The Lenovo Yoga Book is a portable, clever 2-in-1 tablet
Ahead of IFA 2016, Lenovo has announced the Yoga Book: a unique thin and light tablet-laptop hybrid that includes compelling functionality for both productivity-focused and creative tasks.
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Karma Automotive reboots the Fisker Karma as the Revero hybrid
Discussions involving solar-powered, electric vehicles as of late have revolved around Tesla but that’s not the only automaker dabbling in the field.
Samsung Galaxy TabPro S Review: A good first attempt at a Surface Pro rival
Over the past few weeks I've been using the Samsung Galaxy TabPro S. The name isn't catchy, but there's a lot to like about the hardware in this slim 12-inch Surface competitor, including the AMOLED display and fanless Core M CPU on the inside. Samsung also bundles a keyboard cover with this device, because these sorts of key accessories should be included in the purchase price.
Acer's Switch Alpha 12 is the first fanless 2-in-1 with a proper Intel Skylake Core series processor
Liquid cooling a PC is far more common than it used to be thanks to a barrage of self-contained, plug-and-play kits. The one common theme you’ll find, however, is that nearly all liquid-cooled PCs are of the desktop variety which…
Microsoft releases fix for Surface Book, Surface Pro 4 power management issues
Microsoft's Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 are impressive feats of engineering but as early adopters have found out, the Redmond-based company may have rushed the devices to market before fully vetting things on the software side.
Surface Book Review: Microsoft's first laptop is on to something
The Surface Book is one of the most compelling products Microsoft has released in several years and for the first time in decades, the company's first laptop. The Surface Book is an early glimpse into the future of hybrid computing devices.
Samsung unveils a pair of new ATIV-branded notebooks in time for the holidays
Samsung on Wednesday announced a pair of new notebooks, the Ativ Book 9 Pro and the Ativ Book 9 Spin. Both machines pack similar internal hardware despite the fact that they fill different roles as a traditional notebook and a…
Surface Book is very hard to repair as processor, RAM are soldered to motherboard
Some would argue that Microsoft’s new Surface Book is an engineering marvel; the perfect hybrid, if you will. While that may very well be the case, Microsoft had to make some compromises in terms of design to do so as…
Neowin: Pipo 'X9' Windows 10 hybrid tablet PC review
Last month we reported on Pipo's X9 Windows 10 hybrid tablet PC. Now, it's finally arrived at our door for some hands-on time with what is probably one of the more unique Windows 10 devices to date. But, with something…
Reimagining PCs: Microsoft was onto something with Surface, after all
As a person who tracks the ebbs and flows of the computing market—in all its various forms—the last few weeks have been interesting, to say the least. First, we saw Apple extend the iPad into its most compute-friendly (or computer…
HP launches Surface competitor and dockable 8-inch tablet
HP has today announced a brand new dockable tablet, known as the Spectre x2, that's set to take on Microsoft's recently-announced Surface Pro 4 in the ever-crowding laptop-tablet hybrid market.
Dell preparing a Transformer-like convertible tablet with 4K display
Dell is preparing a refresh of their XPS 12 laptop-tablet convertible, and thanks to some leaked photos and specifications from WinFuture, we're getting a good look at what this entirely new product will be.
Microsoft Surface 3 Review: One of the most attractive Windows tablets on the market
The full metal body of the Surface 3 makes it one of the best designed, most attractive Windows tablets on the market. Throw in great features like the three-position kickstand, the hidden microSD card slot, the full-sized USB port, the 3:2 display, and Microsoft has nailed the design of this tablet.
HP impresses with budget-minded Pavilion X2 hybrid
Creating an attractive and practical hybrid laptop shouldn’t be all that difficult. Yet as history has proven, budget-minded systems often get the short end of the stick in the design department and end up with more shortcomings than actual features.
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OLPC set to release a modular, hybrid laptop that borrows from Project Ara's playbook
Remember One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), the organization that builds educational devices for kids in the developing nations? They’re set to announce a new XO-branded system soon that looks to borrow a page from Project Ara’s playbook.
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Acer's 12-Inch Switch includes detachable keyboard, powered by Core M processor
Acer’s latest tablet is taking the term “hybrid” to the next step. The Switch 12, the successor to last year’s Switch 10, is being marketed as five devices in one despite the fact that it’s officially listed as a 2-in-1.
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Asus unveils 4K Zenbook NX500 Ultrabook and five-in-one Transformer Book V
Asus is hoping to make a big splash at this year’s Computex trade show with the unveiling of some new notebooks including the Zenbook NX500, an Ultrabook sporting a 4K resolution touchscreen display, and the multi-purpose Transformer Book V.
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Asus Transformer T100 Review: Windows 8.1 convertible for less than $500
The Asus Transformer Book T100 is a full Windows 8.1 entry-level 10-inch tablet, sporting Intel ‘Bay Trail’ internals, and a keyboard dock all for under $500. The Transformer line of products has typically been quite solid, so it’ll be interesting to see how this Windows convertible hybrid fares and if the T100 manages to stand out from the crowd.
WD Black2 Dual Drive Review
The WD Black2 sports both a 120GB SSD and a 1TB HDD in a single package. Unlike other hybrid configs such as Seagate's Momentus XT which combine ample magnetic storage with a little NAND, the Black2 crams both technologies into one drive too, but it simply does what desktop users have been doing for years by making the flash portion a primary boot drive with the disk serving as bulk storage.
Acer's 11-inch X313 hybrid looks to battle Microsoft's Surface Pro 2
Acer has seen its share of less-than-great releases recently and is struggling with a little bit of financial wreckage. In fact, things have gotten so bad that CEO JT Wang announced he's resigning after the company posted a record loss.…
HP quietly launches Split x2, 13-inch Windows 8 convertible
HP has quietly launched a new Windows 8 convertible notebook with the help of Best Buy. Priced at $749 at Best Buy (which seems to be the only place to purchase it as of writing), the Split x2 now joins…
Sony announces Haswell-equipped Vaio Pro ultrabook, Duo hybrid
Sony showed off a couple of new new Vaio products at Computex 2013. Known as the Vaio Pro and Vaio Duo, these two models bring in some crossover from other Sony departments. From the company's TV unit, Triluminous color rendering…
Microsoft reduces prices on multiple Windows 8 tablets and hybrids
If you’re in the market for a Windows 8 tablet or hybrid, now may be as good of time as any to pull the trigger. That’s because Microsoft recently slashed prices on a number of systems in the Microsoft Store.…
Samsung adds 4G to ATIV Win8 hybrid, Series 9 gets 1080p screen
Samsung has announced a couple of updates to its mobile Windows 8 PC lineup that adds some higher-tier options to the company's ATIV Smart PC Pro and Series 9 Premium ultrabook ranges. First up, the ATIV 700T can be equipped…
Acer Iconia W510 Tablet: Making Windows 8's Dichotomy Shine
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.