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Lenovo’s new Lavie Mini hopes to be everything from a laptop to a handheld gaming console
It seems that the guys at Lenovo and NEC have some ideas to bridge the gap between desktop gaming and mobile gaming. Sure, companies like Razer, Alienware, and Nvidia have tried in the past to make Windows-based PC gaming more mobile and handheld, but what Lenovo and NEC’s LaVie Mini aims at doing seems much more interesting… because the LaVie Mini isn’t a portable Windows gaming device… it’s a hybrid between a laptop, a tablet, and a Nintendo Switch.
Equipped with an 8″ touchscreen display, the Lavie is slightly larger than the iPad Mini. The convertible laptop comes with an Intel Iris Xe graphics card and 11th Gen Intel Core i7 mobile processor built into it (you could say that the LaVie presents Intel with its Hail Mary moment after a series of commercial failures), along with 256Gb of SSD storage and 16Gb of RAM. This pretty much makes it a good portable laptop to have on you for quick work sessions and presentations (and a neat alternative to Chromebooks), but fold the laptop’s keyboard all the way back and the LaVie Mini is a completely new beast. Weighing a mere 579 grams (1.2 lbs), the LaVie Mini becomes a versatile handheld tablet running Windows… and its dedicated gaming controller accessory turns it into a console that’s as handy as the iPad running Apple Arcade, and as tactile and functional as the Nintendo Switch with all its controls, buttons, and triggers. Ports on the LaVie Mini mean your video could even be outputted to a television, with resolutions as high as 4K 60fps while streaming videos (that spec may not stand for gaming, however).
With its small size, foldable form, controller ecosystem, and versatile Windows platform, the LaVie Mini hopes to be a best-of-all-worlds sort of device. The fact that it runs a desktop-ready OS and comes with its own keyboard positions brilliantly against the iPad Pro; not to mention the fact that it’ll easily be able to run Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass as well as Google’s Stadia, giving it a superior edge as a handheld gaming console. Pricing and availability details for the LaVie Mini are still under wraps, but we’re hoping Lenovo addresses this at CES, which is just mere days away.
Designers: Lenovo & NEC
The Lavie Mini is a modern netbook that doubles as a game console
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NEC’s new PC lineup for the US includes a 4K OLED laptop
NEC's LaVie PCs have come to the US before, but with Lenovo badging -- and they've usually played second fiddle to Lenovo's own IdeaPads and ThinkPads. Now, however, they're getting more of a chance to shine. Lenovo is releasing three higher-end La...
NEC’s Flying Car Is a Giant Drone for Humans
If you grew up any time in the latter half of the 20th century or later, you’ve been promised that flying cars (and personal jetpacks) would someday take to the skies on a regular basis. While there certainly have been a number of concepts and prototypes over the years, living like the Jetsons has yet to materialize.
Japanese technology company NEC hopes that someday this could change, and has been testing a flying car that looks like a gigantic drone.
The prototype flying car measures in at 3.9 m (12.8 ft) L x 3.7 m (12.1 ft) W x 1.3 m (4.26 ft) H, which makes it one of the biggest quadrotors I’ve ever seen. In addition to testing out the hardware for the car drone, NEC is working on autonomous flight technology for the aircraft.
The prototype currently hovers only about 10 feet above the ground, and is being tested on a tether for safety purposes. The video below shows off a test of the vehicle, which is at once impressive and terrifying:
As its four giant rotors spin up, I can only think about all of the awful things that could happen if you got any body parts anywhere near one, especially since they sit at about neck or upper chest height for an average height person. Then, they need to figure out the small challenge of battery life for its electric motors.
Still, the idea of autonomous flying cars that just carry you magically over the traffic below is highly appealing.
NEC has announced plans to produce this flying vehicle, but is using the prototype as a test platform for future technologies.
Konami’s TurboGrafx-16 mini is ready to ride the retro-gaming wave
Need a sign that the retro gaming console market just won't come to an end? At E3 Konami just announced the TurboGrafx-16 mini, marking a return for the console that debuted in the US alongside the Sega Genesis in 1989, but never quite enjoyed the su...
Olympic organizers may use facial recognition to manage guests
Japan is looking for a different way to confirm the identity of the hundreds of thousands of athletes, officials and journalists who will be attending the 2020 Olympics. The Japan Times reports that sources close to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizing...
NEC’s Upcoming NM550/GA 11.6-Inch Entry-Level Mobile Notebook
NEC is gearing up to launch their newest 11.6-inch mobile notebook namely the NM550/GA. As part of the LAVIE Note Mobile series, this entry-level mobile notebook is configured with an 11.6-inch 1920 x 1080 Full HD display, an Intel Core i5-7Y54 processor, an Intel HD Graphics 615, a 4GB DDR3 RAM and a 256GB SSD.
The system also has a 920,000 pixel webcam, an SD card slot, 2x USB 3.0 ports, 1x HDMI port, 1x LAN port and built-in stereo speakers (1Wx2). Running on Windows 10 Home 64-bit OS, the NM550/GA provides WiFi 802.11ac and Bluetooth for connectivity.
The NEC NM550/GA will start shipping from March 16th for 89,800 Yen (about $790). [Product Page]
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