Want a gaming laptop, but don’t want a computer that’s too heavy to lug around with you everywhere you go? Razer’s got an interesting solution. The Razer Blade Stealth is an ultrabook with a 12.5 inch touchscreen display and a body that measures just 0.5 inches thick and which weighs just 2.75 pounds. It’s available with […]
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Amazon has a CES showcase for new products already up for pre-order
Thousands of companies are in Las Vegas this week introducing new products at the Consumer Electronics Show. Some will never see the light of day, and others won’t be available for months. But some products are already available for purchase or pre-order. Amazon is showcasing some of the items that are already available for pre-orders […]
Intel introduces Compute Stick with Atom x5 Cherry Trail processor
Intel’s new Compute Stick with a Core M Skylake processor isn’t the company’s only new PC on a stick for 2016. The company has also unveiled two new models featuring lower-power (and cheaper) Atom x5-Z8300 Cherry Trail chips. The Intel Compute Stick STK1AW32SC and STK1A32C should be available in the first quarter of 2016. Both models […]
Install Remix OS on any PC to run Android as a desktop operating system
Jide’s Remix OS is a custom version of Android designed to make Google’s mobile operating system feel like a desktop OS. And it pretty much works. The developers of Remix OS have released two devices that ship with the software, a tablet and a mini desktop computer, and they’ve also made the software available to […]
Oculus Rift VR headset ships in April for $599 (pre-orders are open now)
After months of buildup, Oculus is finally taking pre-orders for its virtual reality headset. The Oculus Rift should begin shipping in March, and you can order one today for $599. That makes this virtual reality device more expensive than some PCs. But this will be one of the first high-end VR accessories to hit the market […]
Hands-on with Toshiba’s dynaPad tablet with a Wacom pen
The Toshiba dynaPad is a Windows tablet with a 12 inch screen and a digital pen that lets you write or draw on the screen with 2,048 levels of pressure sensitivity. Toshiba began taking pre-orders for the tablet this week. There’s also an optional keyboard dock which sells for another $100. The company is showing […]
Intel’s new Compute Stick is a Core M Skylake-powered PC Stick
Zotac, Asus, and others may be launching PC sticks with Intel Atom Cherry Trail processors. But Intel is going a step further and launching a new line of Intel Compute Stick mini PCs featuring more powerful Core M Skylake processors. Update: The company also has its own new Cherry Trail models. Pricing has also been announced. The […]
InFocus shows off Kangaroo mini PC docking accessory prototypes
The Kangaroo mobile desktop is a tiny computer that sells for $99. It’s about the size of a smartphone. Under the hood it has an Intel Atom x5-Z8500 Cherry Trail processor, 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage. It features a fingerprint sensor, a microSD card slot, and docking connectors on one end. The computer currently […]
$39 Lenovo LINK puts your phone screen on your PC (and more)
The Lenovo LINK is a tiny device that looks like a USB flash drive… and you can use it as one. But the LINK is much more than a USB drive with 32GB of storage. Plug it into a Windows computer and then plug an Android phone into the LINK and you can view your […]
Hands-on with the HP Pavilion x2 Windows 2-in-1 laptop
HPs new Pavilion x2 12 is a Windows tablet with a 12.1 inch 1920 x 1280 pixel display, a detachable keyboard docking station, and a starting price of $500. While the entry-level model has an Intel Atom x5-Z8500 Cherry Trail processor, 2GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage, you can get a model with a […]
LeTV’s Le Max Pro is one of the first Snapdragon 820 smartphones
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 processor is coming, and one of the first phones to feature the next-gen chip is LeTV’s Le Max Pro. It won’t be available in the United States, but Chinese phone maker LeTV does plan to launch its first product in the States this year… a bicycle which can sync with your phone. […]
Dell’s new Inspiron 11 3000 Series laptop sells for $199 and up
Dell is launching a new entry-level Windows laptop with an 11.6 inch display, an Intel Braswell processor, and a starting price of $199. The new Inspiron 11 3000 Series is a 2.6 pound fanless laptop with a 1366 x 768 pixel matte display (with limited viewing angles ) and support for up to a Pentium […]