Every quarter a handful of analysts release reports letting us know if shipments of devices like PCs, smartphones, tablets, and smart home devices are rising, falling, or flat. Sometimes this data gives us a good idea of current and future trends. This year, I’m not really so sure what it tells us. With that in […]
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Asus PN51 is a mini PC with up to a Ryzen 7 5700U processor
The Asus PN51 mini PC is a compact desktop computer that measures 4.5″ x 4.5″ x 1.9″ making it about the size of an Intel NUC. But under the hood this thing bleeds AMD rather than Intel. A follow-up to last year’s popular Asus PN50, the new Asus PN51 is powered by newer and more […]
Asus Mini PC PB62 is a compact computer with Intel Rocket Lake
The latest small form factor desktop computer from Asus is a 6.9″ x 6.9″ x 1.7″ computer powered by up to a 65-watt Intel Rocket Lake-S processor. The Asus Mini PC PB62 supports up to 64GB of DDR4-3200 memory, support for up to three storage devices, plenty of ports, and it comes in black or white […]
Lilbits: Cyberdecks, Chromebooks, Kindle jailbreaks, and Linux phones
William Gibson coined the word cyberdeck in his 1984 novel Neuromancer to describe a kind of mobile device that one could use to connect to cyberspace. These days most of us just use phones or PCs… but there’s a thriving community of folks making their own cyberdecks by combining modern tech with retro-futuristic aesthetics. One […]
Asus ROG Phone 5 takes the idea of gaming phones to their extreme
You can play mobile games on just about any modern smartphone. But for the past few years a handful of companies have been vying to give you the best gaming experience on mobile devices with a combination of bleeding edge specs and features you didn’t know you needed at the time like high screen refresh rates, […]
Asus PN41 fanless mini PC with Intel Jasper Lake chips coming soon
A few years after launching the Asus PN40 line of small form-factor desktop computers with fanless designs and support for low-power 6-watt Intel Celeron or Pentium Silver chips, Asus is preparing to launch a new model called the Asus PN41. It will likely be virtually identical to its predecessor on the outside, but under the […]
Asus Chromebook CM3000 is a 10.5 inch 2-in-1 tablet
The Asus Chromebook family includes a range of laptops featuring different screen sizes, processors, and price points. Some are convertibles with touchscreen displays and 360-degree hinges, while others are clamshell-style notebooks. But it’s been a few years since Asus offered a straight-up Chrome OS tablet designed to be used with or without a keyboard. Now […]
Microsoft reveals 5 new budget laptops for education with optional 4G LTE (including the cheapest Windows on Snapdragon laptop to date)
2 Comments on Microsoft reveals 5 new budget laptops for education with optional 4G LTE (including the cheapest Windows on Snapdragon laptop to date)As the BETT 2021 education conference kicks off (virtually), Microsoft has is announcing five new low-cost Windows laptops with 11.6 inch displays that will be available for education customers with prices starting as low as $185. All of the new laptops are also available with optional support for 4G LTE connectivity, and with a starting […]
Lilbits: A color E Ink phone, Intel’s new CEO, and more CES product launches
Chinese electronics company Hisense is one of the only companies in recent years to sell smartphones with E Ink displays. Until recently, that meant phones with black and white screens, but now that color E Ink is a thing, Hisense unveiled a color model last year, and a YouTuber has posted a new unboxing and […]
Asus introduces a 2.4 pound laptop with a 13 inch OLED display
The new Asus ZenBook 13 OLED UM325 is a laptop that sort of gives away its most distinctive feature in its name. It’s a notebook with a 13.3 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel OLED display featuring vivid colors, up to 400 nits of brightness, and 100-percent DCI-P3 color gamut. But the notebook is also noteworthy […]