Microsoft’s answer to the changing computing landscape is Windows 8, an operating system that attempts to balance the demands of traditional productivity-oriented desktops with the mobility of, well, mobile devices.

Hybrids thus appear to be the optimal home for Windows 8 as both aspects of the OS are in use and get to shine as they were designed to. That brings us to the Acer Iconia W510 hybrid tablet, which can be essentially converted into a full-fledged PC with its keyboard dock – no Windows RT here, folks.

Confirming leaks from earlier this week, Sony has unveiled its keyboard-toting VAIO Duo 11 Windows 8 tablet. Similar to Microsoft's upcoming Surface products, the Duo 11 is a hybrid solution that aims to serve as both your tablet and notebook. However, unlike Surface's magnetic...