Archive for Lars-Göran Nilsson
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LaptopsSamsung Series 5 Ultra Convertible pictures and hands-on
6 June 2012Samsung has revealed a touchscreen-touting Series 5 Ultrabook at Computex in Taipei, looking to appease those wanting a Windows 8 touch experience as well as a keyboard, and Pocket-lint has already gone fingers on. The Samsung Series 5 Ultra Convertible...
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PhonesIntel Wireless Charging: Wireless Phone to Ultrabook charging
6 June 2012Intel has demoed a new feature of the company’s Ultrabooks at Computex in Taipei that will let users wirelessly charge their phone from their laptop. Intel claims to be able to deliver up to 3 Watts of power via the system, which is more than enough...
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LaptopsThe wonderful, wacky, and touch enabled Ultrabooks of tomorrow
6 June 2012Intel is making big plans for its Ultrabooks, or maybe we should say for its partners' Ultrabooks. Not only is the company planning on integrating every sensor imaginable - be it light, sound, temperature, motion or just about anything else you can think...
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TabletsAsus Transformer AiO pictures and hands-on
4 June 2012When Jonney Shih first unveiled the Transformer AiO on stage during the Asus press conference at Computex in Taipei most of the collected media, including Pocket-lint, weren't really that impressed by the rather awkward and cheap-looking system that was...
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TabletsAcer Iconia W510 and Iconia W710 pictures and hands-on
4 June 2012Acer announced the Iconia W510 and W700 tablet at its press conference in Taipei on Monday and Pocket-lint was on hand to get a quick play with the two new Windows 8 powered tablets. The Iconia W510 Starting with the Iconia W510, Acer was very secretive...
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LaptopsAcer Aspire S7 pictures and hands-on
4 June 2012Acer announced a pair of shiny new Ultrabooks at Computex and we were on hand to have a play with the new thin models. To say that the new models were popular with the media attending the event would be an understatement, as it took us a good half hour...
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LaptopsGigabyte X11 pictures and hands-on
31 May 2012Gigabyte has unveiled the Gigabyte X11, a new extremely light Ultrabook that weights just 975g, and Pocket-lint was at the launch to have a quick play with the lighter than light model. The headline feature is its svelte 975g weight, although the model...
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LaptopsGigabyte U2442 Ultrabook pictures and hands-on
6 March 2012To date only a couple of companies have produced Ultrabooks with a screen sizes larger than 13.3-inches, but that’s about to change. Gigabyte is one of the first companies out of the gate with a larger 14-inch Ultrabook, announced today at CeBIT in...
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CamerasMitsubishi Electronics creates bonkers 16:3 display, perfect for panoramic shots
16 June 2011If you're a fan of the panoramic mode on your camera you've not really got any ideal way of displaying them naturally on a computer monitor or laptop screen. They're just not wide enough, so black bars top and bottom are a must. However, up steps Mitsubishi...
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Televisions3M Ethernet-powered TV ditches conventional plug
16 June 20113M, the company behind everything from post-it notes to scotch tape, has created an Ethernet-powered TV for those short of power sockets around the home, office or anywhere you happen to be. On the surface, you might think that it’s a strange thing...
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OnlineTransparent monitors are the next big thing
16 June 2011Last year, we couldn't move without bumping into one 3D display or another. From CES to IFA to the Display Taiwan exhibition, every Tom, Jack and Harry had a 3D stereoscopic monitor of some sort, glasses or glasses-less. However, a new trend has emerged...
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OnlineRollable e-ink scroll found at Display Taiwan show
16 June 2011Pocket-lint has seen all sorts of flexible displays to date, but ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) showed off a rather unusually shaped model at Display Taiwan this week. More of an E Ink type solution than a standard monitor, the new tech...
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CamerasSony SLT-A35 hands-on
9 June 2011The Sony α35 (aka SLT-A35) is an odd beast; although it's touted as an upgrade to Sony's α33, some of the features of the older model are missing. The most obvious loss is the articulated screen, but on the other hand Sony has upgraded both the CMOS...
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CamerasSony NEX-C3 hands-on and exclusive photos
8 June 2011Sony has now officially announced its small form factor interchangeable lens camera, the Sony NEX-C3, and Pocket-Lint got a chance to have a quick play earlier today at a press event in Taipei, Taiwan of all places. The new design looks great compared...
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AudioGramophone + iPhone = Trumstand
3 June 2011To say this iPhone speaker is likely to give you the horn is an understatement (sorry we couldn’t resist), especially when the company that makes it is called Idwanc. No, really. Childish nob gags aside, the Trumstand is a truly unique product in that...
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LaptopsLenovo ThinkPad Edge E125 makes early appearance at Computex, we go hands-on
3 June 2011It’s funny the kind of things you can spot at large tradeshows and it appears that Lenovo has unveiled its upcoming ThinkPad Edge E125 a tad early at Computex. It was hiding among a set of other AMD Brazos powered notebooks at the AMD press conference,...
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LaptopsIntel shows off next-gen Atom netbook with swively display
1 June 2011Intel is busy working on what is currently known as the Cedar Trail family of Atom processors that will appear in netbooks later this year, and the company was showing off a rather interesting concept design called Keeley Lake at Computex in Taipei to...
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LaptopsFujitsu Lifebook TD40/D hands-on
1 June 2011Prior to Intel's Computex presentation about its future plans for tablets and netbooks, Pocket-lint spotted that several new devices could already been seen at the the company's booth before hand. And one device that caught our eye was Fujitsu’s Lifebook...
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TabletsViewSonic ViewPad 7x hands-on
1 June 2011Yesterday, the Internet was awash with pictures of the ViewSonic ViewPad 7x, but as that specific model was a pre-production unit held together with sticky tape, Blu-tack and the tears of a baby unicorn. It seemed as if that was as good as it would get...
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PhonesAsus PadFone hands-on
31 May 2011Is it a phone, or is it a tablet? Well actually, it has the power to be both. That’s the story of the PadFone, a new gadget that’s been announced by Asus at Computex in Taipei, and as you would expect we’ve tracked down the device to see what’s...
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PhonesAsus: Google excited by the PadFone that's coming Christmas with Ice Cream Sandwich
30 May 2011Google is very excited by the Asus Padfone; the company's corporate VP and GM for the Personal Mobile Devices Business Unit, Benson Lin, has told Pocket-lint in an exclusive interview at Computex in Taipei. “We are working very closely with Google and...
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LaptopsAsus UX series laptop has MacBook Air in it's sights
30 May 2011If you’re a current fan of Apple’s MacBook Air, then Asus just announced UX-series is definitely going to be your cup of tea. It’s Asus first unibody all metal notebook and it’s a clear statement from that company that it wants to compete on equal...
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LaptopsAsus Eee PC Sirocco continues fashion netbook theme
19 January 2011Asus has launched its latest addition to the Eee PC series of netbooks, the Sirocco, at a glamorous event in a boutique hotel in Taipei, Taiwan with Pocket-lint in attendance. The event is intended to drum up some excitement for what many people believe...
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OnlineIntel Sandy Bridge second generation Core i processors power up
3 January 2011Although we’re still a couple of days away from the official announcement, Intel has lifted the NDA on its second generation of Core i processors, formerly known under the code name of Sandy Bridge. And, you might be wondering what the significant impact...
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Tablets 4 out of 5Asus Eee Note review
14 December 2010There’s no doubt that ebook readers have become a hit, especially the Amazon Kindle, but most of the ebook readers are fairly limited as to what you can use them for beyond what they’ve been designed to do. Enter the Asus Eee Note, not an ebook reader,...