for up to 64GB of RAM, and optional support for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti discrete graphics. And it weighs less than 3 pounds, while measuring […]