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Dell Inspirons get thinner and lighter with 1080p/touch display options

Dell Inspirons get thinner and lighter with 1080p/touch display options
  • Posted January 9, 2013, 9:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • With Intel's Haswell chips still many months away, system vendors seem to be holding back their major notebook overhauls until later this year, showing what could be considered incremental Ivy Bridge-based refreshes at CES instead. Although Dell's not exactly an…

Corsair's Obsidian 900D can house everything but the kitchen sink

Corsair
  • Posted January 8, 2013, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
  • Since its unveiling at Computex 2009, the Obsidian Series 800D has served as the mac daddy of Corsair's enthusiast chassis. After focusing on delivering more affordable variants over the last two and a half years, the company is prepared to trump its venerable flagship with...

Panasonic, Sony show off 56-inch UHD/4K OLED TVs

Panasonic, Sony show off 56-inch UHD/4K OLED TVs
  • Posted January 8, 2013, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • Although they're some of the smallest UHD-capable models you'll likely find, 56-inch televisions from both Sony and Panasonic are not only boasting UHD resolutions -- they are also OLED. These prototype TVs have turned the heads of Cnet, Gizmodo and others but…

Project Fiona gets official as Razer Edge, coming this quarter for $999

Project Fiona gets official as Razer Edge, coming this quarter for $999
  • Posted January 8, 2013, 4:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming, Hardware
  • Project Fiona, the prototype portable gaming device that wowed CES attendees last year, is back yet again. This time around, however, it’s being showcased as a real product known as the Razer Edge that can be yours later this quarter…

Corsair intros AIO wireless storage, Kingston shows 1TB USB drive

Corsair intros AIO wireless storage, Kingston shows 1TB USB drive
  • Posted January 8, 2013, 3:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • Corsair has expanded its Voyager line with a reasonably priced, feature-rich external storage solution that seems comparable to the HP Pocket Playlist or Kingston Wi-Drive. The company's new Voyager Air fills four roles: a USB drive, a network attached storage…

AMD Radeon HD 8000M now shipping, new APUs unveiled

AMD Radeon HD 8000M now shipping, new APUs unveiled
  • Posted January 8, 2013, 2:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing With Video
  • AMD's Radeon HD 8000M family was officially announced last month, but with CES now underway the company has taken the chance to inform us that their latest generation mobile GPUs are now shipping in products from Asus and Samsung, with…

Panasonic shows 20-inch Windows 8 tablet with 4k IPS display

Panasonic shows 20-inch Windows 8 tablet with 4k IPS display
  • Posted January 8, 2013, 2:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
  • Display makers are really hyping 4K and OLED this year, with most of them unveiling new flagship big screen TVs. As a major Japanese electronics outfit, it's no surprise that Panasonic is also toeing the industry line, revealing a new…

Dish Network to integrate Slingbox into its Hopper DVRs

Dish Network to integrate Slingbox into its Hopper DVRs
  • Posted January 8, 2013, 1:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • Dish Network has come up with a novel idea to combat the onslaught of streaming services like Netflix and Hulu that are taking aim at the paid television subscriber model. Instead of following in the footsteps of others by participating…

Corsair showcases second gen Vengeance gaming peripherals

Corsair showcases second gen Vengeance gaming peripherals
  • Posted January 8, 2013, 12:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • Corsair has unveiled several second generation Vengeance gaming peripherals including the Vengeance K95 Mechanical Keyboard, an update to the original K90 announced at last year’s CES. The revised board is said to make up for some of the shortcoming found…

Valve and Xi3 show off "Piston" Steam Box prototype at CES

Valve and Xi3 show off "Piston" Steam Box prototype at CES
  • Posted January 8, 2013, 11:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Gaming With Video
  • Last month, following weeks of hints and rumors, Valve CEO and co-founder Gabe Newell finally admitted that his company will start selling PCs for the living room in 2013. How far along they were on the project was unclear, but…

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 800 and 600 series chips, promises huge performance gains

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 800 and 600 series chips, promises huge performance gains
  • Posted January 8, 2013, 10:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
  • Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs took the stage at the Las Vegas Convention Center last night to unveil the company's latest chipsets: the Snapdragon 800 and 600 series. The former will appear in “premium” mobile devices in the second half of…

Lenovo shows Erazer X700 gaming rig with dual GPUs, liquid cooling

Lenovo shows Erazer X700 gaming rig with dual GPUs, liquid cooling
  • Posted January 8, 2013, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Gaming
  • Along with a slew of tablets, notebooks and all-in-one computers, Lenovo has unveiled a new gaming desktop at CES. Due to ship in June for a starting price of $1,499, the Erazer X700 could prove to be a solid option…

3M unveils 84" multitouch tabletop with UHD display, 100-point input

3M unveils 84" multitouch tabletop with UHD display, 100-point input
  • Posted January 7, 2013, 6:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Hardware With Video
  • 3M is showing off its 84-inch multi-touch table at CES this year and The Verge has provided its own, brief hands-on. Reminiscent of Microsoft's original "Surface" tabletop touchscreen (video), the gigantic capacitive table is the successor to last year's 46-inch…

D-Link unveils 802.11ac router with Qualcomm's StreamBoost, SharePort Go II travel router

D-Link unveils 802.11ac router with Qualcomm
  • Posted January 7, 2013, 6:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware
  • Following up from Qualcomm's introduction of StreamBoost last week we're now starting to see the first devices to take advantage of the technology. Today at CES Qualcomm introduced a range of wireless networking products, including the Gaming Router 5000, which…

Intel unveils new chips for smartphones, tablets and ultrabooks

Intel unveils new chips for smartphones, tablets and ultrabooks
  • Posted January 7, 2013, 5:39 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing Breaking News
  • Intel made a smattering of announcements during its press event at CES today, with topics spanning from cellphones and ultrabooks to natural human interfaces and shared all-in-one computing. We have a summary of the different subjects below, though you may…

Roccat's Ryos MK Pro mechanical keyboard has per-key backlighting

Roccat
  • Posted January 7, 2013, 5:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Gaming With Video
  • Compared to most of its rivals, Roccat has been relatively slow to take advantage of the rising interest in mechanical keyboards, but that's about to change this quarter when the company ships its first Cherry MX-based offering. Roccat is preparing…

Zotac intros third-gen Zbox with desktop CPU, GeForce GPU, more

Zotac intros third-gen Zbox with desktop CPU, GeForce GPU, more
  • Posted January 7, 2013, 3:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
  • Eager to partake in the madness of CES, Zotac has updated its Zbox mini-PC line with two new systems: a new third-generation design (ID42) and a revamped second-generation offering (ID83). Zotac says the former is the most drastic evolution of…

Share Netflix and Hulu recordings on the go with HP's Pocket Playlist

Share Netflix and Hulu recordings on the go with HP
  • Posted January 7, 2013, 1:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • Perhaps the most interesting product from HP at this year’s CES isn’t a notebook or an all-in-one PC, but this: the HP Pocket Playlist. This pint-sized gadget promises to record and store media from a number of different sources then…

Gigabyte to release two Thin Mini-ITX motherboards later this month

Gigabyte to release two Thin Mini-ITX motherboards later this month
  • Posted January 7, 2013, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • Gigabyte is preparing to release two motherboards based on Intel’s Thin Mini-ITX platform later this month, the GA-H77TN and the GA-B75TN. If you aren’t familiar, this platform is essentially a low profile Micro-ITX design built for affordable DIY and all-in-one…

SteelSeries unveils Apex and Apex [RAW] gaming keyboards

SteelSeries unveils Apex and Apex [RAW] gaming keyboards
  • Posted January 7, 2013, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming, Hardware
  • SteelSeries has introduced two new gaming keyboards at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. The Apex and Apex include a bevy of gamer-specific features as well as low-profile keys and customizable backlit illumination.

USB 3.0 update will double transfer speeds to 10Gbps in 2014

USB 3.0 update will double transfer speeds to 10Gbps in 2014
  • Posted January 7, 2013, 9:40 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • The USB 3.0 Promoter Group has announced that a major update for the ubiquitous interface is currently in the works, in an effort to double today's 5Gbps transfer rate to a Thunderbolt-matching 10Gbps. The speed boost is still a bit…

Vizio updates PC lineup, introduces a Windows 8 tablet at CES

Vizio updates PC lineup, introduces a Windows 8 tablet at CES
  • Posted January 7, 2013, 8:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • Vizio entered the personal computer race a year ago at the Consumer Electronics Show and despite a few hiccups with the early lineup, the company received a lot of praise for launching most systems with 1080p displays and adopting a…

Lenovo: 27-inch IdeaCentre Table PC, Yoga 11S laptop, ThinkPad Helix convertible

Lenovo: 27-inch IdeaCentre Table PC, Yoga 11S laptop, ThinkPad Helix convertible
  • Posted January 7, 2013, 4:07 AM by Julio Franco | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • Lenovo was ready to show a whole range of new products ahead of CES, including the 27-inch IdeaCentre Horizon Table PC, a new desktop model that features a large touchscreen that can lie flat and accept up to 10 simultaneous…

Leaked roadmap shows Intel 530 SSDs with SandForce controllers

Leaked roadmap shows Intel 530 SSDs with SandForce controllers
  • Posted January 4, 2013, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • VR-Zone has once again shared (Chinese) a possible leaked Intel roadmap, this time showing an Intel "530 series" SSD on the horizon. According to the leaked slide, 80GB and 180GB 530 models could appear as soon as Q1 this year. 2.5"…

Additional Intel Bay Trail details surface courtesy of leaked slides

Additional Intel Bay Trail details surface courtesy of leaked slides
  • Posted January 4, 2013, 11:14 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • Additional details concerning Intel’s next generation Atom processor platform have surfaced online more than a year ahead of its scheduled arrival. Codenamed Bay Trail, the new platform will be a true single chip SoC built on Intel’s latest 22-nanometer process…

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