Toshiba Portege M930 prototype hands-on (video)

And the hybrid devices keep on coming. Sitting high on a shelf in Microsoft’s booth, hidden among the earthly clamshell laptops, is the Toshiba Portege M930, a prototype whose 13-inch screen slides down to completely cover the keyboard. All told, it’s…

Origin PC boosts Genesis factory clock to 5.7GHz, reveals new EON gaming laptop design

Origin PC has been spitting out 5.2GHz Genesis desktops for a few months already, but apparently some people wanted more. Thanks to a new ‘Phase Change’ cooling system that’ll be available from late Q1, they’re about it get it: a Core i7 2700K syste…

ASUS UX21 and UX31 laptops gain Elan Touchpad, new colors and improved resume / standby times

Not a lot new happening in the Zenbook world here at the 2012 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show, but for those thinking of splurging on a UX21 or UX31, we’ve a pinch of good news to share. ASUS has informed us that the UX series as a whole is…

Gigabyte intros S1081 Windows slate and T1006M netvertible, both packing Cedar Trail

Intel told us to expect next-gen netbooks from a throng of manufacturers, but for some reason it forgot to mention little ol’ Gigabyte. Perhaps that’s why the Taiwanese manufacturer is being slightly standoffish when it comes to detailing its two ne…