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Gigabyte outs three low- to mid-range handsets with dual SIM slots, we go hands-on (video)

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Okay, so we didn’t quite know what to make of Gigabyte’s lamp / Ultrabook hub. But what about its new smartphones? The company is showing off three handsets here at Computex 2013 — the Maya, Sierra and Simba, in ascending order of impressiveness …


Sharp shows off 14-inch and 15.6-inch 3,200 x 1,800 IGZO panels (eyes-on)

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It was only a few hours ago when Fujitsu announced its UH90, the first laptop to feature a 14-inch 3,200 x 1,800 IGZO display. While the device won’t hit Japan until June 28th, we were lucky enough to stumble upon the panel itself at Sharp’s Compu…


E Ink and Sonostar pair up for Mobius flexible-display smartwatch, we go hands-on at Computex

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Earlier this week, E Ink announced its Mobius flexible display, a 1.73-inch touch-enabled panel for smartwatches. Now, the new screen has made its way onto the Computex exhibition floor in Taipei. Sonostar, a local manufacturer, has integrated the…


Gigabyte Smart Lamp doubles as an Ultrabook hub, is missing a few ports (hands-on)

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Things we expected to see at the world’s premier computer show: mainstream notebooks, gaming notebooks, thin notebooks (“pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp”), maybe even a tablet or two. But a desk lamp? Not so much. And yet, that might be the most me…


Adobe XD’s Project Mighty and Napoleon: the future of cloud-connected design tools for tablets (hands-on)

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Adobe’s best known for its creative software, but lately it’s been toying with the hardware side of design. Over the past few weeks, the company’s XD division’s been teasing Projects Mighty and Napoleon for tablets: the former is a pressure-sensit…


ASUS’ ET2702 all-in-one is its first with a 2,560 x 1,440 screen

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Even if you just skim our Computex coverage, you’ll quickly see there’s a theme tying it all together: displays. Super-high-resolution displays. It’s true of every company we’ve seen, really, but moving beyond 1080p seems especially important to A…


Halo: Spartan Assault revealed for Windows Phone and Windows 8, we go hands-on

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Between the Xbox One, Steven Spielberg’s latest TV project and the approach of E3, fans have been eagerly awaiting the announcement of a new Halo game. 343 Industries has heard their pleas, but its answer is somewhat unexpected — the next game in…


MSI’s MouseBook is a laptop whose trackpad doubles as a standalone mouse

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The problem with laptop trackpads: they’re usually not very good. But would turning the touchpad into a mouse solve the problem? Perhaps. That’s what MSI seems to be attempting with its MouseBook concept. In essence, it’s a laptop with a trackpad …


SoftKinetic teases embedded 3D depth camera, coming to Intel devices next year (hands-on)

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At Intel’s Computex keynote earlier today, the chip maker teased that it expects embedded 3D depth cameras to arrive on devices in the second half of 2014. Luckily, we got an exclusive early taste of the technology shortly after the event, courtes…


ASUS shows off new touchscreen, USB and gaming monitors at Computex (eyes-on)

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We came to ASUS’ Computex booth to see the new 4K monitors, but it turns out the company had a lot of other (albeit slightly less exciting) models on display too. First up (starting with the stuff you can actually buy), the company is showing off …