Hands On: Lenovo ThinkPad X230 Tablet

Lenovo gives its 12.5-inch ultraportable convertible an "Ivy Bridge" upgrade and a snappy new keyboard. With all the buzz about the touch-screen hybrid and convertible ultrabooks that we can expect to see when the touch-centric Windows 8 operating system arrives this fall, it's easy to forget that convertible laptop/tablets have existed for almost 10 years thanks to Microsoft's Tablet PC initiative. PCMag's Editors' Choice in the category, the Lenovo ThinkPad X220 Tablet, is getting an "Ivy Bridge" makeover and array of other enhancements in the form of the ThinkPad X230 Tablet, a.k.a. ThinkPad X230T, shipping in early June at... Read full post here

Surpasses Anticipations – Toshiba Netbook Critique

If you don’t expect it to do everything your PC can do, you will be pleased. This unit is very much like the NB305 series with the card reader location exchanged with the audio inputs, by moving the reader to the front (beneath the touchpad) and vice versa. I also love that even though this laptop is small, the keyboard is full size. Overall, it is a great on-the-go laptop, especially for a college student. As long as you know you’re buying a netbook and what a netbook can and can’t do this might be the product for you, here... Read full post here

Bluetooth Keyboard for the BlackBerry PlayBook Review

I was recently sent a Bluetooth Keyboard for the PlayBook by the next Success and TotallyTablet. A Bluetooth keyboard is coming officially from RIM, and it’s great to see next Success bring one to market this fast. I’ve used the keyboard for over a week and this review breaks down whether it’s a good investment.The Bluetooth keyboard for the PlayBook by next Success comes as a case with a built-in keyboard. the keyboard is charged via Micro USB and pairs to the PlayBook like any other Bluetooth accessory would. Some of the great things about the next Success keyboard is... Read full post here

Asus names Eee Slider release date • reghardware

Asus' Eee PC Slider - described by the company as a tablet, but really a hybrid device - goes on sale in the UK next week. First demo'd way back in March 2011 - we tried it out back then - the Slider is a 10.1in, 1280 x 800 screen on the back of which Asus has built a slide-forward base unit, complete with Qwerty keyboard. Think of it as a netbook with a screen that closes over the keyboard facing outward rather rather than inward. Netbook the Eee PC Slider may be, but it has no Atom chip at... Read full post here