#tablet_computer

Sony vaio’s transforming Laptop

Sony Vaio is back with two hybrid devices – Vaio Z and Vaio Z Canvas – which can be turned into tablets.

The Vaio Z is the company’s new flagship and features a 13.3-inch screen, SSD, fifth-gen Core i7 processor, and an aluminium carbon shell body.

The ultrabook features a ‘multiflip’ mode that lets you switch between a tablet slate and a laptop.

According to the company, its battery can last…

Worldwide tablet shipments fall for the first time since 2010…

It seems the tablet bubble has finally burst. Research firm Canalys says worldwide tablet shipments fell 12% year on year to 67 million units in Q4 2014. The desktop market too fell in the fourth quarter as Windows XP upgrades waned, while notebooks grew just 1%.

Total PC shipments fell 6% in Q4 to reach 148 million units, resulting in full-year 2014 shipments of 528 million units, up 3% on 2013.

Used-cigarette butts may act as a energy storage device…

Imagine a world where used-cigarette butts can store energy for your smartphones, tablets and even wind turbines, thus offering a green solution to meet the growing energy storage demands. Not too far.

A group of scientists from South Korea have converted used-cigarette filters into a high-performing material that could be integrated into computers, handheld devices, electrical vehicles and wind…