Microsoft has been promising for a few months that device makers would soon launch VR headsets that are compatible with Windows 10 Holographic for about $299 and up… which is a lot cheaper than the $3,000 you’d need to pay to get a Microsoft HoloLens development kit. Companies including Acer, Asus, Dell, and HP are […]
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Asus Zenfone AR is a Google Tango phone with Snapdragon 821 (leaked a bit early)
Google’s Tango platform for augmented-reality enables phone and tablet makers to leverage Google’s technology for games, home decorating and repair, and other applications that use the phone’s cameras and sensors to blur the lines between digital and real-life environments. Lenovo launched the first commercially-available Tango phone in 2016. Now Asus is getting ready to launch […]
LG claims its 2 pound LG Gram laptops get 24-hour battery life (but not really)
As expected, LG is updating its LG Gram line of compact notebooks just ahead of the annual Consumer Electronics Show. The new LG Gram laptops feature Intel Kaby Lake processors and LG will offer models with 13.3 inch, 14 inch, and 15.6 inch displays… and each version weighs about 2.4 pounds or less. The new 15.6 inch […]
Dell launches convertible XPS 13 laptop (officially this time)
Dell’s newest XPS 13 laptop is also a tablet, thanks to a 360-degree hinge that lets you fold the touchscreen display so that it’s back-to-back wit the keyboard. We first spotted a picture of the notebook on the Dell website yesterday, and now Dell has officially introduced the XPS 13 (9365), giving us details about […]
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chip details leaked
Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 835 processor is expected to power many of 2017’s flagship phones. The company has already said the new 10nm chip will offer up to 27 percent better performance than Qualcomm’s existing processors, while taking up less space and using less power. But just days before the chip is set to be showcased […]
Dell XPS 13 convertible notebook leaks ahead of CES
The Dell XPS 13 line of laptops are thin and light computers with compact designs thanks to super-slim bezels around the display. They tend to have reasonably affordable starting prices, and relatively decent specs. Dell’s been selling XPS 13 laptops for the past few years, and while some models have touchscreen displays, one thing the […]
Lenovo’s new ThinkPad X1 Carbon features slim bezels, Thunderbolt 3, Kaby Lake
Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Carbon line of laptops have a reputation as thin, light, and powerful notebook computers. Now the company has launched a new model that’s even more compact… and more powerful. Earlier this month we reported on leaked details about Lenovo’s 2017 ThinkPad X1 Carbon. It turns out, Lenovo didn’t wait until 2017 to […]
Zotac teases external graphics dock, new mini PCs ahead of CES
Zotac is the latest PC hardware company set to launch an external graphics dock that allows you to add a desktop-class graphics card to just about any laptop or desktop computer that has a Thunderbolt 3/USB Type-C port. The company plans to showcase the device at the Consumer Electronics Show, where Zotac will also reveal […]
ECS to show four new mini PCs at CES
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) is bringing four tiny desktop computers to the Consumer Electronics Show next week. One is the ECS Liva Z fanless mini PC with an Intel Apollo Lake processor, which we first heard about in November. But there will also be three other models, including several variations in the Z series. Liva […]
E Fun Nextbook Flexx 12 Flip tablet features Kaby Lake CPU, FHD display
Budget tablet maker E Fun’s latest tablet is the least, well, budget-like to date. The E Fun Nextbook Flexx 12 Flip is a Windows 10 tablet that features a 12.2 inch 1920 1 200 pixel IPS touchscreen display, a detachable keyboard cover, an unspecified Intel Kaby Lake processor, and support for up to 256GB of […]