CES 2013: HP's first USB-powered LED 15-inch monitor for $179

HP's U160 is a portable USB-powered LED monitor designed to serve as a companion to notebooks, mini PC's or tablets. Slated for a January release and priced around US $180, the U160 has a clever carrying case that doubles as a stand.  It can be powered by USB 2.0 ports, features a366×768 resolution with a 16:9 ratio and is Energy Star compliant making it an ideal adjunct to today's portable devices.

CES 2013: Lenovo sets up for Table Computing with IdeaCenter Horizon

Lenovo's off to a blazing start for CES 2013. They've already shown off updated Ultrabooks including an Ivy Bridge powered 11-inch IdeaPad Yoga convertible and the new ThinkPad Helix which is a snazzy 11.6-inch tablet and Ultrabook convertible that also flips 180' degrees and uses the base as a stand. This contorting Windows 8 Pro features Pen input via stylus.

More intriguing is Lenovo's IdeaCenter Horizon, an all-in-one desktop that can be laid down flat and used as a table computer. That's right, table. The Horizon has a 27-inch display making it quite a massive multi-touch PC. With an interface that looks like it was lifted from Stark Enterprises.

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Fujifilm launches X100s and X20 Digital Cameras

A few days before CES 2013 and Fujifilm's already made some major product announcements with the release of the X100s and the X20 which bring a new dose of retro-goodness while adding some significant feature enhancements. The X20 (pictured above) now comes in both black as well as silver bodies. It features a 12 megapixel 2/3-inch X-Trans CMOS II sensor and a f/2.0-2.8 4x manual barrel zoom lens. The X100s maintains the same good looks of its iconic predecessor but now boasts the industry's fastest auto focus of 0.08 seconds, a first for fixed lens advanced point-and-shoot cameras. Pricing and availability have yet to be announced. We just hope Fujifilm continues to sell the older X100 and X10 models at cheaper price points as those are both superb cameras.

Review: iPhone and iPad CableKeeps by Nice by Design

Text and photos by Gadjo C. Sevilla

If you're household is like mine, it is likely littered with various chargers and cables for smartphones, tablets, notebooks and other gadgets. CableKeeps are multipurpose clutter-controlling accessories that bring some colour into the picture while keeping things neat and tidy.

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