SlideShow: Lenovo's IdeaCenter Horizon Table PC at CES 2013

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Lenovo Horizon was the 'big' story of CES 2013. The Horizon is a table computer, capable of laying flat on a surface and it can take touch gestures from multiple users. Running Windows 8, this 27-inch mega-tablet/table won the best of CES award this year not just for being audacious but for making this new and potentially game-changing segment of computing somewhat affordable at $1700. This might just get me to go back on World of Warcraft. Specs include:

• Up to 3rd generation Intel® Core™ i7 processor
• Up to Windows 8 Pro
• 27" backlit full HD (1920x1080) multi-touch display; 16:9 widescreen
• Up to 2 hours battery life
• Up to 1TB HDD
• Up to 8GB DDR3

Photos by Alex Davies 

Retake: The PS Vita shines when it is a good bundle deal

This bundle changed my mind about the PS VitaBy Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

I had high hopes for the PS Vita when it first came out. As a PlayStation Portable fan and collector (had all the iterations, even the PSP Go), I wanted the Vita to be an extension and improvement of not just the gaming aspect of the PSP but the all-around functionality. Here's a story of the PS Vita there and back again.

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CES 2013: Synology launches public beta for DSM 4.2 at CES with more apps and features

Synology America Corp. announced the launch of the public beta for DSM 4.2- the latest advance in Synology’s award-winning NAS operating system.  The new DSM version brings improvements for both home and business users at no additional cost.

Synology’s Quick Connect includes more apps than ever before.  In addition to Cloud Station and DS file, Quick Connect has added support for DS audio, DS photo+, and the new DS cloud apps.  This allows users to remotely connect apps through their DiskStation without the need to forward ports in their router.

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SlideShow: ZTE Grand S LTE, the 'thinnest smartphone' at CES 2013

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Las Vegas: If ZTE isn't on your list of  smartphone handset makers to watch, it should be. Judging from their flagship smartphone released here at CES, the company knows how to attract new buyers. The ZTE Grand S Android smartphone has a large 5-inch (1920×1080) display is razor-thin at around 6.9mm, and has a 1.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, 16GB of storage, 2GB of RAM and as the name implies it is 4G-

LTE enabled for markets that support it. Being a China-first device, this will do battle in Asia early 2013 where it will likely try and snipe at Samsung and emerging rival Huawei's Phablet smartphones. Will it come to Canada? Only time will tell.

Photos by Alex Davies