Mobile gaming presents a challenge, especially if you want to play games that were designed for controller input: most smartphones and tablets don't have built-in controllers, so games and emulators resort to putting virtual buttons on the screen. But those virtual buttons cover a portion of the screen, and so do your thumbs when you […]

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There are a lot of ways to make a dual-screen laptop. Some models we've seen in recent years have a second screen where you'd normally find a keyboard. Others have one on the lid. Some put a screen above the keyboard. And a handful put a screen next to the keyboard. Compal's DualFlip laptop design […]

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Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Wistron has designed a "Dynamic airflow" laptop that has a mechanical system that extends the back of the laptop outward when the lid is open, revealing additional vents and providing more room for the laptop to circulate air in order to keep the insides of the notebook cool. It's unclear if this […]

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As expected, Lenovo is showing off the first laptop that might actually be able to claim a truly bezel-free display, because the screen is a transparent micro-LED display that looks like a sheet of clear glass when there's nothing on the screen. But turn the laptop on and the 17.3 inch Micro-LED display can show […]

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Lenovo is showing off a concept wireless keyboard & mouse set at CES 2024 that never needs to be plugged in to charge. That's because the Mechanical Energy Harvesting Combo system "uses mechanical movement and solar irradiation" to generate enough power to keep the peripherals running. We've seen mobile gadgets with solar panels before, but it […]

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The Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 4 SPE is a concept computer designed to give users the ability to customize the look of their laptops thanks to an E Ink Prism 3 color display on the lid. First unveiled last year, E Ink's Prism 3 technology is a low-power, programmable solution that can display simple graphics and […]

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Lenovo subsidiary Motorola is showing off several concepts for new hardware and software at Lenovo Tech World '23. Among other things, there are AI-enhanced apps for using your phone's camera as a document scanner, summarizing text on a website, or blurring sensitive info in a screenshot (without the need to tell the app which info to […]

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Most laptops put the mainboard, memory, storage, and cooling system in the base of the notebook. But Compal has designed a concept gaming laptop that works a little differently. Compal's Veneno laptop has a dual-hinge design that lets you open the laptop like any clamshell-style notebook, but then you can also pull the screen forward […]

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I've gotten in the habit of treating my laptops like desktop computers much of the time in recent years. Plug in a mouse, keyboard and display and the portable computers have plenty of horsepower for most of the tasks I'd expect from a desktop. Unplug the peripherals and I can still use my computer on […]

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You can install Windows on Valve's Steam Deck, but the operating system isn't really designed for the form factor. The user interface elements aren't optimized for small screens, you can't use the controllers for common Windows functions built for mouse and keyboard input. And while there's an Xbox app for gaming, you need to use […]

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A few months after unveiling a concept laptop with a rollable OLED display that could extend upward to give you extra screen  space, Lenovo is showing off the latest version of that concept at Mobile World Congress this week. The company still hasn't committed to actually selling a laptop with a rollable display yet. But we […]

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Motorola is showing off a concept phone at MWC that features a rollable display that allows the screen to extend from 5 inches to 6.5 inches in about 3 seconds. When the display is retracted, it wraps around the bottom of the phone so that part of the display is visible on the back. In […]

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Dell's Concept Luna is an initiative to design a laptop that's easier to repair and upgrade, allowing you to keep using your computer for longer while reducing waste and the overall environmental footprint of your device. Unfortunately Concept Luna has only been a proof-of-concept since it was first unveiled a year ago. And that's not […]

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Lenovo was the first major company to launch a laptop/tablet hybrid with a foldable OLED display. But flexible OLED display technology doesn't stop at folding - now Lenovo is showing off laptop and smartphone prototypes with rollable displays that allow you to extend your screen space with a press of a button. For now the company […]

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A Lenovo subsidiary has designed a "smart notebook" concept called MOZI that packs a PC, projector, and keyboard into a compact. While it's unclear if MOZI will ever see the light of day, the project did recently win a Red Dot Design Award, and it's an interesting take on what a portable computer could look like […]

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Taiwanese device manufacturer Compal has designed an unusual laptop aimed at young children. At first glance the Compal StudyBook looks like a standard notebook, but it has a few features that make it stand out. First, the keyboard can be lifted up and removed from the bottom of the notebook to reveal a writing slate that […]

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Smartphones and laptops with foldable screens have been around for a few years at this point, but most bend the same way: you can fold a device in half so the inside screen is covered and it's easier to slide into a pocket (and there's typically a second screen on the cover). But TCL is […]

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One of the things that prevents thin and light laptops from getting too thin is that they usually need to be large enough for at least a few ports. But that's not an issue for the Craob X, because this laptop doesn't have any physical ports at all. The result is a laptop that's 7mm (less […]

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Have multiple gamers in your household, but don't really have the budget for multiple high-end gaming rigs? One option is game streaming, which allows you to stream games over the internet to your laptop, phone, tablet, or other devices using services like Google's Stadia or NVIDIA's GeForce Now. But the folks at Dell's Alienware gaming […]

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Find yourself with a new Amazon Fire tablet this holiday season? Amazon's tablets offer pretty good bang for the buck if you're looking for a device for reading eBooks, doing some web surfing, or streaming videos. But they also ship with Amazon's Fire OS, which is a fork of Google Android that includes Amazon's Appstore […]

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