Dell Revamps XPS Laptop Line With 2-in-1 Tablet, 4K Displays and Carbon-Fiber Bodies

Microsoft Corp.MSFT +0.53% isn’t the only company introducing a new Windows 10 hybrid tablet-laptop this week. On Thursday, Dell Inc. revealed a trio of new XPS laptops, including the XPS 12: a tablet that docks with a sleek keyboard to become a laptop. The new XPS 13 and XPS 15 have their own bragging points: Dell claims it’s built the smallest 13-inch and 15-inch laptops on the planet. 

XPS 12 
Dell is clearly challenging Microsoft’s Surface Pro with the XPS 12. But unlike previous Surfaces, this one sits rigidly upright, like a laptop, when locked into its keyboard base. 

The 12.5-inch tablet half of the XPS 12 boasts a resolution of either full HD (1,920×1,080 pixels) or 4K Ultra HD (3,840×2,160 pixels). Just be aware, by opting for more pixels, you lose battery life, which is 10 hours at best, says Dell.

The Dell XPS 12Dell Inc.

The tablet has a magnetic attachment to its keyboard base, locking in for most positions and releasing with a one-handed gesture when at a specific angle. Like Microsoft’s Surface Pro and upcoming Surface Book hybrid, the XPS 12’s display can handle touch input and stylus input (using Dell’s Active Pen stylus) for note taking, drawing, marking up screenshots of websites and other digital pen needs.

No matter the resolution, the display has a 8-megapixel rear camera, and a 5-megapixel front camera for photos and video chats as well. Since the XPS 12 can function as a tablet, its Intel Core M5 mobile chipset is situated beneath the display. Along its edge are two USB Type-C ports, which allow it to charge up as well as power external drives and monitors.

The XPS 12 will start at $999—including the keyboard dock and a protective case. It will ship on Nov. 5.

XPS 13 

The design of the XPS 13 is already known, not least because it was arguably the best Windows laptop of last year. Despite its 13-inch screen, the device itself is about the size of a traditional 11-inch laptop. Dell pulled this off by making the bezel running along the screen’s edge dramatically thin. Like last year, the display still comes in two resolutions: 1,920 x 1,080 pixels and 3,200 x 1,800 pixels. Only the higher resolution display will double as a touchscreen.

The Dell XPS 13Dell Inc. 

The new XPS 13 has been rebuilt under the hood, however. Inside, the XPS 13 will be powered by Intel’s sixth-generation Core i7 processor and up to 16GB of RAM. Battery life is promised to come in around 18 hours. In addition to two USB ports, the new version gets a USB Type-C port with Thunderbolt 3 interface built in, so it can be used for drives and monitors alike. (You may have to track down some new cables, however.)

The XPS 13 ships Thursday at a starting price of $799.

XPS 15 

The XPS 15 sits atop the new XPS lineup, and like the XPS 13, it will feature a thin-bezeled display. Your choices are full HD (1,920×1,080 pixels) non-touch screen or a 4K (3,840×2,160 pixels) touchscreen. Just remember, you’ll get far less battery life with the 4K display. Like the XPS 13, the XPS 15 mixes aluminum and carbon fiber for its body.

The processor choice is more varied here, with the options of either Intel’s Core i3, i5 or i7 processors and as much as 16GB of speedy DDR4 RAM. It too gets a USB Type-C port with built-in Thunderbolt 3 interface.

The dream configuration for the XPS 15 would be a 1-terabyte SSD, 16GB of RAM, the Core i7 chip, the GeForce GTX 960M and of course the 4K screen. While that powerhouse would set you back $2599, Dell says the XPS 15, which also ships Thursday, will start at $999.

The Dell XPS 15Dell Inc.
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Source:http://blogs.wsj.com/personal-technology/2015/10/08/dell-revamps-xps-laptop-line-with-2-in-1-tablet-4k-displays-and-carbon-fiber-bodies/

Here is Panasonic's GH 4K Camera, Coming This February for $2,000 or Less

4K is the name of the game at CES this year, and that includes some new camera models capable of the format. Sony showed their hand with the $2,000 4K handycam, and now Panasonic has unveiled more about the GH 4K, which will fit into their mirrorless camera line. Engadget snapped a few photos of the new 4K cam at the Panasonic booth, and managed to get some new details from the representative there. 

Here is what engadget posted, followed by some photos:

UHD content can be recorded at 200 Mbps, and output in a full live feed via a mini-HDMI port (thanks to ALL-I Intra mode) to display on a computer or record to a hard drive. Of course, the Micro-Four Thirds shooter can save footage straight to an SDXC card — a UHS Class 3 prototype variant tuned for such a task was on display — though space will run out fairly quickly.

And on price:

More details are set to arrive with the camera’s official release in late February, when it’ll arrive with a price tag of $2,000 or less.

 
 

As a quick refresher, these are the rumored specs we got last fall:

• 16mp 
• 1/8000 shutter 
• 1mil dot OLED screen 
• 21mm OLED viewfinder, 3,000+ dot. 
• Time code 
• 200mbps mp4 All-i/100mbps IPB 
• 4k up to 30p 
• 4:2:2 10/8bit output 
• 3G-SDI and XLR adaptor (An adaptor that the camera sits on with XLR x2, HD-SDI x4) 

Seems that those rumors are right on in terms of specs, as the 200mbps intraframe codec was confirmed by the Panasonic rep. Surprisingly, the final price may actually turn out to be cheaper than the rumor at $2,000 or less — so this will be the most affordable interchangeable lens 4K camera when it is released (unless something is announced from another company sooner). Many aren’t crazy about the Micro 4/3 format, but it does mean you can attach all sorts of accessories, like the Metabones Speed Booster, and get more out of the lenses you already have.

The camera looks just like the GH3 at the moment, but we don’t yet know if this will be the final model coming in February. The full live feed mentioned may just mean a high-quality 1080p output, though it would be rather interesting if they were actually going to send out a 4K signal from the camera — as the current options for displaying and recording that kind of resolution are limited. I think many would be happy to see some sort of 10-bit log output from the camera that could be recorded onto an external recorder into ProRes or DNxHD (even better would be 10-bit internal log). That would add some size to the rig, but for something that’s going to be heavily color graded, a high bit depth 1080 image does more for you than a compressed and lower bit depth 4K image.

At 200mbps (25 Megabytes per second), that’s going to be 1.5GB a minute, or 90GB per hour. Just like shooting RAW on the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera, it’s a lot of data for SD cards, which is why Panasonic was showing a new SD card guaranteed to sustain the data rates. You may not actually need something like that though, as the Sandisk 95MB/s card can sustain RAW from the Pocket, which is actually recording at a higher data rate.

This could turn out to be a very interesting option with what is already going to be a very 4K heavy year. More details will likely emerge before the announcement — so stay tuned.

Link: Panasonic’s next GH mirrorless camera — engadget

Source: http://nofilmschool.com/2014/01/panasonic-gh4k-4k-camera-february-2000-or-less/

Dell's new display is the most affordable 4K monitor yet

Editor's note: This article was originally published on 1/8/14 but was updated on 1/9/14 with details about the monitor's refresh rate.

LAS VEGAS—Dell's making good on its promise to deliver a sub-$1,000 4K PC monitor during CES 2014—and amazingly, "sub-$1,000" didn't mean "999." Dell's new 28-inch UltraHD monitor is priced at $699 and is going on sale worldwide on January 23. The new monitor features the same resolution (3840-by-2160) as Dell’s UltraSharp 24-inch and 32-inch monitors announced in December.

With a $700 price tag, the consumer-focused 28-inch P2815Q won’t gouge your pocket book quite as much as its pro market predecessors. Those two monitors are currently priced at $3,500 for the 32-inch UP3214Q and $1,300 for the 24-inch UP2414Q.

Just how Dell was able to get the price of the P2815Q down to almost half of the UP2414Q is unknown, as Dell hasn’t announced detailed specs for the new 28-inch monitor yet. But we’ll do our best to find out what this monitor is packing and what corners Dell had to cut when we talk to the company at CES this week.

Dell is promising the same “screen performance” in the P2815Q as in the UltraSharp models that preceded it. And just like the other 4K models, the P2815Q also comes with Dell’s Premium Panel Guarantee that promises a straight-up exchange if you find even a single pixel misbehaving during the warranty period.Porting to 4K

When Dell introduced the UltraSharp models in December they both came with an impressive array of ports, including HDMI, DisplayPort, mini-DisplayPort, four USB 3.0 ports, and a 6-in-1 media card reader.

Is this where the “budget” 4K model will take a downgrade? Perhaps. Then again, when Dell first teased the P2815Q in early December, the company said the monitor would offer “multiple input ports…to display content from smartphones and…connect laptops, PCs and essential accessories.” We're also intrigued to see the monitor's refresh rate.

(Update: And the catch is known: The monitor has a refresh rate of just 30Hz at full 4K resolution, which isn't good if you're into gaming. The refresh rate jumps to 60Hz if you downgrade the monitor to 1080p resolution, but why would you buy a 4K display to use it at 1080p?)

Even if the P2815Q turns out to be the 4K monitor of our dreams, a 28-inch monster is still awfully large for most of us who stand or sit little more than a foot away from our computer screens. It’s not as overwhelming as a 31.5-inch flat panel, mind you, but it’s certainly not as comfortable as a 24-inch model would be.

At $699, Dell’s UltraHD monitor is the cheapest 4K panel to show up at CES this week, although Lenovo and Asus aren’t far behind with separate 28-inch UltraHD monitors priced at $799 and rolling out in the spring. Whether 4K enthusiasts should drop their dough on Dell’s monitor or wait for Asus or Lenovo's models to arrive should become clearer as CES winds on.

From: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2084966/dells-28-inch-4k-desktop-monitor-will-only-cost-700.html 

CES 2014: 4K televisions are ultra-sharp

Mirror gadget man Dan Silver says that 4K video on Sony's flagship Bravia sets is of even better quality than looking out of a window.

Sony 4K set: Breathtaking detail (you'll have to take our word for it)

Will 2014 be the year that 4K finally takes off?

Walking around the showfloor at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, you could be forgiven for thinking that it already has.

The new video display format was everywhere, from the curved TV screens shown off by Samsung, LG and others to camcorders, smartphones and projectors.

At Sony’s keynote presentation on Monday, new president Mike Fasulo compared watching 4K video on his company’s flagship Bravia sets to looking out of a window. He was wrong – it’s better.

The picture quality on the ­Japanese giant’s new series of top-end televisions – what Fasulo refers to as “the reference standard for 4K” – is genuinely breathtaking.

If the transition from SD to HD felt like having scales removed from your eyes, this step up is akin to having them temporarily removed and given a thorough polish.

Several manufacturers unveiled concept 4K TVs with curved screens for increased immersion and a pseudo-3D effect. But a Samsung set that turns from flat to bendy at the push of a button and an LG TV that can be adjusted with the remote went that little bit further.

Sony is perhaps better placed than most to take advantage of the new format. It holds the unique position of being both a ­manufacturer – of everything from professional 4K movie cameras to cinema projectors – and, via Sony Pictures, a content creator.

In Las Vegas Sony also announced that its 4K cameras will be used to film the World Cup final in Brazil. Whether you’ll be able to watch it is a moot point. Sky Sports ­experimented with 4K last year but few industry insiders can even guess when British broadcasters will adopt the format.

Understandably hardware ­manufacturers are trying to fill the void themselves. Samsung, Sony and LG all announced partnerships with Netflix at the show. Its CEO Reed Hastings confirmed that all its own new series – including the second season of the political drama House of Cards, starring Kevin Spacey – are being filmed in 4K.

Sony has also struck deals with YouTube, ESPN and photography website 500px, while its own Video Unlimited download service is expanding to offer 140 feature films in 4K.

And its new Bravia television sets have impressive upscaling software built in which will make your existing SD and HD content look dramatically better, too.

I also got my hands on Sony’s stunningly-small 4K Handycam. When it launches in the UK this spring it will let you create your own 4K content. As long as you have £2,000 to spare, that is. Which highlights 4K’s main drawback – cost.

Early adopters looking to buy the cheapest 4K TV won’t get much change from £4,000. And despite all the big manufacturers at CES loudly declaring the new format as their main focus in 2014, none would commit to price strategies.

As we saw with HD sets, those costs will eventually tumble, but it’s unlikely to happen any time soon.

The 4K revolution will be televised, but you might have to wait a little longer to be able to watch it in your own home.

Key trends for 2014

What else was trending at the Consumer Electronics Show?

• Virtual reality gaming

Virtual reality could finally go mainstream this year. Oculus Rift is leading the charge with its incredible gaming headset, which offers full 360 degree, stomach churningly realistic 3D for PC games. It should finally get a commercial release later this year.



Virtually here: Oculus Rift set

• Hi res audio

Sony is championing this new audio format, which aims to redress the loss of sound quality suffered by MP3s. With between three and seven times the amount of information per track than music stored on compact discs, it’s a real treat for the ears.



Listen up: Sony sound

• Wearable tech

From connected watches and wristbands to jewellery that lights up when your phone receives a text, wearable tech was everywhere at CES. Mention must go to Sensoria, though, for its Bluetooth-enabled socks and sports bras (yes, really) designed to help athletes monitor their performance.



Push-up notification: tech bra

From: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/technology/ces-2014-4k-televisions-ultra-sharp-3015414

CES2014: Panasonic Announces Toughpad FZ-M1 Fully Rugged 7” Windows 8.1 Pro Tablet

Panasonic adds to its range of Toughpad rugged tablets today with the unveiling of the FZ-M1 at CES 2014, which Panasonic is touting as the world's thinnest rugged 7-inch Windows 8 tablet (although how many of those can there actually be?).

I’ve had a lot of fun with Panasonic Toughbook PCs, including some torture testing. It’s great to have a PC that you can take almost anywhere and use in almost any environment. Today, Panasonic has introduced an exciting new fully ruggedized 7” Toughpad tablet running Windows 8.1. This new Toughpad is the FZ-M1.

The Toughpad FZ-M1 was designed with “can-do” in mind. This tablet is both small and portable, and ruggedized to take on almost any situation. Because the Toughpad FZ-M1 is built on a 4th generation Intel Core i5 vPro processor, it can run any Windows app you want to throw at it. With a claimed 8 hours of battery life, you can take this rugged PC with you anywhere and work with it all day without charging.

Here are some specs for the Toughpad FZ-M1: (detailed specifications available HERE)

• Operating System: Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit 
• Processor: 4th generation Intel Core i5 vPro 
• Durability rating: MIL-STD-810G, 5’ drop, IP65 fully sealed fanless design 
• Screen: 7” daylight-readable 1200 x 800 10-point multi-touch, optional stylus 
• Storage: 128GB SSD (256GB SSD optional) 
• RAM: 8 GB 
• Weight: 1.2 LB 
• Thickness: 0.7” 

That’s a lot of capability that Panasonic has built into a 0.7” thick package weighing just 1.2 LB! The specs are impressive on the Toughpad FZ-M1, but there are some great options that make this rugged tablet highly customizable as well. Some of the options include dedicated GPS, barcode reader, NFC reader, SmartCard reader, 10’ range RFID, magnetic stripe reader and multicarrier embedded 4G LTE wireless connectivity. Just like other Toughpad and Toughbook PCs, the Toughpad FZ-M1 can be optimized for a wide variety of tasks and scenarios.

The Panasonic Toughpad FZ-M1 will be available early Spring 2014 with a street price of $2,099. If you demand both extreme portability and extreme ruggedness, this Windows 8.1 PC will be one to check out! If you can’t wait until spring, you can check out the Toughpad FZ-M1 at CES 2014 in Central Hall at Booth #9806 with the rest of the Panasonic PCs.

Panasonic also plans to launch a cheaper model with an Intel Atom Bay trail processor that should be available later this year. Both versions will be available with Windows 8.1 Pro or Windows 7 Professional.

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*World's lightest and thinnest rugged 7-inch fanless tablet with a 4th generation Intel® Core™ i5 processor as of Jan. 6, 2014 (standard configuration)

***First rugged 7-inch 4th generation Intel® Core™ i tablet with a fanless design as of Jan. 6, 2014

Toshiba unveils world's first 4K Ultra-HD display laptops with Windows 8.1 at CES 2014

Over the last two days, all major computing and mobile technology related firms have been making interesting showcases of their upcoming products and technologies at CES 2014. Jumping onto the bandwagon, Toshiba, on Tuesday unveiled what seem to be the world's first ever 4K laptops at the ongoing event in Las Vegas. 

This year’s CES promises to be another breakthrough year for 4K technology. While CES 2013 brought an onslaught of high-end 4K TV product announcements, for 2014 things will get very interesting with 4K becoming much more mainstream. Today Toshiba has made 4K display technology more accessible to mobile professionals and enthusiasts by announcing two exciting new Windows 8.1 laptops that feature integrated 15.6” 4K Ultra-HD displays. Coming in mid-2014, these new Toshiba 4K laptops will take laptop screen resolution to the next level!

Tecra W50

Designed for professionals working with graphically-intensive applications, the Tecra W50 is a thin and light 15”-class mobile workstation ready for demanding tasks.



With integrated NVIDIA Quadro professional graphics, this mobile workstation is optimized to work seamlessly with apps like SolidWorks and AutoCAD.

Here’s some preliminary specs for the Tecra W50:

• Processor: 4th generation Intel Core 
• GPU: NVIDIA Quadro K2100M with 2GB dedicated memory 
• 15.6” 4K Ultra-HD display (3840 x 2160), 282 PPI, color calibrated

I can’t wait to learn more about this awesome 4K mobile workstation!

Satellite P50t

If you’re dreaming of a 4K laptop that also integrates a responsive touch screen, the Toshiba Satellite P50t will be worth waiting for!

 

This laptop will feature a screen with the same size and resolution as the Tecra W50, but will also integrate touch functionality for an amazing experience with Windows 8.1. The 4K Ultra-HD screen that’s available with the Satellite P50t will also feature edge-to-edge glass with amazing color, clarity, and contrast. The Satellite P50t will also be available mid-2014.

These Windows 8.1 4K laptops from Toshiba will provide new capabilities for mobile professionals and enthusiasts. I only wish I could get one of these today! The big question is: which one would I pick? What do you think? Please let me know!

Tips and Reviews for Panasonic 20-inch, 4K Resolution Toughpad Tablet

At an event in Hollywood Panasonic unveiled the final form of its 20-inch 4K tablet, the Panasonic Toughpad 4K UT-MB5.

We first saw this gargantuan tablet back in January at CES 2013, where we noted that it's an impressive device that's unwieldy for normal everyday use. That's fine with Panasonic, which with its Toughpad line intends to focus entirely on enterprise business customers.



Welcome Panasonic‘s Toughpad 4K tablet that features a 20 inch screen with a 3840 x 2560 resolution, almost 10 million megapixels. 4K video has already been used during laparoscopic surgery, but having a wireless tablet capable of displaying such video may help improve collaboration and offer clinicians nearly perfect visualization of whatever is being imaged.

Toughpad 4K specs

The Windows 8.1 Pro-running Toughpad 4K UT-MB5 packs an Intel Core i5 processor, a 20-inch 3840 x 2560 IPS Alpha LCD display with 230 ppi and 10-point multi-touch, a 256GB SSD, 8GB of RAM and 2GB of VRAM.

It also features Nvidia GeForce 745M graphics, USB 3.0, an SDXC card slot, a smart card reader, and a 1280 x 720 front camera.

The 5.27-pound tablet is only .49 inches thick, with a magnesium alloy frame enclosed in a reinforced glass fiber case. It's designed to withstand a 30-inch drop on its back while operating and 12-inch drops at 26 different angles when it's turned off.

The Toughpad 4K is surprisingly thin and light for a 20-incher. The only drawback, besides the $6,000 price tag, is a paltry two hours of battery life. But that should be enough time for executives to give a presentation or salespeople to show off their wares, functions that the Toughpad 4K UT-MB5 excels at.

There's also an extremely precise optional Bluetooth Panasonic Electronic Touch Pen. No word yet on pricing for that, though.

The future of Toughpads

The Toughpad 4K's specs have grown slightly more impressive since we saw it in January, and its aesthetics and textures are more refined. The back and bezels are more attractive now, with an eye-catching new lined pattern.

"The device is designed for professionals in fields where visual clarity and collaboration are essential to productivity," read a press release sent out last night. Panasonic last night called it "business-rugged."
The Toughpad 4K runs Windows 8.1

At its launch event the company showed off a number of the giant 4K tablet's functions in fields including photography, design, high-end retail, architecture and production.

"We understand enterprise. We are not a consumer company; we're a B2B company," Panasonic Systems Communication President Rance Poehler said at the event.

"So with this device comes Panasonic's service, support and quality for an enterprise company. That's a big difference, I think, in our focus versus some of our competition."

He even dropped a hint about future Toughpad tablets: "We have many new Toughpads. We have our 20-inch flagship we're showing tonight; we have our 10-inch; we have our 7-inch; and I will tell you we're working on other form factors. We intend to lead tablet business for enterprise."

See also:

Panasonic Toughpad 4K tablet Support Video/Audio File Formats and Tips
Panasonic Toughpad 4K tablet coming mid-February-Toughpad 4K Tablet

Lenovo takes a swing at MacBook Pro Retina with 4K Ultra HD Y50

Lenovo is entering MacBook Pro Retina territory with its new Y50 and Y40, a disk drive-less additions set of notebooks featuring Ultra HD 4K displays. 

Featuring an optional Ultra HD 3840 x 2160 screen, the 15.6-inch Lenovo Y50 is pegged as a lightweight Ultra HD 4K gaming laptop. The Y50 can be optioned up to a 4th generation "Haswell" Intel Core i7-4702HQ processor as well as one of the latest Nvidia GeForce GTX graphics card.

Of course the biggest change from Lenovo Y500 - other than that one less zero - is Lenovo scrapping the disk drive to make the new laptop just 23.9mm (0.94in) thin. The Y50 also comes with 16GB of DDR3L memory stock. Customers will have options to swap out the 1TB HDD for an 1TB hybrid drive with 8GB of SSD cache or a 512GB SSD with Windows 8.1 preloaded.

The Y50's 14-inch little brother, the Lenovo Y40, is similarly spec'd though it comes with a 4GB AMD Radeon R9 M270 dedicated graphics card. Both the notebooks also have a 720p HD webcam, USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports, HDMI-out, and a 2-in-1 card reader.

Lenovo stated the new ultra-portables will enter the market beginning in May starting at $999 (about £608/AU$1,115).Thin and light



The Lenovo Z40 comes in a trio of colors

Keeping in line with maintaining portability, Lenovo also introduced two other lightweight notebooks, the Z40 and Z50.

The 15.6-inch Lenovo Z50 features a 16:9 inch widescreen with an optional maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080. Underneath, the processor can be bumped up to a Haswell Intel Core i7-4500U processor, a 4GB Nvidia GeForce 840M for graphics, and 16GB DDR3L memory.

The Lenovo Z40, the Z50's littler 14-inch brother, comes outfitted with the same hardware. The smaller Z40 road-warrior also weighs a bit less at four pounds (2.1kg), where as the Z50 is a five pounder (2.5kg).

Windows 8.1 comes preloaded on the Z50 and Z40's 1TB HDD or 1TB Hybrid Drive with 8GB of SSD cache. Lenovo promises its Z-line of notebooks will have a battery life of five hours when they land later this March for $599 (about £365/AU$668).Space-saving All-in-Ones



Lenovos's WQHD AiO entry, the A740

In the last line of lightweight designs, Lenovo also brought out the C560, an All-in-One desktop bringing 23-inch touchscreen interactivity to the family.

With a 1920 x 1080 multitouch display, the C560 will swipe quickly through animations as it comes powered with an Intel Core i3-4130T processor and 1GB Nvidia 705A graphics card. On board, there's also 8GB of RAM and a 2TB 7200rpm HDD with Windows 8.1 preloaded.

Another ringer in the AiO line up, Lenovo also added the A740. The biggest thing about the A740 is its honking 27-inch, WQHD 2560 x 1440 desktop screen. There's also more than a handful of internals to gawk at, including the Haswell Intel Core i7-4558U processor, Nvidia GeForce GTX graphics card, and 8GB of RAM.



Android comes to Lenovo's desktops

Moving Android to the big screen, the Lenovo N308 is perhaps the first time we've seen Jelly Bean blown up on a 19.5-inch touchscreen. Like a beefed up tablet, it's powered by the Nvidia Tegra quad-core processor and an integrated 72-core GPU, as well as 2GB DDR3 memory. We doubt it's for ideal carrying around at 4.6 pounds and a battery life of 3 hours, but at least it comes with a 320GB of base storage.

Lenovo has priced and scheduled the C560 to arrive in February for $659 (about £401/AU$735), A740 AiO this June for $1,499 (about £913/AU$1673), and the $450 (about £274/AU$502) Lenovo N308 in February.

It's a lot of AiOs and laptops to take in, but soon we'll get our hands on them and suss out the keepers in Lenovo's lineup here at CES 2014.

The World's First' 4K Tablet- Panasonic Toughpad 4K tablet coming mid-February

The Panasonic Toughpad 4K tablet is set to arrive in February, bringing the first 4K tablet to market. The 4K tablet will be available from mid-February with a price tag of around £2,700.

Proudly announced nearly a year ago, Panasonic’s Toughpad 20″ 4K tablet was finally scheduled to hit the US in January. However it has suffered yet another delay in production and is now expected to start shipping in mid-February.



The Toughpad 4K tablet is priced at &pund;2,700 and arrives with Windows 8.1 Pro out of the box. The resolution produced by the 20″ display is 3840 x 2560 pixels resulting in a pixel density of 230ppi.

The tablet isn't something you'd buy for your kids, though. Aimed more at businesses such as museums, it is produced with 20″ display crystal-clear 3,840 x 2,560 pixel resolutionin a pixel density of 230ppi, and comes in a rugged, carbon-fiber case designed to withstand a lot of abuse.

The name of the tablet comes from its extra durability thanks to the magnesium alloy chassis. It can survive a drop from nearly one meter, but with a weight of 2.4kg we are not sure how often it’ll be carried around. It’s size suggests it is best used stationary on a table.

The Windows 8.1-powered tablet also supports Panasonic's wireless Electronic Touch Pen, which Panasonic claims to be more accurate than your standard tablet pen.

Anyway, the specs are quite nice, making this a proper work horse. Under the hood, there’s an Ivy Bridge Intel Core i5 CPU, Nvidia GeForce GT745M GPU, 256GB SSD and 8GB of RAM.