MSI is probably better known for making motherboards than computers, but a few years ago the company was one of the driving forces in the netbook space. MSI was one of the first companies to release netbooks with 10 inch displays, Intel Atom processors, and decent keyboards. Recent MSI products haven’t really pushed the boundaries […]
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Asus preparing a 7 inch tablet for CES?
Asus may be getting ready to introduce a new Android tablet with a 7 inch display. It’s been about a year since the first time Asus introduced a 7 inch tablet — but the Asus Eee Pad MeMo never actually made it to market. It’s not clear if the new model is an updated version […]
Asus 2012 netbook design: out with the seashell, in with the flare
For the last few years Asus netbooks have all featured a “seashsell” inspired design, which is basically a fancy way of saying they were wider in the back than the front, but had a little bit of a curvature near the very back of the laptop. Now Notebook Italia reports that Asus is preparing to […]
Rockchip bringing more than 35 tablets to CES 2012
Chinese chip maker Rockchip plans to show off tablets from 35 to 40 different brands at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. The company’s 1.2 GHz RK2918 ARM-based processor supports Android 4. Ice Cream Sandwich and it’s likely that at least some of the new devices will use Google’s new operating system. Most of the companies that […]
LightPad projector turns your phone into a laptop, home theater
Modern smartphones have crazy fast processors, high resolution displays, and enough features to make a 10-year-old laptop weep with shame. But they’re limited by their size. It’s hard to watch a movie with friends on a 4 inch display, and it’s hard to type your doctoral dissertation using an on-screen keyboar. QP Optoelectronics plans to […]
As many as 50 ultrabooks coming in 2012
Intel is predicting that ultrabooks could make up as much as 40 percent of all laptop sales by the end of 2012. That’s a pretty bold guess, considering there are only a handful of notebooks that meet Intel’s definition of an ultrabook on the market today. But that could change by January. PC Pro reports […]